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General Art Discussions / Re: Is DTF hurting your shop?
« Last post by whitewater on October 23, 2026, 05:01:57 PM »
..I agree.. that rep has large balls...

We have DTF in house, had to with all the AI art we get. But it being out there so cheap, its def put a dent in our business.
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Computers and Software - General / Re: AI in daily tasks
« Last post by mk162 on October 21, 2026, 02:08:21 PM »
Quote from: Homer on October 21, 2026, 01:33:17 PM
yup... Packing list / bag labels from Order My Gear are horrendous. I upload the pdf, tell it what info I want to keep and bamn. new legible packing labels. It's a saved action in my chat so it already knows what I want it to do. Among MANY other small daily tasks. It's absolutely amazing and terrifying at the same time...

It's scary, but given what our generation has already seen with information, it's the next logical step.  I remember having to crack open the ol' 1974 Encyclopedia Britannica to research schoolwork and pray that nothing important happened between '74 and '94.

We grew up on microfiche in the library, now we just google it while on the crapper.
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Computers and Software - General / Re: AI in daily tasks
« Last post by Homer on October 21, 2026, 01:33:17 PM »
yup... Packing list / bag labels from Order My Gear are horrendous. I upload the pdf, tell it what info I want to keep and bamn. new legible packing labels. It's a saved action in my chat so it already knows what I want it to do. Among MANY other small daily tasks. It's absolutely amazing and terrifying at the same time...
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Computers and Software - General / AI in daily tasks
« Last post by mk162 on October 21, 2026, 12:47:59 PM »
Are many of you using AI in your daily tasks?  We have been shifting to it more and more. Claude can accurately write up quotes from a lot of our customers. I use it to typeset our embroidery names for embroidery.

It is amazing what it can learn and do with minimal input.

Just wondering how you guys are using it to cut out the mundane or simple tasks so you can focus on more important things.
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Ragz13 on October 21, 2026, 09:25:14 AM »
 I did notice that the bracket the pallets and Tri lock slides onto is worn badly. As well as the bracket on the tri lock. We`re going to replace those. Hopefully that fixes the problem!

Thanks for your help and suggestions guys, I appreciate it!
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Ragz13 on October 21, 2026, 09:23:15 AM »
Quote from: Admiral on October 20, 2026, 02:25:24 PM
Those nuts tend to need to be tightened every year too...and the yellow handles will keep wearing a bit.  I think on our oldest press we replaced all the handles at one point.

I recommend lasers overhead and a T-square to square it to the platen (but ironically you still need to make sure a platen is on square.  Then use that laser for the Tri-Loc to make sure it's locked in square.
Yesterday I did the centerline on a pallet to set the laser line to get the Tri Lock pallet on straight. I helped a bit.
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Admiral on October 20, 2026, 02:25:24 PM »
Those nuts tend to need to be tightened every year too...and the yellow handles will keep wearing a bit.  I think on our oldest press we replaced all the handles at one point.

I recommend lasers overhead and a T-square to square it to the platen (but ironically you still need to make sure a platen is on square.  Then use that laser for the Tri-Loc to make sure it's locked in square.
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Ragz13 on October 20, 2026, 10:09:33 AM »
Quote from: Zelko-4-EVA on October 20, 2026, 06:54:42 AM
are your yellow knobs worn?  we had a similar thing happen, one side was tighter and it shifted the tri loc a bit.
Those I replaced a few months ago. I`ll take a look and see how my printer has them adjusted for tightness. 
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Ragz13 on October 20, 2026, 09:40:23 AM »
Quote from: repogolfer on October 19, 2026, 05:34:11 PM
Could the pin bar on the exposure unit someone move a little bit or is it taped/glued on good.  Or the tri-loc on the expo unit.
 I remember one time when we were using duct tape to fasten the unit on the expo unit that the duct tape gave it some play when we were constantly pushing on it in one direction.   We also had one of the pins come off on time and that caused a negative reaction as well on everything lining up smoothly.


I`ve checked the pin bars on the exposure unit & the registration grid. all is secure and lined up correctly. I`m wondering if the bracket on the Tri Lock pallet may be worn or expanded from years of use.
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Equipment / Re: M&R Tri Lock
« Last post by Zelko-4-EVA on October 20, 2026, 06:54:42 AM »
are your yellow knobs worn?  we had a similar thing happen, one side was tighter and it shifted the tri loc a bit.
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