Nigel Pugh
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top right for me
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Just thinking out of the box here, but take into consideration what contact with other substances your preferred choice of gloves come into contact with.
Could mean nothing at all but at the same time could effect the life of the gloves etc………..I know I know get a life Nigel 😀
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I broke the scafoid in my left wrist a few years back now, ended up requiring a bone graft so time spent in plaster was tooooooo long. Been left handed I had to learn to use my right hand for everything and I mean everything 😮
On saying that before it happened always used my right hand and still do now when on the pc and using the mouse.
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Well done Martin (cough cough f i x) 😀
Kevin if you want to pm me what consumables you want then I will get them sent to you.
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If you are subbing out print work and spending 5k plus for it per year then take the plunge and get yourself a printer but be prepared to spend 5x or more than your current budget………..if not then keep subbing it out
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quote Matty Goodwin:Great!
I was thinking more of adapting songs like ‘The vinyl count down’ bon jovi…
Matty, Europe did the final countdown not Bon Jovi 🙄
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I reckon the octopus is due for the kitchen and Holland will take the victory otherwise as said before by my good Wolves mate Georgio FIX lol
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quote Brian Hays:And you have it! 😉
Ahem…….what, where, why……….. I feel hurt 🙁
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Graham my first question would be do you have enough funds to be able to buy the XC-540 or another printer and be able to cover your out goings for at least one year at least.
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I’m sure when he arrives the first gear he hits is reverse 😛
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You do it through Production Manager and make sure you have the same machine selected in the Cut/Plot preview screen prior to sending to the cutter.
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Stephen, out of interest how many separate prints did you have to do considering you was using a SP300.
Ooops forgot to add it does look quality 😀
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I hear KPMF are no more and Liz who ran KPMF has started or is starting a new company possibly called Chrome…………hearsay on the new company but certainly sure KPMF Direct have gone.
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Ouija board or sales@grafityp.co.uk
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quote Matty Goodwin:Maybe me and you need to chat Nigel in the future! I could do with James D teaching me a thing or two!
Matt
Matt my time ain’t cheap………better than that it is free, just bring some banter so we can have a laugh 😀
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quote Neil Davey:I’m glad that Football is finally uniting the country.
It’s good to see that English fans have finally joined us in the other home countries in booing the English team too 😀
Follow this link to watch a real game….www.atdhe.net/20496/watch-australia-vs-england
Look at me……promoting English rugby, well I’ll be f*****
Neil we are playing crap and could well be back on the plane home after the next game…………..but at least we are there whereas 1958 is the last time Wales footie qualified for the World Cup finals!!!!
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James does all of our courses so Anthony you will be in good hands 😀 I will come and say hello and make you a brew if needed.
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The Lynx 60 does not have an optical eye, you say Target and Black vinyl, would it be textile vinyl by any chance, if so the protective layer on the material can because it is upside down compared to normal vinyl reflect light back into the Lynx’s light sensor.
If this is the material and problem the I would drop some tape over the sensors to block the light out.
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Hearing on the grapevine as you do, KPMF seem to be having some major problems and ‘may’ be in trouble business wise.
Like I said though ‘may’.
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Martin I believe ya 😮 Roll on the prem so we do ya at Upton Park without breaking a sweat 😀
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Hmmm Nigeria drawn for Nigel…………I want an enquiry into the draw!!!!!
In fact I want the world cup to be restarted 🙁
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quote Matty Goodwin:Apparently the vinyl doesn’t like Spanish dialog! Makes it all brittle!
I taught JD all he knows now and wish I was as successful as he is now!
Good luck Dan and remember, the vinyl is your friend!
Matty I will be seeing James next week and will ask if what you say is true, we could get a wrapping ring going to see you n James duke it out in wrapping 😀
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TBH I don’t mind the horns, don’t really notice them once the game gets going, certainly no more annoying than the England brass band playing the ‘great escape’ tune or the damm annoying Pompey cow bell.
If the horn is part of the African sports scene, then we should have the good grace to put up with it / enjoy it.
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Couple of choices, cheaper options may be a foil film and more than likely if going on for a while would need ‘edge sealing’, other option is a mirrored vinyl, depending on outdoor life (ours is 5 years) will decide what the buying price is.
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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 😀
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Bloody hell, had to do a double take then and check my WC fantasy team 😛
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There was a Joc………..er Scottish bloke on the news yesterday as he was just leaving the UK to go to the world cup, had a England shirt on, he said as we are the UK he would support England……….top Jock in my opinion for seeing the wider picture.
Sweepstake count me in:)
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Ahem, please remember as much as the vehicle template you are using, your vinyl cutter has accuracy tolerances too and dare I say it the operator.
