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  1. Vendor for .125" aluminum with white finish

    ^^ Unfortunately this...
  2. Discussion Is it me, or just too much...............

    I treat those threads like daily exercise for the interwebs. political threads/comments are like obstacle courses. Over, under, around jump and swings right past em. and my scroll fingers are well developed from all the action they see. Just keep scrolling...
  3. Having trouble finding someone who can make these brass plaques...

    I would think, with a detailed spec drawing, this would be right up Gemini's alley. As a matter of fact I did a bunch of house number plates like this not too long ago. Although they were not polished as pretty. But have Gemini make them and have some local shop polish them. Additionaly, you...
  4. Application mask thru laminator

    Works like a charm. Its s regular part of my operation. We took one of our old Ledco machines keep a roll of app tape on it.
  5. 4K monitor compatibility

    Known issue with Flexi and large monitors. I never chased a solution as I'm still 1080p at both home and office. I'm guessing since Flexi says it likes 1152 x 854 or higher, It may not be optimized for 4k. If you haven't already, consider adjusting resolution settings. Another similar thread...
  6. In need of something clever for my new work hoodies...ideas?

    8.5" x 5.5" Red box on back on hoodie 1"h All white text. First 3 lines: Shop name: Shop URL Shop # Remaining text .25"h Shop labor rate per hour: $XXX If you watch: $XXX +$75 If you talk while we work: $XXX +$150 If you help: $XXX +$300 If you are standing close enough to read this paragraph...
  7. Leads on where to get this shape Banner blanks?

    Fellers still makes banners I think. Years ago they were the my go to for banner blanks, custom and standard. Also, Sign-Mart here in SoCal is great for this type of product.
  8. Would you accept this job? Is it even possible??

    Consider writing the customer a check up front. Because you're going to lose money on the job anyway. Why suffer? :rolleyes:
  9. 54" KRAFT PAPER ROLLS for Royal sovereign laminator

    Grimco SKU KRAFT5054
  10. Contour Cut - Smoother lines?

    You can do the exact same thing in illustrator. In illustrator the workflow might be: Select your art > Choose Object > Path > Off set path. > Un-group. Select your newly created cut contour shape. Use aforementioned pen tool to edit shape to your liking. Then add you "CutContour" Stroke color...
  11. Contour Cut - Smoother lines?

    Separate the contorcut path and clean/straighten it to your liking. Pen / Bezier editing tools are your friends.
  12. Versaworks - Removing all the spacing between copies?

    Not sure which version of VW your on. But check here. I'm on VW Dual 1.6 Layout: (obviously) Set spacing to 0 File format: (If your sending .eps files) Set .EPS margin to 0 Marks: Set marks to No marks This way everything "should" but uo against each other nicely. Unless there is something...
  13. Just noticed this neat thing on Google Maps...

    Hold the "CTL" key and use the mouse to tilt has always worked that way in satellite view. I guess they've just added a button to draw more users to it. For years its been a time saver when we cant get anybody out of the shop to go eyeball a job site. If you haven't tried this one yet, Right...
  14. Just In "ADA Compliant Degenderator" Signage

    Can't say I'm upset with the guy. I appreciate his hustle. But it will never work (read: Damnit! Why didn't I think of that :mad:)
  15. We don’t laminate our signs. Thoughts?

    My thoughts on shop that don't laminate... That's unfortunate...
  16. Looks like Sports Illustrated has started doing their own graphics to save a buck

    WOW. I stress over stuff like this. Daily. I know. ish happens. But I CANNOT fathom how someone let this slide. I bet the event planner said, "Why is it so expensive? It's just a sticker. Please revise your work order to remove install... We will do the install ourselves..." :D
  17. Drilling Into Acrylic

    A good read: https://signs101.com/threads/best-drill-bit-for-acrylic-and-polycarbonate.121976/ I love the search function.
  18. Font Help

    I think the "B" and "J" is a tweaked version of Shelley Allegro Script-Normal (Regular)
  19. Stay CS6? Or Upgrade to CC? What am I gaining?

    Happy Friday. Thanks for all your commentary. Very interesting see some of your perspectives. I ended up spending the rest of the evening continuing to research. And what I found was, for both home hobby and shop income generating work + my current knowledge level, CS6 does what I need it to...
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