[Brian Hays]

Happy to be the 1st to respond, must be time of day. 😀

[Brian Hays]

Here you go….

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Just fancied a few hours off, no special reason. :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

quote Cheryl Smith:

Asked Brian..hes not got back to me yet…
Thanks David…maybe a bit of an idea there now………
Cheers everyone 😀

I have just emailed you. Had the afternoon off yesterday.

[Brian Hays]

quote Jillbeans:

I tried looking it up. GMT, daylight savings time, I haven’t a clue. I am on EST in daylight savings time.
But I will try and catch something of the game.
When does Serbia play next please?

If you look at the link to the fixtures somebody posted earlier, there is an option at the top to switch to your local time.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html

[Brian Hays]

quote Jillbeans:

Doesn’t the US play sometime tomorrow?
My days are all mixed up, I’ve been doing the brown acid again.
😉

3pm our time tomorrow, same as England. 10am your time?

[Brian Hays]

Yanks were robbed.

[Brian Hays]

Getting Serbia in the sweep-stake is most likely the closest Jill will get to Serbia. (?)

[Brian Hays]

quote Alan Wharton:

hahahaha a draw 😛 surely they only have to do another 1 of those and they will be on there way home 😛 Then the mrs owes me a tenner i said they will not make the second round, please please please loose the next game 😛 sorry again hehehe

I think you will find they may be on "their" way home. And you are pleading for them to "lose".

I think (and don’t care) both will go through. And both lose when they play a half decent team. England most likely on pens. :lol1:

Do you wanna go another tenner? 😉

[Brian Hays]

Looks like Calamity has been teaching Rob Green a few things. 😮

[Brian Hays]

quote Nigel Pugh – Grafityp:

quote Brian Hays:

Seems best to watch with the TV on mute. Fed up with those horns already. 👿

I dunno Brian, can help to drown out the crap co-commentator like Lawrenson or Francis 😀

Never thought of that :lol1:

If David "kerb crawler" Pleat is on I will be happy to listen to the horns. 🙂

[Brian Hays]

Seems best to watch with the TV on mute. Fed up with those horns already. 👿

[Brian Hays]

Unfortunately Illustrator has a restriction to the size of the working area. You can’t make your working area big enough to import all the views of a vehicle.

[Brian Hays]

quote Martin Cole:

quote Brian Hays:

I am a football fan & am not interested. :thumbup2:

😕 Not interested in what Brian?

Missed your post Neil, I’ll get you a good team in the sweep stake.

England mostly. Over hyped. And it’s a sad state of affairs when the best we can muster is Heskey up front & calamity James in goal.

Domestic football is a different matter. Roll on August. 😎

[Brian Hays]

I am a football fan & am not interested. :thumbup2:

[Brian Hays]

Search for "2010" on brandsoftheworld. It’s the 1st one that comes up.

[Brian Hays]

Liam there isn’t one standard size I am afraid, so if anybody else does have measurements for one they have done you would still need to check. There are lots of bodybuilders that manufacture the boxes.

[Brian Hays]

Have emailed it to you Peter.

[Brian Hays]

Here you go…

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WD40 should be fine, only a tiny bit. Worth a try even if Peter doesn’t agree. 😉

[Brian Hays]

Sorry don’t agree Peter. I have known plenty of new machines that have had blade holder problems.

[Brian Hays]

…..If your blade & offset is ok, it’s the most common cause for cut quality problems in my experience. Would be very surprised if it’s the blade btw.

[Brian Hays]

quote Jillbeans:

Hello again and thanks.
I don’t know where to lubricate or even what.
(sounds like a different forum)
File sent to Peter to check out.
It did cut the other stuff OK, 12″ letters to fit to a gas station canopy in the morning.
I think it’s just that font.

The non pointy end of the blade (the one that doesn’t cut!) rotates on a bearing in the holder. Sometimes it requires lubricating. Don’t know what other forums you frequent! (?)

[Brian Hays]

Have you tried lubricating the bearing in the blade holder?

[Brian Hays]

The one made from 1993-98 is.

[Brian Hays]

Awful news, don’t usually read the off topic posts. Just flicked over to see this, gutted. Thoroughly nice guy & the best customer anybody could wish for 😥 😥

R.I.P John.

