[Garrie]

Unsure why my post was edited. I posted a url to a personal non commercial website, I don’t sell pictures at all, just enjoying showing them, unsure why this breaks the rules..

url was mod-edit

All the best
Garrie

any probs please email me, mod-edit please read board rules

[Garrie]

Hi Hugh,

Thanks for the comments 😀 I use a technique call HDR. Basically I take 3 shots at different exposures, for example 1 underexposed, 1 overexposed and one exposed correctly, combine them to create a HDR image and then tone map the image so it can be displayed correctly on a monitor.

I go well overboard with the tone mapping to create a gritty evil look 👿

Cheers

[Garrie]

Hello 😳

I’m still around, not doing much signage anymore though 🙁

Getting into my togging a lot more which is great but doesn’t pay the bills so have a full time no signmaker job although these may change soon 😀

Take care all
Cheers
Garrie

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[Garrie]

quote KARL WILLIAMS:

Lets have a look Garry! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

you smoothie, alright then

[Garrie]

I got some tips on growing t1ts 😳 Mine have gotten bigger all by themselves over the 14 years I’ve drank beer 😮

[Garrie]

quality ain’t it 😀 😀

Incredible really, although it will be a shame to see the Shuttle/Orbiter retired, not long now 🙁

Hopefully I’ll see it launch in person later this year 😎

[Garrie]

pure quality :lol1: :lol1:

[Garrie]

lol :lol1: :lol1: good job you ain’t a fish 😛

[Garrie]

is that what they are 😳

[Garrie]

I’m kicking about….

[Garrie]

Amari have started doing A-boards, have a variety of styles and sizes.

They stock them at their base in Uddingston.

EDIT – Changed Motherwell to Uddingston, just incase anyone else wants to pedantic and then delete their posts 🙄

[Garrie]

Happy Belated Birthday, hope you had a fun time 🙂

[Garrie]

That looks ace 😀

[Garrie]

😳 my head hurts :lol1:

[Garrie]

quote Marcella:

bad quality …………….. because it’s sooooooooooo old.
Here’s me at 19 😳

😛 (oogle) :funky:

:love:

[Garrie]

I love my redheads 😮

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[Garrie]

Hey Paul,

Peter is sound, he has some really good advice 🙂

Could be a memory prob on the PCUT? Is it UK spec? I’ve heard some PCUT have a lessor memory than the UK ones. Could be a OS problem, what OS you using, what interface is on your PCUT?

[Garrie]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Garrie:

Susan thinks the pic makes me look like a bank robber 😥 🙄

nahh, but now you do! 😉 :lol1: ….. sorry mate

im on the tins of BUD gary… let the night begin 😕 :lol1:

.

Funkin’ quality!!

[Garrie]

Want to stroke my coat :lol1: , Lenor, hmm I can smell the freshness 😀

Pubs out, whats the banter?

[Garrie]

hmm not sure what to believe….

However going with myth for this one 😀 oh and some PS work 😉

[Garrie]

lol, yeah tis me, hair untied 😮

Needs a cut, its longer now but I ain’t got the baws to cut it 😳

Susan thinks the pic makes me look like a bank robber 😥 🙄

[Garrie]

Deffo sounds like a comms problem, have you double checked the baud rate set on the cutter?

[Garrie]

Thanks for the replies 😀

I’ve avoided using compressed air in the past only because I’ve heard a few horror stories however I’ve never experienced any from anyone using compressed air.

Is there a safe lubricate that you would you recommend, I don’t want to damage any components trying to do good, I’m kinda good a breaking things I don’t mean too 😳

Thanks again
Garrie

[Garrie]

Cheers Guys,

I bought the Samsung HDD, just a PATA one as I want to use it in my Netgear SC101.

I sure it will be fine 🙂 Wish the SC101 used SATA though 🙁

[Garrie]

Pretty much what Marcella said, however delete the partition first (all the setup program) and let windows do its thing 😀

You may need to go into BIOS to change the boot sequence though.

[Garrie]

Trumpet is a great instrument 😀 Flea from the Chili peppers plays trumpet

[Garrie]

Does it have a CD ROM drive?

If so does the boot sequence read the CD ROM drive before the HDD?

[Garrie]

hehe :lol1: 😳

[Garrie]

loads of musicians,

Phill, a Uksignboard band would be a sound idea 😀

P.s did you see what I did there?

