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No dealers near me either, so Ive learned all I can on how to service and fix myself. My first Mutoh was a lightly used 1204, learned the ropes on it and then bought a 1604 that someone had taken poor care of. 3 weeks of elbow grease and I resurrected the head with 80% blocked nozzles to about...

Wow, that is really strange that you would have to go through 2 heads in 2 years and replace a MS every 9 months? Hopefully you weren't being taken advantage of by a local service person? A MS should be replaced every 2 years and a head should easily go 3-5 years or longer with proper care and...

That is what we do here - not saying its right or wrong, but regardless of the substrate used (PVC, MDO, Polymetal, foam, etc) we typically apply a print edge to edge and then use crop marks to cut it down to finish size by hand with a straight edge. Most times you don't have a choice because...

I personally have found that it has been a good idea to have 2 of the same printers in our business. Both printers (Mutoh 1624s) run the same ink, use the same parts and print the same. So, if 1 printer goes down, the other can pick up where it left off and colors and resolution looks the same...

We bought a used ICA 2000 off another S101 member here last year. We run 2 Mutoh 1624 printers and our print room is only about 400 sq ft. So yeah, it definitely helps. Just looking into changing the carbon filters and will have to wash out the pleated and mesh filters as well. Overall they...

Missing nozzles almost always indicate a problem with the cap or maintenance station. Be sure that your drain lines are clear and that you are getting a good seal around the head and cap top. When you run a cleaning, do you see ink flowing through both of the clear drain lines? The...

We have a pair of Mutoh 1624's, both are good machines, print wonderfully IMHO and because we use bulk ink from STS are costs are down to less than .09¢/ml vs .35¢/ml for OEM. That and a few other things keep us happy to run solvent for now. Now, at some point down the road we might look into...

If I may ask, why are you using a matte profile? Most reflective films I am familiar with have a gloss surface, so there might be some issue there with the ink densities and such as matte profiles tend to mute the color somewhat for the desired effect. I would suggest trying a gloss profile...

We have used the Alumagraphics stuff on a few projects, but the downside is it is very expensive. Typically we stick with 3M IJ8624 - have used it on some very textured walls with deep recesses and grout lines and it has always held up well. We have our logo made with 8624 on the side of our...

In about an hour, I'll be jamming with a bottle of single malt and listening to some of these;

Yes, this is exactly what we do - need to do the math in your head and use physical alignment to get it right. I find the RIPS tend to vary in their accuracy when you tell them to "center" a print, sometimes its a 1/4" or more off, and that is no good. Line it up to a particular spot on your...

The only thing I don't like about the MacTac B-Free is that it often looks "streaky" or "blotchy" with light/dark areas after you install. Eventually it does go away - sometimes takes weeks, and thats a hard thing to explain to a picky customer...

First off, whenever you do something like this make sure your machine is powered off - AND a safe thing to do is unplug from the wall and press the power button to discharge any electricity stored in the machine after you unplug it. On a 1204 or 1304 it is far easier to just remove the head to...

" i didn't have any 'small waterfall with thin lines of cleaning solvent' spraying (to i guess i didn't push hard enough on the syringe (as i don't want to wreck the head." You will never get the "waterfall" appearance from a DX5 head, only DX4 and older will do that which have larger print...

If you go through and do a search, there are threads posted on some ideas on how you "might" clear that. However, if they have been plugged for a long time, might be that they can never be recovered and a new head is the only fix for the problem. If you find you are not making any headway with...

Typically, you only use the cleaning carts when you are doing a purge on an operational printer to prep it for storage or a long distance move. You really don't use them to "clean" the printer...?

Really depends on your take-up system. Ours is fairly light, so not really had a lot of problems with it. However, I will say that we typically run all the fronts if doing several double sided banners and then cut them apart and run them 1 at a time for the 2nd side...

FWIW - we run Mutohs here, should be similar to your Roland. Never had an issue with the heavier 18oz blockout, we typically run it at normal banner temps. However, we have found using lighter weight double-sided blackouts like 15oz and especially 13oz, we tend to drop the heat considerably to...

There has been many threads on this over the years. In fact, its common policy for companies overseas that produce wide format printers and lack a license from Epson to yank DX5 heads from brand new desktop printers and use them. However, the key is knowing which head is which. There are...

For years I've used a Cabela's dove bucket seat. I'm 6' 4" and hate getting low - its taller than an ordinary 5 gallon bucket and has a padded swivel seat on the top. You can place your tools, rapid tac, graphics, etc. inside and is only $15.00 to boot...