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  1. SAI flexi randomly crashing and/or aborting jobs

    Turn off sleep modes. I will only allow a screen saver. but a 27" Samsung Curved screen is cheap. Takes about 4 years to ruin one. So what. is less than $300. When ripping a 53' trailer and that pos pc goes to sleep in the middle of a drop. Yeah
  2. Anyone else noticed very premature laminate failures with turning black etc lately?

    I have from time to time had laminate just not stick to the black here and there. When this b'sh happens on 180cv3 and 8519 There some fkrs that will dissmiss your complaint quick. They aint paying for that media either.
  3. L315 media recommendations

    Buy HP Media from Athens Paper.
  4. Need some extension cord ideas

    I call my Electrician. His Service call is $350 he is real good, an will drop a line from the ceiling or where ever I need. Make sure that they Pull some Cat 5 while they up there A good EE sees a lot of things every day and will recommend something really cool and will be a nice feature...
  5. HP Latex 560 Color Consistency

    On the Printer download the media profile. If you are using FS go to the PM to RIP a file. USE Color Correction. I am not sure about Onyx but I think I saw CC on a Demo version. There is a mid size fleet 300 or so Refer Trucks and trailers that are a partial wrap, with 30" stripe running down...
  6. looking for a print shop with a summa dc printer

    Try Fine Art Signs in Stone Mountain GA. They have some real Beastly Printers, and prefer their Suma Cutter. Mark is reasonable to work with, but they are a busy shop, so keep that in mind if you call. Cheers
  7. HP Flexi Sign & Print can't find Horizontal Weed Line option or easy weed

    Been using 31 years. It works? Yeah I typically set a weed border only and avoid tight borders. Normal for me is between 0.20" - 0.35" incremental by +- .05" Depending on your Table Trimmer Spacing is . 25" 6mm is more accurate. I recentl purchased a new MBM Triumph the Number is .269 on the...
  8. In-side window applications

    Gerber has Translucent white. No doubt other mfgs carry it too. Your jobber may have remnants that you can get cheap for the learning curve. Print on clear and laminate the Trans White.
  9. HP Latex 370 printing colors very strangely

    Go to the PM / Rendering Intent / SoDiff is great with the older Latex Printers. At Flexi 11 Sub SoDiff is Gone. but in the non sub is still there. Flexi 12 sub it is Gone. Flexi 10 rendering SoDiff was great, A lot of cmyk values had to be dialed back These days you have to manipulate...
  10. Hovering Clients

    Instruct to not break your Focus. Then ignore, No Answer any questions. Then Put on a fkn Show !
  11. How run compatible ink L26500?

    Buy Inks from the Printhead Doctor their Solvent Inks are vastly superior and second to None and they produce 831A inks as well www,printheaddoctor.com Chauntek USA. Francisco is great. 210-388-2993 Side Note My Latex 560 /831A Inks are widely inconsistent and I get lamination dead spots...
  12. Need Help Summa unloading whole roll

    I had this happen on a Graphtec. Check the margin/origin. Somehow mine got set to the end of the roll.
  13. Scrappin an AGFA

    As I scrapped out HP 9000s (2) I found that boards and cables were not worth. fooling with. The gold recovery is a mess. The media handling components were worth while. The roller bearings, tubes and frames can retro fit. trimmer tables. Common for me is to rip a roll of 54" media for...
  14. Pdf file sent direct to flexi prints different than 1 that has gone through signlab first

    Flexi will import a pdf, and I find it klunky and often full of noise. I like open a Pdf in Illustrator and if the file is clean I will save it as .AI (important step). Flexi will import this easily but flexi is going to expose the noise and trash in a file and a lot of times abed of roses...
  15. Shopping for a new laminator - Recommendations?

    Get the GFP ! Seal has terrible service when needed I have a RSC 6500H it is fast. BUT No temp adjustment NO Slitter option..........This sucks more than you want to know Pain in the arse to load unload. One Man Load not advised, you can do it but it just BLOWS. Outfeed area is very...
  16. Flexi Production Manager turning artwork

    Be real careful with Rotation. On a large Layout If you rotate to Portriat to conserve media and then rotate to Landscape to conserve Media. You can easily have a color mismatch. With a printer that has a built in spectrophotometer, runing with color correction, probably not an issue, but are...
  17. Flexi, Onyx, Caldera etc etc... compare and contrast

    Flexi is ok. I been using it over 30 years. This is a hybrid CAD/Illustration software and the full program is Expensive to buy. This is also what you use to Make Money, and without,,,,,. Important is that we view Software as a TOOL. So dont hesitate to shell out and buy. Yeah I do not want to...
  18. Seiko v64 "subscription code expired"

    Sounds like your software RIP. FlexiSign Subscription cosy 59.95 month for annual subscription
  19. Anyone here remember this...................................... ??

    Reminds me of my old neighbors. Father and Son were sign painters, They would set the type and use overhead projector to the sign Boards and go at it by hand. which is probably how these signs were made. A strange twist of fate that I became a sign maker too.
  20. Can white ink be used as opaque last pass? (Windshield stickers)

    A couple quick thoughts on this. First order business. I made parking decals going through this bull 'ish. Gerber has a 220 or 225 Transparent white. So print to the clear, Laminate to the Trans White (with crop Marks or Contour cut marks) DONE! I am in Atlanta. Reece Supply sells Gerber...
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