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  1. Guest

    Vinyl getting caught it cutting groove on plotter

    I will assume that you have the 24" PCUT. If so, you have 3 options.... Put a piece of tape across the groove area. Watch your cut being made until it passes the groove. Both of these you have stated or you can buy the flatbed tray that US Cutter offers on their website. http://www.uscutter.com/Flatbed-Tray-for-Creation-PCut-Set-of-2_p_403.html Personally, I just put the tape across there & never minded it.
  2. Guest

    What would you charge?

    Stick to your guns and if they do not like it tell them to jump off a roof!!! That price IMO is too little! I mean there would be a design charge for custom sizing and then a per piece charge. I would say $2 each if they take 50 or less with a minimum of $85 and if they take 100 or more $1.35 minimum! Dont let a customer dictate price EVER, what it does is sends out the message that you dont know what you are doing and I honestly think you do. Large sign companies would charge more and anyone that has a rep whould as well. I get this PITAs in my glass business as well. They want free samples, prices special for them based on a large order then once the price is there for them to get there large order done they would scumbag me and buy 5! Well I put the end to that I charge for each and everything and if they do not like it I tell them to shop around and they never want to do that. Since I have done this better then 2.5 years ago I have grown quite a rep and people respect me for my honesty up front! SOLUTION: Tell him you made a mistake that you are willing to stand behind but if he passes you will need to charge more. Keep your price at the price that you have and tell him that is for a minimum of 100 take it or leave it and if he leaves it the cost will be $2 each. This is your business and not his, you need to make money at this business or you will fail! Trust me you will win doing it this way and you will feel good for the job when you get it and you will trust me!
  3. CRD

    Full body wrap

    As this is printed with a solvent 1440 dpi machine, if you get close (5 cm distance) you can see pixels. If this passes at 60 KM/HR who cares about pixels...................... It is reasonable clean concerning pixels. Paco
  4. thredz

    White Peace Frog on Red Tall T

    It's printop tpx sq. I printed it on the red just to find out if it was going to bleed out pink. i expected to do at least two passes. But after the one pass the coverage was so good there was no since in another.
  5. American And Proud

    Behave yourself,folks

    Hold tight John. Got some supplies? If not go out now and get some Candles, Batteries, Canned Goods, Water. whatever you might need. Bought our house about 20 years ago, it's the exact Middle house on the block. The Electric GRID Begins and Ends and another starts on the pole on in the back corner on my lot. Never failed every single little storm our house lost power, houses around our 1 block were all still lit up, always pissed me off. I was at Home Depot one day several years ago and they had 6250 Watt Generators on a screaming deal Sale so I nabbed one, I Never sit in the dark anymore. Large enough to run the fridge, a few lights, the furnace fan in the natural gas forced air furnace, the TV, and my computer. About 2-3 years after I bought it Com Ed did some grid work and now we don't go out as often, but when we do, I pull the Generator out and still live in relative comfort, in summer I loose the central AC. But I can at least run a fan until powers restored. Well worth having even a small one on hand, one that can at least run the fridge for awhile then unplug it and run something else, can save alotta food in the fridge/freezer, and give you some lights. Hang Tough, hopefully it passes you by.
  6. woodchip

    Trouble with cutting

    Hi, I am using a PCut 24" and Signblazer. I am new at this so please excuse this question if it is basic. When I cut out my work, it cuts with lines through alot of the artwork as well as leaving thin lines behind that I then have to cut away. I have checked my vector art , and it does not show these lines on it. Also I get alot of lines cut through when my blade passes different areas. Maybe like a whole line cut across the vinyl. I know my blade isnt too deep as it doesnt cut all the way through parts of the vinyl, I cant seem to get it just right between cutting too deep or not deep enough. But, do you have any idea of what these lines are. Thanks
  7. prestonservco

    New Sandblasting Setup

    I'm having a little trouble "dialing it in". Trying to find the correct pressure to use? Maybe another problem? I dunno. I'm having trouble with the vinyl blowing apart at 100psi. At 50psi I have to make several passes, and the vinyl lifts before I complete an etch. At 40psi it takes a long time to etch something. Any advice?
  8. BannerJohn

    MOTHER %$#@! BOARD GONE

    I have done boot sector repairs from a command line in DOS (or whatever passes for DOS in XP). That actually works.
  9. Kimon

    every line is cutting twice

    In the cutout dialog box click the advbanced tab and be sure the number of passes is set to 1, you also might want to check your image in your design program prior to sending to signcut. Be sure you do not have a fill assigned to the stroke and also be sure your image does not contain duplicates nested over the original. To do this ungroup the image then in wire frame or outline mode slect portions of the image and drage them to the side to see if there is a duplicate image beneath it. If this does not help please iupload or email a copy of your file for us to look at.. To email send it to kimon@signcutusa.com
  10. Guest

    Anybody tried cutting stencil board?

