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Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

Maybe this will work for you... get_to_da_choppa.EPS

nope - just the lowest prices - funny I don't expect valet parking at walmart - but maybe I should.

Late order due today thanks to my coworker. Lol had to rush downtown and grab these.htv had to cut in sections to save vinyl. You know wasted vinyl = wasted money in this business.the other cutter was giving her the run arounds.

Been there, done that...too many times! Now I save the live fonts with the design on a second page before converting the text to curves. It does help....when changes are needed. Sue2

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll definitely get some parchment paper because I plan on layering some vinyl soon.

I didn't think you would really do it - ok going to take my popcorn to the show . . . gotta watch 2 channels now

Or you might want to consider a thermal printer / cutter, they don't require all the maintenance that the solvent printers do, which of course is nice, but the thermal ribbons for thermal printers aren't cheap. Just something to consider... Here is a used one I came across on ebay,.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Summa-DC4SX-Thermal-Printer-Vinyl-Cutter-/131555072241?hash=item1ea14b18f1:g:k5IAAOSwjVVVocqI

Look into the Roland printer/cutters. Sounds like you would have a nice down payment on a 54". https://www.rolanddga.com/products/printers/versacamm-sp-300i-and-sp-540i-wide-format-color-printers

I have the 7900. It's made for indoor prints. You would get amazing looking photos, canvas, wall art, etc. They make vinyl and banner material that works with it, but you won't get as long of an outdoor life as you would with solvent printing. 6-12 months without laminate and 12+ months with laminate. You won't be wrapping any vehicles with a water based printer.

If you just landed a job "that big" then spend some money and do it right, or else you'll lose that job just as fast as you got it.

did you ask about that one on signs101 too - they are the printer experts

so you are still looking at water based ink no need to comment again here

mmm popcorn

30 days. But, in real life, who is gonna wait that long?

I've always heard 2-3 weeks. That's what I've been telling people. Better safe than sorry.

There is nothing set in stone for pressure(force) every machine is different, even the same models.. Your pressure depends on how you set your blade, You must set it correctly first, then that determines the force, you use for different vinyls. Start slow on speed and learn your machine..

Thanks for sharing that is a great setup procedure and I am sure folks will find that VERY useful. My fault, I guess I should have been a tad more clear, what I am looking for is the build specifications of the blade holder. Diameter(Clamp) 12 ? 11.5 ? 13 ? ( in millimeters ) Length(Clamp to down) 30 ? 31 ? 32 ?32.5 ? 33 ( in millimeters ) I have purchased replacement holders for my SC in the past ( not at USCutter) however the Titan only has a few resellers and I can't locate the official specifications anywhere. I purchased a holder from China about a year ago but it was about a 1/2 mm short, it works just fine in my MH.

Have you tried making a couple passes?

That's between me and the NSA lol

Wow, so all this time I thought you and John were making six figures?

I have built a few Wordpress sites and had decent results with Hostgator.com the last few years. ... not too hard to manage if you have a little software savvy. ... and (it seems) everyone wants 'cheap'.

Thanks bud. I was hoping for that kind of response. I assume you haven't had any problems weeding it or it fighting standard transfer tape.

Well, Basically you will get a lot farther in the vinyl side using a vector based program. Otherwise everything you do then has to be brought into a vector program and traced. Granted a good clean design can auto trace out fine but complicated ones usually don't. Scarecrow on the forum uses a different and very successful method similar to what you are talking although I don't think it's exclusively that way of drawing up something in PS then tracing it in AI or Inkscape and can out produce most people I have met. That being said he's got some amazing PS skills that he capitalizes on. I have never had good luck going that direction or at least not consistent results I was happy with. There are several good vector based programs that you basically would choose from and move forward. Inkscape just happens to be a solid open source (totally free) program an the free part os why I suggested it. I use Adobe Illustrator and love it and many use Corel Draw and have good success. There are several other combination vector programs that design and cut from one like the often included Sure Cuts A Lot Pro (which I don't care for) and Vinyl Master which has a growing following and also the top of the line Flexi. Several of these can get pricey so your budget may dictate what direction you go. Vector art is layer based and in normal operations best suited to solid colors just like vinyl AND the end product is usually in a format that some cutting program or other can send to the cutter with the technical information that the cutter needs to cut the project. So after all the preamble yes I think you will be best suited to switch over and get started learning some vector program or other. If you are using something that is not in the mainstream (meaning AI, Corel, Inscape or Flexi) then you will want to do your research and make sure that the program accepts all the standard vector based file formats and also exports them so that you aren't hindered at some future time. One program that comes to mind this way is Graphtec Studio. Graphtec owners can use this program (I think for free) but users find that it won't import some file formats that are common and also won't export the same files to share with others or cut in other programs. Some cheaper or entry level versions of programs are also limited in what they offer. I have read several who have boughten into one of the design and cut programs like Vinyl Master only to find that they should have paid for the next level or higher to get the functions they were expecting so some homework is in order. The problem with being new is that you may not even know your going to miss out until you have made the leap. Just be careful and try to do your homework. You will learn a lot by the research. Inscape is free so no risk but it is a little clunky and some things are much easier in other more robust programs. Good luck and there will be plenty willing to give you pointers here and there as long as you do enough research to ask the good question.

THANK YOU - got a speech from a state police trainer 30 years ago and have never made that mistake again