Digitalwoodshop
11-27-2012, 12:41 PM
This year my Gross Sales are about half of last year and for me it was more that many Fire Departments did not get as much Homeland Security Money for Safety Gear. On the Plus Side I have had a bunch of requests for prices so the Fire Departments can submit for Grant Money next year for Safety Gear including the Fire Accountability Tags that I make.
I use the CW to cut Tag Stock from 12 x 24 Sheets and I have cut many tags this year....
Back in February I switched my Epoxy Dome Version to a NEW Thicker Formula that gave me a higher Epoxy Dome on my Tags and a Great Look and Better feel...
This week I got a email from my local Salesman with pictures of tags that I did in the Summer... They were "Warped"... I thought it was a isolated incident.... I asked for a list... got back... "The Whole Order"....
Then I am cleaning my workbench and find another tag from Last Summer and another Big Order.... Before Sandy the Storm it was FINE.... After the Storm and Yesterday.... IT TOO is Warped.... I lost Power and Heat in the Shop during Sandy for 6 days... The Shop got COLD.... The "COLD" is causing the Tags to WARP... Epoxy Side Out, 4 underside corners warped toward the center.... Bummer....
Today I pulled up my Big Boy Pants and started printing all the tags over since February.... 1.75 Gallons Worth....
As I wait for the order of the OLD thinner Epoxy I think it is time to build that Vacuum Sled for my CW.... It will have different hardboard tops with holes for different size tags and changable.... I have allot of tags to cut......
So to answer the Question "Is NEW always BETTER?" in my case... no.... as in a very small...."no"...
On the GOOD Side... Looks like "Sales being down" was a Good Thing.... I still have a fantastic product... The Older tags don't Warp...
AL
Katie is fine.... old formula... Jackie is shaped like a Orange Peel... and all the others plus many not seen here...
I use the CW to cut Tag Stock from 12 x 24 Sheets and I have cut many tags this year....
Back in February I switched my Epoxy Dome Version to a NEW Thicker Formula that gave me a higher Epoxy Dome on my Tags and a Great Look and Better feel...
This week I got a email from my local Salesman with pictures of tags that I did in the Summer... They were "Warped"... I thought it was a isolated incident.... I asked for a list... got back... "The Whole Order"....
Then I am cleaning my workbench and find another tag from Last Summer and another Big Order.... Before Sandy the Storm it was FINE.... After the Storm and Yesterday.... IT TOO is Warped.... I lost Power and Heat in the Shop during Sandy for 6 days... The Shop got COLD.... The "COLD" is causing the Tags to WARP... Epoxy Side Out, 4 underside corners warped toward the center.... Bummer....
Today I pulled up my Big Boy Pants and started printing all the tags over since February.... 1.75 Gallons Worth....
As I wait for the order of the OLD thinner Epoxy I think it is time to build that Vacuum Sled for my CW.... It will have different hardboard tops with holes for different size tags and changable.... I have allot of tags to cut......
So to answer the Question "Is NEW always BETTER?" in my case... no.... as in a very small...."no"...
On the GOOD Side... Looks like "Sales being down" was a Good Thing.... I still have a fantastic product... The Older tags don't Warp...
AL
Katie is fine.... old formula... Jackie is shaped like a Orange Peel... and all the others plus many not seen here...