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  1. Sign design and wayfinding business owner with experience in fabrication

    Welcome! You're knowledge sounds like it could be very useful to many on here! People often post logo or sign designs looking for help, there's quite a few extremely talented and knowledgeable members here. Some very in-depth conversations around design, copyright laws, fonts, etc. Some of...
  2. Challenges and being grateful

    I have no idea what you people are talking about.
  3. Print calculator for wide format & Flatbed.

    In the short term...can you use an IF statement in added columns? If quantity in XXX is 1, then apply no discount. If quantity is 5-10 then apply 15% discount, etc. This is what mine looks like. I stopped using it a while ago when I started using SignTracker. It's all drop-downs. It works...
  4. Challenges and being grateful

    Gino has fired Gnubler several times already. She's on her third business start-up since joining this forum
  5. Challenges and being grateful

    I'm glad I can't get fired for being a lazy a$$ some days LOL
  6. Print calculator for wide format & Flatbed.

    Here's what I can do in SignTracker $50mo I think, best money I spend each month. I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update and upload into SignTracker with all my pricing. FREE Option: What about having someone make pivot tables for you in Excel? They are pretty easy. Maybe an Access file? -...
  7. Where to find these plaques...? Oak?

    Ugh cutting boards...we had at least 5 of them from school - one + from each kid. They put a bunch of pieces together, glue them and cut them (or whatever). Half of them fell apart, the other have little slivers of wood coming off like Gino said. A couple held up well. I avoid wood cutting...
  8. Challenges and being grateful

    I think Seal was drunk or Siri was drunk...here's my best guess... I own South Water signs and have paid every vender that we have worked with. For two years, a domestic company in Cook County IL, fell for the lies of my ex-wife along with her attorney. "Kevin" was able to create this imposter...
  9. Where to find these plaques...? Oak?

    Yes Matty, we have a woods class at the high school. I have several end tables, cutting boards and random wood things laying around from my boys to prove it LOL I got my BF's retired brother to do it. He has a shop set up in his basement and it will only take him a few minutes.
  10. Fellers ordering anxiety

    I buy most of my vinyl from Fellers but lately when I order just a couple yards of random colors they send me an email stating it's not in stock. I have had very good luck with RVinyl for small random orders. It does take a bit longer to receive than from Fellers. Most of what I buy is cast vinyl.
  11. Never had this question asked before..............................................................................

    Well speaking of caulk...the time my BF, who is a welder, caulked the bathroom, it looked like he set a roll of quarters down. I said, "What the heck did you do?" he said, "Laid a bead, looks great doesn't it?" :rolleyes:
  12. Never had this question asked before..............................................................................

    Weird. Maybe he figures it's easier to pay you to do than for him to take the time to do it himself?
  13. What would you pay? What employees are worth.

    I agree with the OP, it will be very difficult to go on your own being a single dad of 3 kids. I am a single mom of 2. They were 12 and 15 when I went on my own. Many days I cried because I felt so guilty for not being home. I feel like you could step into any management position and quickly...
  14. Outdoor literature/sign stand

    You can probably knock those out pretty quick if you make them. Maybe your handy man guy could make them and you just paint them...IF you run into a dead end on buying them assembled.
  15. Paper Work Orders

    You are in a tough spot. I think like Pauly says, small changes are a good idea. Best case scenario is if you make a couple small changes, other employees will make suggestions for additional changes. Personally, in every job I've ever had I jumped in and made suggestions and changes and after...
  16. Need Help Need help selecting laminator used only for applying transfer tape

    Interesting! Let us know how it works please
  17. Suggestions Suggestion on how to manage project work flow:

    Lots of good threads on this subject. Personally, I use SignTracker. I have the ability to assign tasks to certain people and update each project as it goes along. I can create estimates, contracts with signatures, etc. There is a Job Flow Chart that you can customize. Opportunity, Design, Need...
  18. Business Names with no meaning

    I'm not a fan of "clever" names. Do they name them like that on purpose to create a conversation each time the name is said? I think it's funny the first time but after that it has to get annoying.
  19. 4 Over Prices higher?

    I ordered 2 customers the suede business cards in the last couple months. One with the raised print and one without. WOW...they are very nice!
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