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  1. Trying to settle on a printer for home production decals.

    isn't latex UNDESIRABLE for labels/stickers? the latex inks sit on top of the substrate, they don't break the surface' and penetrate the sticker, i believe
  2. Trying to settle on a printer for home production decals.

    do you have 2additional 20 amp breakers (or capacity to add them? otherwise the HP latex is out. this can be a problem at home bn-20 is SLOW but very nice quality you can add a small exhaust fan through an outside wall and perhaps an air scrubber
  3. Banner Hemming Machines?

    both? we make VERY FEW banners, but we have a juki & one of those chinese knockoff seam welders i will be interested to see what your final decision is.
  4. ? printing direct on magnetics

    i have planned to remove the platen on one of our rolands and duplicate it out of aluminum to make printing magnetics easier. in truth we don't do that many i believe we call that a solution, in search of a problem
  5. Lamination issues

    i would rather have a high spot, on my royal sovereign. than a crack or cut you can always make a new best friend of a local machine shop owner & have him take a couple thousandths off the roller
  6. advantages with lc and lm vs dual cmyk

    cmyk is cmyk BUT none of us can hit every color in that color space and no doubt the 6 color machine can hit MORE of those possible colors just like the CMYK with orange and green can hit more colors & the epsons can hit more especially the yellow, reds and oranges i love to pick on a friend...
  7. advantages with lc and lm vs dual cmyk

    but... you don't get more colors, maybe there are basically 3 ways to achieve the "difficult" light cyan & magenta colors light cyan & magenta inks printing them with fewer dots (more white space between them [grainy appearance]) the ability to print different dot size with an algorithm...
  8. advantages with lc and lm vs dual cmyk

    i think too, it depends on the age (what generation of technology) the printer is we have a roland sc545-ex CMYK lc. lm and a mutoh vj1617h CMYK +W and a couple weeks agoi wanted to see which gave me a better 'fire engine red". walking back to the samples a day or two later we argued over which...
  9. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    never mind, my misunderstanding the difference between the two connectors
  10. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    just a thought. might it not be easier, to purchase a pair of mating connectors, with the "improper" pitch and change both mating connectors, on both boards? my approach then, would be to purchase a pair of each and keep "spares" in case of future board failure
  11. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    you need a distributor who regularly brings semiconductors and connectors in from the large manufacturers AS A COURTESY, they allow these guys to add nusance items on to weekly/monthly orders, where they have already made the order minimum. it may be back ordered a cycle or two, but it WILL BE...
  12. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    i imagine it is a question of scale, the fact that you only need 1
  13. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    a very fine tip digikey or newark electronics?
  14. Graphtec FC 9000 marks for long cuts

    a pain in the ass the first couple times, but, such a difference in the finish quality of your work it's interesting, many of "us" don't recognize the need to "roll your own" if any of you also hang out on a photo printing site, (inkjetmall, for instance) EVERYONE on their makes their own...
  15. Graphtec FC 9000 marks for long cuts

    the decent profiles will be the ones you make yourself
  16. Need some information on the FFC socket in the CJV30-60

    shouldn't that be a simple replacement with a hot air rework station (not by me, i am too blind for that sort of thing)
  17. Bob Herrington on here?

    i recognize the name
  18. Where do you go for supplies

    you might be able to get from amazon, but, i would be skeptical
  19. Where do you go for supplies

    a good hardware store, automotive supply (the kind that has REAL repair parts, servicing truck repair shops, NOT A PEP BOYS or franchise (these are getting harder to find!) air compressor supply vendor etc
  20. Lamination issues

    we have built adjustable guides for every piece of equipment we own (helps to compensate for our built in carelessness)
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