[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks….
And just to let you know I had been phoning the Vists fax number….As you do…or as I do 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Gil…..Will try them now, there landline does not seem to work!

[Andrew Boyle]

Hi Phil….Just checking you were still about and that you were as sharp as ever 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

http://vimeo.com/14985356 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Macky…..I’ll look into it…cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Apologies for the formality….Fiona posted this on my behalf, having said that we are looking for a new employee ….thanks Andrew 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Simon, it must of been water jet cut I got last time is it was very clean, tidy.

May need to see if I can find old paperwork….Thanks

[Andrew Boyle]

Hi….There is a hight tack matt vinyl available from Hexis for emulsioned walls, we were pretty happy with it.

Thanks

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks very much fpr your help I’ll add Jill’s text to my RAMS.

Looks like it’s going to have to be replaced though 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

thanks for the replies….changed the design to eliminate the join….Thanks for your help 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks….Seems to work well Graeme, i’ll back in soon and do a double check. The text was the same material but plotter cut.

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Cheers Rob….Avery do a 2M wide clear but its short time and dry application only 😉
Thanks for the link will try…. 😀

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Cheers Hugh,

The first option may look flippant but it is considered and would showcase all skills,
may need a bit of tweaking but would work 😉 the other logo on a van would work too 🙂 let me know and i can send vectors?

[Andrew Boyle]

Contemporary colours may work…..

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the other option I did last night 😀 maybe it sits in the middle a bit more 😀

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Hugh, I agree it would be good to look at things fresh 😀
Maybe work out a colour palette etc

I looked at incorporating a dragon, then just flames…. I not sure you need it, but maybe that could just be me 😕

Here’s a logotype using just the name plus stroke widths taken from the different stroke widths of the letters, maybe something you could transfer to windows, literature etc.

Maybe too AFW

Cheers 😀

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Cheers Rob,

Was surprised at the roof
black hexis hx2000 and the yellow/green was an Avery cast.

😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Excellent news Hugh, I’m sure it will all work out well 😀

Hadn’t seen your post but now looking forward to the updates…..Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Apologies…..It was getting too complicated and i couldn’t gather information or allocate any time.
Got the spec from the bureau which is now on ebay as below.

http://my.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?M … :LNLK:MESX

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Merry Christmas Everyone
😀

[Andrew Boyle]

You know that Einstein quote about insanity and doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results….
Well this year I’m I’m going to change things, be kind to myself and see where it takes me. I’m going to ask for what I want and I’m not going to be afraid of the answer no or saying no….

And I’m not doing a 7 minute car lunch break 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

After months of problems the issue was finally resolved.

I had been told by a call out engineer it was most definitely not a hardware problem and that the problem was with either the RIP, the files or the profiles. After doing so many tests I couldn’t work out how it wasn’t a problem with the machine.

In the end I decided to pay for Stafford to come up as he has a good understanding of the machine and the software. After a day of testing he reckoned he had the solution but would have to come back up when a new yellow head and 2 pumps arrived.

It worked…..There had been an electrical fault! with the yellow head and even though it was showing as printing fine on the confidence strip it would stop firing.

Thanks for all your help, just done a couple of walls that did not need painting out 😉

I was stuck, I have a maintenance contract however if an engineer is sure its not a printer problem I had to start a process to resolve it myself.

On a positive note I’ve learnt a lot and know all the little peculiarities of the various versions of Shiraz 🙂

Thanks everyone – Cheers Stafford – and Chris you were right it was the yellow 😉

[Andrew Boyle]

any material Dave…Cheers

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Hi Dave…still on original ink, it happens with all files whether pdf, vector ai, jpg even patterns…..Tried just about every type of file!

If it’s a full colour CMYK print with a load photographic colour changes it’s hardly noticeable however if it’s grey scale or duotones etc it’s no use.

Not going to buy a new machine Dave…….Changes over Commitments 😀

As the saying goes: ‘If you always do what you’ve always done you’ll always get what you’ve always got"

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks

Chris that’s pretty interesting as there can be a wee bit of a yellow halo around fine print/images, I print as standard 360 x 720……will try the solid blocks as soon as.

I’ll give you a quick call John….Cheers

Appreciate all thought as I do need to get it sorted.

Using the monoprint option in Shiraz worked fine although it produces a lighter print, joins were good.
The change is progressive however that progression start all over again from the start as soon as another panel is processed by the rip (?)

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Martin…..I got in touch with them and they do do a rounded corner signframe however they are all plastic, looking for a satin anodised….Thanks again will keep trying.

Still doing signs and other things 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks David…. 😀

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Thanks Rob….sorted….enjoyed video too.

[Andrew Boyle]

I’ll often cut 2 sets of letters making the base letter an inline of the outer letter, drill and countersink the base letter and then bond the top letter to the base letter…..making it sound more difficult than it actually is 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

excellent John 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Guys..

If anyone needs to do this.

