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  1. SGIA - Anyone find any cool new Tools, Techniques, or Technology

    We've been using a VERY similar knife for slitting backing paper for a while, but it was sold under YelloTools.
  2. Printing on paper carrier?

    Is it always the same info for the back? Where I worked once, we bought a rubber stamp and just stamped the back of everything that left the shop with it. That way the customer knew where to come back to buy again when they used the last one. I think the stamp cost like $30 and lasted years, and...
  3. Cutting 680CR issues

    We cut it almost every day on our mimaki plotter. Never any issues. Possibly your blade is bad? (or maybe the roll is?) I know we use a custom setting that is stronger than our regular laminated 180c setting and also manually rotate the blade out another revolution of the blade holder when we...
  4. A "Simple" Script to find...

    THANK YOU!!! :rock-n-roll::rock-n-roll::rock-n-roll:
  5. A "Simple" Script to find...

    I thought this one would be simple, but I just can't find the exact match...
  6. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    A TRIPLE-Strike of Trans Green on 280Gold gets pretty close, this may be what we go with for the project... Lots of foil use-age when you're printing a 50' stripe!
  7. New 3D HP Technology - Sprout

    I thought this had to deal with 3D Printing... more like a Wacom tablet with cameras.
  8. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    I thought so too, but I've never had to match 280 green before; the vinyl is darker and has a more blueish look to it than the printed trans green does. The Gerber Color ID suggests Trans Green over Bermuda Blue as a color shift of only 6%. It also suggests Trans Green over Process Yellow and...
  9. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    Here is a photo of the sample provided zoomed in as best as possible. The green pinstripe is only 1/8" and the stripe needs to be 50' long...
  10. Matching 280 Reflective with Edge Colors?

    I have a rush job that a sample was provided for, and I have to print it as all one piece (edge print) to match the sample from the customer. It is a "gold" with "dark green" reflective pinstripes. We have been able to match the gold through double-striking trans gold on 280i white, but cannot...
  11. New owner means NEW EQUIPMENT! Need some advice...

    We just got approval on funds here for new equipment to make things go smoother and speed up production time. We're kinda in the same boat; we have a couple Mimaki printers and plotters, and a few other ramdom plotters. We decided upon an HP latex and a Summa plotter. That is what fit our needs...
  12. Liquid Laminate for Vehicle Wraps

    Some places do it because it is cheaper to print and spray lam. That is the only reason they do it that way. These are only for things like box trucks, beverage trailers, semi's, etc though. You can't do an actual "wrap" with that type of vinyl. Removal is also a lot harder.
  13. Need sample of Wypet!

    Talk nicer to your sales rep, he should be able to get you samples...
  14. 3M or Avery

    Go ahead and switch now! We wrap 2+ vehicles per day (along with all of our graphics), with in-house installers and sub-contractors. ALL of them will tell ya that Avery is going to fail first. We've tried it in the past on trial basis when Avery would give us rolls trying to get us to switch...
  15. Omega

    Be careful where you put your dongle! (lol):omg: Seriously though, without the dongle the Composer wont work, and you can break a dongle easily so if you're sticking it in a laptop port and moving the laptop around it is in danger.
  16. Best tracking capabilities??

    I know this is digging up an old thread, but we are facing the same dilemma right now! Our Gerber Odyssey is no longer plotting reliably, and we need a new 48"+ plotter to run full 50yd rolls reliably. What do you suggest?
  17. Free Stuff For Y'all

    Ambulance Parts For those of you needing to mock up a box ambulance, here are the basic parts. Insert your own cab, adjust the box dimensions, and move things around as necessary. 1/20 Scale, etc.
  18. Free Stuff For Y'all

    Here is a topper for van ambulances. Just insert a standard Ford or GMC van and presto; a vanbulance. 1/20 scale.
  19. Hammered Aluminum Letters

    Honestly, they look like foam(?) letters that were cut cleanly and then "hammered" deformed with a torch to appear as hammered metal. And then painted accordingly. I would assume with something like Rustoeum Hammered Finish paint.
  20. 4' x 12' polymetal or maxmetal

    I've ordered it a lot of times in 5'x12' pieces instead of the standard 4'x8' size. I think when I ordered it locally it I used neon Engineering in Cincinnati, OH.
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