EZY TAPER (DEMONSTRATION)

[Shane Drew]

quote Amazeandy:

Hi everyone

Could anybody tell me how the demo day went for the ezy-taper (laminator) in Kirkcaldy. Had planned to go, unfortunately events elsewhere kept me from it.
Anybody any pictures, thoughts, experiences etc !!!

Many Thanks in advance Andy

Hi mate, not sure about the past demos, but I think the Ezy Taper will be in the UK on the 17/18/19 October?

I may be wrong but I thought I read it somewhere on the boards, that Adrian and Warrick (from OZ) will be available for demos then.

As I say, may have got this wrong, but I know that the inventor (warrick) is in europe at the mo signing up distributors and doing demos for anyone that is interested.

Cheers

[Robert Scullion]

Does anyone know if this is the case ? I did express an interest when it was originally stated that Adrian was mentioning he was looking to do demos etc, but to date have not heard anything.

Bob

[Andrew McCreadie]

Hi Shane,

Just out of curiosity hows your taper going !
Have you had any problems maintenance wise or anything other, is it still going strong.

Thanks Andy

[Gordon Forbes]

Adrian does sell the Taper as i got a price from him and am still undecided due to other circumstances.

Goop

[Shane Drew]

quote Amazeandy:

Hi Shane,

Just out of curiosity hows your taper going !
Have you had any problems maintenance wise or anything other, is it still going strong.

Thanks Andy

Totally happy with it Andy. Maintenance free at this stage. Trying to laminate a 10mm board requires a strong wrist to get the first turn, but apart from that, no problems at all.

Frankly, I’d be lost without the darn thing now.

I laminate by myself now just about all the time. My dad helps on the big jobs, to hold the job as it comes out, but I could do it on my own, big or small, if I had to.

Tomorrow, I have to lay 2 digital prints on to 1200mm x 2400mm x 1mm boards, and floodcoat 9 sheets of colorbond steel with tape.

I’ll do it all dry in about 40 minutes I reckon (that’s all I have allowed anyway 😳 ), with my dads help. Beats doing it wet and by the old squeegee I can tell you 😛

[Adrian Hewson]

Ezy taper demo had to be cancelled as Warwick had to return to OZ unexpectedly but we will be orgnising another one in near future.

regards Adrian

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[Jon Stephens]

Any news on a UK launch ?

[Adrian Hewson]

Sorry Guys havenet heard from Warwick since he cancelled me, will advise soonest

Regards Adrian

[Peter Shaw]

Adrian,

Is the Ezy Taper ad in Signworld yours? I’ve tried the web address but it does not work.

Peter

[Adrian Hewson]

No its not ours. Dont know whats happening. Sorry

Regards Adrian

[Shane Drew]

quote pshaw:

Adrian,

Is the Ezy Taper ad in Signworld yours? I’ve tried the web address but it does not work.

Peter

Peter, what is the web address you are trying? The manufacturers address is prolificdesigns.net

[Nick Minall]

quote Shane Drew:

quote pshaw:

Adrian,

Is the Ezy Taper ad in Signworld yours? I’ve tried the web address but it does not work.

Peter

Peter, what is the web address you are trying? The manufacturers address is prolificdesigns.net

Thanks for the link Shane, I emailed Prolific and the UK supplier called me today and is going to email me the info, they are in Spain (!) its there web address in sign world, but not working yet, so waiting for email now.

Nic

[Peter Shaw]

Shane

The ad has http://www.ezytapereurope.com which does not work. Email is info@ that address and phone is 0844 734 8596. There is no address which always makes me nervous!

It looks as though Adrian has been by-passed as distributor somehow. I must say that the 1500mm product looks too expensive at £2250. You can get a laminator with full facilities and on a stand for £3k from a major supplier nowadays.

Peter

[Adrian Hewson]

Yes guys

We got bumped, but how you are going to get any service from a company in Spain I dont know

Regards Adrian

[Nick Minall]

I’ll let you know what happens when i get email from them

[Nick Minall]

Just got email, cost too much I think 😕

[Shane Drew]

That is a shame guys, the easy taper is a good piece of gear. I paid $au4500 here, could have purchased a daige for $au4000 or a Emseal for $au4500. I am happy with the investment I made, but there are some really impressive deals now, since I bought mine, not that I think it would have changed my decision.

