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  1. Bypass auto cleaning

    Can you bypass the auto cleaning settings on a mutoh 1324? Sometimes I’ll get a wiper sensor error and the cleaning will almost be done then the machine keeps trying to go through a cleaning multiple times before it lets me print again. (I know I need to replace the maintenance station to fix...
  2. End of roll error with banner on VJ-1324

    I get often an end of roll error and the machine stops printing with banner material. I'm pretty sure it is the heavy roll and not my sensor as I never get the end of roll error with vinyl. Does anyone else get this and have you found a way to bypass it? Also, I'm finding it harder to get 100ft...
  3. registering to back at start up

    I have a graphtect fC7000-75 that is a workhorse! I have had this problem twice and can't remember how to fix it. When I start up the machine and select roll1 to get the machine registered to the front right to start cutting it goes to the back of my roll and stops on the left side. I feel like...
  4. Need a pulley pin for a mutoh 1324, getting E074er current

    My mutoh 1324 was getting an E074er current and stopping in the same place on the left end of the machine randomly. Cleaned the encoder strip and checked everything was tight and not loose. When looking at the pully on the right side the pin and pulley popped out loosing the pin. (I've looked...
  5. Office Hours

    Looking at reducing our office hours/store front. We have always had 8-12 1-5 Monday - Friday office hours. With everything changing to more online/email we don't get very many walk ins, and the walk ins we get are usually not our good customers and take up time that don't amount to sales. Just...
  6. Poor Cutting on VC plotter

    Just recently I have been getting a really rough cut on my Value Cut plotter, I have replaced the cut strip and the blade and the problem hasn't changed. Any problem solving would be appreciated, I read another post that the blade holder may need replaced but then they but lubricant in the hold...
  7. IP address for 2nd VJ1324

    I just got a 2nd VJ1324x printer to keep up with printing demands. Trying to connect it using the default IP address. But files keep printing on old printer? I don't understand IP addresses very well and don't want to mess anything up. thanks SignGal
  8. clear lexan over aluminum sign

    I have a sign project that the local city council, county commissioners and numerous other committees didn't want just a laminated printed graphics on aluminum in a metal frame. So they asked for a clear Lexan sheet on top of the aluminum panel with graphics. Here is my question, would your...
  9. caulk line on seam

    We have seen on a couple of wraps done by other companies in our town where a cut line around an edge of a window or seam in vehicle (mostly buses and trailers) the company has ran a clear caulk line. Is this common on large wraps?
  10. cutting mat

    Waiting for a new cutting mat teflon to get here, any advise as to what I could use in the mean time to get my plotter working? Have you ever put vinyl/laminate or tape on the strip to help for the short-term? Vicki
  11. 40ft wall wrap pricing

    Any tips on pricing a 40ft x 12ft brick wall wrap? I figure with the 3M envision film and laminate I'll have about $1500 in film and ink.
  12. y position alarm

    I keep getting a y position alarm about 50-70% trough a cut job, any advice? Vicki
  13. Pricing Wrap Installation

    I have a job to do a full wrap on a passenger van with provided graphics about 400 sqft of material. Just curious if you have a sqft price you charge for installation or just do a shop hourly rate? Thinking this wrap would take 8 hours 2 people in my shop? Sign Gal
  14. Overlap Question

    We try to avoid overlap as much as possible but with a graphic that is oversized I normally do a 1/4" overlap is this common? SignGal
  15. banding issues

    My Mutoh ValueJet is starting to have banding issues on solid colors. Is there a maintenance cleaning or calibration I should do? My nozzle check looks fine so I'm assuming the heads are still good. thanks vicki
  16. traffic sign hardware

    Looking for a supplier for backing zee brackets and tubular sockets for street signs.
  17. wanted used 30" manual cold laminator

    Looking to buy a used laminator for 30" material. Cold manual laminator would be fine. Don't have a huge shop and would like something small and easy to use. Any ideas or suggestions. Tried the big squeegee and seem to get a lot of bubbles, haven't quite figured it out yet. SignGal
  18. exporting .jpg image

    Hi, I export my art for approval images as .jpg. But the colors get distorted and look brighter in the image than the original artwork. Does anyone know how to fix this? SignGal
  19. 3M IJ35c vs IJ180c

    I've always used high performance vinyl films because our climate is so extreme with UV rays at high altitudes and extreme cold in the winter months. Just curious what materials you use for signs and/or vehicle graphics/wraps. Thanks, SignGal
  20. Valuejet 1324 ink cartride code error

    Hi, We just updated from an Falcon Outdoor JR to a Valuejet1324! We have ink cartridges that were more than half full from the old machine that we would just stick silver stickers over the chip card to make work in the Falcon. I am trying to use these cartridges in the new machine (valuejet...
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