[Garrie]

"It’s all gone quiet!", said Rhubarb. "Too quiet.", said Custard 😛

[Garrie]

quote Alan Drury:

BTC, I might have said UK Leisurewear last year but they have sadly gone badly off track.
Alan D

I’ve just started to use UKL, well I just we’ve been using them for about 2 months, I thought it was just me 😮

Switching to BTC, although they are little more expensive but hopefully no more crazy back orders, goods that I didn’t order turn up out the blue and then getting a invoice for them 🙄

[Garrie]

:lol1: :lol1: :lol1: Superb, gotta love youtube 😀

[Garrie]

istockphoto is a great site 😀

[Garrie]

Cool story, couldn’t find him by name in google, found via the book title.

Gentleman’s site http://www.gregwilsongallery.com

The paintings ain’t my thing but I do appreciate the skill thats gone into them (my partner Susan is an artist/painter)

[Garrie]

All the best for Sept.

I agree that Kids cope better then us in these situations.

Take Care
Garrie

[Garrie]

I know what you mean about the middle of letters, I have the same struggle but also I really struggle to see the cut lines lol, It must be my age 🙁

[Garrie]

just to add, I’m not disagreeing with you at all 🙂

[Garrie]

to quote the Price it site –

quote :

The guide is aimed at the average size company who’s main market is ‘general sign making’ i.e. the company that today is making a shop sign, tomorrow lettering a van, the day after a banner and pavement sign etc, etc,

I agree every job is different, hence why I mentioned its not an exact science.

I’ve never said it should be used to quote from, like I mentioned, its a guide and thats its point 🙂

[Garrie]

I agree the idea behind it is great and its canny good as guide to help us newbies. 🙂

Thats the key though, its a guide. I could be wrong but I don’t think its meant to be an exact science, just like sign making isn’t.

[Garrie]

Mactac 8900 is removable also 😀

[Garrie]

The Price – it Guide really helps me out, its great to use as a quick look up for a guide price being as pricing makes my head hurt 🙁

[Garrie]

Funky, will give all those suggestions a blast 😀

Its not causing me too much concern as its only a small point in the vinyl, plus its only just started to happen this morning. just wanted to get my head round it (?)

Thanks again all.
Garrie

[Garrie]

No No the fault only occurs at one point in the vinyl, say I’m cutting 610mm there is a point at about 325mm where the vinyl is just scored and not fully cut through, this is only for about 1mm, after that everything else cuts fine.

It doesn’t matter what letter or if its a circle or box.

[Garrie]

ahh but I’m kak handed and possibly managed to chew it up when I first got the cutter.

The slight issue I have and its only just started is there is a point of text that doesn’t cut, for example like the right side of a H, this happens at the same point all the way through a few metres of vinyl, all the other text is fine, does this sound like a cutting strip issue, I’m sure it is from what you guys say.

Its kinda like a low spot as the vinyl is scored but not cut through all the way, I know its not the pressure as all the other text is fine.

Cheers again
Garrie

P.s Nigel was good to see you at Sign UK, excuse my blond moment though 😉

[Garrie]

we got ours from here mate..

http://www.the-blueprints.com

Cheers
Garrie

[Garrie]

Hi,

I’ve cut LG reflective on mines before no bother, that is as thick as I really need to go at the moment.

Help this helps

EDIT – Opps you guys are fast, went to reply to post, got waylaid by a tea break

[Garrie]

really like that 😀

[Garrie]

aw good old Viagra, aka mycoxaflopin

[Garrie]

Deffo blade offset is set incorrectly.

What software are you using? You can’t set the blade offset in the PCUT itself it has to be done via software 🙁

[Garrie]

http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/

some quality sayings on that site, and I thought us Geordies are hard to understand 😮

[Garrie]

we are skint so no big holiday this year but a couple of long weekends in Islay is on the cards 😀

[Garrie]

Not really nervous but I am canny shy 😳

[Garrie]

I’d 1471 it , all the guy back and advise that he should be a little more polite to people next time 😀

[Garrie]

GRRRRR RANT TIME.

We got a card from the Post office through the door the other day about a letter having insufficient postage.

I’ve just been to the post office, paid my £1.24 and its a bloody leaflet from the SNP, very very annoyed. Trying to get through to anyone to reimburse me is a joke. I think I’ll be knocking on a few doors tonight 👿

Sorry for the rant.

Garrie

[Garrie]

Thats shocking :lol1: :lol1: I wonder how much it cost him :lol1:

[Garrie]

quote Nicola Rowlands:

quote Garrie:

There is a Hot Marquee evening at Knockhill this Wednesday night, get a track pass and have fun on the track knowing there is no numpties driving around like err well numpties. 😀

can anybody go and drive a car? 😀

nik

Yeah, providing your car in worth over 10k and has a valid MOT (if needed). If the Vehicle is less then 10k there is the "normal" hot hatch days.

Hot Marquee is better, more expensive cars, people obey the track rules and treat other drivers with a little more respect.

Cheers
Me

[Garrie]

Anyone fed up of all the screen printed boards on all the lamp posts?

