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Just had a similar problem with my 1204. Turned out the Encoder sensor on the head carriage that reads the encoder strip was to blame. The clear covering on the "eye" had turned cloudy (probably from ink overspray or possibly cleaning solution getting on it) and once I replaced it was good to...

OK, after hearing all that it definitely paints a better picture for me of what is going on. IMHO I feel you've got real problems in your black. (duh) But I mean the problems that likely only a new head will cure. If your employee let the ink run out AND it's been sitting, then you're...

The syringe deal would be a "all in" type of move and should only be used as a last resort as in if you broke the head doing this, you were basically planning on replacing it anyway. First, you really need to figure out "why" your black nozzles aren't firing in the first place. Can you...

Yeah, the track saws are incredible tools given their price and portability. I picked up a DeWalt track saw (pretty much same as Festool) for less money and it works with Festool tracks so I'm told. I have both the long and short track and honestly there is nothing better IMHO for making...

When you say you've tried "everything" does that include replacing the maintenance station? Does that include head soaks? Does that include you've unhooked the dampers and used a syringe and line to gently push solvent through the head? (There are other methods if you search the Mutoh...

Wow, just downloaded and started using Trello and see it has a lot of potential! Thanks guys!!!

Have been really pleased with using Wasatch for the past 3 years. I typically save all my artwork from Illustrator into PDF and I've had very few issues with Wasatch with shading, gradations or even transparency filters.

I'm so very sorry for your loss Stacy. Please know you are in my thoughts.

The 1600 series from Mutoh is pretty solid overall and built much more robustly than the 1200 or 1300 series. I would look at the head, maintenance station and gantry system (making sure the head unit slides back and forth with no binding or squeeky wheel bearings.) Make sure you run lots of...

Thank you for the update! We're in the process of considering a move next year and were wondering what kind of response to expect if we decided to move to a high traffic location vs. another warehouse tucked away somewhere. I think I'll definitely try to look more towards a better storefront...

And this is why Stealth is such a great resource to us Mutoh users here on S101. He's pretty much seen it all, done it all, fixed it all. There is no advice I trust more in regards to problems with my Mutohs and nobody I could recommend that knows these machines better than him.

Often wondered about this, but in the end I just replaced the whole MS. If anyone has a step by step instruction set I'd like to know too!

Again, Gino I completely understand and I agree that they goofed on the 933 and they should have discounted his/her pricing for the shortage. Regardless the OP said the discount wouldn't work and they needed the cards and the offending company sent the difference. Of course the concern now is...

No, it's not - not at all. I know you want to think it is, but it isn't. Look, I'm not trying to pick a fight, just offer up some information as to why things are they way they are in the offset industry. If you want 250 copies printed on your copier you punch up 250 and away you go. If...

Gino, I understand where you're coming from, but remember it's 5% not 10% and this person is using an on-line wholesaler not a local brick and mortar print shop that would charge more for the same order, yet more than likely be certain you get at least as many as you ordered and at a quality...

I very much doubt they re-printed 200 cards on an offset press. I would bet they did the 200 on a digital press. (Not the same thing and would explain the grainy appearance and color shift.)

Gino, (and others) if you spent a little time around an offset press you'd begin to understand why these policies are in place. Up until very recently an offset press operator was much like a sign painter in that he/she had a very specific skill set that couldn't be learned in short order. The...

+1 :goodpost:

I worked in the offset print world for over 15 years, and for gang-run printers (VistaPrint, 4over, etc.) 5% +/- is pretty much standard policy. Why? Because when they run your 1k biz cards it's usually run by itself with another 40-50 cards on the same sheet. Issues during the print run or...

Newer firmware doesn't allow you to downgrade. You will need to contact your ink supplier and see if they can get you chips to work with the new firmware. Otherwise it's a choice of either going back to OEM ink until new cards are available, or the other process I have been told is to buy a...