[Steve Dawson]

have already tried a search , but can only pick out web designer chat , nowt about designer add ons….

i may be missing something here , why would it make people mad ?

is it something to do with me stepping out of my 10 mile boundary ?

[Steve Dawson]

thanks chris , i’ll push it back for a new font i think

[Steve Dawson]

Thanks for all the help guys , tried a few of them , still not good though , but the wife has just come home and made a suggestion.

I have been playing about for a few hours with this , she comes home and before shes got her coat off she says "nail polish remover".

I couldnt have ask for anything that could do a better job !!

i think i’m gunna buy a truck full and re-label it as "stainless steel" cleaner for the sign industry !!

:lol1:

job done , thanks again

[Steve Dawson]

off to the sink to try washing up liquid……i’ll let ya know

[Steve Dawson]

hugh , its catering grade steel (304) , i.e. , same as your kitchen sink….

i was going to give it a high polish , but it actually looks quite nice as it is , maybe i’ll have to try a polish to remove whatever it is that stopping me stick..

i only use one grade of vinyl (oracle 651) , and i only want to use black , so a bit limited here at the moment…

I didnt think it would be a problem though , 651 sticks to most stuff – never really had a problem.

reason i say heat it up , is that maybe its acting like cold glass , it is cold to touch , even though its been indoors for hours now…..

confusing bit though is that if i apply some text , then take is off , you can see where the letters have been , even if i give it a very good clean , leaves a black outline around the edge where the letters have been , a bit like oil , i haven’t got a good de-greasent here , so i think this will have to be my next attempt…..

i may ring the steel guys though and see if stainless has an ongoing oil leaking property …..

steve

[Steve Dawson]

hugh , i dont do vinyl full time , not enough work for me round here , so the rest of my time i’m a local mobile computer engineer

laptops are very tricky , very little you can replace etc , if it was a desktop i’d already have replaced the motherboard &/or cpu as we are talking about £40-70 if you self fit…

but a laptop is a different story…

i think your computer guy is gunna say , "its time to buy a new one" , "i’d recommend a desktop"

there is still good money to be had from faulty laptops on ebay , i just got £60 for a P3 laptop that only switched on when it felt like it , told the truth about its fault , and the guy was well chuffed.

its just not economical or even possible sometimes to get a new board for a laptop most of the time , unless off course you find one on ebay that is good except for the screen say , then make one good one from the 2 , not for the faint hearted though rebuilding laptops !!

steve

[Steve Dawson]

just though id say , METHS , good stuff , i’m now converted , my banner look more like screen printing now , cool , and sticking well !!!!!

thanks all

steve

[Steve Dawson]

play with the system bios

you may find out whats causing the problem

start by setting back to factory defaults , its common for people to put everything at FULL speed or upping cpu voltage (Overclocking) , get it back to defaults and see how it performs then

try slowing down the processor
disabling cache on cpu and/or video

it may take a while to find , i.e. , change a setting , see how it goes , change it back , change another one, see how it goes- etc etc…

your machine can still run pretty good depending on which one of that settings cures the prob (presuming it does)

adding more memory may make it run faster , but wont stop it locking up etc

too much heat sink compound (grease as its been called here) can have the same effect has not enough – overheating

[Steve Dawson]

alex , i didn’t even thing about grease etc , do you know if 651 would take after a clean ?? , good tip by the way , have been having nightmares with the stuff , i may be converted here…….

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

pete , its banana banner i’m trying to get away from , looks good etc , but wont hold standard vinyl , the stuff i have been using (unbranded) hold standard vinyl great , thats the kind of stuff i’m after , but victory only do white…….steve

[Steve Dawson]

Lynn , many thanks , i’ll give them a call tomorrow , by the way , i’m not looking for printable , just plain eyeleted for vinyl……

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

i have a pcut , x y i never even look at , just use the up down left right buttons to position your cutting blade , once positioned hit the target key in the middle , setting your x y to 0 , thats it . dont try and cut anything over say 22"…
sd

[Steve Dawson]

guys , found a reasonably priced copy of x2 , seems to be working fine now , many thanks for your help peeps…..

does anybody have ant remains of carts (cmyk) they need to get some cash back for , i’d like to do a lot of testing without is costing too much…?