Don’t know if I am speaking out of turn here, but the projected sales figures for the european distributors were probably too hard for the manufacturer here to pass up. He has a huge investment in factory and R&D, so anything that will return a quicker dollar would have to be considered from his point of view, plus he has a bank manager to answer to of course..

I was pretty keen here for Adrian to get the agency, and I was a little disappointed in truth that it was not to be. I had extensive discussions with the manufacturer here, and I am the first to admit that I would not like to have had to put up the money he has to get this invention to the point it is today.

I imagine Adrian would have had some compensation for his trouble, but end of the day, I suppose it comes down to actual sales, and the consortium that has the easytaper contract now have obviously satisfied the manufacturers need for sales.

I know they have made huge sales in other sign markets in your part of the world, so the price must be right somewhere….

As I say, I may have said too much here, but there are two sides to every story, and I have been assured by the manufacturers that they thought very long and very hard about this before accepting the consotiums offer. Not that it is much comfort to Adrian, for which I also feel his disappointment.

[Peter Shaw]

Business life is great, ain’t it!!

So who is this consortium? Huge sales in this part of the world? Spanish? No bells ringing for this subscriber.

Why advertise without identifying yourself? I’m surprised the advert was accepted for publication without a name and address.

I think there have been too many wonder products advertised to get a quick buck that then disappear. While I’m not saying this product is in this category, I am concerned at the marketing approach, the price and what support will be available.

Peter

[Karen O Hagan]

I have been reading with interest and would like to clarify the situation raised regarding the Ezy Taper . The Ezy Taper will be officially launched in the UK in January.This will co inside with demonstrations throughout the country.
The distribution will be from Birmingham with the sole focus being the sales and service of the Ezy Taper and its digital print service for people who purchase an Ezy Taper.
(mod-edit) admin@uksignboards.com
The lack of electrics has been more than compensated by heavy duty engineering and the highest quality rollers which we believe to be the most important aspect of any laminator.Once you have seen and used an Ezy Taper you will realize it full value.To sum up the Ezy Taper its Mercedes engineering for Fiat Panda money.We would like to take this opportunity to apologize for the website not being up and running to date but it still needs work to make it as informative as possible and would hope in the meantime you would ask for a DVD.
Thank you for the interest.

[Paul Goodwin]

I too looke dat the Ezy Taper and it isn’t the price thta puts me off as such it’s the size of the machine. I have a 760mm cadet so a 610 is too small and the next size up is way too big.

So i’m still on the lookout…

[Nick Minall]

Paul, I actually don’t think the cost is that bad after looking at others on the market, its the lack of power, don’t know how how you could do a 8X4 sheet on your own trying to turn a handle, maybe Shane can help on that one? did find this on the web…. http://www.graphicsignsupplies.co.uk/indexopener.asp

[prolificdesigns]

Hi everyone, Warrick here from Australia. It appears there are a lot of enquiries about the Ezy Taper and the UK Distributor. Our distributor in the UK is one that is held in high regard with our company and we are more than confident that the back up support and help you require with your purchase of the Ezy Taper will be catered for. We should know as we will be passing this on ourselves to the Distributor and their team. As for the cost, only you can determine this based on your business whether it is a viable proposition. Keep in mind that the Ezy Taper is not just a laminator as it offers much more. You must have all the facts to make this decision. I understand your frustrations at the web site not being on line at this moment but it is not far away. The interest generated from the Madrid Sign Fair has been overwhelming as is the interest currently coming from the UK. The official Launch for the UK will be in January, 2006. You need not worry, as Shane said, we are here for the long haul. We have invested years into this product. We have said this before, it is designed by a signie for signies.

[Paul Goodwin]

Hi Warrick

quick question for you. as there are a large number of 760mm wide machines over here will you be making a model to acomodate them?

[prolificdesigns]

HI Paul,

Great question. I have been asked this question numerous times. We may consider an 800mm wide machine due to this fact. However, the Ezy Taper has many abilities, one of these being that you can mount many forms of media up to 1500mm wide on to any substrate this width and up to 12mm thickness. In saying this 800mm is just as easy to use on the 1500mm Ezy Taper. If you happen to get a job that is larger than 800mm in width, you could tile your job on to the larger substrate. Where as if you only have an 800mm machine you are limited to this size.

