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  1. Any tricks for centering graphics on T-shirt heat transfers?

    Is there a trick or jig? I got the cheapest clamshell from Sign Warehouse. It does not have a swing away armature so I have to set the shirt on the foam pad inches below the hot plate. It would be great to be able to do this off the press. But even better would be if I could set up some sort of...
  2. HP 315 struggling with grey tones (light grey is pinkish)

    I've been having this problem for a few years. Sometimes I can work around it, others I can't and just can't deliver a print that resembles the grey its supposed to be. Light grey/ sliver tones are printed with reddish hues. Regardless of material it happens. All my other tones and colors are...
  3. What is best profile to convert RGB to CMYK in photoshop?

    When you convert a file in photoshop from RGB to CMYK what profile is best to use? Euroscale uncoated, Coated, SWOP2, GRAcol, etc..... to is it best to just leave it as an RGB file and let Onyx do the work?
  4. NEED AN HP LATEX MENTOR-- Poughkeepsie based printer willing to pay $$ for your time in shop to tutor and school me

    I am new to HP latex printing. I need someone (retired or perhaps a repair tech) looking for some side cash. I need to be taught and schooled on some printing issues I am unable to learn on my own. I am based in Poughkeepsie NY will pay for your time.
  5. Offset black type on my HP latex 315

    I am experiencing a new problem. I am printing small 4" x 6" labels and posters on phototex, and getting offset print happening on the black type just the text. SEE PIC. Both black and cyan printheads look good.
  6. Dont know about you, but my buisiness just stopped

    My business was on a projected track to gross a mil this year. Now we are at zero. All my clients closed, no orders, and I just paid all my vendors so I have fumes to go on. I am not a full time homemaker cause my wifes job is still in tact. THese are scary times. No end in sight is a really bad...
  7. Can you run a Large format off a laptop?

    I am having all sorts of issues with my HP. Mostly with neutral tones. I've been told to create my own profiles gonna try that today, but I've also been told to upgrade from my laptop to a tower. The laptop is old, but runs fast and seems fine otherwise.
  8. HP Latex 315 for sale $6000 -- 2 years old

    I need to step up to a 365. $5000 or best offer. You gotta come get it. we are located in Midtown Manhattan. Sold as is cash.
  9. My HP is printing RED again.......

    I've had issues with neutral tones printing red since getting this machine 2 years ago. Yesterday I installed Onyx and swapped blue and black heads and optimizer head. Worked great all day. Ran it for 6 hours straight. Last print was a grey tone that came out red / magenta. Hit the swap heads...
  10. New Onyx software not communicating properly, erratic...

    I recently had onyx installed. It printed our first mural great. Then went to 2nd, lett the shop for an hour came back and got this warning? What is that about? We are running off a laptop, I was recommend to get a tower. But never had this problem with Flexi and laptop. Any ideas? I have...
  11. HP Printing tiles wrong orientation HELP!!!

    My HP has gone whacko, It is printing tiles the horizontal that should be vertical. I can't seem to fix it at all. The Rip I am running is Flexi basic I have restarted everything, reset the rip and run all diagnostics. I upload the file to the rip, orient it and set the dims.
  12. Cant match this tone on sepia print

    I have a print that is really throwing me a curveball. Its a very subtle sepia tone (on the master print) the large print we are making comes out way too yellow or way too red. I have attached picture the one marked "OUR" is the print we made, the other on the left is the master copy the client...
  13. I need new Large Format customers! I heard production houses are a good gig?

    Most of my customers are museums, which is great but I'm looking to diversify. Mainly looking to get more jobs running through the printer rather than the plotter. I heard production houses are a good revenue stream for large prints because they are rush jobs that tend to not be too picky...
  14. Best Proofing methods for wallpaper prints with bleed?

    I've struggled with one particular client (or two) that just dont understand the concept of a bleed. ITs led to some stressful nights guessing if my dims in the proof I gave them would be ok.. I've done my best to illustrate what will be potentially cut off the bleed but they still dont get it...
  15. 54" KRAFT PAPER ROLLS for Royal sovereign laminator

    I am running low on my Kraft paper roll for my laminator. To clarify this is the roll under that catches the overspill of laminate when the prints are not 54" It prevents the rollers from sticking to each other. Uline does not sell a 54" version of this in any color or type.. Where can one...
  16. WILL VHB tape stick and hold to Brick???

    I am mounting 1/2" Ultraboard (gator board) prints to a brick wall. The prints are no more than 36" x 24". Will VHB tape hold them to brick or should I use a cleat? I have the 3M VHB clear jelly like tape, 1/2"
  17. air pockets in my lams....

    I am new to laminating. I have a Royal Sovereign 54". I have been getting pretty good results, but there is always some air or parts that don't get fully pressed down. I can get rid of these areas with a squeegee and the coverage of these is pretty erratic so I don't think its an uneven issue...
  18. Is there an environmentally friendly vinyl for printing and die cutting out there?

    I had a request from my biggest client. I seem to remember a company at SGIA that was green. Anyone know of any? d
  19. POP QUIZ.....What vendor are these samples from? see pic....

    SEE PIC!! I got these samples at Vegas last fall. They were not bound and must have been in a box or something because there is no vendor name attached or printed to the samples. I like the material and need to order some, but have no idea what vendor it is. Hoping someone else got them and...
  20. Skewing, how to prevent it on a Royal Sovereign

    I am new to laminating. I just got a Royal Sovereign and we've done a few jobs but nothing bigger than 5-6 foot long. I have a big job coming up in which I need to laminate 40'. I am clueless as to how to keep it from skewing. In a print this size the print is at a $$$ value and time so the...
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