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« Last post by Admiral on Today at 03:46:21 PM »
I'm not sure / haven't need to do this but this place has a ton of laser parts are great prices: https://www.aixiz.com/I bought several parts from there to make my own 4 laser system before Lase-it and other companies existed. No idea if an exact fit to replace the M&R one is there but I bet you could make it work.
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« Last post by mhimple on Today at 02:14:38 PM »
Does anyone have a good option for a 3rd party laser for M&R Autos?
Thanks,
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« Last post by ebscreen on July 13, 2026, 03:46:42 PM »
Update 2: Some lightwave nerd forum on the internet confirmed my suspicion, to block light that spans the uv/visible spectrum you need colored filters, yellow is best for our purpose. Installed this film: https://buydecorativefilm.com/collections/decorative-films-transparent-colors/products/bdf-cayw-window-film-transparent-color-yellowAnd tested 305 mesh with lights on for 8 hours, no exposure.
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« Last post by mk162 on July 09, 2026, 10:33:21 AM »
will it open adobe illustrator files?
pj
Yes, but fun fact, if you change the file extension from .ai to .pdf, Acrobat will open them, and Corel will import them.
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« Last post by blue moon on July 09, 2026, 09:06:27 AM »
will it open adobe illustrator files?
pj
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« Last post by Homer on July 09, 2026, 08:54:16 AM »
we're up...then down...then up again, then dead....then balls to the balls...then dead again......it's fun. I'm having fun...this is all fun, right?.....stupid ass industry. 
This is not remotely a screen print industry thing. I run with a lot of business owners in a car group we have. Some of these guys move billion a year. Most have businesses in the 25-150 employee range though. Every one of them say what you say above. Killing it one second dead as a door nail the next. Rinse and repeat. In general most of them have seen wilder swings than I have even. Most are level to slightly up or down currently. Some are way down though. None way up.
oh I get it, all the business owners we deal with here, same thing. Everything's great to panic mode in the same day.... I just hate this industry  ...cost of entry is too low..... among other things.... 
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we're up...then down...then up again, then dead....then balls to the balls...then dead again......it's fun. I'm having fun...this is all fun, right?.....stupid ass industry.
This is not remotely a screen print industry thing. I run with a lot of business owners in a car group we have. Some of these guys move billion a year. Most have businesses in the 25-150 employee range though. Every one of them say what you say above. Killing it one second dead as a door nail the next. Rinse and repeat. In general most of them have seen wilder swings than I have even. Most are level to slightly up or down currently. Some are way down though. None way up.
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« Last post by Homer on July 07, 2026, 12:12:16 PM »
we're up...then down...then up again, then dead....then balls to the balls...then dead again......it's fun. I'm having fun...this is all fun, right?.....stupid ass industry.
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« Last post by Homer on July 07, 2026, 12:10:13 PM »
I use AI to cleanup AI. Canva has some very useful tools and vectorizer .ai after I've cleaned it up. If it's not sized right I tell them to do it again, they fix it or wander off, makes no difference to me.
I do the same, I upload their garbage art and tell it to recreate this in high resolution....then charge for it.
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« Last post by Frog on July 06, 2026, 08:27:12 PM »
"Leaning towards semi-retirement and turning the front end of the shop into a small comic book store."
When I moved to Walnut Creek CA about forty years ago, I was still really into comic books and trading cards. I was pretty happy to find Joe Fields and his "Flying Colors" comic book shop locally, though I mostly bought new through a wholesaler.
As my son got older and eventually moved out, my interest waned. Last comics I bought new were the Preacher series.
I was also a late blooming fanboy of The Sandman which as I read as graphic novel collections.
I have since not even opened my boxes of golden and silver age treasures in twenty years, but will soon be moving them to our new farm/ranch in Byron and going through them, and falling in love all over again.
The cards will be my boy's responsibility, and of course, eventually so will the comics, and for that matter, probably the farm.
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