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  1. jfiscus

    Epson inks are expensive per cart, but you don't go through near as much ink as a JV3 does. But...

    Epson inks are expensive per cart, but you don't go through near as much ink as a JV3 does. But, that also depends on your profiles. I'd say at least 50% less ink used at a guess.
  2. Changing To Mimaki From Roland

    I'm not sure on your entire range of products, but if you're doing vehicle graphics things aren't flat and the UV doesn't stretch as well as traditional inks. I researched a lot of printers and we ended up purchasing an Epson 60600 when we were able to pick any we wanted (64"). And in the...
  3. Free Stuff For Y'all

    Finally thinking about wrapping my old canoe. Was kinda tricky to figure out a template, but it had a great straight centerline to measure from.
  4. Changing To Mimaki From Roland

    I suggest looking into the Epson 60600. I've ran Mimaki and Roland also and would not go back. Do not recommend Latex either after our experiences. I do not recommend UV unless it is a flatbed either.
  5. Discussion Stopping the spread of the virus

    I bought a few boxes of cheap Harbor Freight gloves a couple weeks ago and use one every time I pump gas, I put about a half box in each car, and I think the gloves cost about $.10 each or probably less. Cheap insurance to put one on when you get out and discard it before getting back in.
  6. Need Help Creating Full Escalator Cling Graphic Template

    Piece of phototex and a grease pencil. Stick it on the panel and trace the outline/shape. Measure a vertical distance and a horizontal distance and draw that on there also clearly. Put the phototex back on its backer and head back to the shop. Stick the phototex on a flat wall and stand back and...
  7. Printing Halftones on Edge 2

    There are tint colors also that are thanslucent, but they'd achieve a similar effect on a fade.
  8. Question Is my 360 a lemon, and should I buy another HP?

    If you're happy with your HP's output and just unhappy with the "plasticy" nature of it, then stick with getting a new one of those. When we had ours it was also regularly broke from the plastic parts snapping or wearing out and then they weren't warranted and it was down until parts/tech could...
  9. Need Help 2020 Ford Explorer Door Handle Removal and Reset

    Our installers ran into this also, and if the door is reinforced/armored you're in a real pickle. They haven't found a good solution yet, so we've been modifying layouts to accommodate for missing the door handle on 2020 cruisers and notifying the customers that we can't remove them like before.
  10. Unique Vinyl Project - Glow In The Dark

    We use Gerber GITD vinyl. With it priced as it is, I would do this all as laid up vinyl. More labor, but dang that vinyl is expensive.
  11. Suggestions Die-cutting low volume magnets

    We print on our Epsons and cut on our Mimaki CG plotters without issue, just be sure the roll isn't too heavy for the plotter to pull it.
  12. 3rd party inks killed my head ?

    Everywhere I have worked that used 3rd party inks had issues with heads going bad. Here, we only use OEM inks (now OEM/MCS inks) and have never had any head issues. We print a LOT of vinyl, so you'd think we'd go through heads.... only ever replaced them due to employee negligence/head strikes.
  13. Need Help GFP 263c laminator Issue

    Looks like too much pressure to me also.
  14. Free Stuff For Y'all

    Here is a template for a 2018 (and other years) Dodge Promaster (Full Size) Hood. Customers wanted their logo to flow along the bodylines of this hood, so I had to draw it up to get the curves right. Figure someone else might run into this same issue.
  15. Wanted - A Few Guinea Pigs for Testing

    I love the Topaz products, put them to use at least every week now. Incredible results from mediocre input images.
  16. New Product Researching solvent printers for our canvas printing business.

    The additional white ink does not cause any more maintenance/cleaning issues than normal. Maintenance is very minimal and quick when necessary. We spend about 5 minutes a week cleaning each of ours.
  17. New Product Researching solvent printers for our canvas printing business.

    I just want to recommend comparing a 60600 or even a 40600 (if you have a lighter workload) to the 80600. I do not have faith in the additional inks longevity and recommend sticking with a dual CMYK printer if it is possible. For fine art prints latex is nice as long as the heads are all in...
  18. Four day work weeks?

    I think it is do-able for most medium and larger sized businesses as long as there is overlap in departments. I'm usually here at 7/7:30am until 5pm, so turning that back to 4 days would eliminate some overtime. If one employee worked Tues-Fri and the other in the same area worked Mon-Thurs...
  19. Need Help VP 540i Distortion, Double Printing, Wavy Edge?

    Malkin above is correct. It is either the encoder strip or sensor is dirty. Clean them.
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