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Anyone have a media recommendation for an 8"x48" printed graphic being applied to interior vinyl roll-up doors? (See pic.) We put some graphics on 5 of these doors just over two years ago, used the very aggressive Arlon 8100 with 3420 laminate because we wanted to ensure they would stick and...

So I have a GBC Arctic Titan 640T laminator, the one with the heated top roller. It's probably close to 10 years old (maybe older) but still in perfect condition and it functions absolutely fine. However, today I turned it on and turned the heat up to 110 and waited for it to warm up. As I...

Never quite sure which forum to post in...but does anyone know if Grimco acquired Midwest Sign & Screen? I buy from Midwest all the time as I have a local branch 15 minutes from me. Just looked at my invoice from yesterday and the remittance address is now showing as "Grimco Midwest LLC...

(If you were following my last post regarding which new plotter to buy, after getting my FC7000 back up and running via the serial port, I've decided to try to squeeze every ounce of life out of this machine...mostly because cash is really tight and I just can't afford a new one right now...

Yes, I've searched, but I was hoping for some updated opinions before making such a major purchase. I also feel like if I search enough, I'll find folks who love and folks who hate each of these plotters for various reasons. In my 20+ years in the business, I've only ever used Gerber and...

So I have an older FC7000mkII-130 plotter. I realize it's a boat anchor if it dies because parts are no longer available, but it's worked like a champ for the 12+ years I've had it. I'm outputting out of Illustrator CC2020, using the Cutting Master 4 plug-in. This has been working fine for...

Never sure which forum to post in as this could go in a few different ones, so I just picked General... I have a customer that does lots of electrical signs/lighting/etc, and I make all of his faces. Usually we use cut translucent vinyl, but once in a while I have no choice but to print them...

So I've got an older FC7000MK2-130...thing is a workhorse for the most part, but on and off I've had difficulty with sharp inner corner cuts not completing. It's usually only an issue on inner corners less than 45 degrees. Sometimes it'll look like it's cut, but it's just not cut deep enough...

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks for keeping unwanted items (hair, dust, etc.) off prints while laminating. Every now and then I lose a print because as I'm trimming it out after laminating, sure enough, a big old hair or giant speck of dust is right there in the worst possible...

Why does it seem nearly impossible to print true grayscale on my large-format printer? I struggled with this a lot with my old GS6000 and Onyx X10. Now I have a brand new S40600 and I'm just using the GamaPrint Pro RIP that came with it. (I realize GamaPrint Pro is stripped down and has...

So I just purchased a new S40 back in October. Love the machine so far. Today was actually the first time I needed to replace an ink cartridge. For the heck of it, I cracked the "empty" cartridge open just to see what's going on in there. To my surprise, the ink bag inside the cartridge...

I just sold my GS6000 which has been my primary production machine for the last 8 years. I've also recently had an issue with bright orange vehicle graphics turning pink in just two years. These prints were all made on either IJ-180 or Arlon 6100, with their respective matching cast laminates...

So I just had a new S40600 delivered and set up. Pretty excited to start using it. I'm using the GammaPrint Pro RIP that came with it (I was previously using Onyx x10 with a GS6000, so this is definitely going to take some getting used to). Where is anyone getting profiles for this...

So this is really annoying. Printer is printing fine, but every once in a while (like today) it will pause for a few seconds after every 4-8 passes or so. Sounds like it's wiping the head, then it will continue. Not sure if it's a printer issue or a RIP issue (I'm running Onyx x10). It has...

I'm never sure what forum to post my questions in, so apologies if this isn't the best one... I have a good customer that is looking to do some wall graphics. The walls are plaster (old building), not sure just how smooth they are as I have not seen them. They are looking to completely cover...

Wondering if anyone can shed some light as to why my GS6000 is generating so much overspray. I know I have some deflecting nozzles, but would that cause this much overspray? This was after about a 4 hour run. Doesn't get on the prints at all, just all over the edge of the platen and all over...

Anyone have a source for CHEAP custom printed squeegees? I often give customers a cheap blue squeegee when they are applying something themselves, and figured it would be great to get my logo and contact info printed on there. I've found some sources, just wondering if anyone on here has a...

Can anyone confirm that the flushing pads sold for the Mutoh VJ 1624 is the same as the one in my Epson GS6000? I know a lot of the parts are interchangeable, often at a HUGE savings over buying OEM Epson parts. (Epson wanted some ridiculous amount for replacement media flanges/roll...

I have a customer that installs commercial garage doors and has been having difficulty getting the small logo decals we print for him to stick to the cold steel garage doors. We're in Wisconsin...it's in the low 20s today, but will get colder. I've already informed him that both the stickers...

So we have an EDGE 1 and an HS15plus plotter that were bought new back in the day. I've been the sole operator of them for the last 11 years and they've both worked quite well, for the most part. We're currently running Omega 2.61.0.10. Back in 2007 the computer these were both attached to...