Recent content by stealey

Hi we used to use a programme called Signblazer elements with our graphic plotter. the computer with the software on was really old and eventually broke, now I'm looking around for the same software or something else thats free to use, we only use the plotter here and there so didn't want to pay...

Hi we recently purchased a mimaki jfx 200-2513. print wise everything prints and looks amazing. but we are having issues trying to cut foam pvc aka foamex. when we print and cut or even leave to harden off for a few days the edges are chipping away, only slightly on the edge but you can see it...

hi i am having issues with my gotx printer, i have a few full nozzles missing on certain colours and a normal clean is not getting them back. i can see some air in the lines aswel. i have soaked the heads but thats not helped, i seen online someone mention to change the dampers, i have a few...

GMG. we run all our machines through it

i run multiple printers using GMG rip software, i have a couple older printers that are not connected through GMG as its quite expensive and we don't use them much. is there any free software available to run printers? at the minute im just doing file print on my computer but is there anything...

thanks for the help ill give them a try

were using 20mm thick cast acrylic, printing in reverse backed in white ink. they look great but the ink just isn't sticking enough, and were struggling to find a decent primer

Hi i have a mimaki UJF3042 MK2 I'm having issues with the ink coming off when I'm printing onto acrylic blocks and getting orders sent back. when its first printed it seems pretty solid but im not scratching it enough to try to damage it, lots of the complaints are that the corners chip off. i...

a good red is usually around 0-100-100-0. if its coming out orange then id check your profile

cheers, like i say I'm still learning and normally just use my editor (GMG) for most things but i wanna learn the other programmes.

so I've got this far, i want this to be my cut file, this shape as a very thin outline that i can drop on top of my print file if anyone knows how to do that?

no I'm still having trouble, so if you open the image in photoshop, use the magic wand tool and select everything around the image, thats where i want the cut layer to be, but i don't know how to do that?

sorry i can do that, I've been opening it in photoshop and having no luck but just tried illustrator and i can save and move it about, thank you for the help

I'm just attempting it in photoshop, normally we have a lad in our studio who does all this but he's off today and i wanted to make these decals for my niece who goes away cheerleading tomorrow. basically what i need to achieve is one file that when i open it has a print layer with a cut layer...

I'm trying to create a layer around this image that i can tell my rip and cutter will be a cut file but I'm struggling as i work on printers rather than designing, i managed to get a stroked path around the image but when i open it in my rip its all one layer and not editable so i can't get it...