Paul Humble
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Cheers Phill, ill be up for the Truck in the morning! lol!!
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Cheers Warren, just emailed them both.
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Subli Supplies do cardboard ones that we use and have never had one breakage.
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The printer was converted to Ecosol ages ago but its been stood for a few months. I just want someone to come, tell me what I need and give me a days training. Ive spoken to Colin and its set for next week.
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Im not at work to check but I think Xpres are 10oz.
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A unit with a very small shop type area for me. I can comfortably get a van inside to sign up and can still deal with passing trade.
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Im sure Righton do it, I had some samples sent a few weeks ago.
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I started out with a Foison and it only lasted me a few weeks before I gave in with it. I was running XP and the drivers would just randomly uninstall for no apparent reason.
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I was sent this by a friend, doesnt apply to me as its a private compound but it may help others:
quote :would it not be illegally parked blocking an entrance to a property? ie for emergency entry or exit.
[Laws RTA 1988, sect 22 & CUR reg 103]
243DO NOT stop or park
* near a school entrance
* anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
* at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
* on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing
* opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
* near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
* opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
* where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
* where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
* in front of an entrance to a property
* on a bend* where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities
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All sorted now, I was just fastening the tow rope when the owner ran over from the Taxi company outside the compound.
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Doesnt show any signs of being stolen, but I dont have much choice other than to drag it out of the way if its there in the morning and im starting at 8 so it looks like it will be,
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Ive stopped quoting for banners after being told time and again they are cheaper on eBay.
Pfft
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All the very best Lynn, Happy Birthday.
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I cut from X3 via cutting master 2 and get none of these probs.
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Its a dot dither, I needed one before and the guys here helped me out.
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As a Sunderland fan I dont think Roy Keane should ever be given another shot at Management once Ipswich have sacked him.
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It has alot of valid points and if it saves one person its worth reading.
BUT
This story gets rehashed every year or so, I remember the exact one going around in 1999 when the ex wife passed her test.
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quote Dan Osterbery:love the rugby one harry!! I think you have every right to rant!! Henry should have been a bigger man and come clean!!
Even if he did come clean the goal would more than likely have stood, its been a fix from the start.
Im as gutted as you Harry, England have more chance of beating Ireland than they do of beating France :p
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Was it Virgin Media………….. Dont get me started on Virgin Media again!! lol
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I had this a couple of weeks ago and convinced the customer to fade from blue to light blue instead of blue to white.
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quote Dave Rowland:Has the one with the trainset been televised yet? this was done up the road from me
At the end he said that one was on at Christmas.
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quote Chris Wool:ought to renamed to Cutting Disaster hate the prog with a passion
Im set in my ways Chris, im looking at Signlab so all may change soon anyway.
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The school make no profit from the printing of the uniform as far as I am aware, its simply a case of nepotism as one of the teachers is related to the printer.
Im not looking to get into competing with him at all, but my little girl needed a coat and he was messing around.
Im sure I remember a while ago a company in the NE called Caslaws had the sole rights to produce schoolwear and it was challenged due to some parents not being able to afford their over inflated prices. Im 99% sure that was when the rules changed up here anyway.
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quote Neil Speirs:I’ve asked this question many times over the years & I’ve never been told NO, it may however not be appreciated by the school as they’ll more than likely be getting a cut from their current supplier/embroiderer. Why don’t you approach the school to see if you can get the contract?, just tell em you’ll offer a much superior service 😀
Alot of the garments they get are embroidered and im not really looking to branch out that way at the moment. The coats are just printed.
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Cheers all the same George, the rest is spot on so ill just change the e to suit.
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George, the lowercase e on my handel gothic is different, its like a miniature uppercase e.
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Jill, ive got the CE5000-120 and its a great tool. I wont be without it.
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Never crossed my mind to be honest Rob
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Cheers as ever fellas.
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They dont do colours Derek, only Silver.
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You can get laser thermometers from Machine Mart for under £20.
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quote Martin Kennedy:Many thanks Adrian
About time we had something here…
Martin
Its been here for over 4 years, but I know what you mean 😛
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Phill, if thats a 1 ton weight then the sign must be 20ft high!
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Cheers guys, Ian the pic is perfect.
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quote Tim Painter:Paul are you making the tray from composite or buying in an ally tray from the likes of Ashby?
It will be 3mm ally composite from Bay Plastics.
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I was told about a company who supply rolls for pennies before but they have advertising on the back. Ive never been able to find the company though.
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Just the job, cheers.
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quote Neil Speirs:who do you use for the rolls Paul?
I get them from Lyreco but its been ages since I ordered any.
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quote Richard Urquhart:No at the top of the sign say you mount a piece of angle from the inside so when the pan is flat on the wall you have a small upright of say 25mm, you will then fix through this, not the face of the sign.
