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Hey all, So I have this issue with large prints where I get some serious large "banding"? Seems to be extremely noticeable when doing large print with a lot of ink. i have searched for fixes to "horizontal banding" but all threads discuss banding causes by feed calibration issues (which i have...

Hello all, so I'm sure this is a relatively easy fix. Well, at least I'm hoping so. I ran out of cyan on my sp540v (didn't realize it was low because we have the 800ml carts that dont show ink levels) I got a new cart, stuck it in and did a test print but only half at most is shooting from...

Hello all! So I'm going to tackle my first real big vinyl install. Its 3 colors, with a small overlay on a 26' boat. The vinyl itself is 15' all in all. Using Oracal 751 cast vinyl. I won't be able to use my handy magnets due to the boat being fiberglass. But are there any special techniques...

This is a repost from the Roland sub thread if Mods can please delete that one. Hello all, so I'm finally getting into perforated window film and ordered a roll of what was described as a 70/30. I have a roland sp540v and in versaworks there was a setting for 3m perforated 50/50 (rather than...

Hello all, so I'm finally getting into perforated window film and ordered a roll of what was described as a 70/30. I have a roland sp540v and in versaworks there was a setting for 3m perforated 50/50 (rather than using the "general vinyl 1" I normally use). It printed much more vivid and used a...

Hello all, so I'm getting alot of small bubbles when installing vinyl. I'm using oracal 651 and when doing a simple install on a truck I noticed a bunch of small bubbles. I made sure the truck door was clean so I doubt if any of the bubbles were particles. I could pop them but there was so many...

Hey all, I have been noticing this happening a lot recently. I don't usually do too many plaques but when I do I get this crazy "waterspotted" look all all over the metal that was heated. I'm making sure the metal is fine before hand, I make sure to pre treat it by having the heat press upper...

Hello all, have a pretty noob question here that I can't seem to find a answer to. I plan on getting a clear cutting mat for my work table. However I can't find info on how it would secure onto the table? Does it get screwed in? adhesive? It's meant to be flipped over after a few years to use...

Well it seems like every day there’s a new problem with my sp540v. I was running a job when the color suddenly the artwork turned from green to brown. I canceled the job, did a test print only to see that cyan was not firing. Did a couple medium head cleanings and a couple ticks appeared but...

Hello all, Ive come to the conclusion that alot of the computers at the shop are out dated. My most recent purchase was a few years ago to which operates the Roland sp540v. The specs on that one are decent with a 2gb graphics card, 8gb ram, and an i5. Even then with the rate of technology I'm...

Hey guys, I know this thread has been discussed before, but it has happened to me and I can't seem to find any information to alleviate the problem. So the story is that everything was working fine until my shop lost power for a few seconds. When the power came back the Roland would print...

Ok so I have this big job coming up, these signs were already placed for a while, customer wants to knock the whole thing down and completely re do it. I tried convincing them to take the glass off/remove, and re apply vinyl lettering. But, they are really reluctant to go that route and would...

Hello all, so to cut to the chase my sp540v has some very visible lines in it's prints. I have attached a couple pics, one of which is lamented (didn't catch it before it was laminated) but its a good example. On test prints the magenta is mixing into the yellow, but all the heads seem to be...

Okay so I Definitely don't have the best heat press, but I can't seem to ever get the adjustment just right to avoid getting these heat marks. I'm assuming these are heat marks as they are the same grooves (shape) as the heating plate (pics show this). The pics show the heat marks I am talking...

Hello all, guess I'll be on this sub forum again as my sp540v has been acting up, but besides the point... I found a Roland GX-24 for $1200 on OfferUp, as my gerber fastrack 650 finally died after 12+ years. I Brought the guy down to $1000. It does look kind of old and the guy mentioned it...

Hey guys, quick little backround: we bought a mimaki jv3 from a local shop only to have it arrive with the inks dried in the line. After countless techs taking the printer apart to no avail...seems like also a head was busted. My boss got fed up and decided to go buy another printer, A Roland...

So, our Mimaki JV3-SP has finally given out. And honestly, I'm done dealing with the print head problems and error codes. Time for a change. I'm in the market for a 54" printer/cutter. and i have been looking at the Roland VP540 and the Mutoh VJ1324. I know there are a bunch of threads about...