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  1. FC8600 Contour and Perf Cut questions

    I picked up a new FC8600 while signs101 was down over the past month and man did I miss you guys! I ran into a few problems which I have somewhat sorted out but could use more advice: 1) Contour cutting and Registration marks.I print a print, however when entering the print at 0 deg. rotation...
  2. Falcon Outdoor 48 - Getting hung up between prints

    Hello, I've had this problem since day 1 and I have been able to live with it up until now... Mutoh Falcon Outdoor 48 [*=1]SEH FastPocket Print server connection Windows XP Flexi 10.5 Problem:When printing multiple job, printer locks up and is stuck on "Receiving [PORT]" on the LCD...
  3. Mutoh Falcon Outdoor 48 Printing all ink?! (PROBLEM)

    This is a new one for me! My Falcon48 has decided not to print what I want, but instead print a TON of all ink colors to make a nice thick black mess! In order of leading up to problem: It was printing normal prior to this… Literally minutes before this started to happen. I had noticed a bit...
  4. Mutoh Falcon Manual Media Cut Adjustment?

    Hello... I am looking for the adjustment on the manual media cut. After printing I have manual cut turned on, However I would like it to spit out a few more inches so that the printed vinyl with have enough extra to run through my vinyl plotter (for contour cuts). I have yet to find any info on...
  5. Looking for a Boulder (or surrounding) Colorado wrap company!

    Hello, I have a friend who lives out in Boulder, CO and is looking to get a vehicle wrapped for his company. I however live on the East Coast currently and unfortunately don't have the time to get out that to help out. Looking for a place to start, as I have zero Colorado connections, and...
  6. Ink Starvation // What's Next? Mutoh Falcon

    Hello, I have consistently been having a difficult time with my Mutoh Falcon and pinpointed the exact problem... Or at least what I believe to be the problem. The Magenta line seems to be harder to draw ink through... It prints fine then starvation occurs. It feels like that line has created a...
  7. Mutoh Falcon Outdoor capping station screen

    My little copper mesh screen is gone off of one of my capping station tops!!! I have literally no idea where it went! Might have became stuck during head soak? no idea... its a new capping station *2 months or so... Anywhere I can purchase another mesh screen?
  8. My Falcon loves to drain my ink carts!

    I am officially sick of loosing my carts over night. I have a new capping station with metal screens. My drain lines aren't clogged... so strange. I'm going to start pulling my carts when not in use. What else could cause my carts to empty...?
  9. Vinyl in smaller 4" and 2" rolls... buy or cut?

    I have a project that requires 100ft lengths of solid vinyl both 2" and 4" wide... I have a few weird rolls that I got awhile back, however now that I actually need the stuff, I can't find it! I do not see spending the money on a 24" roll.. and cutting off 4" or 2" of it, to be a valid...
  10. Flexi, Step Adjustment, and Mutoh

    If you need to know. Flexi 8.1v2 & Mutoh Falcon I am using the oracal icc for 3651. I also have "use icc defaults" checked in driver options of advanced settings in PM. I feel I am starting to get a little bit of overlapped banding. Does flexi override built in step adjust on mutoh...
  11. Laminate suppose to be 100% clear?

    Okay I am new to laminating... I am using 3651g and 215g. I am laminating using a big squeege. Smaller sections, 2'x2'. There seems to be a visible adhesive between the laminate and the vinyl? Not so much of a bubble but it looks like the adhesive itself... it's only noticeable up close, hasn't...
  12. Rawnron Solevent for graphic arts?

    I was at the local electronics warehouse of sorts... Its like a big flea market of junk. Came across this stuff. 240ML bottle was 2.95... Anyone have any idea what this stuff is? Ingredients are Xylene, ethyl acetate, mehanol, ethanol, methyl iobutyl ketone... sounds fun! going to...
  13. Falcon 48 Ink inconsistency/dropout need advice

    So my falcon started dropping / not fully printing its magenta cartridge. New 3/4 oem ink, damper is newer also. Ignore the banding *threw some scrap material in to test print the problem until I figure out what is going on exactly... and any other printing problems other than the magenta...
  14. Roland PC-60 Throwing Error on Cyan cartridge?

    I have a roland pc-60 that is throwing an error when it goes to print cyan. I have two new cyan cartridges for the pc-60, not the pc-600... prints yellow and magenta, however when it gets to cyan the "busy" and "color" lights both flash. Machine locks up. Any ideas? All labels are correct on...
  15. Epson 10600 ink refill?

    Hello, I picked up a used epson 10600. No clue if it works.... *HA! I have an empty light magenta cartridge. I picked up a ton of refill ink to attempt to refill the cartridge rather than purchase a $200 cartridge to risk the printer not even working. So I dismantled a spare cartridge to...
  16. Cleaning Idea? Head/Damper/Lines

    I just replaced my capping station. My falcon outdoor is in need of some major love from sitting for a good two weeks. My idea is this. Plug cleaning cart into black slot. Suck lines/damper full of solution. Then park head, pull cleaning solution through caping station. Then replace black...
  17. What Mutoh Do I have exactly?

    I feel stupid. I can't figure out what mutoh I actually have. I always thought it was the Falcon 46"... however the box I received it in has VJ1304 on it. the side of the machine, under right side cover has sdmp46mai... I am looking into replacing dampers, print heads, and capping station...
  18. Completely clear application tape?

    I have been using only r-tape at60 for the past few years. Experimented with others tapes, however never found anything I preferred more... Until yesterday. I was talking with a friend and found an old old (7 year) car audio sticker. At first we thought it was a printed black on clear square...
  19. Ink explosion! Vj1304

    I was printing over the weekend and all of the sudden my cyan ink cartridge was empty... then the light cyan.... then today i went to load new cartridges and noticed my vj1304 had dumped all its ink through the waste container and all over the floor! What would have caused this?!??!?!?! I...
  20. Head Cleaning?

    I have a Mutoh Falcon 48" I have soaked the heads numerous times using coffee filters and cleaning solution, however the head test still has missing bands. The next step is to use a syringe and manually push cleaning solution through the head? This scares me a bit... Is there any...
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