[Paul Goodwin]

Thanks for the reply Warrick

Good points there but

quote :

Where as if you only have an 800mm machine you are limited to this size.

What if we only have the funds or room for a 800mm machine?

[Andrew Bennett]

quote Paul Goodwin:

What if we only have the funds or room for a 800mm machine?

Nail on the head there Paul. 😀

[prolificdesigns]

Very valid point Paul. As our company prides itself on quality and service, we can look at doing this as a special order. Delivery time may have to be extended due to this. If you would like to contact the distributor in your area, they will be able to supply you with costs and delivery times.

[Shane Drew]

quote Nick Minall:

Paul, I actually don’t think the cost is that bad after looking at others on the market, its the lack of power, don’t know how how you could do a 8X4 sheet on your own trying to turn a handle, maybe Shane can help on that one?

Nik, I have been flood coating dibond all day today, I have a job next week that will require 26mtres of Dibond with a different colour background. Being so thin, my 10 year old can turn the handle with little effort.

I have flood coated a 3 digital prints to 9mm weathertex (compressed timber waterproof sheets sold here) and the initial turn is an effort, no doubt about it, but if you come in from the rear of the unit, the springs release easier, and the effort is reduced substantially.

I have said this here before, I was put off by the manual handle myself, and it was not until I tried one personally, that I was sold.

I would encourage you to go to a demo if one is near you. Warrick sold a ton of these at the recent sydney show, once you see it, I am sure you will be able to make a more informed choice. No doubt not everyone here will buy one, but I have had mine for some time now, and I’d give up many things in my office, but my ezytaper is the last thing I’d be happy to lose.

I can floodcoat a 2.4 x 1.2 dibond sheet, dry and bubble free, in about 45 seconds now. One job today was a multi colour layup with the background floodcoated in cream. From go to wo, I had the whole job stuck down in under an hour.

If I’d done this floodcoat wet, I would have had to taken a lot more time, and had bubble too.

The comments here about the quality of the construction is valid. It is well designed and constructed, with few areas that breakdowns will occur. The only time it will not work is if the operator goes on strike.

Trust me on this guys, I’m a signwriter 🙄

[Nick Minall]

Thanks for that Shane, You are right in saying that you should not be put off until you have seen it in action.

I am seriously thinking abut buying one, have been told that there will be some available form Birmingham next week, I am moving to a bigger workshop soon and will have the room for one.

I would buy the 1.5M one cos its looks very useful to me.

Nick

[Peter Shaw]

quote :

It appears there are a lot of enquiries about the Ezy Taper and the UK Distributor

So why all the secrecy? You’ve advertised so why not tell us who it is?

Peter

[Shane Drew]

quote pshaw:

quote :

It appears there are a lot of enquiries about the Ezy Taper and the UK Distributor

So why all the secrecy? You’ve advertised so why not tell us who it is?

Peter

Coming from a marketing background Peter, this is not unusual. If you don’t know who they are, neither do their opposition I’d assume.

Ideally the announcement of distributors would probably cover all their offices I’d suspect (but in truth have no idea) on the same day.

This will give them a much bigger impact on the market in the early days. A ‘mass’ opening will have a far better effect than a slow gradual one, as they are more likely to get noticed in the bigger scheme of things.

As I say, I have no idea if this is their philosophy, but it is one marketing angle that new products/resellers in a market will take to make an impact. On a similar scale, car companies would not release a new model until every car dealer had stock. Not too many years ago, new models were locked away in the dealers garage, never to see the light of day until the ‘official’ release.

As far as advertising without indicating who they are, it is called a ‘tempter’ advert or promotion. Designed to tweak people interest and discussion, which it has effectively done, as it has prompted discussion here, and designed to wave the flag with the opposition lamination companies too. I suspect the www not working was a hic up they were not expecting, and that it has probably been the ‘fly in the ointment’ in a marketing sense.

Just my take on it, but as I say, no one has discussed this with me, and it is just my marketing background speaking….. 🙄

[Nick Minall]

Shane, I think you are probably right there mate.

