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Recent content by Nismoasfuh

  1. Have found myself with with spare time lately

    Looks awesome! At least you display something you can do in house, while we have a CNC cut sign with LED signs that we don’t even do in house and get asked about all the time
  2. Suggestions Solvent to Latex

    Haha I figured! Sorry for the dumb question, thanks for the quick reply!
  3. Need Help Roland VS-540 cap top not seal, pump tubing length

    Ughhh I wish I had a definite answer. Your best bet though is to cut off a small piece and take it to Ace hardware. They’ll definitely be able to find you the exact diameter, as far as the length goes you’ll just have to match and cut your new hose to what you take out. Ace hardware employees...
  4. Suggestions Solvent to Latex

    Ok I must be super behind, I thought latex was exclusively for dedicated printers. I can just switch from eco-solvent to latex on my Roland sp540v? What else has to be changed for the switch? What are the biggest benifits?
  5. Premium calendar vinyl or cast vinyl

    Calnedred vinyl is always going to want to go back to being straight. It’s not ideal for curves, it’ll hold probably for a while, but it’ll eventually lift because it’s not meant to conform to shapes/curves. I have tried to convince customers before that they need to pay the premium if they want...
  6. SP-540V Cutting tolerance

    Are you making sure to lign up the registration marks as well as you can? Make sure your reg marks are lined up to the “cutting strip” and when you clamp down make sure it didn’t move (hold your hand in the middle of the vinyl while clamping) and as mentioned, no matter what a print & cut is...
  7. Need Help What kind of Clear vinyl are you using for decals?

    I have used oracal 210 in the past with no issues. Can it be your cutting pressure? Maybe the other lam you used was thinner. Pressure/new blade will do wonders
  8. Big horizontal banding SP540V

    thanks for the reply! I'll definitely look into those when I have some free time. We do have the larger dampers. I don't want to go to unidirectional however, its going to be a big time waster. Even if nothing works. I never knew we could set auto clean for a set length, another thing I have to...
  9. Big horizontal banding SP540V

    Hey all, So I have this issue with large prints where I get some serious large "banding"? Seems to be extremely noticeable when doing large print with a lot of ink. i have searched for fixes to "horizontal banding" but all threads discuss banding causes by feed calibration issues (which i have...
  10. Need Help Cyan/Black missing after running out of ink/change

    Hello all, so I'm sure this is a relatively easy fix. Well, at least I'm hoping so. I ran out of cyan on my sp540v (didn't realize it was low because we have the 800ml carts that dont show ink levels) I got a new cart, stuck it in and did a test print but only half at most is shooting from...
  11. Boat Vinyl Install

    thank for the tips guys! Ended up rushing at the end and forgetting to snap pics! maybe someone else at my shop took some, i'll check tomm. Either way, as mentioned above, I made little cuts on the backing to expose the registration marks. I then only wet the reg marks and lined them up, now...
  12. Boat Vinyl Install

    Thanks for the tip! Ive lately been actually applying everything dry because it seems to be the more professional way to go about it. Ill make sure to do a small application of rapid tac on my first layer of vinyl. This is also my first time using cast vinyl so I had heard using wet application...
  13. Boat Vinyl Install

    oh geeze that went right over my head haha.
  14. Boat Vinyl Install

    on land on a trailer :) its strictly on the side of the boat so I wont be dealing with glass.
  15. Boat Vinyl Install

    Hello all! So I'm going to tackle my first real big vinyl install. Its 3 colors, with a small overlay on a 26' boat. The vinyl itself is 15' all in all. Using Oracal 751 cast vinyl. I won't be able to use my handy magnets due to the boat being fiberglass. But are there any special techniques...
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