Plotters and Cutting Systems
Plotters and Cutting Systems for PPF, Vinyl and Window Film.
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need urgent help (vinyl amateur) 1 2
by Guest keepitcool- 16 replies
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is there anyone out there with a sgn program that ,unlike me, they know how to use??? lol. if i sent an image in bmp could your program clean it up and vectorize it for me good enough to cut the image in the 3 different colors that are in it? i can vectorize it but the lines arent good enogh to enable me to cut the seperate colors and what not. once you see the image it may make a little more sense. please help.
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Cutting System For Paint Protection And PPF
by Guest clc- 3 replies
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I am just getting into the Paint Protection field after 4 years of vinyle wrapping because of the number of request for installs. I have been purchasing kits online and doing the installs with fairly good success. I am in need of a plotter because I have been getting my business from a local sign shop which does all the artwork then send the wraps to me for install and have never had the need for a plotter. Now things are changing. Please give your opinions after you vote. Thanks.
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Hey, has anyone got any pinstripe software? I bought an old 96 toyota tacoma for a hunting truck and im going to camo wrap the bottom and i wanted to pull the old pin stripe off and replace it in camo..I like the original design but not sure if anyone has any preprogrammed pinstripe for this model, i got a buddy that does signs that can cut it but he hasn't got any pinstripe designs..
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Does anyone have a copy of Artcut that came with their cheap plotter that they have no use for?
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Need Help With Mustang Logo 1 2
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 12 replies
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I have tried to convert this image to a vector image and can't for the life of me get it right. I ONLY need the black area so I can cut it out of vinyl for a back window. Any help is beyond greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Does anyone have any Arrows in .eps format for vinyl plotter that they are willing to share? I need just a basic design to direct people to my shop that I am now operating out of my house which is naturally in a residential neighborhood. I am only doing so temporarily because my shop was damaged. If so e-mail me at David@XtremeGlassTinting.com
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Need Vector graphic
by Guest sue1812- 9 replies
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Hi does anyone know where I can get ready to cut artwork of a Trapeziod to put on Firefighters Helmets? any help is apprciated thanks Sue
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Eraser wheel 1 2
by Guest h0wld0g- 13 replies
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I used an eraser wheel on an enclosed trailer to get off old glue from a prior vinyl job... does anyone have any clue how to get off what seems to be the scuff from the eraser wheel?? I tried wax, scuff pad and alcohol, rubbing compound, and just rubbin it with a plain dry towel.... the dry towel gets it off but takes a ton of work... the rubbing compound works but who wants to rubbin compound and wax an entire 14 foot by 8 tall trailer.... gotta be an easier way
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trying to match a white hockey stick stripe on side of a 11 camaro. Wouldn't be such a big deal but it also has the hood stripes so your able to see both at the same time. I've tried avery, universal, lg, oracal and everything is way to bright white. This is almost an off white. What brand are the oem stripes that they put on, does anyone know?
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Graphtec, Roland or Summa?
by Guest Daniel Pelletier- 1 reply
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What's your feed back on the summa plotters? Need a new plotter for PPF. Summa is almost 1000$ cheaper than Graphtec.
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it was time for a change..... old Lumina broke 300,000 miles last week and I thought it deserved a new graphic...
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this is one of the best glass shops here in JACKSONVILLE! I spent right at 20 hours on this job and got it done in two days. i had help from a fellow tintdude, i would of never thought about trying this with a helping hand! thanks Kenny! i hope that the rest of the vans get done like this one...it was a tough weekend for me and i skipped or missed a day off..lol..it is way worth it and i really like the out come!
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P/P 35% all with graphics / tint tattoo
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904 294 8468 glass tattoo
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With there logo being green and red i did a wide green stripe (deco green) and small accent stripe (Fire red) backed with silver 20% all around the top of there glass and this cool pizza delivery guy made out of deco yellow, green, fire red, mauve, whiteout, silver 20% and 5%! I'm gonna be doing more as they make more money! This use to be the hot dog place i posted on here awhile back! Victim of the economy! More graphic work for me fortunately!
