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  1. Advice for Polyester shirts and heat presses

    Hi all, I am doing some shirts for a customer and she wanted to use the poly shirts that are jersey material. Polyester and it has the little holes in it like a foot balljersey. Im am using Stahls printable film for the shirts but am worried about the shirts being damaged when heat pressed...
  2. Problem with heat press sequins

    Hi all. Need some advise. Im trying the heat sequins on 100% cotton womens shirts. not been washed, put on press heat for a few secs to get rid of moisture and press, then apply sequins for recommended time, 10 secs at 345. Let cool and try to remove clear protective sheet, but some sequins...
  3. Vectorizing software

    In a thread earlier today, I was reading and someone mentioned a software program that vectorized images. I use Corel draw, but I cant for the life of me remember what the program was. It might of even been a website. It wasnt the typical cd, ai, or typical softare, but something I had never...
  4. Hawks Win!!!

    Thats right. Well, it said non sign related posts didnt it.
  5. banner only printing a few inches then nothing

    Printing a banner, 43"x72" on rolandsc540. created with corel draw 7. exported eps file and tried to print with roland colorip2.2 Takes about 15 min to rip and when I print, it prints about 7 inches of banner then stops printing and just feeds banner material through printer without printing...
  6. Heres a noodle scratcher

    Basic info. Printing with roland sc540 on 3mil vinyl. Prints fine everything is great, except that black takes a lot longer to dry than other colors. I do have a heater. If I try to apply it to a substrate, areas of the vinyl where the black is tend to be softer and stretch out uneven...
  7. LED lights in channel letters

    Hi all, Ive been called to fix a channel letter sign that has LED light modules not working. When I took off the cover, I found the normal strings of 12vdc LED modules with some on the string lit, some very dim and some not lit at all. I thought immediately that the strings were just going bad...
  8. Advise on type of material

    Heres the job. Will be printed on sc540. 67 plastic tables 37"x53". Need wrap for tops in wood grain w/ logos. Next 1 each, 32"x75' long for bar with wood grain and logos also. The material needs to wrap around edge and under bottom about an inch. A printable cast or maybe even a vehicle...
  9. revised logo what ya think

    I revised my logo a bit to what I think is a little cleaner. before and after included in image. Feedback? Amigo signs did the original for me.
  10. Creating my website input appreciated

    Hi all, So I got a domain and now am looking to design a basic website with some info on it and am using Wordpress. I have looked on you tube and a few other places for some tutorials and havnt really found anything that helps. Has anyone found a decent tutorial or know of any videos or...
  11. Need quick help on SC540

    I have a sc540 and using colorrip. I had a computer problem and had to reload software. Now when I start colorip, it defaults to 8.5 x 11. I have printer set up right, it finds the printer and when you click on Setup and then "Set max width" it shows the right width of material, but when you...
  12. Sequin Image Suppliers

    Hi all, Does anyone know of a place I can send a sequin design done in Flexi and have them return the premade emblem ready to heat press? Thanks for the input. Jim
  13. Tricky design for a pickup truck

    A little stumped on a design for this truck. Its a Dodge 3500 and with the fender wells and large emblems, leaves very little space for any graphics, unless I install under the truck emblems. I kind of layed it out, but I think it looks pretty boring. Any suggestions?? Jim ps. and, thats...
  14. Vehicle images

    Where do you guys get generic images of vehicles to overlay images on for customers. so they can see what an image might look like. I have a 2005 dodge 3500 I need for a potential customer. Thanks
  15. One BIG sign

    Afternoon Gents. I have a customer that wants a sign 8' x 24'. The existing sign is on the side of building and is a vinyl sheet over some substrate. Havnt looked yet. He wants to cover it with another sign with his logo and text on it. I only have a 54" sc540 and have never done anything...
  16. Problems with Printable ThermoFlex

    I just started using printable heat transfer material with Thermo flex ColorPrint white vinyl and my sc540. I prewashed my garments, cotton t's, and applied per instructions that came with the vinyl. After about 3 or 4 washs, the vinyl is now all shriveled and although the color is fine, the...
  17. How many employees do you have / How long have you been in the business?

    Hi all, So I was reading random threads and read one about starting pay for new employees. Most ppl averaged around $11 to $13 an hour. I wondered, "I wonder how many employees the average sign company has?" So chime off. As for me, Well, two if you count the wife. And I get paid less than...
  18. HM1 vs HM1-c

    Hi all, Got a buddy wanting to sell a hm1 and Im interested in getting into the digital printing on shirts. Currently use vinyl and printed vinyl. Not to impressed with the printed vinyl. Anyways, I would like to know the difference between the hm1 and hm1-c. Does the hm1 print white? or do...
  19. Silly banner question

    Ok, so I have two brands of banner material I bought from two different companies. Each material has a smooth side and a rougher side. But, each material is on roll the opposite way. In other words, one is smooth side out and the other is rough side out. My question is, which side do you...
  20. SC540 Spray pattern wierd

    The test print on bank a is coming out all weird. I was somewhere that it is a deflective spray. I tried cleaning it, manually and normal cleaning with swab. Changed wipers, flooded sponges with cleaning solution, didnt sit for very long. What do you guys think. Let is sit longer? Its...
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