    I have just figured out how to make stencils Used clear inkjet film, spray glued to a sheet of mylar Had to do multiple passes because at higher preasures it was knocking the film off. Then just to see ,did regular paper ( good enough to use a couple of times) Cool to make stencils from different fonts instead of just "stencil fonts"
  11. Hve had both and both had their strong points - the p-cut is the newer design but the mh is the proven workhorse. Personally I liked both before getting my copam . . . . Sunday i get a Graphtec.. I just keep movin on up as time passes
  12. even with multiple passes/layers. if your blade depth is correct it's not gonna hack the paper up that bad. it may cut through in a few places, but shouldn't be that severe. Kevin
  13. Yea, that makes since about multiple passes if the test cut went well and yet the file did not. Post the file and let some of these smart people take a look. Denny
  14. Wow..Looks like you may have something layered behind it causing it to cut multiple passes. and possibly the pressure/blade needs to be adjusted..What software are you using to cut with and if you can post the file I will check to make sure it is not a layer. Also adjust your blade pressure to around 90 to 95 and see if that helps..As that is where mine is and have had no issues so far. Not sure on that type of vinyl but you may have to adjust your blade depth as you can see it is cutting all the way through the backing.
  15. BigDaddyChris

    New sign for Aarons rent to own

    its all WHO you know, not nearly what you know. I met a guy at a chamber of commerce event. he was an ad executive at a local tv station. he always has random ideas for t-shirts and stuff. I did some creative conceptual art for one of his side projects one time, and that got the ball rolling. he moved on to become the marketing manager for all of the oregon Aarons stores and when it came time to need design work done he knew just the guy to come to. now aarons has corporate art and then the franchises are allowed to run local stuff as well. so they prefer to run mostly local franchise specific ads, so I get all that design work. if I didnt know my guy on the inside, I would have never got them as a client. so, again, its who you know so meet and greet everyone you see, you never know where they will end up someday and need something you offer! I hand out biz cards to everyone, everywhere. not only does everything become a tax write off, its a GREAT way to bring in random customers. Ill give a card to the clerk at 7-11 when i buy a pop. "hey, if you ever need anything like this, gimmie a call, im just up the road" sometimes weird "7-degrees of kevin bacon" things happen. like the cricket store owner who was friends with a guy who asked him where to get a deal on t-shirts for a hip hop concert. turns out that guy was a roadie for Glasses Malone and Akon. next thing you know Im doing shirts and security badges for G. Malone and Akon with VIP passes to the show tossed in. all because I tossed the guy at the cellphone shop a biz card? hell yeah! heres the link to see one of my shirts in the video around 0:15 seconds you see a guy in a white shirt that says "I'm Certified" thats my shirt baby! keep handing out cards, you won't be sorry!
  16. Razpewton

    BEER MUGS

    Good luck to ya Pro. Here's a few pointers I'll share with you that I've learned over the past few years. Use the vinyl mask for your design, but cover everything else (including the back and bottom) with packing tape. I usually put two layers of packing tape around the immediate blast area and one layer in the non-blast areas (back and bottom). Press out any air bubbles that may appear as you are masking. An air bubble gives the blasting medium a "void" for "blast through", which is to say the grit penetrating the masking to contact the glass, giving you unwanted etching. Hold the nozzle at least 10" to 12" away from the blasting surface. This prevents blast-through. You get the feel of the process with experience. I run 50 to 110 psi on my air compressor. The less pressure, the more passes you'll need to make to achieve the desired reults. For extremely small vinyl pieces, such as the inside of the letter "A, B, P, D", try to blast head on and not from the side. This avoids blowing the tiny pieces off when blasting. I use a rubber printer's roller to press vinyl masking to the surface for a tight adhesive bond and good grip prior to blasting. I always wear a respirator and eye protection (full goggles). The silica dust is nasty stuff and you should avoid breathing it at all costs and keep it away from your eyes. Keep your respirator on when removing finished items or putting more into the blast cabinet. Carefully remove masking and tape after completion. I usually cut an "X" patter across the top of the beer mug mouth, then peel the masking/tape down the mug vertically in quarters. Be sure you don't have any grit under your fingers holding the mugs. Maintain a good gripe on your mug as you are demasking. I've dropped one or two. Broken mugs don't look as nice and hold little beer. I blow off any residual grit after demasking, then spray with alcohol and wipe with a soft, clean rag (cloth diapers are the best). After cleaning, hold up to the light to look for flaws and/or admire your work. Your design will be as detailed as your masking and weeding skills. When I have time, I will try to run finished mugs through the dishwasher for a super clean shine. You may want to purchase a pack of 12" mirrored panels to practice on. Experiment with nozzle angles and blast distances. Completed project should look something like this.... :)
  17. DennyHaze

