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  • ‘strange’ request from customer, help/ideas needed

    Posted by Lorraine Clinch on 25 May 2012 at 12:10

    Hi everyone, hope the sun is shining on you all 😛

    Customer requires national flag symbols printed to A3 double-sided to mount onto sticks/bamboo poles or similar. They are for the local schools to have a ‘mini Olympics’ day, and dont want to be flappy or heavy (6 year-old kids). I don’t have an A3 printer, but do have the 760 Versacamm. How do you suggest I go about this? There will be 60 full colour prints and 60 b/w prints for the reverse side, which need to be written on (for the team scores).

    Sorry it’s a bit garbled.

    Not sure if there is a card stock which is economical enough, or whether I should print to vinyl and apply to Correx? They have given a budget of £200. What do you think?

    Lorraine

    Nicola McIntosh replied 13 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Andrew Blackett

    Member
    25 May 2012 at 12:13

    What about mounting to 1mm foamboard Lorraine – its about £4-£5 for an 8×4 from memory. Would be stiff enough but not too heavy.

    Andy

  • Lorraine Clinch

    Member
    25 May 2012 at 15:51

    Hi Andy, no worries, the local printer has quoted £80 on 350 gsm card, so I advised her to go with him, will save me the hassle of 60 individual lots of artwork to print :lol1:

    Cheers, thanks for taking the time to reply.
    Lorraine

  • Jean Oakley

    Member
    29 May 2012 at 16:50

    it sounded like a lot of headache for not very much money

  • Lorraine Clinch

    Member
    29 May 2012 at 23:02
    quote Jean Oakley:

    it sounded like a lot of headache for not very much money

    Absolutely, Jean, which is why I suggested she go to the printer guy, save me the aggro! Sometimes it is good to let a job go to someone else.

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    30 May 2012 at 12:01

    just done a load of them printed onto card (printed on colourwave) then used large straws 😀

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