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

peter , i have found the drivers , and as you say , i can print as a normal printer , contour doesnt seem to cut though , just print out instead , so i am in the process of downloading a trail for x3 , maybe i can just dump my work into x3 after creation in corel8 , i’ll try later , need to catch up on jobs first though , its amazing how far behind you get when your fiddling with pc’s !!…

win xp by the way , but i think i already have what your suggesting to send me,….

many thanks

[Steve Dawson]

hi , yes i do have the user manual for the pc60 , no help with corel draw , i’ll try the corel manual though , not looked at that one , cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

cheers gav

had a quick look at doro , you can get down as far as £10 somthin if you buy 50mtrs , bit high for me at the mo that is….

steve

[Steve Dawson]

thanks hugh , i think i know the type of stuff you mean , a bit like the polimer chrome oracal stuff , or a bit like tin foil !! , for some reason i thought it would have been more like vinyl , printed , and easy to work with !!

steve

[Steve Dawson]

Dave , i’m afraid i sold the press , it was great , dont get me wrong , but i had a very small decal to do one day , and the wife was ironing , nicked it and haven’t looked back since , think i just like the manual approach , get a better feel for what’s going on….

As for the wrap thing , sounds good , but i think it still needs sub ink doesn’t it , and at present i cant afford to plunge £300 on ink if i don’t sell too many…

Maybe somebody has some ink out there good for epson r200 i can get started with ?

(mod’s – feel free to move my question)

[Steve Dawson]

thanks guys , been looking into it today , and your right , the ink is the nasty one !! , for some reason i though you could use normal inkjet ink , although it seems you can with special paper , but the paper is very expensive compared to standard sublimation stuff…….

so i think the ink route is the one for me , £50 a shot though , and needing 6 for my epson r200 (already got a bulk system) , thats about 150 mugs before i start making a profit on a £150 press , Mmmmmmmmm

SD

[Steve Dawson]

these guys ship worldwide

http://www.fakebirdeggs.com/

Steve

[Steve Dawson]

thats better , got it , cheers

[Steve Dawson]

not able to open alexp , even in corel , what you using it in ?

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

WOW , glad i came , many thanks Lynn , bit of weeding to do , but FANTASTIC !! , cheers

[Steve Dawson]

SORRY , was looking further down……… 😳

And also thought you meant ANY member rather than just UKSG…..

But i am a UKSG member , should this be changed Rob, keeping in mind that i dont and never have tried to sell here ?

sd

[Steve Dawson]

I answered a previous post in our trading name because links to our ebay shop etc where in one of Tark posts (thats how i new he got it from us) , this has also been edited now , so really i wouldnt have said a thing if direct links to our merchandise where not here…..strange his posts dont show mod edit though ??…..

So i apologise to all if it looks like i’m going over the top , but like i say , our shop link was here earlier….but edited out without a mode edit comment…

goto go now , lots to do tomorrow and still need to make a bed up , just had to come down as the wifes snoring is getting tooooo much

ps , Rob , i’m sure its ok for a supplier to be a member of the board as long as he/she doesnt promote there products ? , after all , a supplier may have very useful tech info for us !!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

ok , calmed down now…..auto defence mode you see…..good job i’m not in charge of that red button…….

Obviously ebay is full of con men & women , i have hit many myself , its a shame….but i keep telling people that feedback ratings are the way to find honest people , our feedback (wife runs it) is way above 7k , and 99% of bad feedback is from people that get a faulty or damaged product etc and instead of trying to get this resolved with us they go for negative feedback , Tark nearly did it to us when he got 👿 , but he obviously mailed us after posting and he got it replaced free of charge……just a shame its all hung out to dry here i suppose..

sd

[Steve Dawson]

quote :

in fact anything to get the sale…

(VERY unfair comment !!!!!)

NOT all Ebayers are bad !!

this IS oracle , yes there is no branding on the back , but comes to us boxed as Oracle from a supplier you all use…..

As we ship in small lengths and only have one box , we use alternative packaging…..

