[John Thomson]

a quick update on this

My crate left Hong Kong airport yesterday and should clear customs in Glasgow airport on Monday or Tuesday………..the actual weight of the crate was 114KG and I had paid for just under 100KG….so got an invoice for the extra 14KG today….$66……….interestingly the email appologised and hoped I would understand and be able to paypal the money ( which I have done) …..very polite and respectful which considering that the crate left them last Friday is a refreshing change from UK companies who hold you to ransome until full payment is made.

Mods please feel free to move this thread to an open forum if you feel that it is appropriate.

John

[John Thomson]

For me …..water, a dab of Iso propanol alcohol and a spot of washing up liquid………..

[John Thomson]

I thought that you could dye sub print onto part cotton/polyester? Or onto coated material?

John

[John Thomson]

I should have said……..this is who I am dealing with

http://www.szmicrotec.com/english/index.asp
http://www.continuousink.net/

Same company………two websites. They are an Alibbaba.com gold supplier.

John

[John Thomson]

Warranty was something I took into the equation…….hence the spare heater element for the mug press.
At least the long warranty suggests that they have a bit of confidence in their products………..

[John Thomson]

The manufacturers warranty is 3 years on the heat presses.

I received another email……the shipping agent will collect today and deliver to Hong Kong airport by road but will not catch tomorrows flight and the next one to Glasgow is Wednesday.

The final crate weight is 103 kg (the shipping cost was calculated on 100kg) so they have asked if the aircraft company charge extra would I be able to forward this to them which if fair enough.

[John Thomson]

Well………….I was told my goods would be ready today so intended emailing to check but don’t need to as an email was sitting in my inbox telling me that everything is ready for dispatch and the freight company will collect them this afternoon.
I have requested a tracking number and a copy invoice to be included in the package to confirm the value for UK customs.

So far so good 😀

[John Thomson]

Love the ‘real GT 40’s’………bump in the door to make room for the drivers helmet…………..D types Jaguars…………love them..one day I will see a real one in the flesh………

[John Thomson]

quote Andy Gorman:

Nicely done Peter, orrible colour though.

If you are into race cars the colours mean alot……….the Gulf racing gt40’s in the 1960’s………..Ok I am an anorak 😳

[John Thomson]

Thanks for everyone input on this….it is much appreciated.

we have decided to give this a go…..but not the straight forward way 😀

I will explain all in a separate post in due course………..the good and the bad as it unfolds

[John Thomson]

The bottom line is that a profile ……for sublimation or large format printing means what you see on screen is what your output looks like whatever you are printing onto…..colour correction.

John

[John Thomson]

quote Steve Underhill:

Wherever you buy your ink from there should be profiles available to download from their support site,

Some ink manufactures do not have profiles……hence my interest in a ‘custom’ profile.

[John Thomson]

quote Stephen Morriss:

I’m using a 1290 with a custom profile done by a profileing company, seems to be fine.
Steve

Very interested in this Steve…….who do you use for profileing? Was it difficult or easy?

John

[John Thomson]

Is there a big difference in final print quality between 4,6 and 8 colour printers?

Is there any difference in the quality of inks? They all seem to be around the same price…..Do the profiles differentiate between the medium you are printing onto?

John

[John Thomson]

quote Harry Cleary:

But isn’t a well trained dog a happy dog? Any I have come across seem to be.

Sorry Harry when I said ‘spent’ I meant people spending money on them (clothes etc) and not treating them like dogs.

A trained dog is a happy dog.

Dogs are pack animals and need to have a well defined structure to live in.

Any clues as to what type of dog you are thinking of? Big/small…..little exercise/lots of exercise etc.

Sorry for the hijack 😳

john

[John Thomson]

The strange thing is that this is big business……….people will spend BIG money on their dogs…for all the wrong reasons 👿

as a dog trainer I find it very odd……….and the worst behaved dogs are the ones who have the most spent on them………work it out for yourself!

John

[John Thomson]

quote James Martin:

Are you gonna go for Nevis this year marcella?

It is now a distinct possibility :lol1: ……….with the dogs!

[John Thomson]

quote Phill:

Apparently there is a building insurance charge still to be processed for 2007 on the unit we have been renting. So they will be sending us a bill for our buildings insurance for last year.

Now how much would they like it if you said ‘great because ******* happened on **/**/2007’ and I need a claim form……….and who should my cheque for 2007’s policy be made out to…….

john

[John Thomson]

Tell us the inside story Steve…………lots of people would be interested to hear……..are some better than others?

John

[John Thomson]

quote Marcella:

Oh yeah ……………. I forgot about Andy giving John a BJ in the limo!!!!!!!!!!! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

That would be John Wilson!!!!!!!!!

[John Thomson]

Steve…….that is automotive porn………..

[John Thomson]

I have to say that I enjoy the Sign Uk experience………..

The stands can only display what they have……….in 12 months there have been few quantum leaps in singmaking…………so the Mimaki JV3 is now a JV33…….the Soljet looks sleeker and has updated firmware……..not really something to get overly excited about.

……….However interesting as it is to see the latest kit ,( even is it is only last years updated! ) we go to meet friends old and new, make contacts with suppliers that normally you email or speak to on the phone, talk to people who know the real story behind products and what it is like to deal with the suppliers when things go wrong……….only so much gets posted on the internet 😀 the real stories come out after a few beers.

