Thinking about adding a Gerber Edge 2 to the shop. Is It Realy worth all that money? Any Gerber owners out there care to share any info.. Thank you. Sample photos of jobs would also be nice. Thank you. Ken
Posted by Bob Gilliland (Member # 28) on :
Ken,
First and foremost, welcome to Letterville!! Or, perhaps if you have been lurking, thanks for posting. Participation makes this site tick.
This is a somewhat frequent topic; a use of the “search” capability should reveal a few older, but recent, posts with useful and pertinent information. Click on the “search” option above and do a search using “Edge” and “2”. Here is one result from such a search, The EDGE2 and small shops
If you have specific question that still need answered, please post them and I’m positive somebody will attempt to provide an answer. Also, you may want to check out an Edge specific forum over at 4edgetalk.com, discussion and a portfolio section to be had. Lot’s of additional information to digest at both places. Hope you have some spare time.
Again, Welcome!!
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Expensive..yes....Unbelievably nice though. If you know Photoshop and can come up with cool digital images....as well as the easy stuff, you can really impress your customers.
You will be doing stuff you only dreamed of before.
Glenn will pop in and tell you more, I'm sure.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Who? Me??
Well, all I can say is that if you enjoy printing money legally as much as I do, the Edge-2 is the way to go. If you have any specific questions, feel free to contact me anytime.
[ May 16, 2002, 06:02 PM: Message edited by: Glenn Taylor ]
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Howdy Doody Glenn!
Very nice job there....not to deviate from the question too much, but tell me which elements are 4 color and which are spot?
Please describe your process for this job...I'm always interested in how different people set up for the "grand finale". Thanks Glenn. Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Very nice design Glenn...it almost has a "layered" look to it (hehehe...just teasin')
Seriously....do you use the "clear" foil over your 4 color stuff, or is it unnecessary? I never have, and they seem to hold up nicely.
Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
The only question I have is where a machine is in its product life cycle. The edge has been around for quite a while, and although it has proved itself as a workhorse, I have to question whether a newer process/widget/device will blow it off it's pedistal. I'd hate to be locked into a 5 year payment plan if my competitor down the street had a newer, faster, better, more efficient device.
Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :
iT'S "NEVER" THE RIGHT TIME TO PURCHASE HARDWARE or SOFTWARE! THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER ON THE HORIZON! SO DON'T WAIT....PICK YOUR POISON AND JUMP IN!
Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
Good point Bob. Guess what I'm trying to say is that if you buy a dog, you check the length of it's teeth.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Todd,
I clear jobs like this sometimes. It really depends on where they are going. In this case, I cleared it with Frog Juice. I did it for two reasons..
1) It made the colors more vibrant. 2) It protected the prints from abuse (i.e. - washing and being thrown into the back of the truck when the owner went into mountain areas that don't allow commercial vehicles.
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Mike,
Product life cycle is a good point. I think it depends on how much you produce with it. The more you produce, the less important PLC becomes. If I can produce 5 times the purchase price of the equipment each year, I wouldn't care if I had to replace the machine every 12 months. To me, its just a matter of perspective.
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