I’m seriously thinking about cutting up a sheet of Corex and making my own "Party Board" and cable tieing them to a few lamp posts 😀 could be a giggle :lol1:

Anyways I’ve never voted, not clever enough to understand all the lies 😛

[Garrie]

aye, its canny good but I was getting lens envy :lol1: :lol1:

I’ve only ever managed to get burnt once at knockhill and I’ve been loads of times, its like everywhere around is sunny and warm and then 2 miles away from Knockhill it starts getting colder and colder 😕

I got some cracking pics of Bruce Taxi’s 2 Evo’s, think they are based in Falkirk. I guess owning a Taxi Company is a good business to be in.

[Garrie]

Yeah I’m thinking about it, only to take pics though. My car ain’t worth over 10k so I can’t drive it on Hot Marquee days only normal track days 👿

I was there yesterday, was freezing, when we got home it was sunny, GUTTED, I could have had a BBQ instead of freezing my err, getting very cold 🙁

[Garrie]

Thanks again Lorraine, massive help, thanks. I always press with a Teflon sheet so that’s sorted.

I owe you a *drink*

Ta

[Garrie]

There is a Hot Marquee evening at Knockhill this Wednesday night, get a track pass and have fun on the track knowing there is no numpties driving around like err well numpties. 😀

[Garrie]

Thanks Lorraine, so I would heat press the red first, remove the clear backing, stick the green down and press again?

Would this cause any effect to the red I already pressed, as the red in this example wouldn’t be covered with the clear plastic, or do I put the clear plastic over the whole lot? Does that make sense, lol

Sorry again
Garrie

[Garrie]

Hiya,

We pretty do what John advises however we press the shirt for about 10 seconds before applying the Flex, I’ve heard this helps to remove any moisture in the cotton.

Don’t mean to hi-jack the thread but can someone please advise how to do multi coloured layers of flex? For example a Diamond shape outline in red with green text in the middle, however throughout the green text would be red circles, something like below?

Cheers

[Garrie]

i’ll be there 😛

just look out for a fat ugly geordie with long blondie hair :lol1:

[Garrie]

Happy belated Birthday 😀

All the best *drink*
G

[Garrie]

Hi,

I’m only young at this stuff, however…

We send Visuals via Email or post, the Customer always has to approve visual either via email or signed if sent in post, we then print the email or print a copy of the signed visual, a copy of this info is kept with the job card.

We find colours are easier if you send a sample, what we usually do is send a visual and include a separate carded visual with actual off cut samples of the vinyl colours used.

We don’t do digi yet as we are only small small and as yet no had any issues.

I hope this may help.

Cheers
Garrie

P.s. For what its worth on all our Visuals we have the standard disclaimer, advise if our artwork is used elsewhere we will charge for design time etc

[Garrie]

Does anyone know how they actually make vinyl? I think that would be interesting.

[Garrie]

I’d be game for that 😀

[Garrie]

Hey all,

Thanks for replying, I was a bit grumpy the other night and I’m sorry 😳

Will speak nicely to Amari 😀

I wonder what equipment, suppliers use to slit Vinyl/app tape etc, as the cuts are always clean.

Cheers all
G

[Garrie]

hmmm 58 views = 0 replies!! 🙄

I wasn’t expecting this for nothing – i would have been willing to pay.

[Garrie]

As a kid I lived in Saudi for 7 years, I would go back as I really enjoyed living there.

Although If I won the lottery I would relocated to a small castle somewhere on Isle of Islay. IMHO it is the best place in the whole world 😀

G

[Garrie]

Guilty although I hope she tops herself :lol1:

[Garrie]

Hi,

Sorry to hear about your Health, I wish you all the best.

Where abouts is the unit based? We could be interested.

All the best
Garrie

[Garrie]

I’ve got a Press off Ebay, no idea what make it is though, will have a look when I’m in the office. Think it could be Microtec? However below is a link to the seller

Link to seller
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZdomglobal01QQhtZ-1

Cheers
Garrie

[Garrie]

quality :lol1: :lol1:

[Garrie]

Happy Birthday – All the best *drink*

[Garrie]

Hi,

We actually have a little heat press we sourced from Ebay. We don’t do a lot of clothing but its nice to have to do T Shirts etc. The press we’ve got is great, very very heavy duty and the build quality is great, it also has a CE mark, which many presses on ebay don’t have. If buying it’s best to double check with the seller. We checked out a few and some people were honest and said their ones didn’t whereas other people said they didn’t know!! We hung on to make sure we got one with it. It’s not worth getting one without it, considering the temperatures they reach.

We’ve had ours a few months, done a good few T – Shirts and to be honest, never had a problem, however if doing T Shirts is your main source of business I would personally buy from a "real" supplier.