The problem doesn’t occur on all shipments , so we can only assume its something in transit , i think maybe the odd tube is being subjected to more heat than the film can handle , therefore some sliding going on with the carrier paper , we only ship 1mtr orders in tubes now , anything more has a much larger box so’s not to roll too tightly (maybe this also was an issue) .

Tark has had the effected area replaced and has left good feedback , we would never let anybody down , nor do we lie to get a sale….

mod-edit

[Steve Dawson]

cars and bikes , logos , badges , and stripes etc

like this :

http://www.zulu2.net/BIKE.JPG

[Steve Dawson]

thats the one , great stuff , many thanks……

[Steve Dawson]

thanks Rob , think i need more practise at this , and definitely need a set of hands that knows what i’m trying to do , the wife tries to help 😕
I did find heat was helpful in getting a few creases back out though…but it all had to come off again after a rip !!

All done for now though , cheated , and did it in 3 strips….i know , i’m weak 😳

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

thanks peter , i’ll try dry….

in not too curved to be honest , if laid on a bench probably 2" from top to glass , ist just the the gradient is near the edge of the glass if you get my drift…..i’m using oracle 651 , i think its a bot thick , but i dont use anything else these days , its fits lots of my needs…..

anyway , i’ll try dry…….cheers…

[Steve Dawson]

this may help…

Steve

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[Steve Dawson]

we have used these guys http://www.minilabels.co.uk/name-tags.htm , small orders are available , cheap as chips , and good quality stuff so far !!!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

only downloads would be updates to maps etc , unless you need speed traps and postcodes (think 300 has codes anyway)…

as for windows 98 , i dont think it will be a problem , as the tomtom has an sd card in it , all you need to able to do is write to it , e.g if you connect the tomtom it adds itself as a drive letter , then drop files onto it , or any card reader will do the job , and sure that card readers are good on 98…

so the minimum spec really is a USB port !!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

i use these guys http://www.graphicsfactory.com/

it is clipart though , few full colour images , but for vinyl cutting they have been well worth the money when i cant get anything decent from the customer (they do eps in most images)…

sd

[Steve Dawson]

tom tom for me , tried the pda version first , then moved onto the dedicated version….

i must agree , they can be a distraction though , i seem to go into a trance and do anything it asks me to….
the worst is coming to a set of traffic lights and i want to turn right….
a demanding voice tells me “turn right now !!” , i find myself nearly tricked into taking the turn without checking the red light !!

you can get a bit carried away with making sure you dont miss a turn , although i shouldn’t as it we re adjust the route anyway….

i would be lost without it though , more often than not , directions i get from customers have something missing , so i always ask for the postcode, i plot via that only , this doesn’t always work , but you can bet i’m not far away when i ring them up saying i’m lost….

i think another advantage to satnav is potential fuel saving…….

i drive about 300 miles a week , i recon without the satnav i’d probably end up doing more like 400 in the area i live , thats about £500 a year wasted.

another advantage is when i use it for places i know how to get to , strange i know , but if i’m running late , the customer calls me , or i call them , i can give them a pretty good eta….

one pet hate for me on the tomtom though , is its shape , filliping awfull , hard to find a pocket big enough , it needs to be a bit more shallow (like me i suppose)

sd

[Steve Dawson]

what operating system ?

if windows , then font are added in the control panel

sd

[Steve Dawson]

I have the oki system , and find it very quick and simple….

for white badge areas on yellow plates i apply white vinyl , none sticky side down , so the surface of my plate is still sticky all over , works a treat as long as you design your printed acrylic around it…

i dont use jigs for lining up etc
i remove all the backing
align by eye , placing gently onto stick plate
rub a line down the short middle
place hard rubber hand roller on the rubbed center point
re lift one side of the acrylic
roll down to the outside edge as i re-lay the acrylic
repeat for the other half
this then goes through an old large washing mangle (loads of pressure on the old ones (got it off ebay , postage was more than the mangle itself) the pressure is that high i can hardly get the handle turning to start with!!

sorted

i’m not saying mine is the best , but it works for me after loads of faffing about……

first job i did was my car and the wifes , so i could see what happened to them long term , was worried that bubbles may appear over time , i see so many 20k+ – 6 month old cars driving round with bubbled number plates , i’m sure this happens after they have bought the car……but i can safely say , my plates will be good enough for any car SO FAR , 10 months on , and no change in looks……

sd

[Steve Dawson]

spot on , lovely gubely (if that’s how its spelt……

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

i would suggest Microsoft Word , then move what you have learnt to Frontpage at a later date…

Using word is very easy , just lay out your pages as you’d like them to look , no coding needed at this stage….the only bit you need to suss out then is linking (i can do this if you like ,5 min job as long as your pages are ready)….

