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  1. Question 8x4 coro (flutes running wrong way)

    we have been asked to make some "wrap arounds" for the pipe protecting gas pumps (see picture) can i get white coro with flutes running on the 4' dimension? then i can use a coro claw and slit one side of the coro and wrap around otherwise, what would you use to join 2 4' pieces together ...
  2. Question clear coat I KNOW FOR A FACT IT IS AQUEOUS

    or so the guy from the hardware store said trying to put a coating on something i printed on the mutoh vj-1617h (mp31 ink) i have some clear liquid laminate from harbor (circa 2018, we never use it) so i tried the hardware store i will order tomorrow, prefer a spray can, i suppose SUGGESTIONS?
  3. Question source for HP instant dry photo paper

    as much as i love my mutoh, (VJ1617h MP31 inks) it IS NOT compatable with the same papers that my rolands (eosolvent) are my glossy PHOTO 8 paper from diversified display looks horrible i tried samples of several glossy photo papers & get my best results with HP instant dry i do not have a...
  4. Question Original shipping box for Roland BN20 ?

    i just bought one, for a "make one good one out of two" project it is 6 hours away. can i borrow, rent or buy the original packing for one of these?
  5. Question substrate for outside sign

    we are doing a 24" x 96" outdoor sign, printed on the mutoh vj1617h for a good client he gave us an awful original, but, after running it through topaz ai (thank you victor!) it looks fine sintra is an INSIDE substrate, i believe (although i just saw some promotional sintra signs we did 3-1/2...
  6. Question Are there adhesion promoters for Mutoh MP31 ink?

    may be a silly question, but, "if you don't ask, YOU DON'T GET"
  7. Question program to minimze pixelation?

    from time to time threads discuss what program to use to minimize pixelation when you need to push the envelope a bit printing a large banner or whatever
  8. Question removable vinyl

    we do not currently keep any sort of removable vinyl in stock i am trying to formalize a price list with multiple columns for a few large "subjobbers" i always have to overcomplicate a simple thing, so i want to have some "quick ship" options (stuff you can get next day or even same day) so i...
  9. Rant Has windows defender ever caught a VIRUS?

    i just saw a thread SOMEWHERE saying you don't need real antivirus software, because, "windows defender is just fine" i defy someone to show me a virus this piece of GARBAGE has ever stopped. it catches KEYGENS and anything that might allow an illegal installation, but, nothing that doesn't...
  10. Question problem buying jetbest inks on ebay (no combined shipping)

    IN THE PAST, when i buy jetbest inks from premiumcolour on ebay i no longer have COMBINED SHIPPING see attached
  11. Question leaking between black head & captop

    i have been unable to get a good seal between black head & captop we have done this lots of times for clients AND FOR MYSELF, but we have a substantial vacuum leak where the head would seal with captop changed damper, captop (twice) substituted an old, defective printhead. yellow is still...
  12. Question easiest way to make a template, for REO sign riders

    i anticpate doing quite a few 6x24 sign riders (sintra, perhaps some coro) and i would like to run them on 48x96 komatex BEING LAZY i had setup a label template in MS word did,a mail merge, created a document, made pdf & scaled so the riders came out the correct size. i am starting to think...
  13. Question Anti-static

    Geting rid of static electricity problems printing with the Mutoh is my project this weekend i posted a few weeks ago & am sure that gino is correct & this (see attached) is caused by static electricity i will be adding a decent sized humidifier (it will take a week to see a difference there) i...
  14. Question is all pvc coated for printing?

    we are using 4' x 8' x 3 mm (1/8") | Komatex | White Matte | Rigid Foam PVC Sheet and it prints like this (see attached) do i have to order a particular "flavor" to print white background with no bleed? we order mostly from harbor sales.
  15. Question Best sourced for retractable banner frames

    we hardly ever print these. a good client got them from us before a member sold me a few, as i remember. can print eco solvent or Mutoh MP31 suggestions? we normally buy from harbor sales, grimco
  16. Question clear coroplast?

    am i wrong?(frequently) i could swear i had ordered clear coroplast in the past, but can not find a source now
  17. Question overspray on komatex

    i have had 2 instances in the last week, where i get overspray printing on 3 mm white komatex with my mutoh vj1617h. i have never noticed this before but rarely print on a solid white background, so this would probably not show itself
  18. Question gloss polystyrene?

    i was given a sample to duplicate from a good client i took it to be gloss white polystyrene between 0.10-0.20 harbor doesn't have any gloss is it not made, or does harbor not keep it? is there a material i can substitute
  19. Question static electricity on sheets of coro....

    yesterday i printed about 15 4'x6' 4mm coro sheets we cut them a few days previous, wiped them down with large alcohol wipes a couple times and printed all went fine this morning i am doing a handful of 4'x8' for the same customer. when i removed the first sheet from the cart, there was quite...
  20. Question printing gift bags?

    a good friend's daughter is getting married and wants to get some gift bags printed when we were looking at the mutoh hybrid i saw a fairly lengthy video that showed all the capabilities of this series machine one of the things it showed was printing shopping bags (like you would get at macy's...
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