Ah im with you now, so instead of running the top edge right to the point where the overhang starts I drop it down by 25mm.
Cheers guys, I think that will be just the job.
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quote Jon Marshall:Do streamline provide the machine aswell?
Yes, but dont use their till rolls because they are mega expensive.
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Do you mean fasten through the face of the sign? Sorry if im not grasping something obvious.
Cheers
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Im sure our Streamline deal is that if we put £10 or more a month through then the machine rental is only £10PCM, but if we dont put the £10 through then we have to pay about £20.
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It doesnt look too far away from Laser Charles Wright the UK Numberplate font.
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quote Dave Rowland:your lights are different in any way?
Do you mean the actual office lights Dave? They are different but this is quite a noticeable change in the red.
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I can see the competitors point about the swivel being a weakness.
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quote John Childs:This might be of interest to those involved in clothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An0mFZ3e … ature=fvwp
I don’t think I’ll tell Jenny that she’s been doing it wrong for years though. Unless by telephone, from a very long way away. :peek:
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=44429
Great minds etc.
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Have you tried Subli Supplies?
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quote Martin:They are a big company but they are better known for their office and print industry machines.
That was the impression I got, the salesman seemed to be just bluffing it.
They quoted £5500 + VAT and £2000 free ink. Seemed cheap but trying to explain to him that I wasnt really in a position to buy yet was hard work.
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Doesnt it just use the fonts from your PC?
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I deal regularly with one company who wont pay invoices until the last working day of each month, they always pay but I now only do work for them in the last 2 weeks of the month.
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Finally got round to ordering the book, does it need translating from Scottish to Mackem English?
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I would have it printed in two halves with an overlap and apply in sections dry.
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Cheers Gary
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Ive used yousendit.com and cant fault it.
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I cant open it in X3, what version of Corel are you using?
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Ive had similar with a logo that was just Old English MT font! Couldnt believe when the guy walked in as I had already told him the logo would need to be vectorised over the phone, I felt so bad for him I didnt charge for the "Vectorising" lol!
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quote John Gregson:Sorry Paul, just measured it and 3 does fit landscape – doh! 😳 never even considered that it would fit this way – just assumed it would be 2 up portrait.
Cheers John
I expect a Christmas card!
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quote Gordon Galloway:quote Paul Humble:quote John Gregson:I would learn but i’m not sure what frugal means :lol1:
Do you not print right up to the handles then? cheapskate :lol1:
Yes, and it still fits 3 per sheet.
Do you use smaller mugs?
Xpres own 10oz.
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quote John Gregson:I would learn but i’m not sure what frugal means :lol1:
Do you not print right up to the handles then? cheapskate :lol1:
Yes, and it still fits 3 per sheet.
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Xpres paper is the best ive found and if I was posting it via Royal Mail I would charge atleast £4 p&p. Xpres use couriers and insured delivery costs more.
Consider buying 200 sheets, if your enjoying doing it then 200 sheets will last no time at all anyway and it doesnt go out of date or spoil aslong as its kept in dry conditions.
And I get 3 cups per sheet John, you Geordies need to learn to be more frugal.
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Thanks everyone, superb as ever. I tried altering the colours to weld but just couldnt get my head around it. Im seriously considering investing in Signlab.
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Cheers Andy,
ive been playing around with the weld and trim buttons and im quite used to them but I cant get my head round the under and overlaps. Ill keep bashing on.
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Fitted at £350 each I would be happy with on guaranteed 3 sign order.
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quote John Cooper:Who would you think? 😕
Phill
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Ive seen 2 Royal Mail vans this morning, I thought the strike was nationwide.
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Ive used Fastway for parcels for ages now after loads of run ins with the PO. But as for letters, I dont see any competition to the Royal Mail so ill just have to wait it out.
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quote Gill Harrison:quote Paul Humble:Cheers everyone!
Derek,
You saw my last place and know how bad it was, I am sworn not to let this place get like that! lo!!
:lol1: :lol1: :lol1: Hummmmm I remember your last place Mr Humble 😉 😉 :lol1:
It’s looking good……..well done
Gill
You seen me when I was about to pack in Gill, id all but given up!
As for the milk, when I first moved in there was a Milk Float parked out the back, it wasnt in the way and is hardly an eyesore. The owner knocked on the door and explained he had parked there for security as its a locked compound and if he could keep parking there then he would give me a bottle of milk everyday. Sounded great at first but now im overrun with milk!!
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quote Nicholas.Gormley:Best of luck Paul.
Any tips for a new starter??lol
Yes mate, always be willing to listen to criticism and dont underestimate just how hard this trade is.
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Cheers everyone!
Derek,
You saw my last place and know how bad it was, I am sworn not to let this place get like that! lo!!
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Grafityps are good and free to existing customers I think.
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no disrespect to Jill, but those Americans will bomb anything!!
