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Do you think we should go in a different direction? What would you recommend?

We are currently in the market for a new T-shirt printing solution. We have a screen printing rig, but it is less than ideal, takes up a lot of space, requires cleaning, etc. We'd like something more compact and easier to do short, unique runs with. I was hoping that someone would have either...

I abide by the principle of the baker's dozen. I regularly print extras of anything I'm making a large volume of, then tell my table guys to throw away anything that is less than perfect. They know that if they're throwing away more than a few to ask how many overs I printed, and we usually...

What is it with the women where you live? lol

I think our staffing issue is probably because we are near some universities. I think that changes the job prospects for the 20somethings in our area. There are more exciting places to work than a sign shop, and most of the people who would do great here don't really consider it as an option...

My shop has been trying to get to fully staffed for awhile now - and that's really just straightforward table work and tool pushing. If you're hip to that big pool of young people who don't mope around all day looking at their phones and actually dive into working, please point me in their...

It's supply and demand, though. As the demand raises, and the supply stays constant, the prices go up. I mean, there's a line, I agree. It is true that as you raise your prices, you will lose customers. But, I don't think it is at all out of line to demand more when more people need your...

Sounds to me like you are sitting on a gold mine. If you have that big of a piece of the market and you have more jobs than you can do, that tells me that you have something really valuable. Someone suggested hiring those other two girls. I think you should. I think you should hire them and...

Not sure how long that HDU has been up, so the footpads of your clamp might do more damage than you expect, but you could always spread the pressure out with some wood on either side of the sign to hold it in place. That'll spread out the pressure and avoid scarring the sign. Hard to get an...

Tracing around the bricks? This makes me cringe a little. I don't think it's going to look all that great.

lol, no, never heard of them. It sounds like a smart solution and I've seen those spike wheels before - I just always thought they were some kink thing. But, I didn't get into the print field until the late 90's. We never had to use a pounce pattern, or work by candlelight, or knap out stone...

Oh wow, thanks, folks. These are some great options. We had to resort to wiping it down with water. But the idea of wiping down the front and back of every single 4x8 sheet we go through makes me want to self harm. I saw this picture and I realized that THIS is what my flatbed printer has on...

We just got a shipment of coro in, and we have been having problems with deflections when printing on the Flatbed UV. Feels like it has quite a bit of static charge. I found a single hair that was stuck to it and just moving it over the surface, you can watch the hair cling to some areas and...

A pounce? Oh, wow. That's a new one for me. I'd never heard of that technique before. That's pretty cool! Pouncing.... "Pouncing is an art technique used for transferring an image from one surface to another. It is similar to tracing, and is useful for creating copies of a sketch outline to...

lol, such as it is. I was hoping I could copy your success, maybe edge in on your market share! I don't know if I can even imagine enough customers to make it viable. Still looks cool, though.

No, it's like a thick rubberized sheeting. It goes on similar to a wrap job, but it's not printed or anything. Protects from bug splats and rock chips. Looks like a vehicle transport/long term storage kind of thing. You might have seen a car carrier truck driving with some cars already...

You made the right play.

People who transport cars and boats use this kind of stuff to mitigate their insurance liability. If I had to move a Lamborghini from Florida to LA on the back of a truck, I'd be VERY interested in some short term protective film. I imagine that car collectors would also be interested...

Print heads are running fine? No issue with any colors dropping out? Is the black you're printing a CMYK value or an RGB value or a spot color? Can you tell what the CMYK values are? Did you make any changes recently like software updates? Also, did I read correctly that you can achieve the...

Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=saral+wax-free+transfer+paper&hvadid=177588983508&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9008704&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11511163888680403767&hvtargid=kwd-30370992364&hydadcr=4828_9597212&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8x9qb0gqpe_e