gm2k8

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  1. oh yes.. i been resting as much as possible.. but im ready as i ever will be..
  2. we need to get some uscutter videos on youtube.. i seen a few pcuts.. i haven't seen a laserpoint yet.. also some of the heat presses too.. lots of videos of heat pressing vinyl with different manufacturers of heat presses.. i will try to get a few videos of my laserpoint if i get time.. my cutter is at work so "work" comes first.. does anyone else have videos on youtube? i know charlie does.. i have seen a few of his tutorials so far.. anyone else?
  3. nice.. once i get my shop situated i will make some videos..
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    Skins for game systems

    nice to see other gamers on here.. big time gamer here.. i own every system since atari.. play 360 mostly now.. my ps3 collects dust but i do need to beat MGS4.. i want lil planet.. Dave
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    a little something i threw together

    not if your gonna be there LOL
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    first order

    well.. yesterday i had time to test with pen.. today i made this real quick between customers and cut it. the first time i cut it i started to weed and it didnt look like it cut all the way thru the vinyl.. even though my test square cut fine.. so i redid the blade height and pressure and did another test run.. cut 3 side by side.. few customers wanted me to do some of these for them.. so why not test run they are in white vinyl with R-tape so with flash couldnt see them at all.. held it in front of lamp.. no flash.. not perfectly sharp as was handheld with digital camera but you get the idea..
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    weeding tips or advice

    ok.. new to the vinyl weeding arena.. will give you my setup.. 24" laserpoint cutter 15" LG 6000 vinyl small design with text to test i think after a little trial and error.. i have my cutting depth and pressure set 'ok'.. the first cut.. i did the sample 'test' rectangle and it weeded fine.. no problems.. however when i cut my test design with text.. it wasnt cut all the way around some of the text.. i could see the cut lines but it appeared to be not cut all the way thru the vinyl.. so back to setting the pressure.. i upped the pressure and did another cut and this one appears to cut better.. but when i started to weed.. the letters were pulling up a little and i just had to use my exacto and hold the letters down a lil bit as i pulled up the excess material.. now to my question.. are there any tips to weeding.. certain angles i should use to pull around text or should i try a lil more pressure on my laserpoint.. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated.. Dave
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    Show the first items vectored or cut

    that alien is cool.. of course skulls are always cool.. nice work.. thanks for sharing.. even if they are 15+ yrs old haha
  9. yes sir.. the possibilities are endless.. hmm.. i have so many ideas in my head already.. this is going to add to the mix.. the only thing that holds me back is finding time to try all my ideas thanks for posting the link.. am checking it out Dave
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    Hi!

    lol.. i told you i did my research.. i bookmark everything that is relevant.. and since i was helped here many times.. i offer my help as well and im learning everyday.. Zach.. you are welcome.. its not that hard.. if you are already familiar with graphic design.. its similar for print work on a printer.. if you are confident with that aspect.. then the cutter/plotter will be easy street.. just setting it up and take your time.. is all you need to do.. and of course if you run into problems.. hit the forum.. we are here and someone has probably had issues that you might run into and answers are here.. Dave
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    Re: New to the forum

    welcome.. if there is anything you need just ask away.. we are here to help
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    Yet Another Importing Question

    i had a similiar experience.. i imported a design and then added text.. and sent to cutter and on the cutter screen my image was gone.. only the text.. so i cut it anyways.. and all i got was text.. so i thought about it for a second.. went thru some of the settings.. and tried the 'weld together' option.. sent to cutter.. on that screen it finally showed my image too.. cut it.. came out perfect.. try the weld together option and see if it will work for you
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    Bernie Mac died this morning

    ditto.. he looked exactly like a buddy of mine in TX.. i happen to see this on tv last night and i was like WTF!! i cant believe it.. he will be sadly missed
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    Blue Owl Store Front

    customer always is right looks good either way.. thanks for posting
  15. thats really interesting.. it seems the possibilities with a vinyl cutter are diverse as we are as individuals.. nice work.. thanks for posting..
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    Just Finished Trailer

    yep looks great.. i like the font and the plans on there.. unique
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    first order

    yah. i just put a long strip of masking tape over that gap.. works fine now got a few more designs im working on for my unborn son.. i will cut them on monday and post some pics..
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    NEED INPUT !!

    u mean i gotta fine my headset and mic from when i used to play fps on my pc.. im sooooooo used to my xbox 360 wireless headset now..
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    first multicolor

    i saw your post on tshirt forum.. did you try to use the metallic on top of the white? or could you just omit the white lettering and have the silver go straight to the shirt? either way looks sweet.. maybe try a smaller graphic with the metallic until you figure out how to get it to stick..
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    Blue Owl Store Front

    i was thinking the EXACT same thing.. i remember those commercials as a kid lol.. dating ourselves.. anyways i like the design.. i have one question however.. you used white on blue for the outer window displays.. but the door is just 1 color white.. i think it would of drawn them all together if you used a blue backgound behind the phone number on the door.. imo.. im just saying it looks like you upgraded the windows but left the door plain.. just my thoughts on that.. unless the customer wanted it that way.. otherwise the owl looks killer.. the side windows POP like WOW!!
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    Hello everyone

    Welcome!!! I got a question, can you ban firemalt?? Sorry fire.....I couldn't resist lol.. when im reading posts.. i sometimes get firemalt and firestar mixed up...shh.. dont tell them that though hi Levi.. good to know..
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    first order

    DaveS.. everytime i see your name.. i have to take a double-take.. because my real name is Dave S. lol Dave
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    Hi!

    howdy!!! welcome to the board.. ok lets see if i can answer some of your questions.. What is the cheapest vinyl I can aquire, and the best place to purchase it online, and of course vinyl that is compatible, or easiest to use with the MH1351? well think about it this way.. cheap and vinyl dont really mix.. if these are signs for outside dont get anything too cheap.. get something that is good for outside.. however.. my first vinyl order i got some LG 6000 that was rated pretty good from all the feedback i saw.. i got it because i wanted to wait and get a color chart for oracle before i order any of it.. i saw a pdf color chart for the LG so i got 4 colors just to practice with and then i will order some oracle vinyl.. i got mine from signwarehouse.com and i received my order in 3 days.. there are a bunch of retailers you can check out them at the post below.. http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,5747.0.html I've seen everyone boasting about adobe illustrator, and using it to make graphics and of course vectorizing it into .eps? Am i able to send the information to the plotter from adobe, or do i have to import it into other software to make it easier? checkout this thread http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,242.0.html but you dont NEED AI to make the graphics.. you can use inkscape (free) to convert .bmp/.jpgs to .eps and then import them into your cutter software.. now if you already have AI and know how to use it then i would just use that.. i dont have AI anymore on my new computers and i dunno where the install discs are for those old versions so i just use inkscape and signblazer to cut my vinyl.. get inkscape here http://www.inkscape.org/ Does anyone suggest practicing with just plain paper first? thats what i did.. i got my cutter on Monday of this week.. checkout my practice run with pen here http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,8309.0.html and then i just cut my first few orders today.. http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,8356.0.html again.. welcome to the forum.. use the search option and you will find tons of reading material.. thats what i did before i purchased my cutter.. i read up all about it for over a month or so.. Dave
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    Decal Diva...

    hahahaha...
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    Campaign Signs

    thats how i do it.. you pay for the parts.. and im more then willing to build/work on anything that i can to help.. family or friend.. plus free advertisement is always great word of mouth is the best form of advertisement..