I will say the Impact CD is the best one I have come across for sale in the UK.
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quote Lynn:no Matty it’s me 👿
Lynn
I would rather face Pete after Pete getting the Hulk powers than face Lynn after that post, good luck Matty.
Cars, well I have the new Megane Coupe, fair dues not a great car compared to the classics shown, but I do love the shape and its overall look.
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Jeremy I take it that the poli-flex is the standard type of flex used on the majority of cotton, poly, poly-cotton garments. If it is then my advice would be to apply at the usual temp but extend the application time to allow the adhesive to soak into the jacket itself rather than just its coating.
So if 15 secs is the norm I would myself extend the time to 25 secs, if the garment can take the longer time the flex will do easily, on saying that I have never used Hexis material, but I would assume the majority of flex supplied comes from the same manufacturer.
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As Jason pointed out, you should be looking to score the material rather than cut, several passes means you don’t have to go with too much pressure and so less stress to the head carriage. As a one off or doing it now and then shouldn’t be too much of a problem, you just need to start the pressure off light because you want the blade to slice through rather than cut and maybe ‘dig in’, hence a 60 degree blade.
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With several passes you could…………but you will need a new blade afterwards and if you do it often enough you will more than likely wreck the head carriage way before it would normally need replacing.
Forgot to add, I would opt for a 60 degree blade to do this type of work.
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quote Chris Wool:i use a pillow to localise the pressure, done several no problems.
chris
With Chris on this, raise the area you will be pressing, as for material I would normally suggest what we call ‘nylon extra’ instead of the normal textile material.
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John Childs, not a customer but a friend, a person who from day one of knowing him treated me like so many people on here as a friend.
John you are one of the most honest straight forward people I have ever had the good grace to meet and I thank you sir for looking on me as a friend.
Rest in peace Mr.Childs you will be greatly missed.
Nigel
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Just a quick post because I was going to say the AJ-740 myself, the offer Rob mentioned is a good deal but it ends I believe the end of April, I would need to confirm that date though.
Basically trade a 30" or bigger printer, condition not a problem and you save 10k off the AJ-740’s price tag.
Nigel
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quote Robert Lambie:quote Nigel Pugh – Grafityp:can’t help noticing the little blighter has more hair than I have now and when I was twenty.
yeh well… at least your taller than him! 😳
I shall pass on the chance to take the mick ………… shorty 😛
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Congrats Gert, can’t help noticing the little blighter has more hair than I have now and when I was twenty. Best wishes to your wife and hope she gets home soon.
Nigel
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Mr Childs the EM stands for Easymount 😉 Vivid are the distributor.
Personally both makes are good, but I have supplied more EM laminators than Kala when both makes have been quoted so for me the Easymount range just wins it.
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Liam our product manager Sue Kirkwood has your contact details from the show and will get in touch to try and identify the material.
Oh and yes t’was me you bumped into, walking past Wetherspoons at the time I think.
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quote Liam Pattison:Hi Chris,
thanks for that, that’s what i’m using funnily enough. I remember seeing one at the sign show from grafityp which was very textured, i quite liked the finish to it. (not flock) I’ve got their samples but can’t seem to see the same one in there. Should have wrote it down.
Cheers
Liam
Liam would it be the new 3D Expedi, this is the material that "puffs up" when heat pressed.
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Just to confirm the UK rrp is £17,999 plus vat
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quote John Thomson:Instead of guessing what marketing your competition is doing…….now you know.
john
Spot on, I get emails from rival suppliers all the time, good way of seeing who is doing what and for how much.
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kin hell that is so pathetic and hilarious at the same time
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quote Craig Newton:graphtec gb on their site are selling a budget 24 inch plotter i think there around £600 with a 2 yr warranty a mate has got one and they arent too bad, craig
Craig is that the Expert 24 plotter, if so it is exactly the same spec as the Sable.
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quote Robert Lambie:quote Nigel Pugh – Grafityp:I will give Miss Theron a call to see if she has any dates available 😉
cant see it mate, she sent me a text saying we will be staying in a big log cabin in the Swiss alps all through Christmas.
idiot!… well i better pack some warm clothes… and i bet there will be no nightlife. 🙁
😉
She was using my phone to txt you Rob 😀
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Oh gawd, as soon as I saw this yesterday I knew what would be coming :lol1:
Hope you enjoyed the drink Graeme, I will give Miss Theron a call to see if she has any dates available 😉
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Andy you said you are using a Puma II, so the settings for running either in roll or single format will be done via the switches on the right side cover, the same will go for the auto unroll feed too.
