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Hey guys just had a question for you all.  I may be having a large order of 2 tone decals for a tuning shop.  I told them as a 1 man show I can do about 200 of them even though they may want thousands (I had a friend doing the talking with them as their customer and he didn't really understand what my capabilities were). When he told me that I said there is no way I can facilitate a large order like that.  I also told him with those kind of numbers they would want to go printed (He said 15k at one point and I started laughing).  Any who, besides that, they were still interested in the "smaller" run for now

My question for you all is: Does anyone have any tips on layering multiple decals at one?  They are only 1.75" x12" decals with no overlapping layers.

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cut them as a sheet, and layer them several at a time. if you use registration mark on a large sheet you can do a lot at a time.  I'm thinking at that size maybe 10-20 at once?

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Ok, I will give this a shot, I know I had tried for the samples and the registration marks from one lined up, but the others didn't.  I'm guessing I have to be certain that the vinyl is feeding perfectly straight (such a pain some times).

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just do some test cuts, and make sure you're cutting correctly, unless you have real small lettering, they should weed with ease.

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What kind of cutter are you running? You may be hampered with layering multiple if your cutter can't track nice and precise. If you can score a large order you can probably negotiate for half up front and upgrade your cutter (assuming it's not a servo machine).

$50 seems pretty high for what the large decal would be where I'm at. I would be about half that or possibly a little more if it was technical.

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I would think that you can do 9-10 at once off a 24" roll. Use registration marks and manually make the sheets weeding lines.

I would also use a clear application tape, for how rigid it is. 

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Whatever you can get them to pay is actually the best price. Ha ha! Most of my work is repeat customers and I charge a decent price based on what I need to cover my true costs and profit. Don't let any of us on here determine what's best for you. 

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