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  1. Just curious what prints on ACM.

    We run them through our fb500. I find full color prints look dull on it . We do some 4x8s, but mostly it's screen printed real estate signs, with the names/numbers printed via the flatbed when orders come in. The only time there's a head strike is when it's a reflective condo board... The guy...
  2. HP360 Lamination Problems

    The Epson's same day lamination says "just 6 hours after printing". If you work an 8 hour day... That means only.the stuff you printed in the first two hours of the day can be lalinated same day. It looks like a nice printer, and I'd say 3-4 hour offgass would qualify as same day sin e it...
  3. Question New and looking for advice

    Interesting. I'll have to look into it more! But either way... If you leave it unplugged for a day or two the heads will clog. So it won't work for you. Now that I think of it.. this probably rules out dye sub also. I think latex is one of the only techs out where you can leave the printer...
  4. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    It all depends exactly what you want to do. Dye sub is good for shirts, hats, coffee mugs... Direct into metal, etc . Latex can do shirts and stuff... But it's like htv. It leaves a vinyl you can feel. It's not bad, just not as good at fabrics as sublimation. So again, it all depends on...
  5. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    Presuming you have a free breaker slot, you should be fine then. What class do you teach? And do you have any experience with a wide format printer? Theyre quite a bit different to operate than a regular one, so you may be in for a learning curve... It's not too hard, but you have a lot to...
  6. Question New and looking for advice

    Can you link it? Roland has its own site that bashes Latex. It's like they're afraid of competition, so they have a lot of inaccuracies on the website. It wouldn't surprise me if they said that, but it'd be interesting to see. This is from Rolands MSDS sheet on Their Eco solv max 2 inks. -...
  7. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    No big deal for a business... But a school might be different. At my work I can run a wire all long the ceiling wall... at a school the codes are a bit more strict. Depending on the location / age of the school, you might be tearing into a lot of wall. It shouldn't be a problem... But you don't...
  8. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    Ask him before comitting! They generally need to be on their own breaker. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05734109 Official requirements. Show your electrician Page 11. I dont know how schools are wired... but if your breaker is 50 ft from your room, you may be in for a huge bill just...
  9. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    Just so you know, you need 2 240v outlets, which depending on your classroom you might not have. If its a normal classroom, probably not. So make sure to add that into your budget, as it can be pretty expensive depending on how far away the breaker panel box is! But yes, it's a perfect...
  10. HP 115 can I leave it alone?

    It can sit for a month at a time... but they are very heavy machines, and I would not want to try wheeling them down a classroom hallway to put into storage. Odds are you're going to bump it around. They;re not very mobile... However if you're ok with them being stationary, it can still sit in...
  11. Digital Media Handling

    Both. Our roll to roll I don't bother... flatbed I tend to wipe everything down because our coro is usually pretty dusty, so I wipe it down before printing anyways.
  12. Digital Media Handling

    Do you guys use them every time you load / unload? Our printer requires about 10" of waste to get past the sensor...then another 2-3 inches for nozzle print, Which is usually just enough to get rid of the hand print marks, so I tend not to use anything. I've been thinking of using gloves...
  13. Suggestions Is there a choice............ ??

    Your eyes see horizontal splices much easier than vertical. Generally if possible, you always want to do vertical. Though there are some circumstances where horizontal will look better... but not many! One thing to keep in mind... the old lettering might show through the vinyl. Odds are it wont...
  14. Suggestions Is there a choice............ ??

    Either would work. IJ35 is a 5 year, IJ 40 is a 7 year vinyl. Putting it on a flat surface is quick and easy. As others mentioned... I'd probably laminate it first, it'd protect the vinyl from tears when they wash it, and removing your lettering would be easier if they plan on changing it later.
  15. Corel or Adobe?

    It's just the style of the app .It reminds me of something made in visual basic. I don't think it's a bad thing, it just has the Linux/OSX type feel to it . I think it's the main reason I cant stick to OSX/Linux, I can't even really say exactly what it is that makes it feel different... Windows...
  16. To laminate or not to laminate?

    I wouldn't call RS Fancy... It's one of the lowest quality laminators, at leas the version I linked. We have a seal laminator at work, it's awesome... it's 15 years old, and runs laps around the RS I purchased for my home printer. It was also something like $15,000. The RS was $4000... So...
  17. To laminate or not to laminate?

    They're likely going to be a $2000 paper weight. They might work.. but once the pressure changes, they'll become garbage. Do yourself a favor and spend a bit more... You get what you pay for ,and for an item like a Laminator it has to be perfectlyu round, with perfect pressure throughout...
  18. Found this plastic gear under my printer?

    Sounds like you guys finally believe trump has a few loose screws in his head :p
  19. Corel or Adobe?

    Lets have a truck war now...... ford vs toyota, Go! They both get the job done. Different workflows for people with different preferences. There isn't a winner... It's whatever you feel comfortable using. It's the user, not the software that makes a difference. We have people sending us...
  20. Cleaning HP Latex Printer Rails with 95% Ethanol

    I didn't know methanol was that bad .We use it a lot... I pretty much have a huge bottle upstairs that I use to clean Coro before I print on the flatbed .it eats UV ink good too when I need to fix a mistake. I always spray some and wipemit off without a glove. Worst it's ever done is cause my...
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