Recent content by McLeod Graphics

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, I'd already checked the bolts that secure the rail - all snug - and I tried your other suggestion. Nothing works. I've had two jobs recently that had me cutting materials that I don't do a lot of - acrylic and coroplast. Not sure why that would...

Suddenly my wall cutter wants to ruin every piece of ACM I cut on it. Something is out of whack and I don't know what. I have tried with two cutting heads, one of them the C2 cutting head which is only about a year old. The blades seem to want to lift the ACM before cutting it, causing this...

Thanks so much for the info. Yes, that is the same pinch-roller system that mine has. After reading your comment, I'm really looking forward to upgrading. I've done that with scraps before (taping it to another piece of scrap, and that to the core) but I was hoping it would be a feature in...

I hear you on that. Until I get to the point where it's costing more money to save scraps than I'm getting out of them, I'll continue to save because at the moment I have the time to spare. Plus, there's a certain feeling you get when you can complete a small job using nothing but scraps that...

That was my thought as well. I'd like to have a latex system, but if I find a great deal on an S80 that's probably what I'll go with. So glad I'm not the only one experiencing the head-strike issue with this machine! Thanks for the help. ^^^ no idea how this got here or how to make it go away...

Great, thanks so much! It was pretty slow the first couple years (started out in 2019), but business sort of just took off here in the past year and is steadily increasing. I'm still not as busy as I'd like to be, but I'm getting close. I'd say I do an average of 3-4 large banners, plus roughly...

I definitely want good print quakity It's possible I'm loading the media wrong or need to adjust my settings, even though I have followed the manual's instructions to a T (which is why I'd rather be on a machine that is actually used by more than three people in the world and has info/ICC...

I care more about quality and consistency than most anything else. Expensive/difficult maintenance is not great, of course, but I've already had to replace three print heads and had other service done on my machine, so at least that would not be anything new to me. Main issues I have with my...

That's what I'm finding out. Epson's R5070 looks promising, but it doesn't look like it prints white. Hopefully they come out with a new machine in the next year or two. Thanks for the reply. I don't think this one prints white. Also, I do all of my cutting on a Graphtec. appreciate the...

Sorry, I know this type of post probably gets annoying to some people, but I'm hoping one or two people will be able to guide me in the right direction. I currently have an Epson Surecolor S50675. It has been fine for the most part, but I've had my share of frustrations with it - mainly head...

Where the tape is applied? What tape?

What white backer do you suggest? If I recall from when I worked in the vinyl dept at my old job, we would laminate it with regular white cut vinyl (7725, maybe?) but then we'd back that with a PVC (https://remingtonlaminations.com/products/10-mil-psa-backing-film). Again, if I remember, this...

The problem with outsourcing is that I don't have any work TO outsource. The reason I got into this in the first place is that my friend who owns a sign business suggested I buy this printer so that he could outsource work to me. So, other than that, I don't have any clients or work lined up...

I'm having the same thought about throwing good money after bad. I just spent $1,100 on inks so I'm good there. I'm wondering if it might need a new board since that is one of the possible fixes for that error in the service manual. Would you pass my info along in case I need parts? 404-617-5592...

Yes, I had read something like that but wasn't sure if that was a safe method. As far as I understand, the printer had been left powered on so that the ink could cycle through. That's what the seller told me, anyway. Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe I'll try that and let you know how it goes.