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  1. HP365 shifts image after 6' run....WTF?

    I've been running this 365 for about a year, after 40 years of running every other thing!...using Flexi Traffic v21, thru their Production Mangler. Most prints are fine, even 200mB images.... 20' long! Then once in a while, a very simple image (like this chevron fire truck panel) runs fine...
  2. Haptic Printing.....

    ...anyone else click on this...just to confirm what 'haptic' meant! ahahaaaaaaa but seriously, was it 1985 when the offset business card printers came out with 'puff' ink? EVERYONE'S business cards HAD to have it, even at the expense of legibility! I was printing puff ink on T-shirts in the...
  3. polycarb face snapping in half?

    agreed....machining introduces stresses into the edge. ...and the edge is probably 10x more sensitive to solvents than the hard face. If you sprayed with something other than T2003 or other lexan-approved thinners, that could start the stress-cracks in the edge. Ditto for most glues that are...
  4. I'm no wrapper...big old FAIL

    WOW!...this guy must LOVE washing his trucks. Really. a landscaping firm with flat black, on all the places that dirt is thrown the first 100' you drive! But, obviously he has a fleet, and you're stuck with that! I agree 100% that this bottom zone should just be masked off and sprayed with a...
  5. Odd font I can't find

    ...and somebody has ducked with it....no reason the 'L' would be so short, and not have the bottom slanted the same as all the other letters.....(gotta love when some clueless newb decides they are a font designer)!
  6. Banners with frequently changed dates

    Signstein is right...this is largely a design issue. And why is it a banner, if it's up 'all the time'? Never taken down or rolled up? Sounds like perhaps the date area could be a rigid panel on 10mm coro or similar?
  7. Glass Curvature

    Trusting a digital template for 30 vehicles? ...well....I'm betting you're gonna try one first! If you have access to the same vehicle, why not trace your own? I draw a 1" grid on some 4 or 6" premask, whatever it takes to encompass the curves, apply to the glass..... draw or cut a line where...
  8. Painted lettering

    If nobody has mentioned it, when using a vinyl stencil, it can make a huge difference if the first coat MATCHES the background colour! Obviously, paint that bleeds under the stencil will be nearly invisible, and seals the voids. Your topcoat of colour will leave a nice crisp line, with minimal...
  9. Help identifying this reflective vinyl

    Body shops often source a 'repair' kit from the original supplier....saves you getting yards of material that you're not going to use again! Of course, they can be very pricey, but you just pass those costs thru, and do the installation? ....one way to go....
  10. help please: Printable frosted vinyl

    I think the question you need to be asking is: what is the objective? I'll bet the month after they frost this window, they will invariably decide they actually want to 'see out a little bit'. Or, whatever copy or graphic you print on it, will become dated, and they will want to change 'just...
  11. Opinion Screen-printed shirts - Quality check on aisle 3

    since nobody mentioned it; I've screenprinted thousands of shirts, caps, etc.....mostly plastisol ink, heat cured, some transfers etc. You can run a batch of green shirts with a white print, it goes perfectly...then some shirts out of the same box just don't take the ink! The fabric is from...
  12. Lamination problem

    I'm sure someone will ask what kind of laminator, or did I miss that? I do a lot of Diamond-grade reflective, and have not seen this, but my process is 'cold'. BUT....the stuff has an amazingly slippery backing sheet. If you bottom roller is slipping as it tries to drive the sheet thru, then...
  13. No Pantone But Client Wants "Color Match" - what does your shop do?

    If you're trying to educate the client, even after they've chosen a colour that 'matches' their sample, walk them thru your fluorescent lit office, then the sodium lit shop, to the LED lit print room, outside into sunlight. After they've seen the multiple different colours, ask them where they...
  14. Rounding corners on Max Metal (ACM) sign panels

    I guess the big question; how many are you doing, and how pretty does it have to be? From your pic it appears they are viewed close-up, and can be touched, so high quality is necessary....but you want to avoid having to file and sand and cleanup every corner .....for hours! Although I've used a...
  15. HP faulty ink cartridge

    A 'little' rant; I've had my HP365 for about 6 months, and am sooooooooo tired of their BS already....and nothing major has gone wrong! I'm not a 5-year old.... if I just put in a perfectly good cartridge, and its super-brain 'senses' that it's old, or purple, or empty, there needs to be a 'I...
  16. Tips for laminating 60x120" vinyl with a 60" laminate

    Lots of skilled folks can do it...but trying for the perfectly straight print, perfect lamination, and perfect alignment applying to the ACM is not reasonable for most shops. Build some tolerance into your design...as you say, it's an outfield sign, viewed at 100 yards. some ideas: Applying the...
  17. Weeding small labels

    If you're doing something, and halfway thru say...." this is just stupid!" you're probably right! Even if you are making money at it! If you find a faster, easier way, do NOT discount the job more than a few percent! You should reap the rewards of your ingenuity! ....one more idea....even...
  18. Graphtec / Vinyl Express Q75 problem cut

    Not specific you your cutter...but.....Default 'page size' in the new setup might be 99", or 99 feet! or 99 metres! Check what might have changed...always an issue with updates!
  19. Sequential Numbered Small Signs

    I would approach 2x3 cm differently than 2x3 inch, or 2x3 foot! What's a 'large quantity' to a one-man shop ( 100?...10,000?) .....probably is not to you guys! :)
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