Only problem with creating websites in word is that they end up a little slower to load once on the net compared to most others , but if your site is going to be simple then i wouldn’t worry about it…..

http://www.vistadevalle.co.uk/

site above was created in frontpage , word would have done just the same job , its only the links at the bottom that would be a bit confusing to a novice…but to be honest not hard to pick up…

The hardest bit if your not sure what your doing is to get it up to the net…

Also you obviously need some web space , or a least a domain name that can be re-directed to somebody else’s webspace……

there are loads of tutorials out there , had a quick look , and this one doesn’t look to bad http://www.learnthat.com/courses/comput … ord7.shtml

cheers , sd

[Steve Dawson]

great stuff , nay thanks guys…….

steve

[Steve Dawson]

new keyboard me thinks….

[Steve Dawson]

AOL are getting crafty as well , they have devised there own drivers for supported broadband boxes , in other words , if you dont have one of there supported modems , you wont get full speed……

Signs is secondary for me , mobile computer repairs to the domestic the market is my full time bit , although its not very busy at the moment , i have had 2 jobs so far that i have installed a recommended modem , downloaded aol’s drivers , and get 4 times the speed back again….

I think i know why they have done it …

AOL push themselves out to people with little knowledge of pc’s in my mind…

Therfore probably get a lot of support calls

there support center cant handle every make of router out there , so they limit you to a few , and just to make sure you only use the recommended – the routers need there driver to connect to AOL at full speed..

All makes there job easier , and they probably have good deals with the modem suppliers for doing this…

they are also less likely to have people giving up and closing there account with AOL because they cant help with setting up a “jo bloggs” router…..

sd

[Steve Dawson]

i use flash a lot , once you get the hang of it the sky is the limit , but i tend not to use all of its functionality (i.e. i use corel , but probably only use about 20% of its capabilities)…

good think about flash is its the same as frontpage in the way that you can use one page as a template for another page and so on , and in effect just make links to the other pages…..

its something you need to play with….

2 examples i have done below :

http://www.ukactive.co.uk
http://www.timscott-walker.com

sd

[Steve Dawson]

this look s a good price to me (ebay)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25mm-Badge-Making-Machine-Pin-Button-Maker-1000-sets_W0QQitemZ6234851053QQcategoryZ53568QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Steve Dawson]

hi , i don’t actually use there software , just there plastics and film….along with an oki printer , i have set myself a template in corel for the artwork design etc

steve

[Steve Dawson]

i just posted a very similar post , so have removed that one…..

i know its probably already been said , but need to be told direct , mine is not an example , i have has a request from a satellite & tv aerial man , he wants to advertise he installs sky dishes , and wanted to use the logo……

as i’m not trying to make money from sky , but the man that i’m signing for , do you feel this still comes under these gray areas ?

i also believe the man isn’t trying to make money from sky , but from customer and to sky’s benefit……

he’s not after looking like a sky van by the way , its only a small logo next to “sky dish installation” , his van is black for a start !!

do i need a disclaimer , do disclaimers work ? , what you think ?

cheers , Steve

[Steve Dawson]

why didn’t i think of that !!!!!!!!!

heater on the inside , great !!

thanks guys

sd

[Steve Dawson]

i have the same pcut machine…..and see the same problem when doing large cuts……( i.e. full 610mm wide by say 6ft long)

it draws diagonal lines across the work , then gets back to where it was and carries on…

only now and again though…(today was one of them)

so far i just bin my work , so i’ll keep an eye on this post in the future

sd

[Steve Dawson]

or the WIFE !!

