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hmmm... that's a rarer than usual result. maybe a value in one of the colors is freaking out the rip? bug? change the color slightly in that same letter and see if it goes nuts?

that is data corruption often caused by a lose data cable. if you are getting it at certain spots, first prove if it has a mechanical or digital cause. mechanical this would be caused by vibration, head carriage inertia, or main board data ribbon crack, lose head cable. set your zero...

leave a lot of room for expansion/contraction in your attachment method. otherwise, that 12' of acrylic will tear itself off the frame.

if you pull ink all the way to the damper, let the damper hang. the ink should stay in the line. if there's a leak at the damper (not hooked to the manifold) the ink will recede. if when pulling the ink to the damper, you are getting a steady run of bubbles to the damper along with ink. you...

aaa.....uhhhh.... .duhhhhh...... my IQ with coatings and faux surfaces is up there. but when it comes to computer/software/rip stuff it's around 80.

that particular FK, last i heard, will not run at all not matter how much maintenance is done to it. the owner said that CET recommended a refurb to different heads. i don't completely buy this because no machine is beyond repair. the issue was cyan drop out. plagued with cyan drop out. and...

i read this a while back but figured surely there was someone on here with better knowledge than me. from what i remember buying and and having an fk installed. i asked about several scenarios to avoid an xp set up and it was stressed to me that the driver for the fk was xp only and would...

the worst thing about hiring a human is that.... they are a human. bleh. a cold tireless programmable machine is a much better shop mate.

the real real real thing going on is this. if you follow research economists, they all come up with the same prediction. in 20 years, everything will be automated. hell, there's even software that will write an article automatically. there is no limit to what can be done by robotics and...

have those same heads in my printer. occasionally i'll have one of the heads just blank out. if i turn off the printer. give it a while, the head comes back. i used to freak out, but now i'm used to it.

"little steppy" as in the print is drifting?

if it is losing data all at once, the next step, if encoder tests and reader replacement (super cheap) don't help, is to pull the slider and main board and send them to macmedia. if one of them is bad, the repair will not be that costly. having a tech arrive at your door will cost more than...

if it's a specific color, i'd do a damper swap to see if it's in the head/pump side or if it's on the supply side.

.... well currently (for the last year, since the partnership, i've elected to un-employ myself while developing a new line....) if you want to make money, don't "tinker". as for the shopbot, mine has been crazy solid. i think i've spent all off $5 in the last ten years fixing it. that would...

correct. that's what makes it the perfect small shop starter cnc. light weight bad? --- you can put wheels on these things and roll them into a prime production location or roll away into a corner. not rigid enough? --- for cutting foam, dibond, acrylic, engraving.... rigidity not needed...

best ROI and resale value goes to used shopbot. get on talkshopbot.com have your money ready because they sell pretty fast, used. still using my 25 year old shopbot. simple build, tons of support. sign shops just don't need to pay for that extra thousandth of an inch tolerance.

the only thing i've heard that can be a hiccup is that these pritners are often sold with a "free rip" (maintop?). it's a bit clunky and, unless updated in the last few years, would not be much fun to use. i'd ask the OEM what rips are available for whatever chinese printer is in the running...

i got a colleague/pen pal in africa that replaced his jv3 250sp with an ultra (10' dual dx5). i think he got the printer and an entire conex container loaded with oversized banner material in his purchase. last year (about 2 years since buying it), he said that it's been a dream. and ... he's...

i know witcolor makes a super solid printer (wouldn't call it "off brand"). parts on these machines are so cheap compared, you can pretty much stock a closet and just swap instead of diagnose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RHt4jlRPaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6fYbJCyVQ (close...

this is a memjet. all the new label printers are memjet. they can do up to 60' per minute. that means you'd be done with your 200 rolls at 50' in 2hr45min. and the resolution would be 1600dpi. the vutek is the wrong machine for this. slower, less dpi, take would be a nightmare, used...