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So this is where you all hang out!

Posted by nick boulby on May 8, 2006 at 9:52 pm

Hello everyone,

I have just left a well known banner & flag printers where I was employed as graphics manager operating a wide range of printers including solvent and sublimation printing. I have now set up my own business in the same trade, there was a lot of stress and no future for me where I was so thought it was time to take the plunge. And now its double the stress and even less financial reward BUT I LOVE IT!! or at least I will do when I get my new cadet plus up and running and earning some money.

Anyway just wanted to say hello, look forward to talking to someone I may be needing some company! :lol1:

J_J_O replied 18 years, 1 month ago 15 Members · 18 Replies
18 Replies

Marcella Ross

Member
May 8, 2006 at 9:56 pm

Hi Nick, welcome aboard!!! 😀

Marcella
Nicola McIntosh

Member
May 8, 2006 at 9:57 pm

welcome to the boards nick 😀

nik
Robert Lambie

Member
May 8, 2006 at 9:58 pm

welcome aboard nick, good to have you here and good luck with the new business!
Lynn Normington

Member
May 8, 2006 at 10:01 pm

hello Nick welcome you will enjoy it here 😀

Lynn
Shane Drew

Member
May 8, 2006 at 10:14 pm

welcome from me too
Phill Fenton

Member
May 8, 2006 at 10:27 pm

Wel 😀 come Nick. This is a great place for the small business owner to exchange ideas and let off steam. I look forward to hearing more from you
John Singh

Member
May 8, 2006 at 11:10 pm

Hiya Nick

Welcome aboard

All the best in your new venture 😀
Sean Pooley

Member
May 9, 2006 at 5:22 am

Hi there

Welcome to the boards… Good luck with the new venture!!! 😀

Sean
Chris Parsons

Member
May 9, 2006 at 2:56 pm

Hi Nick,

Welcome aboad fella. Don’t be shy with any questions…I quite new to this forum and eveyone has been good to me so far!! :lol1:
Jayne Marsh

Member
May 9, 2006 at 3:55 pm

Hi and welcome 😀
J_J_O

Member
May 9, 2006 at 4:36 pm

Welcome aboard Nick. Good luck with your business!
Will you only run solvent on a cadet or also dye sublimation?

JJ
nick boulby

Member
May 9, 2006 at 9:30 pm

Hi, thanks everyone.

I am just running with solvent inks in the cadet (uses too much ink when you empty it to fill it again!!) I might get a little Epsom printer for sublimation printing of table flags and other bits and pieces but to be honest i am just concentrating on paying for the solvent printer for now. Scary!
David Rowland

Member
May 9, 2006 at 9:32 pm

Hello Nick.. welcome
Lee Ballard

Member
May 10, 2006 at 4:16 am

Hello and welcome Nick, you can collect you strait jacket in reception 😀
Carrie Brown

Member
May 10, 2006 at 10:36 am

Hi Nick

Welcome to the boards!

:welcome:
J_J_O

Member
May 10, 2006 at 10:37 pm

I meant a second machine using dye sub inks, I wrote it a bit unluckily. What trade inks would you put in that Epson? Asking because I am currently gathering info about using dyesub for bannerstands.
Thanks

JJ
nick boulby

Member
May 11, 2006 at 8:36 pm

Hi JJ,

We used to use Manoukien (spelling?) argon inks in our Rolan fj740.

Give R.A. Smarts a ring they will give you some good advice. Good price as well for their sublimation inks. They do an extra black black ink which would be handy for pop up display films. Never tried sublimation for that purpose but I think it would give very good results if you have a big heat press and the media to take the temperature without melting!
J_J_O

Member
May 11, 2006 at 10:22 pm

Thanks for the info Nick.

(BTW it is Manoukian Argon)

JJ