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Hi gang. I have been out of the loop for quite a while but decided to dust the old cutter off and get busy again. I have always found SignBlazer a little cumbersome. I was wondering if Flexi Starter would be a better cutting software to use. So here are a few questions: 1. Does Flexi Starter 10 even work on my MH721? 2. Can I cut directly from Flexi Starter 10 to my MH721? 3. If not FlexiStarter or SignBlazer, then which software to use for design/cutting? Thanks in advance! Patty

Make sure you check out R&J Sign Co. They are located near 'The Hill'. We like to make a trip to R&J, pick up some sign stuff and then gorge ourselves at Rigazzi's! www.rjsign.com

My karate dojo is hurting for business. Some of the students want to put window clings up and advertise. I cut vinyl but have never done window clings. Does anyone here do them that I could sub this to? We aren't talking a huge quantity...probably less than 20 or so. Or, does anyone have some good instructions as to HOW to do them with vinyl? Thanks in advance! Patty

We charged the guy about $400 or so. We shot him a REALLY cheap price because he has a whole barn full of equipment that he wants to have lettered. If he likes it, I think we can really make a ton!!! It took about 8 hours to mask and install all that vinyl. We had nothing better to do on a Saturday, right? We used a 9 year cast which was new to us. It was Universal vinyl and it weeded like a dream! It was a little stretchy, but that was great for doing the curved sides of the tank! Believe it or not, the hardest piece to install was on the very back of the tank. The sides, while big, went on pretty easy! Thanks for looking, gang!

Here is this weekend's job...it is a septic tank pumper truck. It as a large mass of white when they brought it in. It isn't fancy, but they shouldn't complain about being noticed! I borrowed the backhoe and skidsteer from someone here on the board. Many thanks

Hello! I was wondering if anyone ever used a heat press on a ceramic tile. Is that even possible? If so, what type of vinyl did you use? Thanks in advance! Patty

Very nice! I am sure your friend will love it!

Now, as for my college professors, yeah, I would agree to the 'Those who can't, teach' bit. But, these two are exceptional. We have had some not-so-good teachers, but these two rate among the tops. We are lucky to have a couple of teachers who are so involved in the learning process. One teacher wants us to call her at home if we have questions regarding homework. I NEVER had a teacher give out their home number! Have a happy new year! Patty

Nice!

Wish Santa would have brought me a heat press. All Santa left were some Zhu Zhu pets Nice shirt!!!!!! Looks like you are off to a running start!

Hi Jay! That is actually blasted and painted. This is the front and back of the same block. On the front, we laid the reverse of the image (we just cut it on scrap vinyl) and sandblasted the saying and the snowman. Then, he taped the snowman off and then painted the lettering with red krylon. On the back side, we laid the positive of the image and blasted everything around it so that the house and trees are clear. We (ok, he) painted the part that was blasted with blue krylon. We probably could have just painted the blue and not blasted, but he likes to sandblast, so what the heck! It looks funky in the pics, but it looks really cool in person! Happy new year!

OK...they aren't the best pictures, but here it is. We blasted the front side of it with the saying and the snow man. We painted the block with red paint but left the snowman unpainted. Then, we blasted the back side of it and then painted the sky with blue krylon. It looks a lot better in real life than in pictures. http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu318/alhjc6/Sign%20Stuff/IMG_1219.jpg[/img]

I haven't been around much lately except to drop in and check every few weeks. Here is what we did for our daughter's teacher and her principal for Christmas. The tile was 83 cents at Home Depot and the stands were $3 something from Wal-mart. We sandblasted the tile and then painted it with black krylon. http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu318/alhjc6/Sign%20Stuff/IMG_1222.jpg[/img] Did an awesome glass block, too, but I can't find a way to take a decent picture yet. I'll keep trying. Patty

I use Anchor Blastlite. We use it to blast rocks and stepping stones (we use stencil mask or vinyl scraps for glass or plastic). The only problem we have had was finding a transfer tape that would stick to it. We finally ended up using a paper tape from SW (sorry...it was before I knew that USC sold stuff like that!). We also learned at the show in Indy from some company reps that you should wipe the mask down with alcohol before you try to tape it. That helped, but you have to be very careful to not dislodge the small pieces in your artwork! Once we put Anchor Blastlite on whatever we are trying to blast, it sticks pretty good with very little lifting. Hope this helps!