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  1. Help! Brand new Royal Sovereign laminator, issues with reverse wound rolls loading.

    from what i am seeing in the picture. you have a lot of slack in your film. could just be cause of how you stopped. but if your take up roll is running faster than your feed speed. it will pull up with the slack.
  2. HP Latex 360 banding on 3M 40C material

    last time i had noticeable banding that i couldn't fix. found out it was a bad printhead, replaced it and boom no more banding
  3. Short School Bus Template

    well i have some. but depending on what your end results need to be, there are about 5 different bus makers. each one has several sub models and configurations. one of those makers puts their side rub rails in a different position every year. if you need something ultra generic and generally...
  4. Any advice from a laminating guru?

    i would look for knife cuts in your rolls. also if your starting and stopping. sometimes the laminate adhesive will make a line where it pauses. those are just 2 possible areas to check
  5. HP Latex 260 Vertical Banding on 3M LX480CV3

    look at your marks and see if they line up with the same areas on the pinch rollers. looks like its marks left behind from that. i would clean your rollers or see about increasing the vacuum a tad bit
  6. onyx 12 and rotation menu

    i was wondering if anyone else that uses onyx 12 has issues with their rotation menu. its not a big deal for me just annoying at best.
  7. Applying graphics printed on clear reverse on glass question

    i did a similar job once, it was for pinball machines. clear glass with digital print under it and then some white vinyl. i didnt do a wet install i actually just ran the glass through my laminater twice to stick the print and then the white on a second pass. worked fast and easy
  8. New Graphtec CE 6000

    I use master cut plug in for illustrator. And it works flawless for me
  9. 5 x 10 Table

    the wheels are locking wheels. not sure if i got those that good in the picture. but the table is made out of aluminum and a plywood base under the glass. for an added flair i put some graphic between the wood and glass. used some plastic strips to line around the glass and a rubber bumper edge...
  10. 5 x 10 Table

    for me my table i made it out of extruded aluminum. put it on some nice whiles and added a premask holder. works perfect for all i have needed it for
  11. So, what is it you want.......??

    fred thats is a good standard to use for membership. I have a long history in commercial printing. where wide format was just something we did in a corner. My current job is not a sign shop or a printshop. i work for a dealership that sells vehicle graphics as an add on service. this forum has...
  12. Right time to purchase new machine / inks

    i like everyone else do not like the wake up and warm up times of my hp 360. my other printer is a mutoh. its load times are a lot faster but i mostly only run one material. which is a quick and easy load on either machine. but i dont think i have even used my mutoh in 6 months. the quality of...
  13. Backlits on adhesive vinyl on HP 260 latex

    here is what i have learned with dealing with saturation levels and my hp latex. for my normal vinyl hp has limited the saturation level to 110 at 10 pass. but if i use the generic backlit setting i can change that level to 260 at 20 pass. so for me to get something to really pop, i load my...
  14. So, what is it you want.......??

    well for me. i believe in education and being able to share the things i have learned. You never know where life will take you. I know i didn't plan this as a career path. it just kind of evolved to be. With that said i will never give someone false information that i know is false. I am the...
  15. Street Sign Ideas

    we dont do many street signs. but what we do is order sign blanks that are coated white. then depending on the needs we either cover them in white reflective or not. then add black cut vinyl to them. we dont use reflective black just so there is a good visible break in the reflective so people...
  16. Mutoh ink useage at rapid rate

    another thing to check is your cleaning setting. strong normal economy
  17. Small sections of print missing

    here is a little faq page i found for flexi for you. http://www.cutterpros.com/download/flexi-starter-troubleshooting-the-most-common-installation-issues-12-11-11.pdf check to be sure its not in demo mode before you pull out all your hair
  18. Font ID? Sort of Papyrus

    there is a font called booter. it might get you closer to that. but its not exact
  19. Handpainted signs weather so nicely

    those do look great for their age and conditions. your right paint and vinyl both age differently.
  20. Window Perf lamination help!

    window perf is something i end up doing a lot. i also use the hp 360. no real need to let your printed perf sit as the latex doesnt need to outgas. i also use the clear focus lam. here is what you need to remember. the lam will always fight to return to its natural shape. set your laminator up...
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