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Before the rumour gets into full swing I would like to clear something up 😀
Grafityp have not parted company with Roland, infact our relationship couldn’t be any stronger. The reason for Grafityp to re-start running our own wrap courses is because we now have the facilities to do so whereas the facilities before where not ideal by any means.
That is basically it, sorry folks no juicy gossip to give.
On another note, Pryam thanks for the feedback regarding the course, I have passed the points you made over to Joe.
Regards
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Janine just use the pvc banner profile.
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Louise, depending what type of printer you go for, you should find most vinyl / print media suppliers will have a range of vinyls from short term through to vehicle wrap.
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Happy Birthday Rob
Got a case of breezers in then 😉
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Steve take the jag offline, press the offset button to change its value, press enter to confirm new setting and then put the Jag back online.
Regards
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Hi Katrina, we are the UK dealer for your machine so give our tech dept a call to see if the problem can fixed over the phone, 01827 300500.
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Vadim, if you have a GCC Lynx 60, Ultra 61, Jaguar 61, Puma 60 listed then either one should work, GCC cutters are HPGL and so a generic HPGL driver or even a Roland driver should also work.
Regards
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Sp1ke, SignPal is a OEM version of FlexiSign, I think you would find it very easy to use, but has John said, if you already work in Illustrator then why don’t you just use the plug-in.
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Great to see all the nutters again and a few new ones, Jill nice to say hi again and you always had a smile going, and Shane what a really nice bloke for an Aussie 😉 One last word……….Dave yeh you know who you are, update ya profile pic :lol1:
Finally nice to see the wee fella leave on time this year and sort of sober 😛
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I met a supplier today at the show who does a take up for the VersaCamm that will allow print & cut work to be done, hopefully we will be getting one in a few weeks to check it out and see if it works like he said.
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Matthew you are correct the Jag 61 will take 770mm width vinyl, to cut 610mm then take the Jag offline and press the button marked "Misc"
You will need to select "Paper Saving Mode" from here you can select expanded mode for both the width & length, always remember to press "enter" once you have made your selection.
Regards
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Nottingham, tooooooo close for comfort that is :lol1:
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Did find those at b3ta.com Steve ??
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Roland Camm1 GX-24 24" vinyl cutter with optical eye
Roland VersaCamm SP300V or VP300 30" Eco-Solvent printer with cut facility.
Regards
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Looking forward to the "unplugged" version they will be doing, no scenery, no effects & no autocue.
Gonna be a long Easter weekend 😀
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Peter I applaud you for reaching such a landmark, not only have your posts been informative, helpful or even questioning someones thoughts to help them become a better signmaker, you at the end of the day have been there for all and one.
So in your honour let us all raise a glass and toast the OLD FART 😀
Regards
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Funny I was thinking the same as Cheryl, but drop a C out of accross 😀
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Just to clarify, we are still doing the same offers as mentioned and we will tailor the media pack to suit each customer.
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Jill shouldn’t that image be in the "Show us your dog" thread 😀
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Errrr excuse me Dave, Fallout 3 at the moment old boy.
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At the moment it is my new Sony Bravia 40" 1080P, with my PS3 hooked up to it the definition is fantastic 😀
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Wasn’t it one of the franchise signshops ???
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Andrew I have three left, how many do you want 😀
On a serious note I can give a 25% discount on that title.
Regards
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The Bobcat is from GCC, and so is a SignPal Bobcat, it is / was the entry level machine which has now been replaced by the Bengal…………..anyone notice a theme here 😀
So not a bad starting machine and a high end software package, seems you are good to go, if you need help on the Bobcat then feel free to give me a call.
I ought to mention that we are GCC’s UK partner.
Regards
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Derek, give our tech dept a call 01827 300500 and ask for Steve, if anyone can help then it is him.
But as mentioned before if your XP has been updated via service packs then it may not be possible to solve.
Regards
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The bread van wrap is one I always remember.
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V 7.6 was the version to be fully compatible with XP, V 7.0 did have problems with XP, when the service packs came out and with newer versions of XP.
When XP came out, initially there were patches for V 7.0 but with the updates happening to XP more and more problems came about for V 7.0
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So it won’t work with XP, your SignPal must be version 6.0 , 6.5 or 6.6 that makes things tricky.
I think you will need to get the old pc running again and then export all your jobs out as a.i. files.
Nigel
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Derek if your SignPal software is not working and all your jobs at the time were just saved then that means they are Flexi files and so only Flexi or SignPal software I believe will open them.
Any chance of explaining what has "crashed" is it the software or pc.
Nigel
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Dave on my old pc it was Halo, my new toy was originally bought to play Spore, but that game has been a major let down.