Nick

[Karen O Hagan]

In reply to Peter There is no secrecy.The advert was placed earlier than the planned launch in January to gauge response and also to highlight key areas for demonstrations.The interest the advert has raised has clearly been a success but in hindsight a bit premature.
After looking at the website offline a decision was made to delay its launch and wait to make sure it was as informative as possible and clear that it was not just a laminator.This will be done by the January launch date.
The company was formed to market,service and distribute the Ezy Taper and will be know as Ezy Taper Europe.The key people include individuals involved in signmaking for 23 years and also a company with European distribution depots working with many household names.
We are sorry if this has led to any confusion but this was not intentional.

[George Zerbino]

Ok, so when can I buy one in the UK, and how do I find out the cost?
I’d like to buy one, cost is relatively irrelevant.

I’ve tried the “contact us” form on the ezytapereurope website, but still haven’t had a response.

Thanks,

George Zerbino
Sign Graphics

[Peter Normington]

I tried the contact, dont know if they got it but no reply also.

Peter

[Barry Coles]

I have had the same problems does anyone know the price??????
I have seen them advertised in Australia (long way to post it!)

Barry

[George Zerbino]

Barry,

I hadn’t thought about contact Australia direct, but I can see the shipping costs working out to be a fortune… 😮

Hopefully we’ll get a reponse soon.

Later,

George Zerbino
Sign Graphics

[Robert Lambie]

i dont have the contact details here at work but if you sendme your details/enquirey ill forward them to peter. i believe he is in the uk just now and his office is in spain.

[Shane Drew]

I’ll get on to them for you guys

They are at the Sign Sow in Ireland at the moment. I know the Aussie inventor is there now, as he was seeing a few from the UKSB’s whilst he was there..

I’ll let you know what I find out.

Cheers
Shane

[George Zerbino]

Shane,

Thanks, much appreciated.

Rob,

Thanks for the help, i was gonna pm you with my details but there’s no pm button anymore, gonna try to do it manually.

Cheers,

George Zerbino
Sign Graphics

[Peter Normington]

Perhaps they just dont want the business?
I would loose faith over back up and warranty
issues if the agent cant answer a few enquiries?

Peter

[Barry Coles]

Good point Peter, How many great products fail through poor marketing and backup!!!!!!!!!

Barry

[Shane Drew]

quote Peter Normington:

Perhaps they just dont want the business?
I would loose faith over back up and warranty
issues if the agent cant answer a few enquiries?

Peter

In truth mate, they have sold so many units it has caught them on the back foot. I am not in a position to tell you figures, but I know that demand is causing a few issues with supply in the short term.

I’d say they are pretty busy running around taking money rather than poor after sales service.

I have fired off an email. They are pretty quick to repond usually. Warrick has one of new fangled email phones, so he should get it soon enough.

I have only got his private email, so I’m hoping he checks that inbox whilst he is away.

Hang tight.

[Peter Normington]

Thanks Shane,

I Know you highly recomend the taper, and so trust you when you say its a good product. But if the Agent in europe dosnt keep enquiries hot, they will miss the boat, there are other similar products coming up behind..

Peter

[Russ]

I was at the show on wednesday and watched the demo followed by having ago myself it was so easy that you think there must be something else to it, but not the case I paid of mine on the spot. Already taking new work in advance for it.

Russ

[Shane Drew]

Got this reply a few minutes ago.

Hi Shane, Thanks for that, got onto Warrick Straight away. Apparently the logs a emails are coming in fast and furious and the logs a chockers. Because they are over in Europe they have not been able to respond to emails either. Things will be happening in this regard again on Monday. Could you let the troups know that they can email Aussie web site also and we can help get the information to Peter. Thanks for your help. Warrick due home 6.30 am Sunday.

Cheers Maree

PS How are doing after your Op. Warrick tried to call you but was not able to get you.

Aussie Web Site: http://www.ezytaper.net

They can leave their details and I will make sure they get to Peter. Pk

Glad to hear you saw one Russ. Cheers all

[Karen O Hagan]

Sorry everyone i have been in the UK and at sign Ireland and have had problems with email access.I will respond to all enquiries before Monday
Apologies again
Peter

[George Zerbino]

I’ve just had a phone call from Peter @ Ezytapereurope, explaining prices, features & so on.

He’s had problems with getting emails, so that explains the temporary lack of feedback from the “contact us” page on their site.

Thanks for the call Peter, I’ll be in touch soon.

