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  1. Need Help Help with Magenta (test draw)

    also make sure your machine is parking the heads in the capping station properly. if it doesnt then your head will dry up a little causing it to need a good washing after sitting.
  2. Laminating Perf

    those streaks are from your squeegee. its hard to do without getting those. soft even pressure and even strokes help. but the good news is, they tend to go away after its been in the sun a while. if you work it slow and easy with a soft squeegee i tend to not get the marks that bad.
  3. TBT

    man i want a shop dog. last place i worked had a shop cat... its just not the same
  4. Need Help Printing on colored vinyl

    i have a special print file set up that prints just crop marks. with a cut path so that it covers everything but the tips of the old crop marks. this i use for alignment. luckily i almost never need to use them.
  5. Vinyl by the yard

    When ever i order by the yard i was having an issue with having a splice right in the middle of what i needed. a brief talk with my sales rep and that never happens any more. also i normally get a little extra material on my roll than under. but i am sure they have an over under percentage...
  6. Laminating Perf

    when we laminate perf we always use an optically clear lam. the install is pretty simple working in small strokes as to not stretch it and working at leaving no air bubbles. the air doesnt work out easily. we do trim the laminated perf back from the window edge 1/8th to 1/14 inch and use a good...
  7. Discussion Do I have to wait 24hrs so I can laminate?

    as a latex printer owner. i switched from my mutoh to latex and its worked out great for me. latex is cured in the machine by a lot of heat. i think my machine normally runs at 230 degrees. so air conditioning is very important. i have laminated solvent inks almost right away without problems...
  8. Printing and Saving Vehicle Wraps

    well we do large bus wraps all the time. things are saved under the customer name. we use illustrator and onyx postershop. design the job, save it as an eps, load it into postershop. a few clicks and its tilled and ripping then printing. store in the rip queue for a few days to weeks then that...
  9. Need Help Coroplast frames

    the main question is, what is the final look the customer wants. what level of curb appeal are they hoping to see. you could do something as simple as 2 4x4 posts and bolt a metal core product right to the posts. or you could build a nice framed box that slips over the posts with hidden mounting...
  10. How about vinyl printing?

    looks like someone is just confused on what a printer does and the substrate it uses. someones brother used a term and now its all mixed up.
  11. Need Help VersaWorks problem

    its hard to see in your images, but i can tell you your black print head is a mess. needs a lot of clean up work. also your printhead alignment might be off a bit. this could be causing your main issue i would sit down and give your machine some serious maintenance time. clean adjust and clean...
  12. What techniques do you guys use to cut perforated vinyl without it messing up on edges?

    when i have window perf i cut it 1 of 2 ways. a good tuck and edge cut or i have a little metal washer i put the knife into and it glides along making a uniform cut
  13. Graphtec Fc8000

    i would look for something stuck to the tool holder. manually flick it up and down. look for a broken wire. mine just had an issue where it wouldnt drop the electric eye and read crop marks. i have to do a factory reset on it and then it worked fine again
  14. Graphtec Fc8000

    so you send a job and it acts like its cutting the job but doesnt cut. correct is this a new problem has the cutter been working fine. have you changed any settings
  15. Need Help What's Happening Here? Printer Issue

    yes your test print is a mess. the missing areas are blocked jets, the heavy printed areas are deflected jets. it should be a nice pretty straight evenly spaced lines. i would run several heavy cleanings. manually clean your head or look at replacing it. a deflected jet is usually from an...
  16. Help with a sign stand

    So i have a customer that came to me with a could we idea. He is using a large self made wooden easel. this is made up with 6x2 framing with some support pieces. What he would like is something along the same lines but made out of a clear plastic type material. this needs to support about 100#...
  17. Random line in print

    does the line, match a roller or even your roll circumference? like a fold or flat spot
  18. Curious about shop for vehicle wraps

    i have 2 large indoor bays getting ready to add another 3. while i have done some work outside. Its never fun and creates its own set of issues. Indoors is the preferred place you want to be.
  19. Need some help with a cutting issue

    what material are you cutting?
  20. max light on seal plus image 62 keeps blinking

    it shouldn't be getting hot enough to cause you issues. but the problem your describing now is not the same issue you started with. what it sounds like now is your electric sensor eye is being triggered. this is a safety sensor that keeps your hands from being crushed. look along the front of...
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