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  1. retainer trim recommendation?

    Yeah, this sign has been beat to death over the decades. And whoever fabricated these cabinets... it seems like they built everything using scrap from their cabinet bone yard because all 4 cabinets are different thicknesses. lol. I don't have to do anything with the top 2 cabinets, however...
  2. retainer trim recommendation?

    Yeah, I would probably do that for a single cabinet if I could access all 4 sides, but this sign has several sections stacked on top of each other so I need trim that attaches to the front. It's a funky build.
  3. retainer trim recommendation?

    While replacing some sign faces I discovered this really old retainer trim. Much of the trim is beat up pretty bad. Missing pieces, twisted from sign face blowouts, etc. Not sure why they used a double track profile, but it's certainly not needed. I think these cabinets are at least 40 years...
  4. 4 x 4 real estate sign production

    Your post asks specifically about 4x4 coro signs, but your numbers don't add up if you're saying that you spend $70,000 on 180 signs per year. Don't conflate your numbers. You might be spending that much per year, but that includes a lot of other signage you failed to mention. If you're...
  5. sign and design software

    Precisely. Ditch the Canva (search for Canva on signs101 -- we frown on it for a reason. The output is 80% garbage). There are no easy buttons here, easystar. Designing on screen is one thing. Producing a design is a totally different animal. This industry requires a lot of learning, time...
  6. Just got my 1st white ink cartridge for the S80600

    Thanks for the info. I did find a few guides out there for working in Illustrator and attempted a few tests in Caldera. I created a custom profile for it (I have a spectro), but wasn't sure how many passes to make. I just went with 16 for a quick test. Pure white is fine -- but the output...
  7. Just got my 1st white ink cartridge for the S80600

    Hi all! So I decided to give white ink a try. One of my bigger clients needs decorative privacy graphics (white gradient pattern), and they have 180 offices (all narrow windows). They already have some done in one of their buildings that I will try to match -- seems pretty straight forward --...
  8. Multigraphic 1218 offset printing machine

    Someone here might know something about it, but most of us are using wide format roll-to-roll solvent/latex/UV equipment. Maybe check out the offset printing forums? That's what I'd do. https://***********.com/ https://www.colorprintingforum.com/ (I'm sure there are others)
  9. Eco-sol vs. UV printer pros and cons

    There are pros and cons to latex as well, according to what I've read/heard. I've never owned or operated one, just to be clear, and YMMV -- but from what I've gathered (here in the community and from printer technicians) is color variation. Harder to keep calibrated, and output can vary...
  10. Question Do you hem your banners?

    The good 'ol Mitsubishi 220, aye? Yep, fantastic machine. Although... hemming large panels together under a relatively small machine arm is no easy task. Certainly easier if you're surrounded by big slippery work tables to slide those heavy things around.
  11. Question Do you hem your banners?

    I prefer the look of clean, unhemmed banner too... nice and flat... right before I run it through my sewing machine. You will not curl on me or my client, banner! ;)
  12. Question Do you hem your banners?

    It's really not that much of an investment if you wanted to get into it. You don't need to buy anything new and fancy. Look for an older machine... roughly 1985 or before when everything was built to last (I think it was in the mid to late 80s when China started making the same machines. They...
  13. Eco-sol vs. UV printer pros and cons

    Eco-sol all the way IMO, but it depends on your market. Most of my work is for universities, corporate, etc... folks who are very particular about color matching and long term durability. UV is great for low cost runs... so you can run yard signs all day... and super fast too. Dries...
  14. In need of 48" banner rolls

    It won't as long as you go slow and back off at frequent intervals to let it cool down. The more teeth, the finer the cut, but also the more likely to melt/burn. You shouldn't see smoke from these videos -- I like their DIY initiative -- they just need to slow down and cut / cool their blade...
  15. Question Do you hem your banners?

    99% of my banners get hemmed, including 18oz! (the exception being very small ones, like a 2' x 1' -- in which case I use 18oz smooth face so they stay flat). Everything else gets sewn (double-stitched, TEX 92, and quite frequently with 1" nylon webbing -- hey, it's Oklahoma). The only other...
  16. In need of 48" banner rolls

    Why not make it an easy DIY project? https://www.signs101.com/threads/30-diy-vinyl-roll-slitter-video.174070/ or or
  17. Grommets

    I can easily punch through ACM with a standard bench top grommet press (or my automatic one)... so the grommets are certainly sharp enough that I don't need to predrill... but something that thick and "squishy"? My guess is that you would need a drill press to get a clean hole, and follow that...
  18. Need Help on Weather to Take on Label Job

    There are solvent printable mylar-based films out there. Can't remember the series I used right off hand -- it's been a while since I had a request for mylar since I converted customers over to a faux gold/silver (flakes, not the true "mirror" or "brushed aluminum" styles). This was largely...
  19. Setting up a new business for my Daughter

    So you dropped $2.5-3.5k on some equipment and expect her to create a full time full paying job out of it? The owners may or may not be a**holes -- but they're the ones who built up the business, hired employees and paid her wages. Honestly, I wouldn't invest too heavily. It's not like giving...
  20. Considering buying a spectrophotometer to make matching colors easier, suggestions? Recommendations?

    The OP has an HP Latex 315. As Smoke_Jaguar mentioned, check the device compatibility list for your RIP software. HEX or RGB values are basically useless IMO. RGB values are for monitors / screens (digital mediums). Wide format printing uses the CMYK color space. Inexpensive standalone...
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