From a new computer with Shiraz and Windows 7
I got a new computer with a firewire card, hand built! was much cheaper [ended up changing the firewire card as below]

download driver from mimaki website
http://www.mimaki.co.jp/english/download/uc_index.php
The device driver in red

If using Shiraz create a new queue using Null [if Firewire does not appear] and then connect using the setup in server to Firewire.

If problems persist with your firewire card get a TI chipset firewire card
http://www.inta-audio.com/music-pc-syst … pset-p2036

Hopefully sorted Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Hi John….I tried that version with no joy on Windows 7 …. Do you think I need to revert back to XP….thanks

[Andrew Boyle]

Excellent work Warren, enjoyed the pics 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

excellent as always Macky…….Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vAH6-cU … re=related

"Lay with me in your thinnest dress"……….beautiful 😀

After watching her on Jools….i’ve been taking black cab rides all over the place 😉

http://www.blackcabsessions.com/?id=1306507551

[Andrew Boyle]

No wonder Neil….Lovely result and an excellent use of all skills 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Sorted Cheers… 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks will top it up with the correct stuff and see how I get on 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks…..I did notice that the plastic gauge connected to the cap said hot/cold as opposed to max/min.

i have a light on that looks like a handbrake like which can go off when I go round a roundabout.

Thanks Again 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Hi Phill,

I had another look and it goes to a thing that looks a bit like an alternator and has a belt connected…is this likely to be for transmission and do you get different types of fluid…Thank You 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Rob…Your subconscious brain would respond very well to suggestion, these suggestions can create very positive changes.
As an experiment print this off on an A4 and without studying draw it upside down.
Would love to see the result and to know how you felt your brain dealt with the process 😀

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The Best Hypnotic Subject: The Somnambulist
November 24, 2007

Are you right-brained or left-brained? Do you know the difference? Well, how right- or left-brained you are can affect how open you may be to hypnosis and the way in which a hypnotherapist may approach hypnotising you.
The Somnambulist (literal meaning: ‘sleep walker’) is someone who can use both sides of the brain in equal parts and because of this, is the type of person who responds well to hypnosis, sometimes without the need for a formal induction.

😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks for a our chat Martin i’ve enjoyed keeping you in the loop.

I’ve got another group session at The National Sports Centre next week and it’s already over booked 😀

I just go into self hypnosis and tell myself i can do websites 😀 😀

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Rob,

Phobias respond very well to hypnotherapy during my case studies I have helped people to overcome their phobias and they no longer respond in a negative way to the original presenting problem.
Sometimes a phobia can be treated by suggestion therapy alone and sometimes in requires the clinical approach i.e analysis when you return to the root cause of the problem. I know it works because I can now visit the dentist, before I couldn’t even see the word without having anxiety attacks.
Your meditation is a light state of hypnosis and I would imagine you would benefit greatly as you are creative and intelligent. People that enter hypnosis freely have an open mind and and use both the analytical and subconscious parts of the brain. I would hazard a guess that you have been known to sleep walk (?) I have helped clients stop smoking, lose weight, increase their confidence…even things like golfing yips…..It’s a fascinating subject 😀
As you already practice a level of meditation I reckon you could learn to reach a very deep level of self hypnosis in a single session. Fear of flying one or two 😀 Not drumming up business as I already owe you for your kind contribution to the snail trail 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Remember the big art deco fronted building we were working behind in Darlinton….It’s inside there……The photo was a tiny wee black and white that was saved from being chucked out 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Indeed you did Harry 😀
me: " How do I know when to apply the second coat"
you: " When the first one’s dry "
😀 😀

Thanks for all your kind comments, a bit embarrassing 😳

Rob,…matt clear 2 x overprint, matt laminated vinyl, wallpaper, router cut black composite with yacht thread and matt vinyl, frosted and chrome.
We used some optical clear from papergraphics for the net curtains 😀 Luckily we didn’t have to do the thicker ropes as below.

More problem solving than designing the rope one.

😀 😀

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Thanks Rob…..what do you think about the whole idea of having such large panels alongside each other with locator fixings…..I’m happy I can get them level using large drilling templates?

Thanks 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks for getting back to me Robert….I managed to get it sorted though…Cheers 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

http://vectips.com/tutorials/creating-halftone-effects/

or rasterbator !!!
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/
is good and quick for creating vector dots

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Great job Rich…and very brave to take on 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/ … or+t+shirt

[Andrew Boyle]

Congratulations Jill…Love the photo where his fingers are getting all confused 😀 😀
A wee cracker 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

If you’ve already got an ipad a pogo stylus is pretty good in my opinion…and cheap 😀 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYSRQDxeGZY

[Andrew Boyle]

The ipad is great when you’ve got time to kill…..there’s very good drawing applications and they work well with a stylus, also a thing called Football Manager can keep an 11 year old quiet for hours and hours, an absolute joy.

😀 😀

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11666162

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I’m your biggest fan too Jill 😀 x

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks…..May need to meet up with both of you to discuss this 😀 are you signuking this year.?