Condolences to all his family.

[Brian Hays]

quote John Childs:

How about this for a plan……..

Fly to Vegas.
Rent an appropriate size vehicle.
Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon Skywalk thingy.
Squeeze in a bit of Route 66.
It’s a bit of a hike, but Jenny and I don’t mind doing the driving……
Tombstone.
Back to Vegas.
Did somebody say something about a sign related event?
Maybe take in a show – anybody fancy Jersey Boys?
Fly home.

Sounds like a better plan. Have been to the Vegas show & wasn’t too impressed. Nothing much more to see than our humble shows. Except maybe a few cherry pickers.

[Brian Hays]

quote RayRosher:

Nope! I have ver 31 and it’s not in that!
Contact Impact they will email it to you if they have it re Ray:)

It’s in the same place as Paul’s. 😉

[Brian Hays]

Paul it’s in the people carriers section, were long gone when you phoned at 7pm last night. :lol1: And was at a football match when you called after on the mobile, so no chance of hearing you there.

[Brian Hays]

If i hadn’t have done it in 2 formats & spelt the file name fully I rekon I woulda beaten you there Peter. 😉

[Brian Hays]

Here you go Cheryl…

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Here is the whole thing in PDF….

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[Brian Hays]

What are you trying to get it into Brian? you can copy the image to the clip board & paste it into Corel. Here is an Ai and a PDF file. Jpeg is too bit to put here at a decent resolution.

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[Brian Hays]

Maybe somebody has a version 25 book the same as yours? sorry I don’t have one to hand. What number do your Fords go up to?

[Brian Hays]

It has been on our disk for a long time.

[Brian Hays]

Altho mine is coloured. Looks better too I rekon. 😉 :lol1:

Sorry Martin.

[Brian Hays]

Bet he has an E in his Hays tho?

Just redrew the other one, too late tho!

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Here is the Balterio one….

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Ooops is this in a different place? just got here via the latest topics list. 😳

[Brian Hays]

If I cannot reply to the question best delete the question aimed at me surely? to whoever deleted my reply. (?)

[Brian Hays]

Liam I have emailed it to the hotmail address you gave us..

the lumiere hotmail one, couldn’t upload it here for some reason.

[Brian Hays]

Vectorised version here may need a little work…

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It opens in Signlab 8.0, but is made up of 689 bitmaps! thin strips.

It looks like this….

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quote Nicholas.Gormley:

Thanks Harry that looks good to me. Cheers

Of course, silly me. Would never have known what a Harp was without seeing a pic of one that you didn’t want. :lol1: :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

So you posted a pic of something you don’t want? just spent half hour tidying up the last one I posted too. :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

Had a quick go at vectorising. Shouldn’t take very long to make this usable…

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Can’t open Harry’s link. Is it this one you are after….?

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It looks like this….

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I have this if it’s any use, only have the side which is the reason we never put it on the disk…

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Is this it? there is also a bolder version..

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[Brian Hays]

Martin, you can also change the language on the cutter that’s what I meant not the software. As I recall it flashes up HL or GL when you switch it on. Have a look to make sure it says HL if you are using the HPGL driver in Signlab.

[Brian Hays]

Sorry Martin can’t remember off of the top of my head, will find out tomorrow if you don’t have it sorted by then.

Do you still have the cd that came with the plotter? the manual is on there. The cutter can run in either HPGL or GPGL. It will tell you how to change from one to the other in the manual. Think you have to press pause & next etc. to get there….

[Brian Hays]

Martin has Signlab 8.0 Kevin.

Martin are you still using the Graphtec CE? as Alex suggested have you accidentally changed the language setting?

[Brian Hays]

Thanks Jill & Richard.

I used Optima for the line on the bottom even though it wasn’t quite right. Have used Optima Ultra now, needs a little bit of tweaking but hopefully will be close enough.

[Brian Hays]

Paul they don’t change all the time but they are alphabetically listed.

So if somebody had an old disk without the latest Kangoo on, then their Trafic outline would have a lower number than somebody with a more recent disk.

