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Recent content by edgette

  1. Venting a little about my 1624x

    I checked the dates and they are not expired. That said I think I've been a bit dupped on the ink and the "savings" have really cost me dearly over the years in replacement parts and service calls. I'm going to swap things back over and see how that goes. I think I also need to start looking...
  2. Venting a little about my 1624x

    I'm not printing a ton, 100-200 yards per month. It doesn't go without printing for more than a few days. Temperature ranges from 63-70. This printer has only ever had aftermarket inks even when it was brand new. They are only saving me $40/bag so I don't really feel the cost savings is there...
  3. Venting a little about my 1624x

    I bought a new 1624x around August of 2019. I've already had to have the capping station replaced (June 2020) and I think I might need another. I'm having the feeling the problem I am having centers around the aftermarket ink the dealer had installed and is currently selling me. I went for...
  4. No Magenta Ink Printing

    Sorry, Mutoh 1324. I also tried a test print this morning of CMYK blocks. The Y and C are fine but the black is forest green and the magenta is light yellow. I really don't use this machine as much as I should considering the cost of it so I can't possibly think parts are worn out already...
  5. No Magenta Ink Printing

    Hey guys. Recently my printer ran out of magenta ink. Normally the machine stops and tells me to change the cart but this time I guess it didn't. My fault there. However, once I changed to a new bag I still have no magenta printing. Several cleanings and an "initial charge", I still have nothing...
  6. Applying Application Tape

    I'm going to second that. I've had my sheeter for at least 3 years and it's one of the things that saves me the most time. I cut a lot of 15" and 24" material and it has saved me countless hours of applying tape. The only thing I wish I had done was buy the larger one, it would have come in...
  7. Display not Reading on Fc8000 130

    I just loaded the machine with a new sheet of material to cut when the head caught the edge of my material, stopping it in it's tracks. The display was still lit up but the controls to move the head did not function anymore. I powered off then back on and now the display is out except for a very...
  8. Simple font from a logo

    Thanks, that's a great start.
  9. Simple font from a logo

    I'm trying to redo a logo mostly made of text. Here is one line of the text, it was on an arc so I flattened it back out a little bit.
  10. Reg marks inside of graphic

    With my fc8000 and the corel macro, I have found I can move the marks in .75" in each direction and have them read properly. Anything else caused problems. It seemed I was wasting way to much material due to not being able to fit my designs into the stock print area with those marks. Even though...
  11. "Fabric Banner" For Ecosolvent printer

    I have had a few customers ask me about making them fabric banners. I have only seen an old canvas banner that were screen printed or newer banners that are dye sublimated. Is there any material that would be considered fabric that I can use for a banner? If not I can just tell the customers...
  12. tracking

    I buy most of my materials from Sign Outlet Store in Illinois. I do buy some stuff from Fellers too because they are closer, but my laminate comes from signoutlet. They charge me $1 per cut so really insignificant. I've never had an issue with cutting down the material itself. The only time I...
  13. tracking

    If you don't need to laminate all the way to the edge, you can try getting the laminate cut down for you. I always get my 54" material cut down to 52" to eliminate any of the material getting stuck on the rollers if I don't get the vinyl lined up perfectly. I do this because I have to put the...
  14. What's Your Method For Printing Banners With A White Background?

    I make a .5point gray line on the edge of the banner and another one an inch around that for my cut line. Apply the tape then fold and press to the first line being careful that I keep that gray line towards the back. I haven't had a problem doing it this way yet.
  15. What's Your Method of Color Registration

    I thought I came up with something new when I started doing this. This is the best way I have found so far. I usually make squares all around but only use the bottom left and top right. My biggest issue was trying to use clear transfer tape and apply the second layer. This way I use the paper...
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