[Shane Drew]

Glad it is sorted now friends

[Martin Kennedy]

quote Russ:

I was at the show on wednesday and watched the demo followed by having ago myself it was so easy that you think there must be something else to it, but not the case I paid of mine on the spot. Already taking new work in advance for it.

Russ

Russ

We had a stand at the Sign Ireland Show and didn’t get a chance to see the machine. Which size did you choose? How much did you pay” How long for delivery? What did you think of the show?

Sorry for all the questions.

Martin

[Russ]

Hi Martin, 1500 is the size I went for and had been in contact with them for quite few weeks before the show, and did the deal through the boards. it’s not been easy to wait as I have needed a laminater for some time now. The show was fine I found a few really good suppliers but did not give the show my full attention as the girls wanted to hit the shops, always the same when you make a visit to the city. May I add that both Warrick and Peter are down to earth guys, the simple fact is the machine works in a very simple manner and has confirmed everything that Shane has said. I was going to pay twice the cost for a machine with a plug on it.

Martin can you tell me your stand number.

Regards Russ

[Martin Kennedy]

Hi Russ

(mod-edit) please read board rules

Thanks

Martin

[Shane Drew]

quote Martin Kennedy:

Hi Russ

(mod-edit) please read board rules

Thanks

Martin

I think that is a no Russ 😕

Glad you saw the unit and bought one too. Congratulations mate. Got an email from warricks better half, the lovely Maree, and she tells me they are going to call in next week to say hello, so I suspect I’ll see and hear all about the show then.

Well done mate.

Cheers

[Andrew McCreadie]

Hi Everyone

Just got my pc up and running after returning from Sign Ireland, (funny how everytime I go away I return to face new problems) a big Hello to Russ was a pleasure to meet him and his family.
Just to echo Russ’ words went to Ireland to see the Ezy-Taper, met Warrick and Peter, a pleasure to deal with and seen the taper working , very impressive, very simple to use. I have ordered 1, just waiting on delivery.

Enjoyed the Irish show and got plenty of contacts was very impressed with the Mimaki JV3-75SP hopefully Dave will give me a few pointers.

Russ do you have yours up and running ??

Thanks for reading

Andy

[Robert Lambie]

thanks for the feedback andy… i was speaking with peter on the phone today, he mentioned meeting you and russs, he couldnt speak highly enough of you both. good to hear you both were impressed enough to purchase. 😉

[David Rowland]

well Mimaki will be at IPEX, but I suspect Hybrid, AIT and a few other re-sellers will be at SignUK.

[Russ]

Hi Andy,

Thankyou for the kind words mate it truely was a pleasure to meet you as well. I should get delivery tomorrow and so the fun begins.

Regards Russ

[Shane Drew]

Welcome fellow ezytaper users. I don’t feel so alone now 😎

[Marekdlux]

Well it’s been a few months now, how is everyone liking/disliking their machines??
Thanks.
-Marek

[John Stevenson]

It’s been two weeks now for us and to be honest we are having a few problems.

I think there is a wee problem with our machine – but Ezy-Taper have promised to sort it out.

Otherwise, I think the problems are operator error, or at least lack of confidence. Training is required and it looks as though we are going to get it next week. Peter from Ezy-Taper is arranging a few UK demonstration days and has offered to visit us for on-the-job training – lovely jubbly!

I still think the concept is brilliant and we’ve had some real success as well as a few failures. On the whole I’m still a happy customer.

John

[Robert Lambie]

i have heard lots of great reviews on the ezy taper but only a few gripes.
i stood getting a demo at signuk and i can honestly say i raised an eyebrow more than once or twice. i honestly think once you have a bit of practice with it, its an amazing bit of kit.
as john has said, i think most folks issues, if any, would be down to user error. that said, we spent £6 grand on a laminator, great bit of kit but there was a learning curve like everything. andrew has it about sussed now, but i still am dubious simply because i don’t use it often enough and that’s two years down the line. 😕

[Shane Drew]

John, if I was to have a critical comment about the ezy taper, it would be that training days are a necessity.

I struggled until the inventor spent some time here.

Having said that, it is good that you’ve had it a few weeks and had some problems. Nothing worse than having training then when they leave, you find all these ‘issues’ you had not experienced before.

Make notes, and when the guy comes, run through the problems one by one.

