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Great post, thanks for all the info!

What vinyl do you all use for printing stickers and decals?

What kind of vinyl is JPSS? Keep in mind I don't do t-shirts, only vinyl for lettering and such.

After checking the boards for about 15 hours over the last few days, I'm still getting mixed answers from here, signwarehouse, and fellers. I just simply need these questions answered: 1. Is the Epson Workforce 1100 an Inkjet printer? Is it water based, pigment, or dye? 2. Given the type of ink, what are some specific examples of vinyl I can print on? (I would like to purchase rolls vs. sheets if possible) 3. Should I buy replacement ink cartridges and use a different ink? Thanks a ton!

I've worked in a sign shop for a year or so and have always had a passion for it. I now have a full time job else where but have been doing small run vinyl graphics for some race teams in the area. I dont have the money to expand to laminate and print but I know being able to can really help me gain more clients. After checking these boards, it looks like I could use a wide format printer (such as an Epson Workforce 1100 - $200), printable vinyl, and hand lamination with a big squegee. Granted, I will need to invest in another plotter more than likely (I have a USCutter MH 751). Do many people print this way from home, or does this idea fall a little short? Thank you for any advice you have available!

My new problem is that when I cut, it also cuts box around the image. Any solutions? And when I try to select the image after a node edit, the image is white to where you cant see it.

Thanks, that helps a lot!

I don't know how common this problem is, but when I try to scan in an image with my epson scanner, it saves as JPEG. When i open it in Sign Blazer, it tells me I can't cut or node edit because it has bitmap in it. How do I change or fix this? What do I need to do to edit it?

Thanks, I have the cutter working pretty good now

Thanks a lot! What are the advantages of a serial vs. usb? and I would take your word on that, but I only have usb capabilities. The driver installation disk doesn't seem to work on my non-internet computer (the one with the usb and parallel ports)

I just bought this cutter 2 days ago and am using a laptop to cut with. The problem is it seems that I need to register SignBlazer to get it to work and I don't have internet on this current laptop. This laptop has a parallel and a usb port to connect to (not serial). I do, however, also have a laptop with internet capabilities but it ONLY has a usb port. My questions are: 1. Can I cut using just the usb port? 2. Do I need to register the software to begin cutting? Thanks!