[Steve Dawson]

I’m no expert on this Graham….

But my common sense tells me you may be able to get away with
“Toxic” “Flammable” “Irritant”

I don’t think you will be expected to list every different substance etc

[Steve Dawson]

Going back to the break in thing….

I feel the “not having a sign” bit , is a distraction to make you feel that you are in the wrong a little , if your feeling in the wrong your not going to press the matter any further , copper can close the case off….

In other words “Coppers hate the paperwork” , and putting you off wanting to chase it up the next day gets him out of the loop !!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

spot on Russell , many thanks mate…

steve

[Steve Dawson]

hi guys , yep , doing it by hand may be easy to some , but i find it a nightmare !!!!! , not very good with vector to be honest…

Russell , i only have corel 8 , and chance you could convert for me ?

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

Matt , your not using a p-cut & signcut through corel by any chance ?

sd

[Steve Dawson]

think its only https://www.uksignboards.com that is masked….& forwarded to https://www.uksignboards.com/index.php

so https://www.uksignboards.com/index.php is the one the search engines are gunna hit…as it is the front page with all its meta info intact…

sd

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[Steve Dawson]

had a guy drop a pc off last weekend
he was up to date with Mcafee
his machine wouldn’t boot
took his h/d out
stuck it on my machine (avast)
found upteen viruses
plonked it back in his pc

sorted !!

before avast i always though Mcafee & Norton where the beez kneez

sd

[Steve Dawson]

Carrie , thankfully not….but i can bet the the first cut i do is always unmirrored when using garment vinyl…

what a nightmare it is swapping from sign vinyl to garment in my head !!!!!!!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

Anti virus…

why pay….

avast http://www.avast.com (home addition that is)

I’d never use anything else now….

you won’t regret it !!

sd

[Steve Dawson]

just remember , applying first and weeding after wont work for T-shirts etc…

:lol1:

sorry

😳

[Steve Dawson]

don’t know anything about hotmail…

but i don’t suppose your F5 Key is sticking maybe….

long shot , but you never know…..

sd

[Steve Dawson]

Hi , me too would like idea of price please

cheers , sd

[Steve Dawson]

guys , does anybody know is a Stylus Pro 10600 can print to banner vinyl ?

tech stuff says “banners” , but no more than that , this could just be a roll of paper for all i know…

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

mark , sorry mate , still having probs….

managed to find one now though , ,after some tracing that is…….

cheers , and sorry …..SD

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[Steve Dawson]

Mark , tried to open this in all sorts….not having it…….

what are you reading it in ?

cheers ,sd

[Steve Dawson]

hi , have been swatting this up a little…..

not good news for me as my budget is about one eighth of the price i’d get one for…

looks like old machine need an after coat with a laminator (not ideal , and not very cheap)

it also seems that “outdoor” printers haven’t been around very long , or should i say eco solvent inks etc…

so an old printer , as you say Carrie , i’m not gunna find……

my path led me to one machine , that can replace my cutter , and print to my hearts content….

Roland Uniform Cadet……

maybe in a year or 2 these guys will be old , and within my reach…

🙁

[Steve Dawson]

thanks guys , the post is a good one…

i do try searches , as i did with this one , but i always seem to get a huge amount of post coming back , and never find what i want…

i’ll have to experiment with searches a bit more , i’m 99% sure though i couldn’t limit my search to “file swap” , and thats why i didnt come across them…..

good job though , and Marekdlux , your dragon is just the ticket

thanks……steve

[Steve Dawson]

Dave…..

When i said drive sizes , i meant getting a backup system to cover the size of drives these days….

Ya know , buying a DAT drive to cover 250gb isn’t cheap……

And to be honest , any backup systems (like tape) doesnt do a drive image thats bootable…

although its not gunna work for everybody , a second drive , that ghost does a complete image to (inc boot) is the best way for me….

if my primary drive goes down , yank it out , change my second drive to primary via jumpers , and i’m off again in 15mins…..(grab a new drive , lop it in as secondary , and start imaging again)

there are not many backup solutions that are this easy , a lot of them require you to get at least back to the operating system , and the backup software you where using + the drivers for your backup device , before you get to “restore”…..

