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Thanks for the input. Unfortunately the old laminator is long gone.

My new shop bought a liquid laminator to replace their old broken down sheet laminator. Makes sense in a lot of ways but mostly because we mainly laminate pre-printed solid panels. Occasionally we need to laminate printed vinyl and they are very fond of the 3m IJ 35c. It laminates the vinyl...

Getting in a bit late on this conversation but wanted to tell my customer firing story. At my last shop we had to fire a couple customers that were "Sign Shops". They would sell these jobs to their clients then come to us for estimates on fabrication and installation on their designs. Then...

Use 100% Silicone and VHB.

The only thing I can think of at the moment is to reprint the color chart. Especially if you have had to change out a head or had any other similar repairs done. My chart changed a bit after I had a head change out. Also make sure you are exporting it as a spot color.

Remember to make sure that you are using the Roland palate before you output the job. If you are using a cmyk or other palate that isn't a spot color, VersaWorks is going to guess what color it thinks it is and in my experience it never guesses right twice.

LOL, that's the worst part of the job, the never-ending paperwork.

I have been working in the private sector for years struggling to make ends meet, because nobody can "afford" good help. This job literally saved my butt financially and I finally have an opportunity to start saving money that the state of 'Virginia matches plus some. I finally have good...

They have been building the sign shop up here for years. We currently have a crew of 8 guys and looking to expand. They are starting to cross train everyone here starting with me when I came on (mainly because I have been making signs for 30+ years and needed almost not training). The shop...

University of Virginia has it's own in house sign shop. They do the whole nine yards, ADA, engraving, banners, street signs, vinyl work and pretty much the whole shebang except electric. You can find the link to job postings here, https://hr.virginia.edu/careers-uva/job-openings Scroll to the...

Echod graphics.

You can also buy what is called adhesion promoter. Supply 55, AP 3155 or something similar. You spray it on and wipe it down before printing. It also works on aluminum, glass, plexiglass and most other plastics.

Yes it is. It will also be a nice change of workspace.

He is looking for a shop manager also. Which is my position here. He has a lot of work, mainly on the electric side. I'm going to work for The University of Virginia at that sign shop. Everybody in town would kill to work there so I totally scored. Great wages, benefits and they pay for...

AMS is probably my boss (for the next couple weeks at least, I got a better offer). He doesn't like this forum so quit coming here. I like it just fine at Signs101

Looking for an experienced installer for a small but quickly growing sign company in Charlottesville. Email resumes to sales@americanmadesigns.com

We are looking for someone with printing, Graphic design and production experience here in Charlottesville Virginia. We use Corel Draw and have both solvent and UV printers. DM me if interested and I can provide more information.

I am trying to print vinyl on my LEJ640 then cut it on my VP540i after laminating. Not much luck getting everything to line up correctly. The VP reads the crop marks but randomly starts cutting anywhere from .5" to 1" left or right and top to bottom of where the die cut is supposed to be. We...

That looks a bit rough to me. If you are mechanically inclined it is possible to replace them yourself. Those things were going for $1,000 each 15 years ago when I did my last one. Hope you got a good deal.

The local post office told us that about all USPS offices are understaffed and overworked. We have went up to two weeks without a mail delivery. Then we would complain and someone would dig our mail out of a big pile of undelivered mail and make us come get it. The last time this happened...