You shouldn’t have many, but these guys have all the answers, and unless you ask, they don’t know that you need help.

did that make sense?

All the best anyway john.

I consider mine to be one of my most valueable assets now. Wouldn’t swap it for the world.

I demo it to sign shops all the time, and everyone walks away stunned at its simplicity and ease of use.

It sells itself once it is put into application.

Cheers

[Peter Normington]

Shane,

are you sure you dont own shares in easytaper?

There are a lot of good products on the market, I saw easytaper demoed at sign uk, good yes, but not the ultimate machine… just my opinion

Peter

[Shane Drew]

quote Peter Normington:

Shane,

are you sure you dont own shares in easytaper?

There are a lot of good products on the market, I saw easytaper demoed at sign uk, good yes, but not the ultimate machine… just my opinion

Peter

Nah mate, no shares, wish I did tho :lol1:

Yes, there are some good products out there, I’ve looked at buying most of them, but from my perspective, here is a little aussie guy who is not rich, has no financial backing behind him, saw an answer to a problem as a sign maker, and put his neck (and mortgage no doubt) on the line to make it work, not to mention his reputation and livelyhood.

… and he actually talks to anyone if they want to make a suggestion.

He made it for simplicity and ease of use. I think he has done a good job.

I do have a reputation here of speaking my mind whether I like something or not. If I didn’t like it I’d be just as vocal 😛 I’ve been offside with our sign association here on more than one occassion.

I just have a policy of credit when credit is due, that’s all.

I’m equally vocal here in oz, and supportive of UKSB’s too. Sure, plenty of forums out there, but none as good as UKSB’s, I think anyway.

That said, I’ve emailed Rob with positives and negatives in the past too, and he still lets me on here… amazing eh 😉

[Peter Normington]

yeah, I know Shane,
I wasnt pulling your chain,
I dont have a problem about any products being recomended by board members, when its a genuine, its part of what the boards are about. I would trust your experienced opinion and reccomendations over most others, certainly far more than any sales person.

Peter

[David Rowland]

Shane, I have though the same just to let you know.. It’s okay to promote other products but sometimes it reads like ur their 3rd man :lol1:

[Peter Normington]

quote Peter Normington:

yeah, I know Shane,
I wasnt pulling your chain,
I dont have a problem about any products being recomended by board members, when its a genuine, its part of what the boards are about. I would trust your experienced opinion and reccomendations over most others, certainly far more than any sales person.

Peter

Just re-read what I said. I was in no way suggesting your recomendations were other than genuine,, I’m not always a good wordsmith…
🙁
peter

[Shane Drew]

Hey Pete and Dave. No offence taken here.

I like to think that I’m a team player really. I’ll support those that support me.

I have a firm belief that life is easier for all if we help each other.

I’m passionate about what I do, and I have a reputation here in Oz for being pasionate about a few things. I’ve gone head to head with sign authorities here in the past, and I’ll no doubt do it again in the future. I’ve walked away from some brawls the victor, but I’ve left wounded on some occassions too.

In light of these comments though, I feel the need to clarify a few things.

I donate my time and energy to a lot of things that I believe in. In this instance, I demonstrate my Ezy Taper to anyone that wants to see it, I get no financial gain from Ezy Taper or the other sign shops that ask me to show them the unit in action. Today for instance, an opposition sign shop lobbed on my door with laminate in one hand, and 20 metres of digi print in the other. He wanted me to show him how good this ezy taper thing was. He was interested in buying one, but didn’t want to be influenced by a sales person.

I actually understand that in a demented sort of way, so I cleared my deck, and laminated the prints then and there, while he watched.

I didn’t charge him for my time, Ezy Taper have no idea I did it (or do it), and I have no idea who he plans to buy it off, if in fact he decides to buy one at all.

With my Techink upgrade, it is the same thing. I get sign shops from all over australia ring me interested in how my conversion is going. I’ve even had a call from New Zealand sign shops. I guess I could be called a higher profile than some small businesses, I’m known in a few circles, and I get on with people reasonably well. I like to network. All my work is by referral, so it seems to work well for me.

I send techink samples off to anyone that wants one. People send me emailed files to print so I can send them back and they can compare apples with apples so to speak. I’ve never charged for this, and techink here in Oz do not know I do it for the most part. I may pass on a comment to techink that so and so is interested in a conversion but that is the limit. Techink tho, because I was their original techink – roland test site in australia, keep me informed on any development, and I pass anything I find out on to anyone that is interested.

