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  1. A little rebranding.... Thoughts

    rebranding is a great idea but, respectfully, the logos aren't ready for prime time. a logo for a company that "does graphics" has to be smoking hot, slick, simple, clean. it has to be ultimate.
  2. CET Flatbed Printer Electrical Issues

    all i can say is "amen". well said. i personally believe CET should gut your printer and rebuild it on site. it'd take about five days leaving the wiring harnesses in place. they could then take the parts back, bench test each one, keep the good and lightly rebuild, and toss the bad. many...
  3. CET xpress 1000! issues

    static trick our print guy found that simply laying dryer sheets about 12" apart NO WIPING was the way to go. wiping made a mess no matter what technique is used. just laying them down gently and letting them sit there pulled off the charge with minimal labor while the previously...
  4. Well, I finally did it, and it's finally put together...

    that's a cool cnc. very clean build. as for vacuum tables, i have used very successfully for 20 years individual shopvac mini's. you can set one up per zone then turn them on and off individually. they pull very hard. i'd also suggest when building the vacuum plenum, using melamine for the...
  5. silicone or construction adhesive, which is better?

    that stuff is a must try. it's like liquid VHB. would be great for places where long perfectly straight walls are possible. curved walls are always a disaster for monolithic pieces. this stuff would just be "squish it on" and go.
  6. silicone or construction adhesive, which is better?

    any single part longer than 10" will struggle over time with construction adhesive. in about five years this adhesive will be crunchy dry. as the substrates expand and contract (all my work is indoor and it is failing at about the 10 year mark) the bond will split in half. yes it sticks to...
  7. silicone or construction adhesive, which is better?

    i used construction adhesive for the first 20 years of my fabrication. i think that almost all of them have 10% to 100% failure. it dries out and shrinks. it also won't flex with thermal expansion on large sheets. the best silicone i've come across is sika-bond...
  8. *** new HANDiBOT from shopbot ***

    with linear rail this is where it really gets cool.
  9. *** new HANDiBOT from shopbot ***

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320575205/handibottm-a-smart-digital-power-tool
  10. Mimaki and Me

    paint the cap and wiper with pure butyl carbitol often. that will keep things very well moistened and prohibit any possibility of those areas from drying (ever).
  11. Fuji Acuity printhead

    @feildcenter are these print heads interchangeable with the toshiba ca4? http://www.premiercolour.com/xaar-318/
  12. owner/site/service manual for Daytona/Rastek H700

    just pm'd you. thank you for the offer!
  13. Birthday present for a 14 yo girl ?

    visa gift card. drop her off at the mall. there's no way an adult will get a single "present" right with a 14 year old girl. i have one, and i know. they are just too opinionated and dialed into what's "cool" for us to do any guessing.
  14. owner/site/service manual for Daytona/Rastek H700

    i've acquired a fixer/upper Daytona H700. does anyone have the manuals for this printer? they would be much appreciated. thanks in advance! aa
  15. Mimaki and Me

    pm me your email address if you want all the service manuals and tech updates.
  16. what shop truck to buy?

    we got a ford cargo van for our shop. i didn't/don't like it much. it drives terribly and the interior although large isn't able to lay a 5x10 flat on the ground which somehow i thought could be done. one day i was picking up acrylic at a sign supply place and a guy drove up in an old beater...
  17. JV3 - Cyan complete band missing in the middle, cant get back to full test draw?

    most likely the caps are sitting at angles because the springs aren't pushing up vertically. missing lines in the test draw that move around and come and go is often bad vacuum contact. also if you had the carriage off to the side unsealed by the caps for a long time they've probably dried a...
  18. JV3 - Cyan complete band missing in the middle, cant get back to full test draw?

    when working with the springs on a capping station, it's best to just take off the top portion. slide the carriage to the left. then pry one of the cammed hinges away from the bottom portion. it will become loose on one side. now go to the other hinge and pry it off. prying these off is...
  19. advice for transporting a daytona/rastek style printer

    that was rough. two straight days of driving 55 mph with a uhaul enclosed 6x12 (with the floor about to collapse from the weight. i added 2x2 3/4" plywood under each foot) rear door unclosed, printer sticking out the back. every bump and sway and jiggle was me holding my breath, clenching...
  20. JV3 - Cyan complete band missing in the middle, cant get back to full test draw?

    a missing middle can be caused by a few things. a clogged manifold filter will make a missing halo in the middle of the draw. it's usually a bit feathered on the outside edge. vapor lock can create a missing spot. in order to get vapor lock out of the head, you need to pull a vacuum at the...
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