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks…..May need to meet up with both of you to discuss this 😀 are you signuking this year.?

[Andrew Boyle]

kalinihta 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Kalispera Elena…..Is that your real surname? 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Very tricky Martin….small blocks and then moving individual dots 3 at a time…even then perspective makes it look incorrect 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Nice job Warren 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

thanks Lynn 😀
A combination of the cheaper hexis material and the avery……Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Belated from me too Lynn…Happy Birthday x

[Andrew Boyle]

Congratulations Ian…..Lovely pics 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Hi Shane…..Happy Birthday 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Happy Birthday Phill 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

I would do a colour as opposed to white I think… 😀
I still like my iphone app…colour expert 😀

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another link.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search. … 1%22%7D%5D

[Andrew Boyle]

Excellent link Craig….

I did a course held by Dave, he’s incredible not just with his traditional work but his illustration and vector too.
I ended up producing this piece on the course but couldn’t sign my name backwards, he just looked at it and brushed it perfectly in seconds…this was followed by beers in pubs in Torquay that showcased his work.

Very clever guy indeed 😀 😀

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Thanks….need to fit Wednesday thought I might of been pushing it for time with a trade letter supplier, will maybe see if they can do an am delivery Wed…..Cheers
😀

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A bit late…but Happy Birthday 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

oops….my wee bro ain’t as sharp as he used to be …cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks Harry…..It’s great to know you’re all keeping an eye on us …let’s do another ridiculous job soon and share a beer…Cheers 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

No problem Neil…Thanks a lot for everything.
Big day today and leaving tomorrow morning….any late donations welcome.
I know I haven’t posted much lately but life throws some curve balls.

Thanks

Andy 😀
http://www.thesnailtrail.org/

[Andrew Boyle]

All welcome to the gala day this Sunday…Cheers

http://www.s1largs.com/whats-on/196307-6242374.html

http://www.thesnailtrail.org/

[Andrew Boyle]

maybe keep it simple with a version of helvetica and change the colours for each division ?

Cheers

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Well Done Nik X 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Should’a had that beer Jill….What’s a man door (?) 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

http://www.lynda.com/

[Andrew Boyle]

Excellent Kevin…Well Done

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks very much Gary…..

We’re also having a football/gala day on 18th July at Inverclyde National Sports Centre, Largs….All Welcome 😀

Thanks Neil

[Andrew Boyle]

Thanks John… and everyone else.

I had a test drive yesterday and it struggled up the Haylie Brae. A lot of paint came off when i removed the wrap…..a similar amount of skin came off my fingers 😀

Thanks everyone, I’ve been saying thanks on the facebook link so as not to jam this up …Cheers

http://www.thesnailtrail.org/

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Thanks Rob….Appreciate it

Cheers

😀

[Andrew Boyle]

I agree Graeme…Anthracite, petrol and that very pale grey almost white…olive instead of petrol 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

I think Darren’s first post says so much… I’m sorry I couldn’t make it this year.
I even feel bad that my avatar is smiling but I’m sure John wouldn’t mind.

quote Darren St Ledger:

Very sad to hear of the loss of such a well respected man.

I have been a hidden member of uksignboards.com for the past couple of years – simply using this terrific site as a source of reference for the industry I find myself involved with.This is my first ever post.

Although Mr Childs and myself were complete strangers – I always read with great interest the helpful and informative responses he offered to the other UKSB members questions that had been posted.

After reading all of the many tributes for Mr Childs – I believe UKSB member Martin Cole, who referred to him as ‘The Godfather of UKSB’ – has described him perfectly…

May I offer my condolences to his family – and my sympathies to each of you who knew him personally.

R.I.P. Mr Childs.

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Just heard….so so sad…John was a lovely guy who always talked such sense….my deepest sympathy to all his family and friends.

[Andrew Boyle]

Oh Lord give me a sign… 😉

[Andrew Boyle]

thanks a lot…. 😀

Vanda might allow us to take the long way home 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Cheers Nik…The stairwell graphic was a little tricky 😀
All the wee domes still there? 😀

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Glad it went well Shane…Take it easy 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

http://www.talbotdesigns.co.uk/acrylic- … -domes.htm

http://www.spheresandhemispheres.co.uk/

used fibresports for some large spheres recently but they were complete hanging spheres….was interesting, but worked out ok

[Andrew Boyle]

Excellent 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

or
http://www.ideapaint.com/site/index.html
no joins 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

Spandex do one Warren about 1200mm I think….. 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

We sat our CSCS test in a mobile unit [bus] with computers in it……Have had to have it on several occasions but never been asked to show it.

Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

What colour is the van Neil…Is it already black? There’s a few people in Ayr or I can help with the full colour print.

Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

Big Thanks from me too….and a very Merry Christmas 😀 😀

[Andrew Boyle]

We wouldn’t use a vinyl with a water based adhesive if we knew we were applying it wet 😀 😀 love your discussions though 😉