Most of my online is done via the PS3 atm while looking for something new for the pc.
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Hi Jason, I think it was between 2 and 3 weeks for mine, the time soon passes.
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quote John Wilson:Just listen to dave……… then buy an XBox360 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:
No thanks I will stick with my PS3 😀
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Steve I have tried phoning, answer machine, sorry mate I cannot reply to any pm’s either.
Using Corel, as Adrian says, install print driver, then in Corel set line thickness as hairline / outline, check that the line thickness is no more than 0.001, then send to the cutter.
Steve if you cannot get hold of me then just ask for our tech dept and they will (should) help you out.
Nigel
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quote David_Evans:I was thinking the same as john but don’t think they print white.
I thought that the SolJet Pro III XJ-640 did but just looked at the site and it seems i was dreaming.Dave
The SolJet Pro III XC-540W is the one that you are thinking about, you lose the LC and LM colours and gain white ink.
Nigel
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quote Jason Davies:Have you guys heard of alienskin PC’s, wanted to get into some online gaming with a friend of mine (sad I know) and this has been recommended.
It goes against the grain but this is one area I can’t use my apple for.
Any good?Jason
I got the Area 51 MX17 just the other month purely for gaming purposes, a luvverly bit of kit.
Nigel
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Better at exhaling thru his harris I bet 😛
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Well we have two tables and eight chairs, soft drinks and hard drinks 😉
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For a show that has had over 8k of people applying on line to visit, today was very quiet in terms of attendance.
Not a bad venue though, and the security etc are all polite unlike the NEC wannabe cops, parking is easy and unlike the NEC you are only 5 mins max walking distance at the most from the hall.
Looking forward to seeing more of you guys an gals tomorrow 🙂
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Gene Simmons has competition 😮
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Beijing = Birds Nest Stadium
London = Red Telephone Box Stadium 😀 😀 😀
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It is something we (Grafityp) have thought about several times and we always end up with the same conclusion.
We don’t want to be in competition with the people we already supply with vinyls etc, if we did do it then I think the long term loss would easily over shadow any short term gain.
Nigel
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Google that line: c:\program files\common files\is3\anti-spyware
It does suggest across various forums that it may be a trojan virus.
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Scott we do a 5yr monomeric vinyl but I wouldn’t suggest to anyone to use for vehicle decals unless short term i.e. 6 months, as you will always get a nice shadow / outline effect once it starts shrinking.
7yr should be the norm for long term vehicle decals at the very least.
Nigel
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quote Martin Oxenham:The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, can you imagine traveling at that speed. If you could it would take FIVE YEARS to reach the nearest star. So how can anyone even comprehend let alone dismiss if there are other life forms, God or anything beyond what we understand. It all becomes way to fantastic.
Thats in a straight line, a lot shorter if you have the technology to be able to bend space, in theory journey times could be down to days.
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Oh well if it Mr Wilson then sorry credit card payment is not acceptable, he has a untrustworthy face lol
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We received this today, I guess banners just don’t do it anymore.
Hello Customer Service
Good Day…………. With Regards to your company my name is Rev. Mack Willson and i will like to know if you do carry a Laser Cutting Machine instock for sale? If Yes kindly email me back with the types of Laser Cutting Machine that you have instock and the total pick up price of that so that we can proceed with the order. More over i will like to know if you do accept Credit Cards as a form of payment… Looking forward to hear from you soon so that we can proceed with the order…
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If you are on a tight budget and you can do without the extra print speed the VP300 has then consider the older SP300V model, the money you save you can spend on materials and make more money ready to move up to a 54" or bigger.
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John you would have had a "Windows Print Drivers" CD with the rest of the accessories in the box the machine came in.
If you cannot find it then you can download the print driver direct from this link.
http://www.gccworld.com/customer_download.html You will need to register on the site before you can download, or if you want I will send you the driver via email if you can tell me what Windows system you are running, i.e. XP, Vista, 98.
Regards
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Just getting ready for next month Dave when there will be plenty of good spirits inside about 40 UKSB members 😛
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quote Rodney Gold:A laser is a wonderful machine and im astonished that more sign guys dont rush out and buy one , for signage it’s a huge boon. We run 6 of em.
Ok everyone follow what Rodney has said, please form a orderly queue and start placing your orders 😉
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Done 😀
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Not a SignPal Puma or Jaguar, I can be 100% sure on that.
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The Bobcat will only show online once media is loaded and the pinch rollers are lowered, the head will move from right to left and back again after locating were the pinch rollers are positioned.
Then the online light should be green to show that the cutter is ready to receive data.
You could give our tech dept a call if you need to know more about the Bobcat.
Regards
Nigel
