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Local guy here in BC has perfected prints on fabric that makes you invisible. The army is very interested in his work. See the attached story. Pretty cool! http://www.globalnews.ca/6442772271/story.html :Canada 2:

Does anyone know how they make calibration decals like in the link below? http://www.qclabels.com/Self-Laminating-Calibration-Labels/Self-Laminating-Labels.aspx These have a portion of the decal with laminate that still has the backing paper on it so you can write with marker and then cover it...

FINALLY got the Roland Versacamm up for sale on the site under Classifieds. Take a look. Very low usage!

Hi all, We have a Roland printer cutter that we want to sell and wanted to ask where do you look for used equipment? I know we can post here and Craigslist which we will but are there other sites that anyone has had success with selling their stuff or sites that you check out when you want to...

When looking into UV LED printers/cutters, we were wondering if the clear coat option would work similar to laminating when it came to decals. Sometimes people only need decals to last 12 to 18 months and if this could save as from laminating on some jobs it would be a bonus with these...

Had a customer ask if our inks were lead free. I said I would try to find out but seems harder to find out than I thought. I had presumed no but now not sure if our printing inks do have lead in them like paint. We use the Eco-sol inks from Roland and can only find through marketing speak...

I wanted to try Seramark brand after seeing it mentioned here as alternative to phototex. Has anyone in Canada found a distributor or bought from US side? Duties? Trying to get sample to try and find out what costs would be in comparison to phototex. I tried emailing company but they don't...

I've been playing with Phototex sample roll and like how its coming out with my SP300. I see that you can buy Phototex in sheets 11 x 17". What printer / cutter can you work with this size sheets? Some things I want to print and cut would fit on a sheet and if I can free up the wide format...

Hi all, I'm considering a plotter to help with workflow when my SP300 is busy printing. Yes, I know, I read this would happen when you have a print/cut machine and also need to laminate but starting out, this I felt was the best route to go. My question is, how do you work with the files that...

What would be the equilvalent to 220 vinyl used on a Gerber that I could use on my sp300? Want that super high sticking performance in a 2ml.

I want to get a 4' x 8' cutting mat for my table but see there are two different types. One with a grid and one without. What do most of you use? The gridded is substantially more - about 65% more in price - so want to know if it's worth the extra $$. Thanks!

I meant to post this and don't think anyone has before. Article about the huge olympic wraps and signage around Vancouver. 3M is an Olympic sponsor. Imagine doing that job. Article here The freestyle skier is probably the most photographed image and its really great to see. This is from...

My supplier no longer carries the cutting system from Image Edge. It's very simple - cutting blade goes into a track and you have a straight edge built in. Similar to using a metal ruler and exacto knife but easier to keep cut on 'track'. This is around $100 or less while the one they replaced...

I saw these on Fathead today. You can make graphic skins to put on laptops and they are easy to remove (no residue). Very cool and thought good promotional branding for some companies. http://www.fathead.com/skins/ Any idea what media you would use for this? Is it the same as the material...

Starting in February any clothing including t-shirts and labels that are for children or put on toys, equipment used by children will need to be lead-free and phthalate-free. You will have to show that your goods have been tested for this. Anyone heard of this or know if the vinyl and ink...

Living in beautiful BC, Canada and just getting into the biz of small custom decals. I'm part of lay offs that happened earlier in the year and now going through an entrepreneurial program. So much to learn and already have received lots of great feedback and advice. Lots of talented...

So now I'm thinking of getting the Gerber Edge FX. What pricing is a good deal for it? Any Canadians buy one lately and where from?

Warning: total newbie here. I've been looking at the thermal vs inkjet through the threads. For the decal biz I would be doing I thought a versacamm would work best as I loved the printer/cut feature but decals don't stand up to solvents. Colours were fading. Don't want the extra work of...