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How large of an area are we talking about? If the area is less than a square foot or so, and there aren't too many of them I think you will be fine, just make sure there is no dust left on the surface. Can you try some primer 94 on the sanded mud, never tried it before but it might work.

I know most Americans lothe their healthcare system and dealing with "in-network, out of network" etc. what you are proposing would end up applying that to every aspect of your life.

How would you propose services for the common good of society get paid? things like roads, education, social safety nets etc. As someone else posted, there are countries that do not impose taxes on their people, but I'm willing to bet you wouldn't want to move to any of them. Now government...

Ok, I'll start by saying I don't have either machine I have a summa F1612. I would think the shop saber would be the best choice for cutting lots of aluminum because the conveyor on the colex would not allow you to use a mist when cutting. as for decal through cutting, our summa F1612 does a...

I wouldn't tip an installer, at least not in cash, they make a decent living, no need. Tipping culture is getting way out of hand, do you tip other professionals you hire, accountant, lawyer?

is there any perticular reason your client/you want a deeper etch than Gemini offers? stainless steel, even etched to 4-5 thou will still last outdoors in most environments for hundreds to thousands of years, even when the paint wears out.

I feel your pain on this one! we do tons of plaques and while 99% of them go without a hitch, there is always 1 or 2 a year that end up like this. I can see both sides of the coin, the spacing is extremely tight in the proof. the etching process eats not only down but also outwards, so...

Sinalite is great of you go into it with the correct expectations. They will almost always miss any rush deadlines, and their colour qc leaves much to be desired, therefore I don't use them for anything that need these 2 things. However for things like Coloplast yard signs, business cards...

Yes I agree, ABS is very hard to stick to. Contact Substance Vinyl, they specialize in vinyl for dirt bikes, snowmobiles etc. They should be able to help you pick something and send you samples. Is flatbed printing not an option? The labour time alone in applying 600 sheets of vinyl would...

As someone who has been engraving for 30 years and has both c02 and fiber, the c02 is the correct choice for engraving yeti type tumblers, the fiber has the ability to etch into the metal which looks horrible, c02 just removes the powder coat.

Does anyone here actually use any of the million pieces of cheap swag we've been given over the years? I think the only thing I've used was a ceramic coffee mug, because I dropped my regular one and I found one a supplier dropped off in a box upstairs.

I agree, we use arlon 4600lx with matte lam for all our permanent wall graphics, no issues over the last 10 years in very high traffic hospitals.

TCT sells everything by the yard or foot, and their pricing is a million times better than ND

Judging by the photo, it looks like the laminate is causing the curling, how long after printing did you wait to laminate? Also check the tension on your laminator, it could be too high and causing the laminate to stretch when applied and then it shrinks and does this. Also, I've had issues...

Our system is this: The work order is marked if the job is to be paid on pickup, or if it's for a client with established credit, whe the job is done, the person completing will give the work order to the bookeeper, she will contact the client that the job is ready for pickup and include an...

I use hanging file folders, 1 for each client. i have a few clients that order say 200-300 decals from me at a time, i run them with other jobs and store them till they order, it works well.

first step is to figure out your shop rate, I think you might be suprized, I assumed mine would be around $75/hr because our overhead is lower, but when I ran the numbers we are actually at $135 / hr

I've had this happen, it's most likely your capping station, the rubber seals wear out and no longer can create a seal to pull the ink through for cleanings.

Hey Pat, are you looking for something to quickly take your design file and make a proof with measurements? If so the ecut pluging for corel does this really well, I just recently discovered this feature myself and it's saved me a bunch of time.

Yeah I've noticed this as well, it doesn't make sense to me either, I try to explain but in the end I do what they tell me to do, on the plus side, their net 30 starts from the date the invoice was created, so that helps a bit.