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New Thinner Vinyl, Can't Get It To Cut Right
by Guest DeeJ- 1 reply
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I have got a redsail cutter and use winpc sign letter 2005. On my cutter I can only adjust the incriments of pressure by 10. Setting the pressure at 110 means the blade only just touches the vinyl, and using 120 pressure means it cuts straight through the back paper. Can anyone help me out please
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does anyone have the 43 graphic on file that is inside the oval? if so, please send to carolinasuncontrol AT hotmail DOT com
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VINYL PLOTTER
by Guest eoff- 0 replies
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I am looking for a Vinyl Plotter size 48 o more , if someone have one in working condition and good price pls send me an email also looking for offset presses . thanks eoffset@gmail.com
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trying to find the font camaro is in. ive probably checked about 100 fonts and cant match the a's and the m. chicago is the closest ive seen
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Ready to invest in a printer for banners and such, that does full color, pictures, whatever. I want to find the best, prices seem from 15,000 and up, which is fine. Any of ya'll have one and what do you recommend? Thanks- Danny
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I use a DGI OM150 specially set up for tint and can also cut vinyl on it using a different blade. However my friend has a Roland sp-540v. Will he be able to cut film on this? Other people say they have problems cutting film so are the plotters different or is it just a case of changing blades, pressure etc?
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any of you guys have this font ya wanna share with me????????????
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Looking for some "Cute Bee Clipart"
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 6 replies
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Hey guys, I have a pretty good customer that is looking for "cute bee clip art? I'm working on an idea and need a cute bee maybe on with a crown and one without" I was hoping that you guys might be able to help because I got nothing. Thanks!
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Just messin' around with the idea of a new logo 1 2
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 19 replies
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decided to try out the red film oracal 8300 out on my tail lights to see how it would look.
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Steps to get proprer Copyrights
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 1 reply
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Hoping someone can help...I have ALOT of requests for sports teams logos, one of the teams or local. Just curious if anyone has any info to point me in the right direction to get the proper privilages to cut the logos so I don't have any trouble on my hands. Thanks in advance
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I don't much vinyl work, aside from advertisement signs, but a customer wanted to update the look of his boat. I figured I would give it a shot. Here is what I came up with. Hope you like it. Before- After removal of stock decals- Stripes installed- Logo to match-
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Thinking about starting to use this for our stripes. Anyone used them yet? They have good color choices and longevity, just wondering if anyone has used them. Also thinking about the 951 series as well, but the 970 is thicker by 2 mils...any input would be great! Thanks!
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Tailgate Lettering On My Truck
by Guest tintpro2007- 6 replies
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Did this today, for a little bit of advertisement:
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best sign makeing software
by Guest rivercitytint- 7 replies
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I was wondering what everyone is useing for sign makeing software im useing signblazer and well its kinda confuseing and outdated not to mention free!!! im looking for easy to use price realy isnt a issue.
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Since I posted a request. I feel I owe a tip in return. I have seen topic after topic on what software program is the best. Well I can honestly say from experience of using numerous programs for months. That I feel I can give a true answer to this question. Unlike the guys who have only used one or two programs and give you an answer based on that. I have used Precision cut, Tintek, Computercut, expel, madicos program ( forget the name) I will give you my experience with all of these programs... Tintek= poor patterns for many cars, many cars are not even in the system. Too long until new vehicles are in the system. software is just too plain and gives you minima…
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Ford ranchero logo
by Guest Uniquetint- 2 replies
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Does anyone have the ford ranchero logo in eps format? Thanks og1loc@hotmail.com
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wondering if anybody can help a guy out. I need a video camera(like a security camera) clipart for a quick sign I am working on. Thanks in advance for any help email to twistedtinter@gmail.com
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Plotter value Question
by Guest bravery- 0 replies
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I have purchased a Master Plotter (5 yrs old) and I am attempting to learn the System. I am open for suggetions as to if I made a bad decision. Is there a program that is user friendly for this machine? HELP!
