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That's pretty funny GC! Spray it with some clear then watch him attempt to remove it

Anyone have a clean eps of this? No idea where it came from or if I can use it. Just pulled off of the internet.

yes I left a comment there a couple of months ago which is STILL awaiting moderation. Find me an active email for Anna and I'll send you a cookie

Thanks scarekrow. Brings me back to the question... any suggestions on how I can track down the artist? Is there a resource for looking up copyrighted artwork? I'm leaving this alone until I find out for sure.

I have come up with a few of my own versions as well but ....can I do this? can I legally take the idea and put my own touch on it for profit?

funny Krow!! You bet your ars they'd find me. It's definitely much harder to do the right thing than it is to take credit for someone else's hard work. But I can sleep at night.

I have sent a few messages to the original artist on deviantart but haven't received a response. I would like the artists permission to use this piece. Any suggestions on how to track down the artist?

I like the concept but imo it could use some work. The flight end of the arrow isn't proportionate to the broadhead and I think it would look better with some separation around the "archery" with some shaft before the broadhead. ....constructive criticism

Yes I feel like this happens to me quite often.........and usually a foreign fellow with a heavy accent named Steve is unable to solve a damn thing!

I am using Graphtec Studio and something has changed here. If my design is say 1.5"H x 22"W on my design page it is huge on my configure cut job page. The width is fine but the height is 4x as tall. I've tried cutting it and it cuts huge as well. What am I missing here? I haven't changed anything that I can recall......and I try to stay away from my work when under the influence of adult beverages. ..........got it.............job size was set to "fit to media"

What size? I really like 080 aluminum with white baked on enamel paint and 751 cast vinyl. I buy the blanks without holes for easier vinyl placement and then drill the holes myself.

Looks great GC! You should be proud of that being your first big rig.

I made this for our friends to put in front of their camper. He will make his own frame. .080 white aluminum with Orafol 751 cast.........love these two products together!!

Bump for an update..... Did you get started last weekend?

Nice work EL!

Perfect!

Looks good jay but what does it stand for?.......nevermind

I have the same setup with zero issues. Also I found a way to export or at least email files out of Graphtec Studio. File, print, PDF options... select "email PDF" You have to shrink the design in GS and place in the upper left corner of the page or you will only send a partial file. Works on my Mac at least

Good info here guys! Thx

To be honest I don't think I am truly ready for this adventure but some of you and others have told me to dive in and start paying for my equipment while I learn. So...... How important do you think it is to try to include what you do in your business name? With everything our equipment can produce it is pretty hard to lock it down to just one or two words that tell the customer exactly what we offer. Can we do decals? Sure.....T-shirts? Yes.....Vehicle lettering? Absolutely.....Signs? Oh you betcha.......Vinyl Graphis? Yep..... and on and on it goes. Also the other shops around already have names such as Sign XX, XX Graphics, XX Decals, XX Signs etc. All of which offer much much more than their name implies. This is why I am leaning more towards keeping my current business name which is my initials followed by Sales 4U ( XX Sales 4U) and adding a more descriptive sub name such as Custom Vinyl Graphics, Custom Vinyl Designs or something of the sort. I think the Sales 4U works for two reasons. One because I am selling a product and service and two because most of what I hope to do will help sell or market the consumers business. ( vehicle lettering, signs, etc ) I'll never forget what the guy who sold me my cutter said.... "Now remember you are not in the sign business, you are in the marketing business. What you produce with this machine will help to market your customers business. So before you price your products and service, think about how much money you will make that customer and how much they charge for their services. ( contractors hourly rates etc ) Don't give it away." I thought that was pretty solid advise! Anyhow what do you all think? Is a sub name acceptable?

Good info Slice. I had no idea it was that affordable. I will look into both....but for now I need to get the name locked down so I can stop donating my work.

The web lingo is foreign to me..........So meta tags and search bot readable text will help get me regognized in searches? If my sub name or description of what I offer is bot readable then I should come up in searches right?

Excellent point Jay!

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="darcshadow" data-cid="364526" data-time="1405016220"><p> I agree with mac, sales4U makes me think of something more like ebay or craigslist however, I also think it's more in marketing and word of mouth than just the name. If you're wanting search engines to catch your web page the name isn't as important as the meta tags and search bot readable text on the web pages.</p></blockquote> Thx darcshadow.....I don't plan on having a web site at least not for a while (can't afford it). I do see the importance of locking in a domain ASAP though... I agree with you in regards to word of mouth and marketing.

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="jaybird" data-cid="364525" data-time="1405016143"><p> Love your signature under your post I can't held with the name mainly because I don't have an online presence to tell you what works best but the stores name is Jay's Place so whenever somebody asks where something was done they say I got it at Jay's Place. Simple but effective.</p></blockquote> ....sorry quotes are like this on the mobile version..... yeah Jay I think my sig is fitting... came up with that when a few newer guys were catching a bit too much grief. I see your point on your name but it doesn't tell anyone what it is you offer and correct me if I'm wrong but you seem to be pretty busy.