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    I've been part of this board for a little while now, long enough to know there are more than a few vets here. (and probably some active duty as well). I would like to give a sincere (as sincere as a post on the internet can be) thank you to any of the men and women here that are current or ex-military. I appreciate you and your service so that my family and I can enjoy the comforts that we do. Thank you.
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    Love the neg I got, just goes to prove that I gottcha hehehehehehe weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I have to much fun!
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    I was just notified that John had a heart attack last night and will be undergoing surgery today. I'm sure some extra prayers will speed his recovery! Thanks Jenny
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    Hey guys, I thought it would be fun for the members of the forum to sound off a little about themselves related to cutters only. Tell us what equipment you have, how long you have been in business, what your business specializes in and your best sales avenues (local, website, and such). I'll Start! Double Z Decals from Hays KS. Have a 34" Refine at the moment, and aspire to buy a Copam when I can afford it. Been doing decals on my own for a little over a month now (I think) but have had a little exposure to vinyl cutting before that through a cousin with a cutter and my brother who use to work for a sign company. My main sales avenues for now is www.doublezdecals.com and word of mouth advertising here locally. I work in my day job as a Technical Lead at an Internet/Technology helpdesk for a small ISP. I have extensive computer hardware/software experience, so I have come by this part of the process pretty naturally. Doing this as a side business for now out of my basement but hopefully someday can justify doing it full time one my wife gets out of school. Mostly am doing custom outdoor themed hunting decals. I use oracal vinyl, right now have 651 and 751, going to get some 631 for wall decals here soon. I do all my decal designs for the website custom and so far have not used a clipart eps yet! Am not an artist, but I am getting pretty good at taking inspiration from photographs and such and being able to trace a vector design on the computer to cut. I have done a racecar for a friend of the family, and am working on the designs for a couple dog trailers for a breeder in our area. One of my more interesting projects I have been working on is doing some arcade cabinets for friends who restore them here locally. We have a couple doing restorations, and then several "MAME" cabinets which can pretty much play any video game ever made, from the original playstation to the first atari and all the arcade games ever created. Its a pretty interesting project. When we get some of them finished I will be posting pictures! Once I get a little more money in the bank think I am going to order a T-shirt press and start adding shirts to the website as well. So there you have it, my infant decal/sign business in a nutshell. Lets hear from some of you other guys. I think it would be especially neat to hear out of the ordinary things you make for customrs (like arcade marquees).