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  1. Why is laminated perf giving me so many problems?

    This just happened to me today. Tks for the notes guys.
  2. 4 Over - The Empire Has Stuck Back!

    Who else has good trade prices with 16pt cardstock? My customers love 4O's output.
  3. How much money do people make in this business?

    I bartered for a stack of bamboo, then for an install. I have a $4000 floor for hundreds out of pocket. hehe. The wife hasn't complained about small sales for a few weeks. :)
  4. How Roland Make Their Printers

    Some movie had a funny line ' because they all have little hands, big american hands can't do it ' haha. Looks like an awesome factory.
  5. 4 Over - The Empire Has Stuck Back!

    I listened in on the webinar presentation today. If you are in the top 3 tiers of membership, you can pay $300/mo to be a partner of the site. Sales from your area will feed to your account on a round-robin distribution basis. You'll get a cut of the sales. Customers can serve themselves as...
  6. Please crit and help

    Is there a hershey's kiss on his head? ;)
  7. vinyl ready vs layered file - my blog

    Nice blog, picked up a couple extra pointers, tks!
  8. Check out my mobile sign van.

    Sweet! Thinking of a mini setup like that in my E250 with an old PNC1050, just for very simple stuff or on-site fix-ups.
  9. Magnetic falling off

    Only one of my customers have lost one too, he placed it right over a door molding. Argh, really? Goes right in line with the typical folks who take the magnet shortcut in the first place.
  10. Howdy (well I am in TX)

    Howdy from Austin!
  11. Donating equipment to the greatest cause

    Micro: Sell it at a great price for an upcoming sign shop so someone can feed their growing family? Macro: Donate it to a community college graphics program.
  12. Hi from Texas

    Hi from Austin!
  13. a 2nd business ?

    I'm casually still looking for a position in my previous career, semiconductor engineering. The other side work sprouted from the main signs work has been pool-theme shirts, printing services and promotional product imprinting. For now I just look for anything I can sell and outsource. Don't...
  14. To All of the Signs101 Family

    My condolences, so sad to hear. :(
  15. Font ID?

    Stuck. Tks for help!!
  16. Favorite Quote from a Customer Today

    I did a barter with a lady- Her BF did my kitchen backsplash tile, I'm going to do her vehicle grahpics for an art biz. She's asked 8 times "if I have the design this week, can we do it?" She hasn't come though yet. omg.
  17. I-45 Signs Recommends

    Shouts from Austin!
  18. Illy: Cutting an gradient object

    Yeah, but I was trying to create a seamless pattern, cutting the edges in half so they would mesh. Instead I adjusted the patterns so the pattern terminated near the the edge, but wasn't cut by it. I can't seem to save a swatch, a drag n drop doesn't work. more hassle.
  19. Illy: Cutting an gradient object

    So, I have an oval shape and I want to cut a piece off of it. the shape has a gradient color. When I try a divide or clipping mask technique, the stroke fills in over the cut edge and the gradient pattern adjusts. Argh. How can I just want the object to be chopped without updating. Tks for...
  20. new to the business,NEED HELP

    Welcome from TX. Google for Illustrator books, some are completely online. Read Em and practice. Look for courses at the local community college, they are crazy cheap here FWIW.
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