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Try This: Laser-Cut Neckties
With Father’s Day fast approaching, help your customers ditch that boring old necktie for dad this year. Using your laser…
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Top 5 Troubleshooting Tips for Non-Compressed Air or Abrasive in Sandcarving
Note: Depending on your sandcarving system, these procedures may vary. Check the regulator – is it turned off? Make certain that…
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Video of the Week: Choosing Your First CNC Router
This week’s video of the week comes to us from THE NBM SHOW/Portland, which took place in May. Sign &…
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Taking on Embroidery Orders Larger Than Your Shop
It seems like small shop owners ask me how to handle large orders, instinctively knowing they need a push to…
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Sandcarving and Paint-Filling Tile: A quick word of advice
When you etch a tile in the first place, you put a resist material down onto the tile. This material…
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How to Clean Laser Exhaust Parts
Make sure the laser is unplugged before removing any cover. A good Shop Vac is useful in this process. Besides…
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Discharge Cautions: Steps for Safe Printing
Ah, the smell of discharge in the morning! One of my personal favorite shop aromas. What is that smell anyway?…
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The Benefits of American-Made Embroidery Supplies
While apparel is one of the most common goods decorators seek out in the Made-in-USA category, Chris Meyers, Hab+Dash by…
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Create Vintage and Retro Images for Sublimated Photo Gifts
Using layers in Photoshop with various transparency settings and layer blend modes makes experimentation with retro image effects easy. The…
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A Tale of Registration
Once upon a time… Some people viewed it as an art that could not be taught. To others, it was…
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Try This: The Flip Sheet Technique
The good thing about engraving is that it is permanent. The bad thing about engraving is that it is permanent.…
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Changing the Culture of Your Business: Harmonizing new and mature employees
Often, we talk about the necessity to keep your lines fresh, showrooms clean and representative of what you want to…
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Assembling Perpetual Plaques
Custom perpetual plaque assembly includes applying the header plate, drilling holes, and attaching all the plates. The drill bit I…
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In the Trenches: Easter Bunny Signman
I had met the priest of Longview’s largest Catholic church, and his volunteer helper, Linda, there on the church grounds…
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Let’s Th(ink) About It: Wide-Format Textile Inks
Here’s a look at ink technologies common for wide-format textile printers, their strengths, and their primary applications. Dye-sublimation (also called…
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Engrave Away the Background for a Gift Decorated with Laser Foil
In CorelDRAW, apply a white fill color to the logo. Next, use a solid back color-fill to create a background…
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