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I hope you're not anti-amazon. The way they translate and add names to products is odd sometimes. I'm pretty sure this is the kind of stuff you're looking for...

If it's outside don't use acrylic, it's brittle. Use polycarbonate instead and buy roll stock off your local supplier and get it cut to size, make sure you apply your print on the correct side as it does come with UV protection on one face. There's usually a text printed on it to indicate which...

I suppose sand blasting is out of the question? You can do that outside nowadays without much hassle and it will remove whatever crap is on the surface without damaging the metal and it's actually the perfect surface prep for whatever paint you put on it after. Especially for galvanized(that's...

It could be possible to get away without having a 'local' service specific machine if your area has a guy who maintains and repairs CNC machinery. Will not help with the software side though.

There is apparently another 'Canadian' CNC manufacturer FGP Solution – One Stop Hub of Laser Cutting Service , I requested the price for a 5' x 10' and a 4' x 8', their prices were in USD for whatever reason. Also on the high end but cheaper than Axyz. I don't know the quality of their machines...

I agree with not needing anything crazy to start if the demand for the product is not even there. It might be better to get a hobby range to start due to the learning curve and avoid crying yourself to sleep when you crash the machine. I still stand by having a proper spindle because it also...

How do you control the speed of the spindle on your porter cable? That's one of the important parts of feeds and speeds, without being able to control your spindle accurately you will limit your cutting range for a lot of materials and sacrifice edge quality adding on finishing time which is...

Starting a new print shop in BC is generally a really bad idea, if I was doing that then I would rather buy a pre-existing business. I think there's like 3 print shops per block. The best paying jobs were the acrylic wall/door signs. Cost per sign is peanuts for the shop and installation is easy...

Depends on your budget. Preferably look for servo motors instead of steppers, ATC(automatic tool changer), minimum bed size 4' x 8' , 5HP minimum spindle - Real spindle not some DeWalt homeless depot turd, vacuum bed and dust extractor, oil mister or fogbuster for aluminum cutting.

Hello, this forum is a really good resource for a variety of information. I figured I might as well sign up and stop lurking. I have worked in the sign industry only 3 years but it was in a relatively small shop with more work than it could realistically handle. The big upside of the job was...