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each one can have a slightly different blend. they are always a blend of a ketone and a retarder. many on s101 have switched to butyl carbitol mixed with acetone. works better, stays wetter longer, cuts the ink to smaller parts, doesn't allow coagulation.

when looking/choosing flatbeds we obsessed about resolution and color and speed. after having one on the production floor, we ended up obsessing about the actual things that you really need: adhesion, speed, heads being warm and ready without purging, heat warping, vacuum strength to avoid...

having used both a belt feed and a true flatbed, i much prefer the work flow of the belt. i would never have predicted this because beforehand, i was anti-belt. but then i'd used neither.

one thing i forgot to mention that is truly a ridiculous thing that has spoiled me. i have to giant rotisserie tables. a 7' x 14' and an 8' x 8'. they are from an aircraft manufacturer (was told they were used to make jet fighters for the vietnam war. the 8x8 is actually a trapezoid in the...

48" doesn't work well. i've had them for years and now i insist on anything but 48". hell, even 49" (mdf width) is better. so much stuff is based on standard sizes, the table should be wider than the most popular standard substrate dimension. use a lot of 54" wide media? ... make the...

In photoshop 1- enlarge and clean up edges with sharpen/median/and levels (background needs to be solid fill) 2- threshold the image 3- Selctions/Color Range, the object 4- with selection running, choose Paths/Make Work Path/2.0 pixel tolerance 5- File/Export/Paths to Illustrator 6- Import...

it's been so long, i can't remember the whole cartridge thing. do you have a manual and a service manual? if not pm me your email address and i'll get one out to you. you might be fine. just need to move forward.

you removed the battery under the firewire board and it did not reset to 2001?

did it start leaking air after a pump change or before? you can always locate an air leak with automotive stethoscope. park the carriage and then pull a vacuum at the waste line. you'll need to turn off all noise making things. A/C, computer fans, everything. you'll be able to hear a hiss...

i'd create some custom test prints that might exploit this issue over a large area to get a better idea. although elusive to figure out, it could be mechanical. such as the data chain is torquing the carriage a bit from left to right.

photo?

mimaki firmware (back in the day) allowed you to weigh the cart and then according to your math, tell the printer to continue by x amount.

keep in mind, if you pushed a button that you didn't want to push, mimaki will not let you go backwards on some of these choices. if it means wasting a ton of ink and cleaning solution in order to get your machine back to normal, you can always disconnect the pumps. they will click away for...

when i was being trained on the old CET, Ice explained it to me this way. the dot of ink impacts the substrate, sticks and then slightly bounces the carraige direction, stretching the ink in that direction and then is instantly cured in this stretched position. on a microscopic level, think of...

when you see an old printer knock out up to $10k in product in a day. then maybe two times a year it needs attention, it's not so bad.

i agree. my first impression is close the gap.

one thing i forgot to mention. delamination at the edge during cut can have a lot to do with heat. the ink's bond is weaker when the ink is hot. blade sharpness and dwell time as well as bit cooling may be part of your solution. so if you aren't running a proper bit (a proper plastic...

my H700 may be dead forever. i might be able to revive it with a few simple clues (firmware versions, board behavior input, et). EFI techs are helping but don't remember details. i've recevied some help via email from two people but it's just too sketchy. i use it to print large format...

i was reading too fast and thought this mentioned pvc. disregard, pva is totally different.

i'm definitely wrong.