Even if next year the show was identical to this years we would still make the trip……..you can easily work out how much it cost you to take two days off work, a couple of flights, a stay in the Hilton, lots of beer etc…………but what you cannot quantify is the value of the contacts and friendships you make face to face so whatever you think of ‘the Show’ I believe that it is actually not that important.

John

[John Thomson]

Warren,

I disslike doing these vans……no straight lines anywhere and the recesses are quite deep and ‘rough’ like the old sprinter…..looks like body shutz that has been painted over.

I’ve never had to go off the panels on one of these so can’t really comment as to what vinyls will work but I wopuld think 851 would be as good as it would get……….

Sorry I can’t be more help.

John

[John Thomson]

Marcie and I will be there on Wednesday….looking forward to it :lol1:

[John Thomson]

I have been told recently that a street trader with an unmarked van had been told that he needed to have contact details on it…….I assumed he was talking crap!….perhaps not?

[John Thomson]

I love cars that involve or evoke passion……….

Committees cannot produce cars with passion……these are designed by one man or small focused teams.

I drove a Ferrari Boxer 512i from London to Glasgow when I was 17……..incredible.

I love Aston Martins……the old ones that they always lost money on appeal more than the current ones

RS Escorts, original Golf GTi, original UR Audi quattro., split screen VW camper van………Mclaren F1……the ulitmate.

Bugatti Veyron….fast but overly sanitised and lacking passion.

As for American cars…’Eleanor’…..only anoraks will know what I am talking about :lol1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IoSMu2oyaxk&feature=related

john

[John Thomson]

Should have said……look at the amount of safety equipment we HAD to use……steel toe capped boots ( covered with blue plastic covers), hi viz vests,safety glasses and hard hats………we managed to get away with not wearing the rubber gloves that everyone else on site had to wear.

[John Thomson]

quote Andrew Boyle:

These were huge at 10m long but worked out well with a bit of planning and good fitters 😀

I was one of the fitters 😀 😀 😀 the stripes are fitted to the inside of the glass………but across two separate offices with no visible joins….this photo ( from my phone) lets you see how much how much vinyl and pre-mask tape was involved in the smaller of the offices.

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[John Thomson]

Try this section of the forum……….lots of owners of Chinese machines prepared to help out

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewforum.php?f=142

John

[John Thomson]

fantastic news…….the report I heard said the 39 year old arrested was related to the childs stepfather? Is that correct?

John

[John Thomson]

Now if only I can trace the ‘Bouncy Bouncy’ thread what a blast from the past that would be! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[John Thomson]

Working for me John…….. 😕

[John Thomson]

quote Peter Normington:

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I stand by what I say about safety though A 4×4 is not necessarily safer in an accident.

The biggest cause of accidents, is the nut that holds the steering wheel….

Peter

Around 18 years a go Marcella was involved in an accident on the motorway with a 40 ft artic, she was driving an old Vauxhall carlton( which was written off!), had she been in a small car without a doubt she would not survived………we have had large cars since and nothing will change that……OK so road tax for the 4X4 has gone up……..I will pay it.

[John Thomson]

quote Paul Humble:

Do they still have School Buses? I’m only 31 but the problem of congestion around Schools was never as bad as it is now.

yes Paul school buses still exist……the queues at schools are cause by parents who are worried by the number of pedophiles that the government release from prison early and fail to keep tabs on…….parents simply don’t want their kids to walk un accompanied……..my daughter is 15 and uses the school bus…I walk her to the bus stop along with my two German Shepherds.
Even the school kids don’t want to mess with me……….skinhead….2 GSD’s….either a cop or a nutter :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

john

[John Thomson]

Welcome aboard…………

John ( aka Marcella’s husband :lol1: )

[John Thomson]

Most Mimaki’s come with their own plug in for Adobe Illustrator or Coreldraw called Finecut……..or any sign software will have Mimaki drivers included.

John

[John Thomson]

quote Ian Bingham:

nothing up with joys, got sewing machine from them
great machine
ian

The perception of Chinese machines is poor….is this hype? people who actually use them tend to be happy……..cost is paramount so people accept some short comings due to cheap prices………is it an embroidery machine you have Ian?

John

[John Thomson]

Dave,
yes the training is going well……..our dog school is climbing Ben Lomond as well early in May……Marcella and the dogs did it towards the end of last year just to prove that it could be done with dogs……we went up ‘for a look’ and ended up climbing to the top!

John

[John Thomson]

Ian..she is all talk 😉
Hi Dave…….
Hi Shane……I walk the dogs too…….google ‘Cumbernauld dog training’, go to the forum and look at pictures of our pets to see some of the walks we do…..you may like the scenery and castle on the ‘Dollar’ walk
😀

[John Thomson]

quote Trendy Design Co:

At £5000.00 I think it’s a good price. What do you think?

Mike

Bargain of the year if that is along with the plotter and rip station.

john

[John Thomson]

Very near to the truth John :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

but now I can post and let the signworld know the truth!

John

[John Thomson]

Thanks for the welcomes……….I am looking forward to catching up again with everyone who is going to Sign UK this year.

John

[John Thomson]

quote Phill:

That sounds familiar 😕

especially to me 🙄