But , so far , i have not tried USB one touch backup systems , reason is as above , getting it back isnt as easy as putting your secondary drive as primary without having to dig out Win disks & drivers……

I found a prog once , that would use 2 IDE drives as a mirrored pair….

it worked , but say i edited a 50mb picture , i had to wait for it to save twice…..i need to move faster than that !!!

ghost for me………

[Steve Dawson]

i keep meaning to get myself a proper backup device , but with drive sizes these days , nothing is cheap….

so what i have done to try and cut the cost is buy a copy of GHOST…

i have another drive the same size as my master in the machine….

this is set to backup every evening after i have gone to bed

GHOST is £35 , second drive was £50….

just a thought…….

[Steve Dawson]

scary thing is , that’s exactly what i’m hoping to do in a month or 2…

thankfully not going into tag lines though

sd

[Steve Dawson]

one more …..

Sign your van !!
you silly white van man !!

[Steve Dawson]

i’m sad……

There once was a guy called Dan
Who drove around in a little white van

Business was slow, he nearly gave up
Mmmm an idea, get my van signed up !

Dan was a man in a little white van
But now he’s a Plumber and he’s the man

sd

[Steve Dawson]

OK , got 2 ,but one is only a 1 liner :

Van – Sign = white van man

Sign your van !
You white van man!

[Steve Dawson]

i was coming from the wrong direction here…..

how stupid am i…….

I’ll have another go in a min

sd

[Steve Dawson]

This is a hard one……..

2 liner , inc white van man , and catchy too…..

well the best i could come up with was this

“Don’t waste your space !”
Get “white van man” on the case

SD

[Steve Dawson]

I wish these tips could be used with t-shirt vinyl……

i have a 13 piece football kit staring me in the face here….

have to first block out original text with a white oblong , then press the new company name over the top , and add very small “vehicle repairs” underneath..

biggest prob is the company name and the oblong , there larger than my press , so have to do this bit in 2 steps

13 oblongs x 2 presses
13 company names x 2 presses
13 “vehicle repairs” 1 press

= 65 presses & a whole lot of weeding

I owe the guy a favor , so only a £50 job…….

Still not a happy man though…..
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[Steve Dawson]

if its the P-cut (serial) (touch pad to the right top , light blue pads) , then i’m running corel draw signcut , very pleased…..

sd

[Steve Dawson]

i may be barking up the wrong tree here…..

but tell me this , are you saying when you try and open them , acrobat comes up and then gives an error ?

if so , one of 2 things could be going on here….

1. sounds daft , but do you have corel loaded , if not , it will try and open in the next best program

2. if you do have corel loaded , are your associations set right , i.e. , in explorer , find your saved file , right click , properties , and check that “opens with” is the correct program…an easier way around this is to open corel first , then use “file” “open” to load in your file….

sd

[Steve Dawson]

VECTROWISE !!!!

Andrew is the man !!!

What an excellent supper fast service……

Spot on conversion , better than the original , should have done it months ago…….

Cheers Andrew

SD

[Steve Dawson]

ok guys , many thanks , didnt even see vectorwise on here to be honest….now i know…..

cheers , sd

[Steve Dawson]

Martin , i gave them a call before , but i’m though he said finished banners….

i’ll try him again tomorrow…maybe he meant your size with eyelets being finished , i presumed he was talking lettering as well , i dont want the lettering done you see…

i’ll ring again tomorrow

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

as per banana banner website :

Dostępny jest w rolkach o szerokości 56, 86 i 117 cm, w kolorach: białym, żółtym, czerwonym, niebieskim, zielonym i czarnym oraz w białej wersji dwustronnej (z przekładką).

it only comes in 56cm , 86cm & 117cm

2ft is 61cm (610mm) , banana banner dont do 610mm….

cheers , steve

[Steve Dawson]

Its confirmed that Europoint only do banana banner (banana doesn’t come 2 ft wide)

any more ideas guys (?)

[Steve Dawson]

great , good to know….although just called them , they don’t sell banner material….just make finished banners….

cheers , sd

[Steve Dawson]

thanks guys ….