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I think any customer who asks the question is a cheeky b*gger anyway, I dont ask how much the man at the Burger Van pays for his materials but I could find out if I chose to.
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I never tell them the cost price, and my price to sell off the roll varies depending on my stock levels. I have charged £20 a meter quite easily for Oracal 651 in the past (old stuff I dont use anymore) but if its in relation to a job I tell them that its almost impossible to give a price per meter as every job is bespoke and my suppliers price according to the size of my order.
Its a load of cobblers but they seem to love it when you call their job Bespoke! lol
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I have only once had issues geting paid and it was with a big building development company. A quick search on the UKSB Toolbar and a Notice of Intended Action letter later and I was paid before the end of the week.
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Impact is the best money I ever spent in this business. I probably couldnt operate without it.
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Can these be fitted outside? The client I did my last one for has asked but im not sure how they will stand up to the weather and road films.
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quote Ratcliffe:Paul,
Hope you have found what you where looking for. Just a quicky i am thinking of going on the Roland Vehicle wrap course, how was it? For £600 do you come away knowing that you can wrap a full vehicle, i know its practice makes perfect but i presume you knew how to fit vinyl to vehicles if so, is it miles different far more difficult to wrap.
Many thanks
Paul
The Roland course is excellent but I certainly wouldnt class myself as a vehicle wrapper after attending it. I am not even offering it as a service until I have atleast tackled my own van.
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All the best Peter!
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Cheers for the help everyone, Mark knows what I mean as I have seen the same Saxo too.
Chris, thats a great site for future reference, cheers.
Peter, thanks as ever but I didnt really explain myself properly.
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Martin,
we were using printed MD7 but im just wanting a solid black colour change and I was under the impression MD7 was a white print media.
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quote Martin Oxenham:Emma you can make number plates with names on like Elvis as long as it is not a registration number for example ELV 1S. Just use a different font.
But check all combinations and if it could be a registration number then tell the customer it can’t be made.Martin,
We discussed this with the DVLA directly and they told us that things such as ELV 1S (ELVIS), P4 ULH (PAUL H) etc couldnt be made up either as they are or can in the future be used as Vehicle Registration Numbers that could be on the road.
If you wanted ELVIS or PAUL H or CAPRI, ESCORT etc then you could because these were not VRNs. There are rumours of new tamperproof plates being introduced to new cars very soon too and only dealers will be able to fit them.
We have also found that there is no money in Numberplates, we are DVLA registered and the hassle just isnt worth it.
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Ive only just started using them this week after being shown them at the wrapping course. I use a siser weeder and tweezers for weeding however as I value my fingers lol!!
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Same here from Grafityp.
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Cheers Craig, also big thanks to Dave who sold it to me too. It never ceases to amaze me how friendly and helpful people in this industry are to each other.
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quote Jillbeans:I just want to know WHY?
Is it a Christmas sign?
Love….JillIts for a paint supply mixing company. They just want a replica of their existing vans doing. The text PAINT MIXING SERVICES needs to have the garish fade.
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Sorted, easier than I thought!
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I got round it by using cut up bits of address labels from Staples.
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We did something similar to slip over bollards outside a computer shop. The guy didnt want to pay alot because he knew he would be told to take them down everytime he put them out.
He has had them 8 months now and they have been on and off more than a hookers knickers but they still look ok. Some of the colouring on the green is starting to fade but they are still rigid and holding up well.
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Hi, im interested in this and im in Sunderland. Can you let me know when I can see it working?
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Cheers John, where would I be without help from my peers eh?
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quote George Elsmore:the reflex is microgramma the rest aerial
I dont suppose you have it George? Any chance of typing it out and saving as curves?
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quote Craig Newton:thats the impact discs ordered, the guy on the phone managed to flog a graphic to go disc to, im a sucker for a deal!! thanks for your help guys, craig
I got the graphic disc when I renewed Impact, its worth the extra couple of quid I suppose.
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Ive never seen a template but I did my own ages ago. Its not that hard and if I can do one then anyone can. I found the old Mini to be harder than the new one but still was just a case of measuring a set that were on a friends car and away I went.
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I used 10mm clear on my first one standing off a 5mm white oversized backing panel. Looked great and got me alot more work.
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It was per van Graeme. Basically he is their trainee and they are quiet at the minute but they dont want to pay him off.
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Cheers Jason, I actually quite like the idea of training one of their staff to do it themselves too just incase the bodyshop need their boy back lol
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These look like Koolart images and we pay over £300 a year in licensing fees to be allowed to use them. Id be surprised if anyone gives you them free, and im sure Robert from Koolart would be furious.
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The £25 is the fee that the bodyshop in the yard im based at would charge me to put their young lad on it, sorry I should have explained better.
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I was thinking about doing my Family Tree, but my Mothers maiden name was Burns and im so scared of discovering Scottish Heritage im not going to bother! lol!!