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I used sts inks and budget inks in my l25500 for a few years. I occasionally had faulty chip issues with the budget inks cartridges but they were always good about replacing them when needed. They may have contributed to shorter life spans in my print heads or not but they printed well anyway...

Call royal sovereign directly. I ordered about 10 of them at once previously and they weren’t expensive. They will sell parts directly to you and don’t give you a runaround. I stopped by and talked to a rep at isa a few years ago about media not pulling evenly and he told me they have a tension...

That’s really nice. Is it cdl required? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With the auto load feature turned on, some materials like fabrics can’t even be loaded without adding a lead sheet. I tape on top and bottom all the way across as I have found that if you don’t, exposed edges have a tendency to catch something somewhere and cause an issue. Luckily, unless I...

I am a wholesale printer who became friends with one of the local sign shops. He knew that I had done a lot of construction work on the past and has a lot of tools and started asking me to help him out with service and install work as I was growing my printing business. On an occasion last...

Mimaki oem ink is $0.25 per ml at $109 per cart. Bordeaux ink is $0.16 per ml at $67 per cart and $0.07 per ml in 1 liter bulk bottles for use with bulk ink system. Bordeaux carts are a 61% savings and bulk system is 251% savings. That means that if you switched all 8 carts out once, the...

I heard today that it is suspected that HP is rolling out something new but it will be over $100k. Not sure what to expect this week from them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Current specials aren’t the fire sale deals. Last release was 5/16 so we have another year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not trying to hijack and I was going to post a new thread but thought the opinion I get may help you as well. I am looking at purchasing a used Scitex FB500 in the next week or two. Anyone have a comment on the quality of these printers, print and build? It looks like an ideal flatbed for my...

Which software are you creating your registration marks in? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you are going to rebuild it, use the shipping tool in the accessories folder. Snip the screenshot and import it into Corel so you can use it as s template to rebuild it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

14+ years in law enforcement before getting into this industry full time. This is 100% a scam. DO NOT DO ANYTHING! Tell him cash only and you won’t hear from them again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I tried some of the Chinese heads and they started working fine initially but seemed to give out pretty quick. It may be because I was running sts inks. I will admit that the sts inks also causes my print heads to go out shortly after 1000ml so I don’t know if the Chinese head was missing...

Call royal sovereign. They sell a pressure gauge that’s under $100 to measure the tension. It makes a huge difference if there is a pound or two of pressure difference across the roller. The gauge is basically a strip of thin aluminum that you hook on to what is essentially a modified fish...

When I started out, I was doing everything on one pc, design, internet, bookkeeping, RIP and other misc computer stuff. I always back everything up. Now that I have multiple printers and 2 different rip software, I am wondering how many of you have computers dedicated to the RIP. I already...

I was surprised about the channel letters as well. When I started, every channel letter I pulled had screws or butterflies or something holding them on but most of them also had neon in them. Now, the manufacturers are selling them all with the rivet nuts in them. You don’t have to pull the...

I’m sure This will get some people going but I have heard many different opinions on stud mounting “adhesives.” I have been told by some sign companies that any caulk will do, some say to just use silicone caulk, some say to use construction adhesive (which sounds like overkill). I know a lot of...

I had this happen once with yard signs. Now I use super cheap instant one media laminate for stuff like this. The laminate is great as long as it’s short term and you won’t have the problem of the ink transfer. The other option is to use a printer with a different ink type. Latex or UV would be...

My 25500 is still running every week. HP is ending all support of this printer as of Jan 31 so parts may be a little harder to come by but I imagine consumables will stay for a while. Most recent problem is a common problem with these printers. Was getting an error when installing a new...

I believe it’s the media that is allowing it to happen. I run a Mimaki JV150 with ss21 inks and that doesn’t happen on my vinyl or banners but does happen on PET blockout. Have you had this happen on a bunch of different medias? I am highly considering the UCJV-300 for my next printer in a month...