    Ted Kennedy

    Ted Kennedy has past away......so sad anytime someone passes away, at least as far as we know. Prayers to his family and friends...
  18. A) Pull the vinyl a little past the lip before you start to cut. You will waste a few inches of vinyl but you will not have that problem. The cost of vinyl is pennies so not that big of a loss. Practice, Practice, Practice. You will ge better at it as time passes. I like to pull the amount of tape needed off of the roll and put it sticky side up on the table, then lay my cut vinyl down on top of it. I tend to have less problems applying the vinyl to the tape as opposed to applying the tape to the vinyl. C) I use a razor blade. I actually use the lip as a guide and the slice right across. Usually works for a pretty straight line.
  19. Stratman224

    First time silk screening

    I use vinyl on my screens all the time for quick 1 color runs. Example: I just did a 150 shirt order with the vinyl applied to the "BOTTOM" (non squeegee side) of the screen. The end result is a thicker print (If you do screen printing, you know what Im talking about) - but works just great. Also this allows for some fairly descent detail in the print too. Top side, or squeegee side tends to let the vinyl pull up over a couple of passes causing a degrading print. The lesson I learned most from doing this is: it works best with 110 mesh screens (or lower) - and with one color - else you're gonna have to flash the crap out of them before screening the next color. I use union ink plastisols too by the way (if it matters?). Off Topic - I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on these forums for the wealth of advice and help that it gives. Its truely a great tool to advance your talents - and I have been using it now for a couple of months!
  20. di3go

    scoring / double cut

    Is there someway to tell FlexiSIGN Pro to cut a specific line twice and another line once? I am trying to cut some cardstock but only want it to score the fold lines, but cut out the whole design itself. I would do it in two passes, but I need to do a few hundred and that isn't feasible. Hopefully someone can help. - Diego
  21. I had a customer tell me that the local sign shop called them to ask who they had doing there signs now (they seen new stuff done and they didn't do it) and were pretty rude about them using a different sign guy. Then yesterday I placed a 18x24 coroplast advertising digitally printed graduation banners at the exit of my community which I know one of his employees passes daily. This morning the sign was gone! stake was still in the ground but the sign was gone. Guess I should take these things as a complement
  22. Have you verified that you are not getting multiple passes on the cut lines? Or if you are currently using a 45
  23. sarconastic

    1st attempt at Sandblasting Granite.

    graphicguy, I actually got this granite at Home Depot. 12" x 12" for $5.50 a tile. It's not the best patterned granite but it is consistent. Mr P, Yeah Granite was tough to etch. and I only had 651 vinyl over it, so i have to be careful to not blow through the vinyl. I was using silica sand as my etch material. i already had it in my cabinet. Someone suggested Ground Walnut shells to me. May have to try that sometime too. What I noticed most with the granite was, you would go over it, and notice a big change in the color, then finish one area and look back at another and realize it was still shiny in places. It took several passes to get them all even. I was being really Ginger with the blaster the first time through trying to make sure I didn't blow the vinyl off the stone. But it went great. Thanks all for the Kudos. Kevin
  24. SandyM114

    need help with this file

    Thanks to everyone for the help. I'll go back and try vectorizing it in Inkscape again. I clicked on colors and 8 was in scans or passes and I didn't change that number. I'll try it without colors. Thanks again. I'm determined to learn this! Sandy
  25. john!

    Car Vehicle Lettering I Did Today

    Thanks again for the comments! Used Avery 9 year silver shimmer which passes for metallic silver and is cheaper :( the logo was clipart i found and is now her new brand mark