I guess what I’m trying to say here, is that I respect everyone here for their opinions, talent and teamwork. I’m just trying to contribute I suppose.

I’d hate anyone to get the idea I’m getting some financial gain out of any comments I make.

I guess the lesson for me is that I should perhaps keep my opinions to myself a bit more.

Sorry if I have been a bit outspoken, I’ll try to work on that.

Cheers all.

[John Stevenson]

Shane

I don’t think you should back-off at all.

Your enthusiasm for Ezy-Taper influenced my decision to buy but I’m on here to be influenced.

I welcome everyone’s opinion but I also recognise that it’s up to me to decide which opinions to act upon. It was clear to me that you were genuinely speaking as an expert in your field and I like listening to experts.

So keep the outspoken advice coming (oh – and the jokes please!)
😀
Regards
John

[Ian Higgins]

HI Shane

John Stevenson Wrote

quote :

Shane

I don’t think you should back-off at all.

Your enthusiasm for Ezy-Taper influenced my decision to buy but I’m on here to be influenced.

I welcome everyone’s opinion but I also recognise that it’s up to me to decide which opinions to act upon. It was clear to me that you were genuinely speaking as an expert in your field and I like listening to experts.

So keep the outspoken advice coming (oh – and the jokes please!)

Regards
John

I agree with the above apart from the JOKES!!! 😀

Cheers
Ian

[Marekdlux]

Don’t worry Shane, Peter was just being Peter and Dave was trying to be a moderator again. 😉
It is refreshing to see someone that is actually pleased with a product and praising it. It’s a rare thing in this day and age.
Everyone is quick to tell us how horrible something is, but not so quick to let us know how good it is.
Thanks for your input Shane. It has really helped me out on my decision on laminators. I appreciate it.
-Marek

[Carrie Brown]

Aw Shane, Im sure no one meant to upset you if they have. Your input and presence on the boards is greatly liked and appreciated by all. You are a great contributer here dont ever stop or think that you say too much. 😉

[Robert Lambie]

i don’t think anyone is having a dig, maybe pulling his leg but not a dig. :lol1:
i don’t know anyone from the boards that doesn’t appreciate Shane’s jokes… 😮 i mean views and input… (did i just say jokes? 😕 ) 😉
its the same old same old… happens allot and even i have had the finger pointed at me by people that don’t even know what they are talking about. 😉 (NO NOT YOU PETER 😉 :lol1:)
at the end of the day we know there is probably only one truly biased sign maker amongst us and that’s Dave rowland of mimaki. :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

again, I’m joking Dave mate… ignore me… I’m wee, Scottish and prone to the odd breezer 😉 :lol1: :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

Cheers all. 😛

Thanks for the comments.

As I say though, I was not affended, but did feel the need to clarify a few things. If people make the comment, albeit in jest, others may be thinking it too.

I’m off to work now. You guys have a good weekend.

[Lynn Normington]

just thinking about going to bed have a good day shane nite nite

Lynn xx

[Peter Normington]

quote Shane Drew:

Cheers all. 😛

Thanks for the comments.

As I say though, I was not affended, but did feel the need to clarify a few things. If people make the comment, albeit in jest, others may be thinking it too.

I’m off to work now. You guys have a good weekend.

I’m confused Shane, are you a day behind, or a day in front?is it friday morning in Qld or saturday night?
enjoy your weekend whichever way round it is..

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

i think its saturday morning in aussie 😀 12 hours forward ?

nik

[Peter Normington]

Thanks Nik, #
I thought that was the case, because Shane is in front, I have asked him for tomorrows lottery winning numbers.

😀

Peter

[Shane Drew]

quote Nicola McIntosh:

i think its saturday morning in aussie 😀 12 hours forward ?

nik

9:41am Saturday here.

I’ll always be ahead of you guys 😉

[Lynn Normington]

so do you know the lottery numbers Shane if you tell me I’ll share with you 😀

Lynn

[Shane Drew]

quote Lynn:

so do you know the lottery numbers Shane if you tell me I’ll share with you 😀

Lynn

I wish 😎

[David Rowland]

Yep… i pointed my finger at u loads of times rob.