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On another note, I was looking at the accounting help page and saw this - "The data provided regarding the total ink consumption for each plot are approximate. HP does not warrant the accuracy of such data; the average error in the total ink consumption for each plot can be up to ±15% in about...

You might be confused by color painter. It's a Seiko Color painter... Seiko isn't an off brand. It's a pretty popular brand lots of shops use / support. We have one, and it's great. I haven't seen another Eco-solvent print as good as the CP in its price range. I still recommend the latex...

It all depends. There were 28,000 decals total. Job paid $16,000. Decals varried in size, and ink usage.. But we'll use the 2" x 1" ones since the ink usage varried. We charged 50 cents per 2" x 1" decal. On the black text ones, it cost like a penny per sticker in ink usage. 2000 decals was an...

I like the idea of your software, especially how it's free. I haven't got around to trying it yet, but I will soon. But please stop bumping every old thread that has to do with colors! Especially month old threads. Signs101 isn't that big, I'm sure most people on here have heard about your...

The website actually says they are estimates only. How it determines its estimates... I don't know. I just did a bunch of similar decals, just black text. Two full rolls... Around the same size, same wording. Some jobs came to a couple bucks per 2000 decals, some came to $20 per 2000 decals...

http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Adhesive-Transfer-Tape-468MP?N=5002385+3293242531&rt=rud We use something like this for mounting thin aluminum. It should work on paper... but might be quite expensive, depending on what you're using it for. It comes in all sizes...

How is your cutting strip? any big gouges in it? If it happens in the same spot, thats all I can think of. Looks a bit severe to be a cutting strip issue though.

[Edit] Replied to the wrong thread.... Thread bumping a 4 year post isn't good, guys!

Now to thread hijack... But how good is the software? I have onyx at work, and a Xrite... But I have a crappy HP version of flexi at home. I can import .icc profiles, but I can't create them with flexi - I was thinking of upgrading X-rite to CMYK so I can do it that way. I'll give it a try on...

Theres a lot it could be. I haven't used that material before, but it looks really thick. Seeing as how you're not used to cutters... Heres a few more tips. How are your push wheels set? For media like this, it's best if it's setup Strong on the ends, medium/low on the insides. When we cut...

Maybe you should read the post, instead of screaming about generic advice. This is a new plotter. One the owner has zero experience using. He's not cutting sign vinyl, he is cutting thick motocross vinyl. And in previous posts he says he's using a new cb15u-k30 blade. Which is why I linked...

Looks as though it's a blade offset issue. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.graphteccorp.com/support/appnotes/TNC_004_Accurate_Blade_Setup.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwit96jSxozVAhUH-GMKHezYAFwQFggyMAA&usg=AFQjCNHX9vghstwJegljJNfRrGCPbJjCfQ I'd follow that, see if it improves.

I'd just continue to use a small cutter on them. You could try knifeless tape... I don't know how well that'd work on the edge though, and would get quite expensive. We usually use a 9mm blade, and snap it off each cut or two. Might be Overkill... But you get like 10 snaps a blade for $1. So...

I always remember them showing also. Which is why it confused me. But this is the reply I got from Onyx support staff - "Thanks for contacting Onyx Tech Support. When printing a swatch for light inks, Job Editor will sometimes not show the light ink areas, but the swatch will still print...

Oops... forgot to post a follow up! It was a combination of things. When I printed it, none of the boxes showed up. so I went into onyx flight preview, and of course they didn't show up there. I found out onyx doesn't always show the light colors when doing profiling (According to the onyx...

So does that mean if my system doesn't have the font, most of the time the eps file should have it, and not give me an error? Seems like Helvetica (Maybe it's the rare exception) Throws up a missing font everytime I open it un-expanded. Theres a few others too - Usually I go and download the...

Thanks! Everytime our designers send up a file they forget to flatten, I spend hours trying to find helvetica fonts. It seems like its named differently on windows and mac or something. I've installed all the fonts on their computer... searched / installed the font illustrator said I was...

Mactac b free says it's not good for cut applications, just printed. We ordered a sample roll just to test it though. Have arrived yet! Have you tried cutting it?

They could be using a cheap chinese flatbed. Or aftermarket inks. We use a FB500 from HP. It's a $70,000 printer though. A lot of companies buy cheap $1000-5000 flatbeds from China... the ink sucks, the print quality isn't great... and you get issues like yours. We do a ton of signs on the...

What did they say when you asked them? I'm going to bet its a HP flatbed (Or a knock off flatbed) and aftermarket inks. Could also be a really really dirty substrate... What kind of signs? Was it all red? Red tends to fade pretty quick, but still... a few months is too soon.