jarrotto

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  1. When making registration marks in AI choose H or V (horizontal or vertical) segment type 1 or 2 to get multiple marks. You can also draw a rectangle with a solid fill then go to File > Cutting Master 3 > Registration Marks and choose convert rectangle to keep the marks close to your cut path. Edit: Nevermind, I didn't see where you are using a legacy plotter with Cutting Master 2. It might be different.
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    Graphtec USB cable

    This cable has worked fine for my Graphtec. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001MSZBNA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1426316973&sr=8-2π=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=16%27+usb+cable
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    Transfer Mask for 3G Opaque

    I bet you could use this. I used masks com Coastal and Stahls - both were very similar. http://www.uscutter.com/NEW-Siser-TTD-Easy-Mask
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    Choosing a better transfer tape

    +1 for Rtape AT65. It's great for retail decal sales.
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    shipping question

    http://ebay.com/itm/221009168217? I bought an Accuteck 70-85 lb scale from this seller and it was one of the best investments I have made. It's paid for itself multiple times in the postage I have saved. The accuracy is within .2 oz of the post offices scale. Much easier and accurate then wrapping a string around a box and using a luggage scale. (which is what i did before) The only downside was the torn and beat up flat rate envelope the scales box was stuffed in when it was delivered. But for the price it's hard to beat. It's been great for 2 oz first class packages all the way up to a 68 lb box.
  6. Thanks for this post and your other posts about these HF solar pans in the generator Alternatives thread OWJones. My wife and I picked up a set a few days ago at Harbor Freight and look forward to trying them out with our new mobile setup we are putting together.
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    Adobe CS5 and cut master 3

    I think your money would be well spent on Adobe's Classroom in a Book for CS5 and watching YouTube tutorials. Adobe is a very powerful tool and the chapters on the pen tool and pathfinder will teach most of what you need to know for cut vinyl decals CS6 and my CE6000 work pretty much flawless on our Macs. I am hopeful that it will be the same experience on the windows laptop I will be using next. Graphtec has been really great about updating the software as well for Macs. The only pitfall is needing a windows computer to update the cutters firmware should you feel the need to do so. I believe the same version of cutting master 3 works between CS5 and CS6, and I am not aware of any major changes between the illustrator versions as far as features go so it should work well for you.
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    Laser Alignment

    That's awesome. I'm sure it will be a very useful tool. Definitely something we will look into should we ever get back into HTV.
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    Laser Alignment

    We were thinking about getting the laser alignment tool from Stahls as well. I was impressed when it first came out on the dual air fusion, then even more impressed when I saw the portable version. Seems like it would save a good bit of time on alignment as my wife and I always had to make sure every design was centered and straight. I Look forward to your review of the tool when you get it.
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    Sublimation.......SOOOOOOOO Different

    There are color profiles for the ink. You need to load them into ColorSync for Mac, then set up photoshop, illustrator or whatever program you are using. Richard has made excellent videos describing every step.
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    Here's another

    It's definitely Motion Picture. http://www.dafont.com/motion-picture.font?text=Brookland
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    Here's another

    I'm not at my computer but try Motion Picture. It looks simulator to a few of Aring Typeface font styles.
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    New Jobs...

    I have used Shippo. Goshippo.com. It's only 5 cent more per label with discounted usps rates and you can still ship first class. I use this for some of the regional rate boxes PayPal shipping doesn't support. You can also look up the PayPal ship now link to print labels through PayPal with discounted rates. I use this the most often as its free minus the cost of labels and ink / toner. You can type the buyers address in and there isn't a monthly fee and you can still ship first class and priority. It's almost like a Blackfoot link as they don't advertise being able to ship to anyone usps when not selling through eBay.
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    Greetings from SC

    Welcome
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    Yosemite Upgrade

    It works fine for me,
  16. A few days ago i got our newest piece of equipment set up. I have read many positive reviews and experiences of customers purchasing from Richard and his team at Cobra Ink. There were a few stories of people having issues with their printers, but not many. I have to say that i am very impressed with Cobra Ink as a whole so far. The videos are very informative and let you follow along step by step. The kit was packaged very well and arrived completely un-damaged with all of the pieces. Installation of the CIS was straight forward. I also ordered a waste ink tank kit. This was actually the most difficult item to install. The difficulty came from a very tight metal clip that you re use during installation. All in all i have to say that i am very satisfied with Cobra Ink so far. The print quality has been fantastic. The fact that they provide ICC color profiles and use high quality materials for their kits is what really separates them from others on the market. I still have half of all 6 bottles of sublimation ink to add to the CIS. Thats about 2 more ounce per color. Sorry i don't have any photos of any sublimated products yet, all of our initial stock is sold out and we are waiting on more supplies to come in. Soon i hope to post updates after attempting out first sublimation shirt! We are probably going to use the Hanes 4820 as they are a reasonable price from Carolina Made and SanMar.
  17. No i haven't used it yet. That is a great idea to make it even easier! I haven't used Automator before so it looks like i will need to do a bit of research on it. Thanks for the suggestion Wildgoose.
  18. No problem, glad to help. The waste tank is not required. I opted for an easy to empty waste tank rather than changing the internal waste pad in a year or two.
  19. This is basically what we print. It may be overkill but it has worked fine so far. Ink is so cheap I don't worry about the cost of test prints at all.
  20. theresat yes, everything has came out awesome. Print quality is great. I'm very pleased so far. I tried a few of the profiles from cobra till I found the one I liked the best and it's been smooth sailing since. We simply print a cropped image of a 6 channel purge test pattern to keep the head fresh every 4-5 days. All the nozzle checks I have printed have came out great, haven't had to run a head cleaning yet.
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    Cheap promotional Lighters

    Bic Graphic has a few options. https://online.norwoodbic.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10020&item=2289
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    Looking to order some pens

    Check out discountmugs.com or Bic Graphic
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    Issue with Roland cm-24

    Good to know