[Brian Hays]

You can get something like this for around £80…

http://www.epson.co.uk/cs/ContentServer;jsessionid=A652C18942343947B760B2C222EEE38F.acc3?pagename=EpsonWTP/RenderBlob&TYPE=Document&OBJECTID=1227921226418&MIMETYPE=application/pdf

You will just need to buy coated disks to print on. Should get pretty decent results, a lot better than a sticky label that’s for sure.

[Brian Hays]

Dean, I have sent something to Allan. Don’t seem to get a reply when I ask him a question tho? 😕

[Brian Hays]

Dean, if you are at the same place as Allan I have just sent something over?

[Brian Hays]

It’s on this PDF on their web site Mike….

http://www.murraymotorsport.ie/pdf/POPU … -PRICE.pdf

[Brian Hays]

Did you take a look in the 4×4 section rather than the people carrier section?

[Brian Hays]

Sent it @ 2:55, have just replied to your email & attached it again.

Also I am 99% sure you have it already! should be in the 4×4 section VAUX0001….

[Brian Hays]

Patrick, it is too much money! how can you be saving 4,500??

Buy some new equipment with some proper training not a couple of hours.

If you are prepared to pay that much for something 2nd hand you have no worries.

[Brian Hays]

Too much imo.

You may be better off getting a NEW PC, Software, Versacamm (or similar) & Heat Press. Unless you have a particular requirement for a themal machine?

[Brian Hays]

Thanks Jason, glad you are happy with it. 🙂

[Brian Hays]

If this is what you are after then I doubt you will find it on any disk….

http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/lawposter.htm

They are protected by Crown Copyright, you will find more info here…

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/crown-copyright/index

[Brian Hays]

You could also try Viking Direct Neil….

http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/catalog/ … rmal+rolls

That is who I use, seem cheap enough for a box?

[Brian Hays]

Agree, charging people to take their money is not a very good idea.

[Brian Hays]

Emma, I have just replied to your email. If you have Illustrator that would be best. Whilst you can import the files into Photoshop it’s not ideal as it will convert them into a bitmap.

[Brian Hays]

If you have "a few designs" already what did you use to create the designs??

[Brian Hays]

You can find a feature list for the different packages here…..

http://www.cadlink.com/products/signLab/sl_8_pkgs_compr.php

[Brian Hays]

Are they not getting a bit hot on illegal spacing these days?

[Brian Hays]

At 1300mm x 975mm your image is 11dpi. I have done 2 more one at 72dpi, one at 144dpi but it won’t let me attached them. PM me your email address & I will email them….

[Brian Hays]

This any better….?

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It has been the same basic shape for donkeys years. The front was changed (lights/grill etc.) in 2006.

The 2009 version is the same as the 2006…
http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/bv/generic_editorial.jsp?navRoot=toyota_1024_root&nodiv=TRUE&edname=HA8_CarChapter&catname=%2ftoyota_1024_root%2fmain_nav%2fpageTopNav%2fZone+HIACE&menuid=9696&zone=Zone+HIACE&id=MSR_HIACE

[Brian Hays]

Darryl, don’t have an email from you? pm your email address & the format you require & I will send something over…

We use Mailwasher, sometimes it marks genuine email as spam so we don’t see them. Always best to call if you don’t get a speedy reply.

[Brian Hays]

quote Chris Wool:

quote :

Trouble is, I haven’t a floppy port

😀 😀

do you mean a printer port LPT1
chris

Probably means that the PC60 driver was on a 3 1/2" floppy disk?

[Brian Hays]

There is a tutorial here that I stumbled accross, not sure if it will help?….

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/photos … ayer-mask/

[Brian Hays]

quote Harry Cleary:

quote Kevin Flowers:

seedy night clubs

Kev

How very dare you! No such thing in Holy Ireland! 😀 😀

Not strictly true apparently. :peek:

http://www.inyourpocket.com/ireland/dub … Clubs.html

[Brian Hays]

Have you got the dongle as well? The book & disks are worthless without it.

[Brian Hays]

You could try Art Systems in Nottingham (0115) 9380 380. They distribute Mutoh’s.

[Brian Hays]

Hope Wycombe are poor poor poor today. Off there shortly. :lol1:

Have you called them Emily? always better than emailing if you have a problem. May be just an honest mistake that they will quickly rectify.

[Brian Hays]

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What’s it for Ben? need to be a little careful reproducing football related stuff.