All the best
Garrie

[Garrie]

Victory deffo do it in 1220mm wide

http://www.victorydesign.co.uk/categori … -materials

Hope this helps

[Garrie]

Hi there

I’m looking for t-shirts that fit dogs that are blank, ready to have print applied.
I’ve found a lot of people that will supply them with a logo etc on, but I’m looking for plain ones that I can sell customised to the customers needs.

Thanks
Garrie

[Garrie]

Thats crazy, why would anyone be so negative on the phone?

However saying that I am still waiting on price list from 2 suppliers, I’ve been waiting for over 6 months for one, and 3 months for the other, despite several calls. I know won’t consider ever using these suppliers even if I do get a price list, tis a shame really but such is life.

[Garrie]

GUTTTED Justin didn’t get it…..

Its all a fix anyways 🙄

[Garrie]

Hi all,

Need a little advice (mods hope you don’t mind) Just a quick question.

I was messing with long exposure the other night, trying to draw my name with a torch light ( I know sad, but I’m just learning)

I’ve added a link to the pic (only HQ mode JPG), the pic is straight off the camera, not PS or anything, however I can see red, green and white dots in the pic, is this what they call noise? I have a noise reduction option on the camera which is not set to on yet, will setting it to on sort the problem?

Shutter time was 15seconds

http://www.onemileahead.co.uk/bits/bits.jpg

Thanks again
Garrie

[Garrie]

UKCS – UK Copyright Service

[Garrie]

quote John Childs:

Amateurs!

It’s just a question of using the right tool for the job.

:lol1: :lol1: quality

[Garrie]

Unsure exactly what you mean but this link may help

http://www.ukpos.com/

Cheers
Garrie

[Garrie]

is it not called FACT or UKCS over here?

[Garrie]

ahhh I see, said the blind man :lol1: sorry for being a thicko 😥

[Garrie]

sorry to sound thick but I don’t get it 😕 😳

[Garrie]

Thanks again for the help.

The Camera arrived yesterday and I love it, the quality of pics, colour depth is just great, really looking forward to using it outside 😀

The Camera allows you to take both RAW and JPG at the same time, just need to buy a 4gb compact flash card.

Thanks again and I will picking up a copy of Digital Photo

Cheers
Garrie

[Garrie]

Metamark do a brushed silver 😀

[Garrie]

I use Autoglym Tarspot Remover, seems to work okay 😀

[Garrie]

quote Marcella:

Garrie to quote a phrase you know so well

‘you’re only as old as the woman you feel!’ 😉 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

LOL Quality :lol1: :lol1: I think I’m 26 then, I’ll have to ask her 😳

[Garrie]

😀 *rofl* aye me too..

[Garrie]

Marcella – 29th for Me 😀 oh and I feel a lot older than 30 heehee, I’m a right rickety old man. I bet you ain’t that moodie :lol1:

Rod/Shane – I’ve heard that you should take 3 pics in RAW, Over exposed, under exposed and normal, them use PS to "blend" them together, is this correct?

Steve – I’d love a Canon but they are rather expensive, the E-500 does all the things I would require and the Noise isn’t bad at a Rate of ISO 400, I don’t think I’d be using a higher ISO. Thanks for the link to the site

Cheers All
Garrie

[Garrie]

Hi Shane,

Thanks for informative reply and taking the time to post.

Really looking forward to getting the Camera now, I love old buildings and trying to get "moody" shots using different lighting effects.

I take it shooting in RAW is better and then creating the JPG in PS?

Cheers
Garrie

[Garrie]

Marcella – I could kiss you, you Legend 😀 The guy is getting some made and it will be in next week.

FANTASTIC RESULT, THANKS 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

[Garrie]

Hey all,

I’m really struggling to find vinyl like this. I’ve requested samples from the above companies but they don’t have anything simlair, LOL its doing my nut 🙂

Anyways the effect I’m looking for is like this

Has anyone seen this Vinyl before?

Thanks for all the help so far.

Cheers
G & S

[Garrie]

Cheers 😀

will give them a buzz tomorrow, much appreciated.

(drink1)

[Garrie]

quote Robert Lambie:

can you scroll up and use the votes bit at the top too garrie?

cheers 😀

Can I? – Yeah 😉

[Garrie]

Kinda correct

1,024 Byte = 1 Kilobyte (KB)
1,024 Kilobyte (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB)
1,073,741,824 Bytes = 1 Gigabyte (GB)

HD Floppy = 1.44MB
Zip = Various sizes available but 100MB is equal to around 70ish Floppies
CD = 650MB or 700MB
DVD = 4.7GB

I’m guess as its all database run, site is around the 1.5 GB mark