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  1. .oo5" lexEdge

    Actually i don't really understand what you mean here, could you possibly post some images of recent work and what you wanna do? The labels im doing im cutting from the upside, through the lexan and through the polyester but not through the paper liner.
  2. .oo5" lexEdge

    Actually i never use 3M edge material. Companies here in Sweden rarley selling it and from what i've seen it's expensive indeed. This new combination i use is a bit more expensive then just reverse print on the old armalex edge ready material BUT, back when using that i always had to print a...
  3. .oo5" lexEdge

    Hi! I had the exact same problem a few months back. My biggest customer ordering labels in the size of 30 x 15 mm and i used the same method as you describing with 5 mil armalex reverse print, 10 mil was to think but i've now solved the issue and they're really happy with the new solution...
  4. Label printing with Armalex and substitutes for it?

    Hi. I have this customer wich orders labels in the size of 11 x 32 mm usually, sometimes a bit bigger, sometimes a bit smaller. Until now i have printed those on Armalex 5 mil using mirror printing on the backside and then 3M 467 adhesive on the backside of it. They use it for marking on...
  5. Applying vinyl issues, need advice!

    Just came back to the workshop, the waterbubbles had flatten out by itself this morning, the whole sign was flat apart from like 2-3 small small ones on one letter! But i guess better tech will fix this for future work!
  6. Applying vinyl issues, need advice!

    When you saying "Don't sweat it" you mean im using to much water? Is it possible to use to much and the result of overconsuming it is this? Indeed it's metallic vinyl, actually i diden't thought it could be that! Iv'e been using all kind of squeeges, never finding the right one, theyre all to...
  7. Applying vinyl issues, need advice!

    Hi! Been doing quite many signs and car jobs by now, still im quite new to the bussiness. Doing Aluminium signs today. Always applying vinyl graphics using water with a drop of soap. Sometimes i get no "waterbubbels" at all and sometimes it's just alot of them everywhere. You know when you...
  8. EDGE2 + LPT extension PCI card?

    Parcheck says ECP. As for USB solution, ive read that it dosen't work for edge2 unless you upgrade the software.. Im using Omega 2.1 so, im stuck in a "moment 22" kinda... As for sentinel, yes it's confed correctly.
  9. EDGE2 + LPT extension PCI card?

    Is it possible to use a Printserver with the edge2?
  10. EDGE2 + LPT extension PCI card?

    This is the error message i get when trying to print with the built in LPT port on the motherboard. Dunno what it means honestly..
  11. EDGE2 + LPT extension PCI card?

    The new motherboard has ECP support but as i said, the pinout of Gigabyte boards are for some reason f**ked up :(
  12. EDGE2 + LPT extension PCI card?

    Hey! I rememberreading somewhere that the edge2 dislikes extension pci paralell lpt cards, is this true or? I got some major problems when i got myself a new computer for the workstation... It's a AMD phenom2 xII with a Gigabyte m-atx motherboard wich has a built in lpt port. Obviosly gigabyte...
  13. Machine for CYMK printing ice scrapes?

    Hi. Dunno about the translation of ice scrapers but i'll just go on and hope you get me right. So, our company got an order for 1 million ice scrapes with cymk digital print on it. Currently the machines here are just some plotters and a gerber edge 2. So this might be just the right...
  14. Cutting handwritten fonts?

    Might be the wrong forum but i'll try this one. Im having some issues when it comes to cutting handwritten fonts. If i just make a quick example, let's say i wanna make the text "my name is jimmie" in a standard handwritten font. Im mainly using coredraw x3 for all my work. If i turn on to view...
  15. Gerber EDGE2 fill issues

    Well, we can take the ones here for example. they orderd 4000. i can fit about 20 on the height and then i usually never make more then 1.5m on the lenght since it's tricky to work with such big pieces, i rather make like 4 of those 1.5m. The label itself is mostly 15 x 30 mm. they are various...
  16. Gerber EDGE2 fill issues

    thats exacly the printing order and way to execute it im using end the result is the pic i attached :/ thats what's bugging me.
  17. Gerber EDGE2 fill issues

    oh darn, should have explained myself better. im printing those mirrored at the back of the lexan. wich forces me to use white as the last color in the set. usually i just make a big rectangle of 290mm hight and the with dependeing on how many copies i do. and printing that rectangle last when...
  18. Gerber EDGE2 fill issues

    Hi Im in trouble, i have this issue sometimes. Few weeks ago i made 4000 lexan labels of this one below. But as you can see i got serious problems with the filling of it. The original is setup with the exact same size on the white line, but as you can se the filling on the bottom one is...
  19. Edge foils wrinkle

    Got the same problem here with my gerber edge2. makes two lines. one in the bottom and one in the top in a 45 degree angle pretty much, and from what it seems it's every time the foil goes arround wich means it's with a space of like 10cm. tried everytrhing aswell and need to sort it..
  20. Gerber EDGE2 and it's abilities?

    ok, well i know itäs illegal, i just took it as an exampel. could have taken any normal picture. so whats the printing method used for pics like that and such?
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