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  1. Where to find powdered charcoal for pouncing. Not Hansee

    @ round man :rock-n-roll: Chalk all the way...no more charcoal - EVER!!!!
  2. Help with printed contour cut wall graphics

    I am not recommending this for the job at-hand but a thought for any installs down the road. Try rubber cement. Buy it at any office supply or art store. Inside the cap is an applicator brush. Brush a small amount on both the wall and the graphic. Wait just a few moments then mash them...
  3. Favorite Quote from a Customer Today

    (b) Removal or Alteration of Copyright Management Information.— No person shall, without the authority of the copyright owner or the law— (1) intentionally remove or alter any copyright management information, (2) distribute or import for distribution copyright management information knowing...
  4. misdirected anger at lowballers

    That is and has been a business model for eons. That is problematic. Violates most state and federal 'restraint of trade laws' that I know of. You better double check that. Is a tax resale number the equivalent of a 'sellers permit" in your area? As to EIN...funny story. A while...
  5. Pre-built Sign cabinet

    After checking with merchant members, pull out a few trade mags. There are dozens of companies that supply the trade with both off-the-shelf and custom-built cabinets advertising in them. We buy local because we are blessed with a few UL certified companies that do that and we want to...
  6. misdirected anger at lowballers

    We used to do a lot of banners and such for convenience stores. Like Gino and others related along came Pepsi, followed by Coke, followed by the beer guys who would provide free banners (and eventually window signs) as long as their logo was on the banner. That hurt. We survived...
  7. Replacing Fascia

    W/o a pic, it is hard to envision what you are doing, exactly. My school of thought is to always replace, like-kind, if doable. The paint lasted 20 years and probably is still good but the substrate didn't last. Vinyl *may* last up to 7 years - it all depends. Alum. products which...
  8. Out of State Sign Work...

    Out-of-state service of process is easy but not always cheap. Use the services of a professional process service org. For what you pay they will certify all the details to the court's satisfaction and if necessary testify, in court and under oath, that the proper person/people were served...
  9. new email virus

    I have gotten at least 20 in the past week purportedly from UPS, DHL and USPS. Those come and go in spurts. Last Nov. and Dec. they came in droves. I think lots of folks opened them thinking X-Mas parcels were going astray.
  10. Glass Etching

    The unit is cheap but you could make your own for pennies. They spec out the bulb they use so matching it isn't a problem. Or you could buy pre-made stencils from them with your design(s) on it. Their sign material is pretty hefty $ ordering from them. I am curious as to what it is...
  11. silk screening made easy

    I knew you were going to add that, Gino. I have said that for years myself....lol. I am not going to beat myself up over the terminology but you would think that if anyone would have an understanding it would the industry's own craft folks. Show me a 'silkscreener' [sic] who can print...
  12. new email virus

    My default to open ZIP, 7z, SIT and RAR is my WinRAR program. I can see everything inside the compressed file even if it is in multiple individual file (001, 002, etc.) It will also allow me to drill down into folders within the file where I can read the text or whatever w/o having to...
  13. Sign post remover?

    Barry beat me to it....I was going to say cannibalize some shipping skids made of oak. You'll need the (free) lumber to keep from sinking in the ground and to add leverage. Also check your local U-Rent-It places. Some have pullers with an easy to use hydraulic jack. Saves wear and tear...
  14. Who made this banner?

    It was spelled "right", just incorrectly...lol. I am also amazed at the number of Web sites that are owned by 'graphics' people (sign shops included) where spelling errors abound. I won't even venture into the grammar aspects of many of them. I remember reading many years ago...
  15. Spider stakes

    I saw them at the Orlando show and wasn't overly impressed. But the guy was willing to deal as I never buy any stakes less than a 1,000 at a time and usually more. Might be nice for selling in hardware stores and the like where they cater to the yard sale trade and whatnot but for political...
  16. Who made this banner?

    That brings up an issue. Assuming the client provides you the copy where you merely copy and paste the verbiage and your sole input is the choice of typeface to make it fit the size of the substrate ordered, should you even care (assuming you caught the error before cutting)? Reminds me...
  17. Window Perf

    Because on a Summa, the entire thing is printed on optically clear material and there is no need for perf material at all as the see-through dots are part of the print. No need for any lam at all as well.
  18. silk screening made easy

    SILKSCREEN????? The SGIA and its predecessor organizations used to spend tens of thousands of membership money to educate the public that the craft were screen process printers, a.k.a. screen printers and we have folks in our industry and related industries still using the term "silk."...
  19. The Addams Family

    COPY-WRITE [sic] LOL!!!! As to the images, stick with the cartoon versions. DO NOT use photos of the actors. In brief there was a suit against IGT (slot machines) brought by some of the Munsters characters. Event though IGT had all the necessary licenses in place from Universal Studios...
  20. Election sign prices...

    Now that Gill was brought up, there is a perfect example. I prefer them over making bumper stickers in our shop. They can supply the trade (me) printed, cut and back-slit strips cheaper than I can normally buy the substrate (most times) and certainly cheaper than the substrate combined...
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