• I want to thank all the members that have upgraded your accounts. I truly appreciate your support of the site monetarily. Supporting the site keeps this site up and running as a lot of work daily goes on behind the scenes. Click to Support Signs101 ...

Search results

  1. Roland soljet 540 problems

    Anyone ever buy anything from SID signs international? I have purchased sign holders. Their cheap stuff is cheap but you get what you pay for. Well they have the Epson DX4 heads. If I buy 6 they drop down to $620each. Epson is epson, these I assume are not knock offs? Do I need to be...
  2. Roland soljet 540 problems

    Here is a test print from the other day https://drive.google.com/a/postnet.com/file/d/0BxoouRR-WdNLcWpWOUNzWW4wZDlWWVVxZExkUDFmUkx2bG1j/view?usp=sharing let me know if this link comes through. The $6k obviously includes the labor to install all 6 heads. Even if I can buy heads at $700 thats...
  3. Roland soljet 540 problems

    We did flush the lines that was one of the first things he did. Got rid of all of the aftermarket inks. Then replaced basic less expensive parts. Now all that is left are the print heads.
  4. Roland soljet 540 problems

    So I took over another shop back in July and the roland was fine but then started having issues shortly after and ever since. Tech from tubelite says it is from the after market inks that were being used in it for yrs. The previous owner switched to after market inks. The tech to try and help...
  5. Thoughts on Hybrid printers

    I have been really thinking about getting a hybrid printer mostly for printing on substrates and cut down on the labor of printing to adhesive vinyl and then mounting to substrate but also to compete with larger qty sign jobs. We currently have a Roland soljet but because of turn around if we...
  6. Gerber Announces Discontinuation of all Flatbed Printers

    Curious to know how Gerber is doing now if anything has changed since this thread started 3 yrs ago? Looks like there is only 2 more yrs left on consumables unless something changed?
  7. roland down and we have a large order

    We are producing these vehicle decals for a client that we are shipping in batches around the country. These are not going on magnet backs.
  8. roland down and we have a large order

    Our roland isnt dead 100% it is just not printing correct. We can still contour cut as our cutter is working fine on the roland. Only the print quality is off.
  9. roland down and we have a large order

    No we priced these just right as if we were doing them ourselves but now that our roland is down we are in a jam. So we are looking to outsource these as a back up plan because the local roland dealer has two guys and one is on vacation this week and the other one is slammed because of so they...
  10. roland down and we have a large order

    Having some print quality issues with our roland. We have an order for 1500 - 12" x 20" vehicle decals. Fortunately they are not all due at the same time but because of the time it would eat up on our roland we would love to out source the job but at the moment we are doing batches in house...
  11. Mutoh tech near charlotte, nc

    I got a mutoh valuejet that has been in storage for 3-4 yrs and looking to bring back to,life. mike
  12. Mutoh 64in valuejet help

    Yeah can't beat free. All the items mentioned above, is that something easy to replace, repair or pretty intense?
  13. Need source for dimensional Letters

    Gemini is a great company and have seen them referred many times. We currently don't offer these but would like to dabble. Issue we find is sample images of the types of signs we can offer, where to get these images as we haven't done any so we don't have anything to show.
  14. Cold-calling and gaining new clients.

    Consider looking for print shops,and sign shops in your area that you can do work for.
  15. Mutoh 64in valuejet help

    I picked up this printer for free from a shop that closed a few yrs ago. Problem is this printer had been sitting in storage the entire time. Looks to be in good condition. What can I expect to buy to replace and what will it potentially set me back? also is this someone who never had a Eco...
  16. Seal 62 Ultra C power cord

    I picked up this laminator from a sign shop that closed. All looks good other then the shop wasn't paying attention and one when moving it somehow broke the connector where the power cord goes in. Is this a universal part and is it something that isn't too bad to fix or will I need a seal...
  17. Resurrecting an old mutoh

    I purchased some items and the seller gave me for free his mutoh that was running when he closed his shop but he closed his shop 3 yrs ago. I will be attempting to get it hooked up and run soon. Not familiar with this machine what steps do I need to take? Any help would be VERY...
  18. valuejet maintenance

    Looking for help. 1. how do I go about finding a technician able to work on our mutoh if we didnt buy from a local dealer? I went to mutoh.com and in my area (Charlotte, NC) I am told there is only fellers in the area everyone else is too far. 2. I purchased some items from another print...
  19. LXi and lynx

    I was using LXi and lynx up until my lynx died. I picked up a used lynx but that came with ES2 software but I want to use LXi but it won't recognize the new used lynx cutter. Any ideas?
  20. Anyone use ASI for Promotional stuff.

    Was signed up with ASI for 3 yrs found it wasnt worth the money. It was great to find hard to find items or pull pricing on a product from many suppliers at once but the extra cost a month wasnt worth it. I went with distributorcentral because it is free and many vendors I came across in ASI are...
Top