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  1. JetBest Ink review

    I have now been using the Jetbest brand of 3rd party ink now for about 4 months. My Mimaki printer is now 7 years old, so I felt I was sort of on borrowed time. I do take the time to do good maintenance and my tech who comes by every so often to change out parts is always amazed at the...
  2. Now I have seen everything

    I have a customer who owns a fleet of sprinter vehicles and caravans and offers wheelchair taxi services. All his vehicles are generally new, but he also hires drivers with their own vehicles which are usually &*%$ box old vans. Today I get a 2001 Sienna and as I am cleaning the doors I see...
  3. Anyone here running an Epson 9880 or a 7880?

    Anyone here running an Epson 9880 or a 7880? Looking to possibly buy 8 empty original cartridges if possible Thanks
  4. Need help fast!!!

    Just got back from a week off and I had wiper issues before I left. I at least got someone to hit the enter key once a day so the machine would shut itself back down and on Monday called a service tech to come in and get the problem cleaned up and run a nozzle wash and shut the machine...
  5. jv3 spll problem...need advice

    I left for holidays yesterday and gave the printer a good cleaning. Something happened just as i was leaving and the printer was in sleep mode. I have seen this happen before . The machine started up after i turned it off for the day to do a maintenance cleaning . I would say it was off for...
  6. window perf on vehicles lifting off!!!

    Did 5 ford escapes and on the rear window we printed and die cut the logo in perf (vehicle grade) and I used optically clear laminate. Customer called complaining that they are lifting off. I warned him that windshield wipers and windshield washer fluid were going to be trouble. It has only...
  7. 3m wrap film took off paint...

    Not a 3m issue, more of a body shop issue. How long does the paint have to sit on the vehicle before we can apply wrap film? I have a charger that we were repairing and we are just doing the front bumper (plastic)...The vinyl ripped off a 1" x 8" paint piece and it goes right down to a black...
  8. Weird stuff going on today....

    First off my digital printer stops in the middle of a run and the job is toast as my Flexi program manager shut itself down. This is not such a strange occurrence but the next thing that happened, I have never seen before. I am cutting vinyl on my Graphtec plotter and it is a repetitive logo...
  9. yikes!! I %$$ up

    Customer sent me a link to a production board he wanted and it was a magnetic board. Why they call them these is questionable as there is no magnet in them.... In any case I have done many over the years. The link showed that the magnetic pieces could be flipped over to use a different color...
  10. Those nasty masks

    I don't know if there is a solution for this but every so often it pops up. I have a file to print and if I open it in Signlab 8 it comes in fine and I can treat it much like any other vectored file. When I send it out as an eps and try to import it into Flexi I get a an error code, probably...
  11. Grimco...formerly proveer...formerly east West Plastics....? sold once again it seem

    So whats the word on Grimco from my American bruthas? These guys sell anything that proveer didn't? Clue me in......:omg:
  12. does static cling go bad?

    I did 3 4x4 write on erase boards for a customer and he loves them, except he called today to ask why magnets don't stick to it. OK so anyways after I explained that a write on erase board is not made of steel unless you tell me you need to use magnets on it...blah blah...anyways he was all...
  13. Yea sure...I really want you working on my house!!!

    If this is the way you letter your own van up, why would I want you to finish my basement let alone replace a light bulb!!!:ROFLMAO:
  14. Floor graphics questions

    My knowledge of floor graphics is pretty basic so I was curious if those of you who have experience may help me out. I have a marketing company that wants a 48" circle floor graphic, and the quantities will vary and the locations of install will vary. I asked some questions and find out that...
  15. does your vinyl ever behave like this?

    This roll is a 3ml general formulations vinyl. I am not sure but I think the backing paper is a lot lighter than it used to be as I get this problem happening quite a bit with their films. Only in the 48" rolls mind you.. I have also had it the odd time with 3M sc50 vinyls as well...
  16. auto reduction of nodes in Signlab

    I remember in Signlab 5 that if I auto digitized something and I wanted to reduce the nodes, I could double click on the shape and then hit ctrl U and it would highlight every other node and you could delete them reducing the jagged effect. I don't know if it exists in Signlab 8...anyone know...
  17. Going to try to print on cast laminate...it should work...shouldn't it?

    I have a sign face to replace and instead of printing a massive sheet to cover the entire face I can print, laminate and cut the different sections. It is a widely spaced sign with logos in 3 different areas plus I need to cut some black vinyl as well. I was about to order 2ml clear to print...
  18. seem to get a lot of quotes for foamcore....Should i stock this?

    I can only think it is cheap and it is somewhat rigid is why they ask for it. I personally dislike even touching it as it damages so easily. Do many of you offer it for signage and digital? Maybe I should give it another try?
  19. Laptop completely dead not 2 weeks old

    I purchased a 17" Lenovo laptop 2 weeks ago online and at $550.00 thought it was a great deal....until last night. Got home plugged it in and hit the power button.....nothing. Not even the led light was on showing power was plugged in. Checked the power bar checked the connection, but why...
  20. Banner for a parade... how to do?

    I have a request for a banner for a parade. They are asking for one anywhere from 20 - 30 feet across. I figure a pole pocket at the top with a srries of aluminum poles that fit together, but they would definitely need 2 people at least to walk in the middle of the banner and that's where I...
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