All print works out about £1.80 per foot & looking at europoint , although they are cheap , they only seem to do banana , which isn’t 2ft wide….

europoint are at http://www.europointdisplay.co.uk/

but you will need to sign up with them first , see top 3 subject fields for there info and account info etc…..

sd

[Steve Dawson]

quote big G:

Don’t you think we could be accused of being greedy though?

I’m not even classed as in the sign trade really , I’m just doing some bitz and bobs , but i can tell you this….

They are paying for more than materials and your time !!!

They are paying for a skill !!

I still work for an American computer company , our customers pay £1k per day for my services (£125 per hr) (i don’t get the money) and this is acceptable in the trade , I’m not even a “craftsmen”

you are !!!

If you gave the vinyl and the use of your cutter to a guy that doesn’t know what he is doing , how long will it take him , divide them hours across your £80….

Everybody i have spoken to thinks it takes a good day to do a simple ish sign job on a van say, if you can do the job quicker , i don’t feel it should be cheaper !!

The find that customers imagine how long it would take them to do it !!!

SD

[Steve Dawson]

£7 per mt me thinks , this sound right ?

[Steve Dawson]

Cancel this guys…..

Just looked through my offcuts , and i have used 651 before …..

These banners are mainly for fates and charity do’s , so these people are on a tight budget……

But the banner i made for my advertising has 651 as its main large font , and has been outside for about 4 months with no probs….

I also have a rolled up one that a guy hasn’t come back for that still looks the biz , that’s been there for 2 months….

I’ll take my chances……i do advertise them as budget banners anyway……

Like you say , if anybody want more than this , then I’d outsource digital anyway , i find that anything more than a simple few words , on a banner any more than 12ft, I’d be better off outsourcing…

Although maybe i should change that to anything over 6ft , as that’s the length of my bench…..kitchen floor after that , flippin tiles !!!

cheers , SD

[Steve Dawson]

thanks guys/galls for your help on this one…

quote rightsigns:

Butler Dibond.

Sounds interesting , I’ll have a look around for this , as in hindsight cutting could be a problem…

Cheers SD

[Steve Dawson]

http://www.pixilate.com/fonts/handwriting/montreal_architect.htm
maybe

SD

[Steve Dawson]

yep……

Mmmmmm , does that mean its copyrighted !!!

Surely not if its a font……? , although if it wasn’t copyrighted , how can somebody use the name for the font !!

I’m confused….. 😕

[Steve Dawson]

I like playing….sorry…

SD

[Steve Dawson]

don’t listen to me , as i know nothing….

looks like the substrate issue maybe sorted , just the vinyl prob…

could you use the vinyl just as a template (weed out the letters) , then use a good spray paint maybe…..

SD

[Steve Dawson]

Guys , many many thanks , done me proud…..

Corel does have some stuff , but the site links have a lot more…

Peter , yep , i’m sure you are right , i need to check minimum size’s etc

cheers again guys…….

SD

[Steve Dawson]

Sorry Peter , my mistake…….
i did want to produce them myself
i don’t think it’ll be copyrighted stuff
therefore thinking they must be available somewhere
i may be wrong though !!

[Steve Dawson]

Cant see any corel plugins , but you can try the SignGo trial , to see if you like it….
They are now advertising compatibility

http://www.signgo.com/news/2005/jul04-2005.html

SD

[Steve Dawson]

Guys , can anybody recommend a GOOD book that does start with the basics then.. ?

I tried to make a 10ft banner yesterday , flippin nightmare !!!

I’m very new to this , although the demo’s on this site are good , there isn’t much for the beginner…..

SD

[Steve Dawson]

NFU ???

Forgive me for my stupidity here , but have just been on the NFU website , am i in the wrong place ?? , they advertise :

“The National Farmers’ Union is the democratic organization for farmers and growers in England and Wales.”

Are these the guys that are doing your liability ??

SD

[Steve Dawson]

very much doubt it , but if this deal doesn’t go through , can you let me know please…

Cheers SD

sd@kootz.com

[Steve Dawson]

Don’t suppose anybody has a spare magnetic guide to go with this gadget ?

SD