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I've seen ton of discussion on printing on metals and acrylic but never on something that's painted with Matthews (Metal or Acrylic). We had mixed results especially printing something that has paint buildup like in case of ADA signs. We tried AP3155 with mixed results and it leaves a...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to find this bracket for corridor blade or flag sign but cant locate it anywhere. Anyone knows what this is or where i may find it? Dimensions don't have to be exact. Just the style with that internal notch to hold a 1/4 blade.

Hi Everyone. We have been using Signvox then shopVox and just recently the price nearly doubled from $215 to $366 a month and i cant justyfy the cost as we are a small shop. They supposed can not switch us to their Express platform which is honestly what we had before as far as options go. Just...

I want to share my experience with a purchase of brand new UJF-7151. We experienced nothing but problems from day one with no real care or support from Mimaki. Problems still exist after year an a half with no resolution. This was the worst and most unreliable machine we have. Problem 1)...

So, SignVox will no longer be supported and the price for us for the software will more than double (we are total of 7 users). I'm at square one in looking for alternate product. I did watch ShopVox demo, but my questions were not really answered and the program seemed using overly too many...

Hi everyone, Im trying to Paint Aluminum Sign Blanks with Matthews. I dont know if priming is necessary or not. I cant find the infor on Matthews website or by calling them. They have a great material prep guide but it does not cover aluminum sign blanks which are painted. It only covers raw...

Hi Everyone, I had a last minute add on to our project and the contractor wants us to provide side lit 1" thick letters. I called Gemini but they dont make them. Cause timing is of the essence I want to know a) how i can make them b) where can i order them. So here is my question. First and...

Hey everyone. im trying to make a aluminum monument. I'm going to give it to metal fabricator but am a bit puzzled how to do the reveal. Its a a standard box aluminum monument with a bottom section, reveal and the top section. I'm thinking the frame will be made of aluminum angle and the...

Hi all, given the Signvox may be forcing changing into Shopvox and which will mean a significant price increase (from $160 to $300 for 10 employees) we started to look into other options especially that we also use QB Online Pro ($30 for 3 users with excellent accounting capabilities). We have...

We have been using signvox in parallel with another invoicing software for some time in hopes we can move to signvox completely for estimating and invoicing. but due to some lacking features, I started to consider other software. 1) I cant effectively quote for jobs that have multiple 10/20...

Hi, I have a requirement to make a office sign (wayfinding) where the front of the sign in polyurethane painted 1/8 aluminum that has a sharp bend at the top towards the wall. Im not sure hot to get that perfect sharp angle. Bending will have a radius which is unacceptable. Any ideas???

Hi All I got a Rotary Engraver to make ADA signs but the cjhalenge i cant figure out is how to keep the letter edges straight (vs. beveled) and equally importantly I do not want any cutting on the substrate. Is it just done with dept control of the cutter only? Seems so hard especially if the...

Not sure if I'm posting to the right forum. I am looking for a paint to paint acrylic with. krylon Fusion works fine but most of the time I need a custom color. Dont want to prime it either as half the time I do subsurface paint anyways. Been using a laquer based paint but want to switch to...

Hi all, im new to in house monument sign making. I got pinged for several aluminum monument signs but don't know where to start. I took a look at some that are around but couldn't figure out how they are made. There is an aluminum painted cabinet attached to a frame embedded in concrete...

Hey everyone, im im relatively new to signmaking so wanted to know this. I know of raster and photopolymer styles of braille making and am considering one. But we used to buy braille from this guy that used to punch them from a thin piece of lexan or something. So his were stickable lexan...

I took over the operations of a sign shop and they always used ruler and a blade to cut foamboard, large prints etc. I started looking into a trimmer after seeing employee take many hours to cut 75 1ftx1ft NFTA signs printed on a 54in paper. each 1x1 had to be cut by hand SO after checking out...

I'm trying to find a vendor to do engraving on SS with black etched letters. I don't do engraving in my shop but this is a part of a larger industrial order. 4"x6", rounded corners and small holes on each corner. 1/8 stainless steel. This is maybe an ongoing project so need constant supply...

If someone has a corner cutter they want to sell that will cut up to .080 alum, please let me know. looking for sooper sr3000 lassco wiser cr60 thanks

I took over a family business and the guys who work at the shop want a laminator. They have been doing lamination by hand so far. I want to get a laminator but wanna get some suggestions and pro/con/issues that people have. Im mainly looking at 54/55in cold laminators. Looked at Seal 54EL, Royal...