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Well just my luck today i purchased a whole used operation from the local Mercedes dealership that didn't want it anymore, got the plotter,all of their old film,a VERY nice and also 450LB glass lighted table. and as you know it i had to haul the tables down 2 flights of stairs, as we get to the bottom, boom the glass breaks, of course! anyways the glass is 78 inches by 46 and 1/8th inches and is 10mm thick glass. talking to the guy at the glass shop he said that you cant use 5mm thick glass because of the pressure put on it when cutting, but my table does have supports in the middle so i am not sure if this is true, as you can imagine a sheet of 10mm in that size is a …
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Gettin better with the plotter
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 5 replies
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Need help converting image to be able to cut it
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 1 reply
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Im new to this whole plotter scene and am attempting to convert an image from jpg to something i can cut out in vinyl. I was able to do it with some really basic designs using great cut but the more complicated designs just wont come out right. I downloaded the trial version of coreldraw x5 to see if it would do what i needed but with little to no experience i think i may need pointed in the right direction as to what i might need to do. Thats the image i am trying to cut the letters out of, once i get the far ill deal with the rest but i think i need to take it one step at a time. With the other images I cut out I used the "contour" options and was able to make them l…
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Test Cuts
by Guest DarksideAutoSolutions- 9 replies
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As you guys may have read in my previous posts...I just got my new jaguar IV and was getting familiar with it through great cut until I can get Precision cut working but here are my very first cuts ever. I got a little bit of practicing but it will come with time. Until then...
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
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High speed material feed
The Graphtech plotters are all about the same from 7000 to 8600. I doubt that the machine was the problem If changing software fixed the issue. -
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High speed material feed
Update to this.... We were using a Graphtec FC7000-100 plotter and the Digi Cut software and the machine wouldn't work correctly. We contacted Digi and they did a live modification on our software which solved the issue. Strange thing, the plotter would still never cut through the pattern consistently. (parts would cut totally through and parts would not cut even through the film) We switched to Core and instantly everything cut 100% consistent and without need for software modification. Perhaps if we had a newer plotter than the FC7000 perhaps the Digi would work as expected ??? Dunno -
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2013 Suzuki Kizashi
Hi Bobby, sorry for the confusion, the makes and models section here is for tinting windows, not performance related. -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
I sold my business in '96 that had as assets: tools and inventory and goodwill. I bought it 2.5 years earlier for 5k. It had a gross sales # around 30K and very little goodwill since the owner only worked it part time. In the 2.5 years I ran the company, gross sales went from 30K upward to 177K as a one person operation. To be fair, the final year @ 177K included an installation sale involving 35K sq ft. Still I increased the gross from 30K to 100K under my direction in the 2.5 years of ownership. I sold the business in a short sale for 10K because I landed a corporate job at a film manufacturing company. I lacked the desire to further expand the business, but it was considered reputable even by my competitors. One of them bought it. Don't know if that helps but, maybe you'll find this helpful in determining the goodwill of the one you are considering buying. https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/calculate-goodwill- 1
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Window Tinter for hire in Rockville, MD
Must have experience and knowledge in the automotive window tint industry. This job requires people skills, a positive attitude and willingness to be a team member are essential to this position. Having experience operating a window tint plotter a plus. Pay will be determined during interview process. Please Call TJ Flores 301 979-1313 -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Gross 50-60? You could find that kind of revenue picking up cans. Whatever you're about to spend should be spent to market your own brand unless I'm reading this wrong. -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Looking to buy an established commercial/residential business. The company has grossed about 50-60k annually for the past few years. There's not really anything as far as assets go. So I'd basically be buying the phone number and 25+ years of being an established business. Just trying to get an idea of what I should be paying! Thanks in advance!! -
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