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  1. Looking for reliable wholesale banner printing service

    Having printer issues and have a job I need completed soon. Can have a firmer quantity tommorow but estimating 15 each 2x4 and 15 3x5 13oz gloss banners printed. Open to either fully finished or we can hem and grommet them. Print ready artwork will be provided. Suggestion of vendors you have...
  2. 54" Printer Recommendations

    Replacing our current 54" Mutoh printer. Looking at the Mutoh 1341 SR Pro, but not thrilled with the lack of enthusiasm/followup by our current vendor for this purchase. Wondering if y'all run other brand printers in similar sizes and your recommendations. Primary use will be for general...
  3. Looking for small quantity of blank, .080, Alum, 6x30, Radius Corner, Green, Reflective street type signs

    Need a couple replacements for signs stolen from a cemetery project I did awhile back. (Isn't that awful someone would steal from a cemetery) I typically use Grimco, but their current pricing is prohibitive (3X what I originally paid). Possibly due to them not offering standard reflective...
  4. Mutoh 1304 won't print C,Y,K after Strong cleaning cycle

    You guys helped me on my sticky rollers on my Mutoh 1304 and was able to print my job just fine, all nozzles firing except a few black. The next day I did a head cleaning cycle. Typically I use Economy or Normal, but since I had been missing a few black nozzles I tried a Strong this time...
  5. Mutoh 1304 pinch rollers leaving tracks

    Some of the tiny material holddown pinch rollers are leaving black tracks on the white vinyl. I know the solution is to replace the offenders, but anyone have a work around to get me through jobs until they arrive? Its almost like they feel "sticky" and its only the ones that don't get used...
  6. Looking for this particular banner stand

    Just done with the rollup banner stands. Tried several of the x-type stands, with this one being by far the best. IMO. Sadly, the vendor I used in less than ideal. Any ideas on a reliable vendor for this stand?
  7. Suggestions for quality retractable banner stands

    Have client who continually destroys retractable banner stands. Any guidance on a vendor that offers a higher quality unit that might hold up better to abuse? The ones we've purchased in the past have plastic end pieces inside that break (2 came new broken), the vertical poles plastic end...
  8. Painted Alum Blank Vendor Suggestions

    Any input on a good supplier for small quantities (<30 per order) of smaller painted alum blanks (i.e. 18x24, 24x36, etc) Had been using Grimco, but the price on the 18x24 .040 we use just shot up 296% from the price we paid in February. If you have a minute, log into your Grimco account and...
  9. Weatherproof Outdoor Poster Display Case Recommendations

    Looking for a recommendations for quality weatherproof outdoor poster display cases, similar to the photo. The max areas I have for mounting are 32wx40h and 20wx40h The area is covered by an overhang, but it is in a wide open area and the wind blows *all the time* so rain and snow would be...
  10. Applying graphics to 4x8 sheet by ones self

    Got in a situation where I needed to complete a dozen 48x96 fully coverage graphics on PolyMetal by myself. I got it done, but man it sucked. Prints were laminated 3M Print Film 40C. I used a large Big Squeegee, but that was less than ideal. Since it is an air egrees film, I was able to work...
  11. What are you guys paying for Max Metal?

    I feel like we get screwed every time we order Max Metal? What are you guys paying for single & double sided, white, 4x8 sheets? How much you buy at a time?
  12. Free "Never 10" tool by GRC to stop unwanted Win10 upgrades

    Microsoft has silently been forceably upgrading some Win7 and Win8.1 users machines to Win 10 without their consent. I heard the rumors, then sadly, it happened to us. Come in one morning and oh, look, Windows 10, WTH??? Steve Gibson, over at GRC, wrote this tiny utility to help people disable...
  13. Big Squeege crack repair advice

    Dale (and anyone else who has relevant input), our 56" BS has developed a crack on one end. Recommenced repair technique advice?
  14. Maintaining a colored background for a contour cut

    Flexi Contour Cut question. We need to create a Contour Cut file in Flexi to be printed and cut in Wasatch The image on the left is a much simplified version of the original artwork (which has many colors, including white on a black background) The image on the right is what I need to...
  15. Would any judge convict me?

    <rant> So for like the hundredth time (it seems like anyway) I had a person come looking for some sign material “remnants”. He explained he was looking for a 3’x4’ remnant that he could have. I explained that when we cut off a portion of a $50 piece of substrate that the “off fall” does not...
  16. Year and a half report on USTECH 65" Laminator

    Year and a half in after purchasing our USTECH 65” Laminator from Dave at USTECH. Things are still working great. As you may have read in my original thread, we web the machine via the method I learned from Scott at Feller’s and tho it makes it pretty easy, we actually leave the machine webbed...
  17. 1304 nozzle test issue - ideas?

    5 year old 1304 with very few hours (all life meters still read Full). No heads strikes. Cleaned weekly. Greeted today with this on the black. Anyone see this before? Does it look like a classic blocked nozzle? I dunno. First time I've ever gotten anything but a perfect test pattern.
  18. Who's got an ISA show code?

    I jacked around and am just now registering for the Vegas ISA show. Anyone got one of the codes?
  19. 54" Roll material rack

    Tired of tripping over rolls of material. Idea is 4x4 for base legs and 2x4 for uprights. Lags @ 45 degrees to hold the rolls on conduit bars. Comments or better ideas?
  20. Whatcha know about 3M Print Film 40C-10R that replaced IJ40C

    Been using IJ35C and IJ40C with good results. Went to order IJ40C yesterday and told discontinued and replaced with 3M Controltac Print Film 40C-10R and 40C-20R. The one attribute I hated about the IJ35 and IJ40 was the super aggressive adhesive that, at least I, could not snap up once it was...
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