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  1. Do you know where to get vector art like this?

    +1 vecteezy is a great starting point. If there's not enough free stuff for you to access, it provides linked content for pay2play.
  2. Question Bitmoji's and lifesize "fatheads"

    cute idea :) instructional videos available on how to download the bitmoji's, but bitmap'd images by design are super low-res. Found this youtube video on how to enlarge & de-pixelate via photoshop ...maybe even finish with some gausian blur. it'll never be clean&perfect like a vector...
  3. laminating issues - Boat Waking

    at first glance, i want to say that your nip pressure is waaaaaay too high or your initial setup is slightly out of square. i usually compensate for potential issues like this by increasing the print media roll/feed tension, but not the laminate roll/web tension which would cause the...
  4. Just In Any Glass Men up to this?

    we still do neon in-house. no doubt, its sexy.... but when you're 15+ft away, and if done right, you wouldn't know the difference. I could explain the cost savings, but that's my salespitch. it would pay for itself in the long-run.
  5. JV3-130 SP II

    ah.... by "gash down the middle" i think i was referring to the gap between the two nozzle test prints. originally looked like it was just one with a giant "oooh sh*t" down the middle. "now that's a horse of a different color!" there's still quite a few deflected nozzles amongst them all, but...
  6. JV3-130 SP II

    those heads are in the correct order. we say CMYK, but JV3's are setup as KMCY. black printhead being zero, and the MCY printheads align to it. as far as printhead recovery is concerned, its worth a shot.... majority of the nozzles are a bit deflected and some long head soaks & cleanings &...
  7. Just In Any Glass Men up to this?

    neon is awesome, but at that scale you could do a hell of a faux-neon setup with the same pattern and upsell the fact that it will almost never require service AND save you ~65% in energy costs.
  8. Window perf lifting in corners... solutions?

    issues like this usually come from trimmed perforated material having little "fingers" with very little surface adhesion. all it takes is for a couple to start lifting, and then the sun/weather forces them to curl and then it curls more and more until the corner/edge is shriveled-up/curled-up...
  9. Need Help Deep contours on wraps

    pics to confirm, but most likely used knifeless tape. it comes in 1/8" sizes, so in theory you could run a line of tape and then run a matching line alongside it. for me, i start with the deep grooves, unstretched...just tucked. once you make the turn, you can stretch a bit to get the...
  10. Looking for larger sheets for pole sign

    3/16" white polycarbonate. as stated above, its stocked on a roll.... we have an 88" coil here at the shop, about 400ft, and i'm pretty sure it goes bigger than that. any noteable plastic supplier should be able to cut it for you to size, roll&band it, and ship it to you.
  11. Is this REALLY how a sign cabinet should be built?!

    that's a fairly well-built, cheap sign. lol looks like someone loves rivots, and realized how cheap it was so they dug up some self-tapping screws around the shop to "beef it up". ...no way I'd put that up with my name & insurance on it tho'. bet the whole retainer flexes in the wind and pops...
  12. I-Beams

    if unable to gain access to inspect from backside/top, then play minesweeper with a small/long masonary drillbit into a mortar line. easy to fill/patch clean.
  13. Mounting Adhesive

    ^pretty sure its Arlon, or whomever produces Arlon's products..... I'm only guessing, as the vinyl smells the same when printing, laminating, or peeling the liner off during application.
  14. Mounting Adhesive

    also, if you're looking to take that IJ40&castlam combo to another "economical" level, as we used to do that same pair as well on intermediate-projects, Grimco has an awesome house-brand Briteline DurationX that has replaced our IJ35/40 altogether at ~$150 less/roll. we still rock 3M for all our...
  15. Mounting Adhesive

    unfamiliar with the material, but is it like....paper-paper? not like synthetic or woven polyester or PVC, but if its actually paper then that may be your issue. moisture gets in between your adhesive(laminate)-paper-adhesive sandwich and causes separation & eventual curl. if so, i have no...
  16. Mounting Adhesive

    calendared vinyl lifting is most likely your issue....uncertain what the mounting adhesive is for, considering 40C is controltac adhesive. huge fan of finishing perimeters of controltac/airegress/etc. vinyls to PVC panels with a heat gun & soft squeegee to properly "wet" the...
  17. Mounting Adhesive

    ....substrates? what material is lifting? designed for thin-flexible plastics & papers, essentially poster paper, and the only reason anything would lift is because the "substrate" is shrinking or the mounting film wasn't completely applied....or you're trying to use it to adhere 1/8"+ pvc...
  18. Looking for high quality mirror vinyl

    best i've seen in vinyl form, that doesn't have the pitting/warping appearance of your "typical" chrome vinyl.... is chrome window tint.
  19. LED retrofit matieral

    square tube extrusion can get pricey for this purpose. they don't hold much weight, you can definitely save a buck by just bending up some U-channel out of .063.
  20. You're welcome! - Haribo Sugar Free Gummy Bears

    unfortunately :( liquidation sale starts in august for that site, but they still have production & tours at other locations in IL/Cali
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