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I agree, Flexi is great starting out and for halftone machines like Rolands and our old HP FB500. However, we had all sorts of weird issues with our HP Latex 570. And don't get me started on the Epson P5000 being on the supported printer list but being sort of functional in Flexi 19 and...

We are having an issue on 22.0.0 where ONYX will crash every time a job is submitted to a hot folder using the same media loaded on our HP Latex 570. To be more specific, if we have the option checked that allows ONYX to automatically update the media to the media loaded on the printer and then...

To be honest, you probably don't want to make them match because of the compromises necessary to make it happen. We've attempted to do the same thing with our FB500 and Roland XC-540. We found that our Roland has a beautiful gamut, especially on good quality calendered and cast vinyl. The FB...

Hello everyone, as the title says, I'm just looking for thoughts on most trouble free printing experience across the board. A little background knowledge: I've run Roland Versaworks, SAI Production Manager and now ONYX Thrive 22. Versaworks honestly seemed the most reliable but limited...

We are servicing a neon sign for SUPERCUTS. We found a bad transformer and replaced it. RCUTS is on the new transformer. When we turn it on, R works, C is off, U lights partially, T works and S works. If we hook up C by itself, it lights normally. The GTO looks good. We went ahead and changed...

I have an issue where printed results on my Latex 570 printer look significantly different on my Roland XC540. Specifically, this happens with a file that has complex transparencies. The Roland prints exactly as the file appears on the screen. The Latex looks very different in the areas with the...

As others have mentioned, the Claude sign looks more like expanded foam PVC with machines pretty well and it's much denser than Ultraboard so it will accept paint better. However, you can do it with Ultraboard if you're looking for something cheaper then PVC. For feeds and speeds, we use Belin...

What do you guys charge per hour when installing projects like channel letters, lighted signs, message centers, setting poles, electric sign service, etc? - 60' bucket truck with 1 senior installer? - 60' bucket truck with 1 senior installer and 1 helper? We're starting to do a lot of work for...

I like what you did there. I may try to come up with something similar or use a leader whenever i run reflectives as well. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

What is this "smile" cut you refer to? And yes, truth be told, I mainly had to wrap my mind around the idea of wasting the material at the beginning. We are a true "full-service" so we do both short run and long run jobs on a variety of materials. Its doesn't bother me as bad when I load a new...

So we just bought our first latex printer, the HP 570. We have a Roland XC540 and a HP FB500 as well. The problem I have is that almost every time I start a print, the media touches the top heating element, sticks and causes a huge jam. The only reliable way I've found to prevent this is to...

Be careful of lighting conditions when evaluating your prints. Grey will look different depending on if you evaluate under different color light like 7000k vs 6000k vs 5500k vs sunlight. Ultimately you want to evaluate under the same light as the installation site. Sent from my SM-N950U using...

We've never been able to get good reds from our FB500. We recently built custom profiles to try to fix the red but in the end, red on the FB500 just plain sucks. Is there anyone that has found a way to get a nice red from it? Has anyone tried aftermarket ink sets? Or any other tricks? Sent...

You can also try totally disabling color management if your RIP has that option. Some Tips allow this and will print the CMYK value exactly as you enter it. The downside to this is you may not be happy with 50 K. Depending of the printer, it may look grainy and washed out without the other...

Your problem is with Oracal 210 laminate. It is only rated at 4 years and when laminates fail, they turn black. We used to use a lot of 210 but have switched almost exclusively to 290 so it's easier to stand behind our products. One other thing is make sure you match vinyl and laminate. For...