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  1. Having issues with my mutoh valuecut 1300

    I just got my valuecut 1300 this week so by all means Im no expert. I have successfully cut many decals for tests and even full sheets when I got bold. I am now trying my first laminated wrap material for a door sign and the plotter keeps giving me an "AAS Detect Fail 8" Error. Basically when...
  2. Video of Awesome Crash...

    That was awesome! What a soldier! Man you cant buy that kind of sense of humor and heart. Consider yourself ready to retire, your job as a father has been sealed :). Thats a great kid on actions alone. Of course you have to help put his bike back together first then retire :).
  3. XC-540 Print Head Light Cyan not printing

    :omg2:! I tell ya what, I have had my Roland for a about a year and a half and havent had to change anything on it. I have yet to have my heads, even when I havent done a cleaning in a week, look like that. YOU HAVE TO CLEAN IT RELIGIOUSLY WEEKLY! Every friday or monday buddy just pick one...
  4. Roland xc-540 is changing colors mid-print

    Hi guys and gals, Having issues with my Roland xc 540 in mid print fading into a different color and than staying consistent with that color till the end. Its very strange to me. And this problem isnt on every print just every other one really. Its like my printer decides it doesnt like the...
  5. Call of Duty Wall Wrap

    Jesus I hate rich people! LOL BUT DAMN WHAT A SET UP! I mean you cant even see the xbox. And beautiful job by the way. That was a great design and install. I hope the kids appreciate what the folks do for them. Anyways nice job and I think Im going to do the same thing in my house minus 2...
  6. Roland XC 540 vs SC 545

    Hey Camille! Im fairly new to the scene myself and we started off with a xc 540 to cut down on space with having to buy a plotter at the same time. We are not a high flying business but have our busy weeks and the 540 has been a wonderful work horse with great graphics. Your going to be doing...
  7. Warranty?

    And somebody told me that asking about warranties would be boring :). I never knew how political it could get LMAO :).
  8. Warranty?

    Besides the warranties the manufacturers give out, does anybody else use a warranty for their wraps and if so how long?
  9. Test Print Looks Terrible Please Help Any Info Appreciated

    WEIRD! I just did another test print and it came out fine? what the hell? If I told you I didnt do anything besides hit the clean button again and you saw the difference between the two you would call me nuts since its like the 15 cleaning I did today. But whatever its good now :).
  10. Test Print Looks Terrible Please Help Any Info Appreciated

    Well the caps may be what I need. I've only had this thing for a year or so and I thought it would last a little longer. But what ever I need I gotta get so I guess I'll call my roland rep.
  11. Test Print Looks Terrible Please Help Any Info Appreciated

    This is an XC-540 and no I havent tried that I might as well fill up my stuff and try again.
  12. Test Print Looks Terrible Please Help Any Info Appreciated

    Yeah that is half my problem. So many possibilities I need to knock out. Here is what the test prints look like.
  13. Test Print Looks Terrible Please Help Any Info Appreciated

    Hey Guys, I havent posted in a little while but I need help from the real guys that have dealt with this stuff. I just did a test print because I was getting some banding and my test print came out horrible. It was almost missing in two areas. I was thinking Im short of ink in some areas...
  14. designing new business cards

    I cant agree more that the dark blue on the dark gray doesnt bring out the lettering at all. Perhaps change the shadow to a white or an outline to make it pop would be a better use of the card. That might have been said already but I wasnt reading all these posts just to give my 2 cents bud...
  15. Roland general questions???

    I came in late on this discussion but here goes. Head height is only used for thicker material. Vehicle wrap material is thin and should be set on Low setting. For banners and thicker mil. raise it to make sure you dont get any head strike. Thats about it for the raising of the heads...
  16. What brand vinyl do you use?

    Arlon 6000x is great for working with our students. Great conformaty with Newbies. But as far as a list: 3M Arlon Oracal Avery and a multiple of others for different jobs but those are the main dogs.
  17. Hello From Tucson!

    I should proof my own messages :). That should be "our" not "are" in my first welcoming message. Sometimes you start typing so fast it comes out wrong, ya know :)? Mike
  18. Hello From Tucson!

    I was already greeted with some great help on this forum and I hope it continues! We are a small starting business that is actually a tech program for Compass High School. Are idea is that we start a sign/vehicle wrapping business and give our students "REAL" life experience with customers and...
  19. juniorferg

    I actually have the same question as Ross. Im so glad Im not the only one that didnt figure it...

    I actually have the same question as Ross. Im so glad Im not the only one that didnt figure it out! Although Im not in the UK so I hope that doesnt contribute to me suppose to knowing this stuff. Can I get a hand as well Theresa? Ill be happy with just a cut and paste from Ross's reply :)...
  20. juniorferg

    Hi Im brand new to this whole forum thing. Can you give me a hand on how I post new threads so I...

    Hi Im brand new to this whole forum thing. Can you give me a hand on how I post new threads so I can start talking to some folks about my issues? Mike
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