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Here's one of me & the wife from late last summer.

Right! I didn't know a thing like this existed. I am so stoked it worked like a charm in about 5 seconds of adjusting. One test on a scrap piece of vinyl... Viola.

so using the sawgrass power drivers - if so I would call sawgrass - they have always had spectacular customer service

The wife, I and both kids this Christmas. Emptynesters now, so it was nice having them home!

I think we found a solution. Conde installed their color profile when we first got the printer but we bypassed that with Virtuoso color Manager. It gives us a much better output. I don't know if this will be a permanent solution but It will get our current orders out. Thank you for your help.

Only been there once but it was fantastic!!!

I have a few of those too. LOVE them!

I agree on the starter kit. Over time you will figure out what works for YOU. For comparison to the others I use a 24.5" x 6.5" Fiskars see-through ruler with the 1/4" x 1" grid lines like you find at the sewing store or walmart to cut down almost everything. I DO have a 40" SOOPER Purple trimmer with finger protection that I bought with the extra T-square attachment and I actually have used it three or 4 times since I bought it in 2010. . I weed cut vinyl with a pair of really pointy tweezers because I find that I can also reach in around the letters and stuff and hold trouble pieces down while I lift the weed with my off hand. I keep a 10" roll of clear app tape for occasional need and craft moms who want to see the colors but it lasts me forever. I keep a 12" and 15" and 24" roll of app tape(or more) as well and use the one that makes the most sense. The 12" for smaller stuff and the 15 and 24 for whole width cuts on the corresponding vinyl widths. I use R-Tape with conform and prefer higher tack 4076RLA but 4075RLA is also good high tack. Medium tack is sometimes handy too but for most small detail jobs higher is better IMO. App tape is expensive and only comes in 300ft rolls so you have to figure out what you really NEED to get started and maybe buy a bigger one once you get some cash flow. App tape will dry out if you have it too long; wrap it up the best you can with a plastic bag most come that way. You CAN also layer app tape in a pinch but it will likely cause some bubbles at the overlap. They can be dealt with but are hard to avoid. I like high quality hard squeegees but also have some softer ones as well for uneven substrates. The hard ones create less drag on the app tape and so don't cause as much stretch allowing more pressure. Don't scrimp on squeegees the cheap ones are often warped. I don't use wet application very often but keep some fluid around. You will want some adhesive remover and some rubbing alcohol. I also use some denatured alcohol mixed with water as a basic pre-cleaner or after using the citrus based adhesive/grease remover. I have some of the vinyl removal tools that are basically the same thing as the scrapers you use to clean cooking stone cookware (hint). I use parchment paper to help layer multi colored work and there is a thread in the instructional contributions about that. I am an x-acto guy and use them in conjunction with the see-through roller to chop down my work after the cut and weed.

The SignShop in a Box comprises the following: Sign Shop in a Box Includes: A 12in by 10 yard roll of High Tack Application Tape (TransferRite 592U) A 6in by 10 yard roll of Medium Tack Application Tape (TransferRite 1310G) A 5 pack of Chiz'lers-for vinyl removal as well as application in tight corners An Excel K1 light duty knife with cap A package of 15 Excel blades An 8 oz. bottle of Splash concentrate - makes 1 gallon of application fluid A chemical resistant spray bottle 2 Rolls of 3/4 inch masking tape A 5 pack of application squeegees A deluxe rubber-edged '3H' style squeegee A Deluxe USCutter felt squeegee ...PLUS vinyl, banners and shop tools! 43" BigFoot Ruler 17 5/8" x 23 5/8" Greenie self-healing cutting mat x1 GreenStar Two-color vinyl, 24" x 5 ft Starter Banner GAP ScrapeRite scraper vinyl removal tool (holder with 5 blades) x2 Magnum Magnetics 30mil white magnetic sign blanks, 12" by 24" USCutter Rapid Weeding Kit x5 24" x 5 ft rolls of GreenStar Intermediate Performance Vinyl (black, white, real red, canary yellow, green) (colors may vary based on inventory) This is a random assortment of stuff, but is it worth $200. or not? The cutting mat seems too small (I would consider a 2' x 4' a minimum area). Two magnetic sign blanks is not enough, once people realize you're capable of doing those truck/car-door magnets, there will be more demand, and you'll need more blanks on hand. (same thing with banners) By the way, that GreenStar two-color vinyl material is very cool, I've used it before and earned some serious money by making banners with that stuff. (it's a specialized product, good only for temporary/indoor display, in my estimation) If you want regular 13oz. white banners (pre-hemmed and grommeted) then you'll need to order those as well. And I would prefer to own a nice four-foot long T-square instead of the BigFoot ruler. ( I bought the BigFoot and it sits unused, as a drywall t-square provides me better results). The narrow width of those app tapes is essentially not functional for what you'll probably end up cutting (24"-28"). Plus, 2 Rolls of 3/4 inch masking tape? This is called "hinge tape" and you'll grab it as needed from a local supplier (any home-improvement store). Squeegees? Hmmmmm... Picking/weeding? To each his own. And so it goes..

clearly i did not read the owner's manual. i checked my stash of stuff, i absolutely have that magnifier ... still in the plastic wrap, tucked neatly in the box. i don't think i even opened that box to see what was in it. hahaha. that's a handy tool, all cutters should come with that.