Anyway think this is the one. See enough of the logo following the team that I do. 😕

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quote John Childs:

but one sniff of anyone jumping on the eco bandwagon, or eco bullshit, puts me right off them.

Always put off then? :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

Emma the CE series comes with ARMS, which is the same thing as Opos. (I think Summa call their system Opos?)

This text is taken from Graphtec USA’s web site…

ARMS — Graphtec’s Automatic Registration Mark Sensor system is the laser/optical eye which reads multiple registration mark patterns on pre-printed media to obtain accurate contour cutting for the production of decals, stickers, heat transfer and packaging in the print and cut operation. This system especially benefits those who have a need for contour cutting of longer prints. The ARMS system is designed to compensate for media mis-alignment, material expansion/contraction, and the common media shifting that occurs during the printing process. These intelligent features assure users of unsurpassed accuracy and reliable operation for even the most intricate contour cutting applications.

[Brian Hays]

I have a Dell 5110cn. It has done around 200,000 copies so far. Never misses a beat. Can count the number of times it has jammed on one hand. Will be buying another when (if) it dies. 😎

[Brian Hays]

Russell, just be careful next time you buy a machine. You may be unlucky again & get a machine with faults. I know not all plotter manufacturers are as knowledgeable & helpful as Graphtec. Many do not even service/repair their own machines & rely on a 3rd party company to do so. Then you can have real problems.

I think you may have been unlucky with your machine, it’s rare to find people that are unhappy with Graphtec.

Katrina, I think the Graphtec may be the best bet. It’s cheaper, comes with optical eye & has a stand. Not sure the Mimaki comes with a stand or the optical as standard. They are both good machines though.

[Brian Hays]

No worries, don’t know where I got the "stopwatch" comment from. Wasn’t looking very closely obviously! 😳

[Brian Hays]

Tim have saved it as a Corel file. Have converted the stopwatch to bit map though as that was getting messed up. (assume you are printing it, good luck if not!)

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Surely he needs a course on design & operating whatever design software you have? operating the Graphtec is the easy part. 😀

[Brian Hays]

Haven’t got Signlab where I am at the moment. But as I recall you click the advanced box & change the values in there, maybe the option below the one you are changing?

[Brian Hays]

Opinion is divided. :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

Not a suppliers view at all. It’s my view that is all. And as Chris has also telephoned us, I think it’s a view most other "suppliers" wouldn’t have. They would mosty all want to get a sale I think.

Anyway as you said if Chris wants to join up he will probably save enough on a cutter to pay for joining. His choice. 😎

[Brian Hays]

254 not 2540!

What number was there before you altered it? you need to divide the original number by 4 if it was cutting 4x size…

[Brian Hays]

What version of Signlab is it?

If it’s a recent version you can adjust the resolution by going to the setup button in plotter setup, then plotter options tab. If it’s cutting 4x size & the resolution is set to 1016, then you change it to 254.

If it’s an older version (version 5.0 for example) then you can adjust it in the ini file. Press alt & e whilst in plotter setup to bring up the ini file in notepad. You then adjust the figure in the scale option (it will be the last number in the line)

[Brian Hays]

I think the British Standards are a bit vague. They state that Prohibition should be Red, Mandatory Blue etc. I don’t think there is an exact shade that they should be.

[Brian Hays]

quote Glenn Sharp:

It just seemed a fair question to ask without the need for a dig in my opinion

Not having a dig? just expressing an opinion. And answering your question!, Not intending to offend. Anyway if Chris doesn’t have a problem doesn’t really matter what I think. :lol1:

[Brian Hays]

Will give Paul a kick Chris as he has not passed on the message. It would be the same price from us though. Are you just starting up? if you are you may find getting finance very difficult in the current climate. Would almost certainly be easier (and cheaper) to get a bank loan.

[Brian Hays]

Not really sure why I would need to test drive the exact same brand new car twice at different dealers either?

[Brian Hays]

Not quite the same imo. Anyway it’s only my opinion. Not really that fussed. 😉

And for the record the last 3 cars that I have bought have come from the same dealer. Who have generally looked after me well. I am sure I may have got a little better deal elsewhere on occasions, but for me the price isn’t always the deciding factor. 😀