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  1. What is it and where can I get?

    I'm looking for a non-adhesive backed vinyl (I think) to make a scrolling sign for the inside of a travel bus... Does anyone now what type of material I should and where I could get it from?
  2. quick help please roland stuck on deleting data

    had to cancel a print and now xj540 is stuck on deleting data won't respond to anything should i turn it off?
  3. is this a font?

    help please it stumped whatthefont
  4. Powertape new and improved?

    We got some Powertape last week and the label on the inside said "new and improved"... yes it was different(new) but as far as improved I don't think so. The new tape seems to be less ridgid, thinner, and when I flip the banner back over after putting the tape on there are bubbles like in vinyl...
  5. laminate clear vinyl for backlit sign

    Getting ready to print for a backlit sign. Will be mounting on white lexan. the way im thinking about doing it is, print on clear vinyl, laminate with opiticaly clear lam. contour cut and mount to the outside of teh white lexan. This is an update to the sign becasue of new ownership. the...
  6. Sign Post Cladding

    Trying to figure out the best way to dress up sign posts. Doing a bid on a job for a sign that sits on 2 4" steel tubes. customer says they want the posts cladded. What does this involve? Could it be as simple as slipping plastic covering over the posts before attaching the sign, or is it...
  7. sign permits

    Wondering what people are charging for obtaing sign permits for customers. In my town the process is to draw plans to scale, prove you have adequate insurance and that you can do the job and the job will be done to code. Haven't had to obtain any permits yet so any insight into the process...
  8. Critique this layout

    What would you do different?
  9. balck in backlit sign

    i need to make a backlit sign where the background is black, and light doesn't come through the black part. teh wording is bright orange and there is some gradients in the logo. so i think i'll have to print on translucent everything except the black, then cut the black part and overlay it on...
  10. GX-500 feed cal. for magnet?

    My question is what feed calibration and blade offset should I use when doing print and cut on magnet... is there a magnet profile availible for versa works? if not PCV3 and change feed cal.? xj 540 / gx 500 / vw rip / cs5
  11. What fonts?

    I am in need of some good fonts, stock fonts that come with adobe just aren't cutting it and tired of buying individual fonts as needed. Does anybody have some good advice on where and what fonts or font packages i should look into? Thanks
  12. Logo critique

    Looking for some input on this logo design for our sign shop. We have been in business for a year now and things are going well. Our focus is the manufacturing end and not design. Most of our customers already have logos and we outsource design work when needed. However I am actively trying to...
  13. feed calibration

    Can somebody clue me in? When i see banding in my prints i do a feed calibration, set it where the lines tell me too and the banding is fixed. but... im about to go to +.60 and my calibrations have been trending that way. does this mean that the next time my adjustment is going to be off the...
  14. Change sponge?

    Doing a manual clean on our xj540, noticed the sponge next to the capping stations is pretty black. We have a replacment sponge and the t shaped one that is apparently underneath the top sponge. looks like i just need to take one screw off and replace the sponges. couldn't find anything in...
  15. Font ID Please

    Trying to identify this font. any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
  16. print & cut magnets

    Print and cut magnets seem to be more trouble than tey are worth. after printing i bring to my plotter to cut. reads registration marks fine, but the cut is always offset about .25 inches. i assume this is becasue the material is thicker than vinyl, but shouldn't that same difference have...
  17. banner printing smaller?

    Recently when printing banners they come up short. a 10' banner will print about .5-1" shorter than it should. Smaller banners still come up short but not as much. This problem doesn't seem to be happening with vinyl so i'm confused. did a feed calibration but didn't fix the problem...
  18. removing backer paper from laminator?

    Trying to figure out how most people get rid of the used backer paper from their laminators. sometimes ill reverse the motor and unwind the backer, but it seems to be a lot of unnecessary work for the laminator. Or ill cut horizontaly across the top and take 10-15 wraps off at a time which is...
  19. bug fogger...okay around print media???

    I was wondering if i set off a few bug bombs in my shop if it could affect my print media? CS5-SOLJETXJ540-GX500-VERSA
  20. what font is this?

    Can't quite match this font anyone know what it is? Very similar to book antiqua.
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