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[/INDENT] That is the only reason why people come to me... because I can. I'm that fast. I have no signage out front, I'm a Design Studio first and foremost with 2 bays and a workshop. If they are coming to me, they already know my work and that I'm willing to bend over backwards for them. The...

When it comes to vehicle lettering, I don't like offering any levels. It's a waste of time. I refuse to apply calendared vinyl to a vehicle, period. I only use the good stuff, but where my prices tend to be different is in the design. Vinyl is only a few cents per sq. in. Installation is easy. I...

That one in the link is not a Null Serial cable. This one is only $2.30, give it a try: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10212&cs_id=1021205&p_id=484&seq=1&format=2

The nozzle detection was from their earliest press kit stuff. I can't seem to find the verbiage on their new/updated site. But it was right after this sentence: "In order to avoid print quality issues at the gap between chips, Memjet has a uniquely patented "drop triangle" element at the right...

ARRRGHH!!! MY EYES!!! (So much for the 2 font rule) Larry's is Adventure

Yeah, Alumacore is a great product. That is if you can nest it into a frame or slide trimming all the way around the edges to hide the fluting. Which, on a routed or shape cut sign would look unfinished if you didn't.

No. Laminating would be a waste of lamination. They use dye based inks, not even pigment based. Which is why the ink bleeds so easily, but their nozzles don't clog. They will fade within a month or two outdoors. Think of this as a $42k indoor poster printer. But a really fast indoor poster...

I know nothing about the plotter exactly, but just by chance are you 100% positive that the cable is a DB9 (f) to DB25 (m) NULL SERIAL cable? That seems to work on the older machines. Regular Serial Cable won't cut it... literally! :Big Laugh

There aren't any outdoor sign grade inks available for MemJet yet, and last I spoke with them, they didn't plan on it. Nozzle drop out is minimal, since the inks they use won't clog. But they did have a built in algorithm to automatically detect misfiring nozzles and divert to nearest neighbor...

I've said this before, but you can't warrantee a product from nature. I've never offered anything in wood to my clients, especially when there are better alternatives. The price of the substrate shouldn't be in the equation when pricing a sign that you expect to last 5+ years. It's minimal...

There are tapes out there that will pull the drywall off if you try to remove them. BronTapes.com makes a product called Killer Red. Look into it. It's used everywhere. But as for the stencil thing.... I aways make my own out of cheap removable vinyl. I make it off the actual file I used to...

Well, you see... it's "The Man" trying to keep us down under his thumb, and spurn development into new and uncharted areas. After all, "They" have the monopoly on ink, so why wouldn't they want us to be dependent on what they are trying to sell us? In all seriousness... if you want to advance...

Uggh... ok, it comes down to actual science in this matter and available materials/substrates. Pigment based photo printers use an ink that will not stick to regular sign industry grade vinyl. Seriously... just try this as a test. Take a piece of regular Oracal 651 white. Try and print on it. If...

If you notice, only the ram has the doming applied to it, and the beveled edges are just painted.

Well, since it's a year old, how about an update on the banner material, and if you've switched or not.

Nope, full on sign guy. I've even got a channel letter bender in-house, plasma table, full on metal shop with all the welders, even aluminum TIG! Metal benders, ring rollers... tube bender, and I've even got a mandrel tube bender! Trusty 48" Graphtec plotter, 64" wide format printer, plus a huge...

And do you have an automatic trimming machine? That's extra labor and shop time if you have to cut them out by hand. Seriously, I'd hate to waste my ink on political signs. They often are solid full coverage, super temporary. I like running my printer on jobs that matter. Signs that stay up...

Correct... although, I'm next to a part of town called "China Town" and it's a really long stretch of Asian businesses. Which is why I don't bother printing banners in-house anymore. $1 sq. ft., hemmed and grommeted, same day. And that's retail pricing. We have lots of golf courses too... I...

Or, you could outsource them for less than you can make them in-house and go golfing, all while you are making money! :cool:

You should always wiggle up, never down. Never leave money on the table. Are you that desperate for work that you just want to keep busy?