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  1. external hard drive

    go with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859321013 home server with programmable backup. expandable to 7TB, comes with network access (to get files from home or on site with customer) and more widgets than you can shake a stick at. for a base price of 400 bucks, its...
  2. 4x8 sign

    do you have a laminator? or a good amount of rapid tac? if so, you'll be fine. otherwise, print it in a size you feel comfortable with, and panel it.
  3. Anyone near Raleigh NC have a working zip drive?

    i've got an internal drive sitting around somewhere. get me a account number (or a prepaid label) and i'll ship it ASAP. I did use a sharpie to paint the front black, but other than that it works fine :) EDIT: Scratch that. wife told me my son threw it down the steps while i was out of town...
  4. Micheal Jackson's ghost?

    if you enjoyed the first one, this one shouldn't scare you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBlfhmfFRI from a couple years ago.
  5. Flexi 8 for Mac and Snow Leopard?

    it worked under leopard, so i'm not sure why an upgrade would cause a problem. i mean, its a mac! you might have some issues with puma, but thats a while off :)
  6. Need help with pricing?

    i think what were saying is: "Please god say you're joking about taking this job!" i'd just ask him for a check up front and then never do anything. cosmic equality and all.
  7. Same old Plotter, New Setup

    the graphtec may work with a USB to parallel, but the envision will not. or, you can get one of these and be done with it. http://www.startech.com/item-applications/PCI2S1PDV-2S1P-PCI-Serial-Parallel-Dual-Voltage-WHQL-PCI-Adapter-Card.aspx The startech cards are great, and for 50 bucks, its...
  8. New ink cartridge not working

    Also, Mutoh's firmware uses a token on the smart chip to deter 3rd party inks. Each Mutoh ink has a number 1-30 associated with it. if more than 3 chips with the same number are used in a month, the printer will not accept them. It makes 3rd party inks more of a hassle, but can also backfire...
  9. capping station q?

    you're right, shoulda looked at the header for the forum, but i coulda sworn i'd seen gabagoo post about his mutoh! that's what happens when you think! I hadn't seen that the mimaki caps had gone up THAT much! but to answer your actual question, the capping station consists of almost the same...
  10. Creating a Contour Cut Line?

    well, for the low low price of 795 (i think) flexi designer will do all that in about 3 button presses. Rasterize Make Transparent Contour Cut the nsave your file as an eps and print out of the bundled rip. cutting can be done through the software for whatever cutter you have, or buy flexi...
  11. Help with JV 3 -160

    Advantage Sign Supply is also right there in MI, you may want to call and see if they can help.
  12. Help with JV 3 -160

    you can also send a "check pattern" to the printer in maintenance mode. this is just a block of color, but if it disappears and comes back, you know its internal to the printer, and not RIP related. Mimaki may also have a send program to just send ripped data to the printer. you can also get a...
  13. capping station q?

    If i remember correctly, you run a Valuejet. if that is the case, the Cappign Station (also called the maintenance station) consists of everything from the bottom of the printhead to the waste tank/tray. new cap, new wiper, new motor new bracket. its supposed to be replaced about everye 1-2...
  14. Flexisign 8.1 pro and windows 7 (success)

    i've been running Flexi and ONYX on my win7 64-bit home computer for a month or so now. i don't have it communicating to any devices ( i use it for software troubleshooting) but the software has been very stable and snappy. hopefully rip designers will incorporate win7 and 64-bit in their...
  15. Onyx Front End Layout

    also, you can create a new page sixe in ONYX, make it a sheet that is the size of 2 of the pages, and rip it all as 1 file. this will put them side by side, and you can put into your quickset that you want x inches between sheets. that'll give you a space in between the 2-upped pages. there is...
  16. Printable color charts

    in flexi, you can build them natively. you can also do a google search for "cmyk color chart pdf" and see what you come up with. there are also several other rips (ONYX & Colorburst) that come with color charts saved in their root folders.
  17. A little font help please.

    a resource for those who haven't seen them before: www.whatthefont.com www.identifont.com while they don't have every font by any means, they a quick ways to find a substitute, and also help you train your eye for the differences between similar fonts.
  18. Help with JV 3 -160

    bad firewire cable, firewire card (in pc) or firewire board (in printer). could be a bad/loose ribbon cable somewhere, but its data related. especially if it will print, stop and then come back. if it were an ink-related issue, it would stop printing. parastoltic pressure doesn't just magicly...
  19. Nozzle check... crap... fuzzies.

    typically they go hand in hand, and a soft cleaning uses about 1% of the 400% total ink in your machine. its not a lot of waste, when you think that NOT cleaning it will lead to premature wear, excessive cleanings and parts replacement.
  20. JV33-160 vs Flexi

    go to your device manager and make sure windows sees your printer. there will be a item called mimaki something-or-other, with a data port and a status port underneath it. if you don't see that, unplug the printer, go get the drivers from mimaki and let us know if it works after you've...
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