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  1. Any Solvent Printable 54'' rolls of paper with silicon backing?

    Hello, I have a customer who is requesting paper instead of vinyl to seal his product boxes in. I run a mimaki CJV30-130 (54") I am looking for rolls to go on this machine. So far I have had no luck finding it. Ton's of vinyl on silicone backing, But not paper... I would prefer it to be...
  2. Mimaki plug-in trouble

    I keep getting jobs that require print and cut traditional weed out style, Using my Mimaki plug-in through CS6, On certain letters with enclosed PATHS/ cutouts E.G " P,O,Q,D" etc. it will only make paths to cut on the exterior of the letters NOT the inside of the leter.. even after i select "...
  3. How do the big guys print on the backing paper?

    Yup, Question is in the title. What tools or machines are used for printing instructions on the backing paper of lets say, 651 or any vinyl backing for that matter.. Thanks for your help, -Joe
  4. Mimaki CJV30-130 Reads Registration Marks Perfectly, Fails Second Time around

    Mimaki CJV30-130 Reads Registration Marks Perfectly, When I go to cut in raster link via Illustrator Mimaki plugini or just in raster link 5sg, It gets to the 3rd mark and then just scrolls indefinitely until I power it down or pull the wheels. Why would it read perfect the first time and then...
  5. Mimaki CJV30 Low Quality Print Vs. Risk Of Warping ?

    They did not tell me the "FINE DETAILS" when I purchased my solvent printer around the subject of: ( If you cut on a full bleed line, The edges are going to roll and the vinyl is going to shrink and warp etc.) Sometimes it does not even have to be a full bleed it could be .25 away from the edge...
  6. Best transfer tape for oracal 651 vinyl

    Hi everyone. I have been mass producing a companies decals for almost two years now.. The guy I took the business from was using paper transfer tape, Which I personally cannot stand using or applying with. Even in production it sucks to apply to the substrate in comparison to what I have been...
  7. What Would Be The Best Way To Trace This For cut?

    I am trying to make a "fat-head" wall vinyl print of this engine cutaway design. But my mimaki fine cut AI plugin just outlines the box and not the contour of the image. What can I do to get a nice clean contour line on this image? Thanks guys!
  8. cjv30-130 perf cut tips

    The perf cut has seemed a little iffy on this machine and somewhat hard to dial in accurately. It seems to tear and rip a lot. are there any suggestions? I have heard that guys use a "kiss" cut before the perf, Does it really help? Also. Are there any basic foundation rules applied to this...
  9. CJV30 How to control placement and start and endpoint of cuts?

    I have noticed that my software does not use the most efficient cutting patterns. I am printing several thousands rectangular boxes. It will do a line here, Then jump to a completely different side of the machine and do a line in a completely different decal. Then hop back to the first on do a...
  10. My machine is shocking me. literally..

    Mimaki CJV30 SHOCKING THE **** OUT OF ME??? Anything to alleviate this ?
  11. Mimaki cjv30-130 will not hold vertical line pattern..

    Does not matter how you run in it. vertical, horizontal.. Was recommended to clean the encoder strip. Inspected it first and it was not dirty, But I cleaned it anyway.. same issue. Also, I tried to run it on uni-direction and it still did it. Checked artwork and re-rasterized just to be sure...
  12. Mimaki cjv30-130 printing slightly off..

    I have checked the artwork and it is straight in the AI file. Not sure what is going on. It used to be a couple here and there since I purchased the printer new. now it is about 30-40 out of a sheet of 100.. needless to say that is more than unacceptable.. Any Ideas? picture attached. Does not...
  13. Best place to purchase OEM MIMAKI SS21 440CC CARTRIDGES ?

    I currently pay 104.00ea shipped through my vendor. I do not want to switch to bulk ink due to mess and the thought of eating up 2500.00 print heads over using cheap ink doesn't really seem logical to me. Some say it is ok to use bulk ink, Most say " ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH IT" What are some...
  14. Always getting jealous of other decals!

    About 7 months ago I purchased a new MIMAKI CJV-30-130, Of course when it was sold to me I was promised that it was one of the best printers you could buy on the market.. Its.. ok.. sometimes.. I am a very particular person about more than just a few things in life. An absolute perfectionist...
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