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  1. Shrinking Material causing failures

    I've ran into this alot lately and I figured out that I was laminating before the vinyl/ink was fully cured. what happens is that the vinyl will cure fine if it's exposed to air, but if you laminate it hinders that for awhile and causes the corners/edges to curl and peel. In some cases it can...
  2. roller marks in print

    I did some experimenting and I think I figured out why my CJV30-160 is leaving roller marks. It's the draw roller. I noticed that when I don't tie down the print, I don't get those marks. So I played with the tensioner on the take-up roller and Eureka! no more marks. From what I could tell...
  3. CG-130 FX Plotter Cutting Problems

    I have this problem every once in awhile. Make sure you save your presets/profile. then remove the plotter from production manager and reinstall (I use Flexi) This works for me. What it is is a problem with the commands sending to the plotter and doing a driver reset helps until it gets...
  4. What kind of color measuring device do you prefer for Flexi?

    I'm curious if anyone is using a color measuring device in Flexi 21, and what kind they prefer? I need to calibrate our printer, the blues are printing purple, reds are printing either orange or brown (depending on if I tweak the magenta level) So I think it would be a good idea to do a...
  5. Need Help Printing Red

    Use the icc profile for Oracal 203. 12 pass for standard print, 24 pass for deeper color. Also, I'm not sure what software you're using but in Flexi we use the red from the Oracal 651 color swatch. That's the closest to cut vinyl red that we've found works on our Mimaki CJV30. with red, 12...
  6. Need Help Mimaki CJV30-130 Head issues

    We've had the same problem, what we did at the time was to do a nozzle wash - 99 mins. you may have to do it several times, but it will help tremendously. Also, We stopped using aftermarket inks because they'll clog up the head much faster and are harder to clean. currently, we ran into a...
  7. Help printing red...

    if it's backlit and you have a hard time hitting a red already - go a different route - either translucent cut vinyl - or outsource the print. Are you printing on Translucent - Or Clear Material for this job? Is the print going second side (on the back) or the front of the substrate? If you can...
  8. Unknown Script..

    I think the script in the ball is "Signature"- but I can't find the Outkast font or the indiana one. Thanks, Ali
  9. Hello from Indiana

    Hey from terre haute, IN
  10. Which Graphtecs for new shop and mobile?

    I would get a 30" + for the shop. If your on a budget - get one of the (good) off brands from signwarehouse the ones that are supposedly unbranded graphtecs, I think you can add an optical eye later if you buy a small printer. If your getting a second one to mount in your car than dare I say it...
  11. Can I restart & not lose my job?

    I wouldn't touch the pc, use another one till the ink arrives, I also don't think the heads can self clean when waiting for ink, especially not the color thats out. Once you get the new ink in, the file will continue printing like it never stopped, but not if you close Production manager.
  12. Print to Cut, and actually cutting correctly.

    Pull out your manual There is a way to adjust the contour cut placement in the machines settings. So if your noticing the cut is off in one direction, you can compensate for that. As far as the media Wsgraphix, when you run a 24’ run do you keep the print on the roll, and load it like...
  13. photoshop scaling

    I use this plug-in everyday "microsoft image resizer" http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx the link is on the righthand size (5th from bottom of page), this makes resizing any jpeg a simple right click process in explorer. I usually save a jpeg at full...
  14. what da font?

    Yup, thanks a million Ali
  15. what da font?

    the sub copy, "Pub & restaurant"? Anybody? A common one?
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