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  1. H1625 FLATBED - WON'T PRINT - NO ERRORS

    Can you expand on which parameters you're referring to?
  2. COLEX or ESKO

    That is good to know. Being able to cut 1/4" is impressive.
  3. Discussion New HP Latex 570

    The box is still crated. We're supplementing our EFI H1625 LED. We're going with Onyx 19 for the RIP. Last we used Onyx X Postershop was back in 2014 when the EFI replaced a HP 5500 aqueous machine. We mainly do educational wall charts, pop up banners, and grommeted banners. We also have a...
  4. COLEX or ESKO

    The laser, they say is really for textiles only. That wasn't what I was hoping to hear, but I asked directly recently at the Print United show in Dallas. We have a Colex Sharpcut from 2015, and we love it. the ONLY thing I wish it could do additionally is laser cut. We've cut paper, wood...
  5. Asking for a Favor - .JOB File Conversion

    We have a Sharpcut. I'm happy to try. lreed@abcoinc.com
  6. Need Help Cutting multiple sheets on the flatbed cutter

    Sorry. Colex Sharpcut
  7. Need Help Cutting multiple sheets on the flatbed cutter

    We are contour cutting about 200 duplex round cardstock cards. We print them 6up on our digital color cutsheet press on 12x18" sheets. We contour cut them a sheet at a time. There must be a way to keep the flatbed cutter gantry near the work while we swap out sheets? Right now it moves alllll...
  8. What is your weekend/2nd car?

    The Miata is my daily, for MPG and fun reasons. The CTS Vsport is my 420hp family sedan that's my wife's daily, and when I'm feeling manly, I take the gas guzzling GL450. A little bit of everything in our fleet.
  9. braille signs

    I was surprised to learn that our Colex flatbed cutter can do actual braille signs. Not sure if this applies to other makers, too.
  10. 3 d printing is anybody doing it and how are u making money

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiHpb217PXhAhVEF6wKHWZzBFkQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F494585313%2Fbatman-cardboard-mask-on-the-wall-3d&psig=AOvVaw1IylaElY5lM6KgBnldcw4e&ust=1556646010089471 Only doing it at home as a hobby...
  11. Employees Are The Worst

    You will be better off if you follow the maxim: Hire hard, fire easy. It goes it hand with getting the right people on the bus on the wrong people off the bus as quickly as possible. There are some folks who need to get off our bus, and the managers kick themselves for allowing the behavior to...
  12. french cleat & second surface acrylic signs?

    FastCap Speedtape for a french cleat. https://www.fastcap.com/product/speedtape Check out the video for how strong it is.
  13. Our Original Promo Video

    How'd you have this video created? Was there a budget? How'd you find the vendor who created it? I need some brainstorming for making use of our YouTube channel to promote our own business.
  14. COLEX Sharpcut vs MULTICAM Digital Express

    We have had our Colex for about 4 years, and would definitely buy again. It handles kiss cutting and routing, although we don't stress the machine. The price was right, versus the others named here. I -will- chime in that there is a learning curve with the software. Support, however has been...
  15. Flatbed Projects

    Instructables.com is a good resource. I'm always looking for ways we can make things to sell to clients: door wraps, or printing onto doors. Elevator wraps, stacked 3d models are fun https://www.facebook.com/abcoinc/photos/a.585405848205541/1290631451016307/?type=3 and even furniture like stools...
  16. Bright Ideas Lamp

    This is one of my favorite projects so far. It was for internal use, with an idea I found on Instructables.com We printed this on white dibond, and used our Colex cutter to route it to the desired shape. Then we used our Colex to route out the wood frame and we applied color changing LEDs. It...
  17. Unusual CNC projects?

    Does anyone search out projects like https://www.slicedtodutch.com/ with their flatbed cutters? Being a car nut, I'm excited to find some art and play with slicing on my Colex. Just curious if anyone chases down this type of work or experiments with what their capabilities are.
  18. New neighbors are high end residential. Best marketing angle?

    Our shop is just south of downtown Dallas. The neighborhood is becoming gentrified, with $400,000 townhomes just outside our front door Also high end rentals are going up nearby. Obviously the folks buying and leasing nearby have money and likely are decision makers or owners wherever they...
  19. Need Help Replacement roll or core holder? What's this called?

    Thanks. My purchasing manager was able to get me the part number. I appreciate you for posting also.
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