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Crazy. Thank you. Hard to believe the 2 best brands of plotters would require gimmicks like this. Guess I shouldn't complain about our trusty old Roland Soljet because it never ran into issues like this. I guess having a ton of pinch rollers makes a difference after all.

I'm going to look into adding more pinch rollers, I guess this could help close the gaps between them where the media is lifting a little. I wouldn't be able to get any in time to get this project done but might help for future jobs.

Thanks Bly! I'm going to try this on Monday. Does indeed seem crazy that this would be required. Will report back.

Well this thread sure was entertaining. Hope the OP got it sorted out by now!

You reckon this would work? Have you done it in the past? I'm willing to try anything because if we can't get this sorted out I'll have to print and cut on our Roland and that adds a couple days of production compared to printing on Mimaki and cutting on the Summa.

Thanks, will try covering excess vacuum holes, although we are cutting 54" media on a 54" plotter. We've got 3 rolls to cut and really hope we don't have to babysit it the whole time as it will tie someone up for a day. If anyone else has any ideas I'm all ears.

We use 3M SCPS-55. Pricey, but does stick well to the liner and doesn't curl.

We've got an older Summa S140T that we picked up a couple months ago. It's been an absolute workhorse cutting multiple rolls of printed (unlaminated) vinyl every day lately. Now we've got a few rolls of laminated prints to shape cut but I've noticed the blade drags across and scratches...

Really? Seems odd that Oce would suggest otherwise, doesn't it?

You would think so.....! But when I flip the roll over (63" roll so I only wanted to do the dance once) it doesn't line up at exactly the same spot, so that was still off a little. It was more the feed axis that was off/inconsistent. Really strange. Oh well, got the banners done and packed up.

Yes we have both. I have 10+ years experience running Roland soljets and now learning the quirks of the Mimaki.

Man, now I'm really jealous!! I'm hoping this UCJV is just a baby-step towards eventually adding a Colorado. Need to add a flatbed cutter first though. That capacity sounds amazing, although I'm not so sure we could fill that pipe every day if it's that fast! The layout copies are a Canon/Oce...

I can't speak for the older/solvent Mimakis, but bases on what the techs told us when installing our UCJV it doesn't seem like much can be done by the end user. I guess we'll find out down the road. Well that's good to know! I find that feature unnecessary. Is there a way to stop them...

It's not so much the calibration/feed/profile etc - it's just the fact that you can't accurately tell it where to start which is ridiculous. The first time you set the laser, it will print about 1.5" inches away from that point. The following times, doing the EXACT same thing, it will print...

Sweet, thanks Scott. $400 doesn't sound bad for the surge protector at all. My electrician buddy is coming by tomorrow so we'll see how much work is involved to add the power we need. There really isn't a need for a bigger compressor, as we won't be running any pneumatic tools (at first...

Thanks. I was able to get it 95% accurate but still find it crazy that it will produce different results. You would think a printer can accurately find a base point, but maybe I'm just spoiled with Rolands?

Sorry to hear of your troubles, that doesn't sound right. Did you sign off at the end agreeing that he left it in good working order? Is he an independent tech or does he work for a dealer? If he works with a dealer, go to the top and tell them you want it fixed now. If not, go to Roland and...

Yeah, I hear ya. Nothing worse than investing money into equipment only to find out it isn't all it was made out to be. We bought an older S140T a while back and haven't had a change to play much with the flex cut, but seems like they're very capable machines. Definitely a lot more rebust than...

I don't mean any offense with this, but if stepping up to a more powerful plotter will royally screw you over, are you maybe not making enough profit off those large jobs? Seems to me if I was cranking thousands of decals out a week having to invest into the proper equipment wouldn't be an...

Couple of questions for you F1612 owners out there: 1. What brand/model compressor did you go with, and how often does it run? We don't have the space to put it in another room but might just build a box around it to muffle it a bit. I wouldn't mind getting something bigger that doesn't have...