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That's actually really good insight- thank you! Definitely would slow down the process, but if that's something I need to try then I'll do it. I wonder why that's the case. Do you run with that tiling optimization the above poster mentioned on?

Thanks for the videos! I'll give them a watch. I am taping up the material and running tension calibration before printing, and rotating panels, but I'll start pre-heating before I send the first print, or print a smaller job up front if possible. We only have one printer in shop so as you can...

It doesn't seem so (Under settings>substrate source right?)- should I have that on continuously or only on murals? I'm wondering if this murals being printed on 3 separate rolls has anything to do with it either. It's too massive to print on one roll. Hell, the last 3 panels are a roll all their...

We don't have a great area to line up a pair of 47" x 285" panels, but the registration tape is an excellent idea! Admittedly I usually just send the panels to the site without laying them out due to space and time. I expect a small amount of variance, but they want a perfect seam. We may just...

Good morning everyone. My boss is prompting me to reach out for advice concerning some issues we are having with alignment on a 35' tall stairwell mural. We are printing on IJ180cv3 with 8520 laminate on an HP700W Latex printer. Using the base 3M 40C profile with 194 degrees temp. Vinyl is...

Hey everyone! While my machine is printing fine, every so often it sounds a bit funny. The normal zwoop zwoop sound it makes when the carriage moves back and forth lowers in pitch for a few rounds before it goes back to normal. Wondering if that is a sign the rods need to be cleaned/ oiled...

That worked perfectly! Thank you! I've been printing on 40C 10R- Clear for months and with the controltac it's not exactly the most "clear".

Apologies for bringing this thread back from the grave, but any tips on printing on this material? I usually don't use plastic liners and am worried about it "shrinky dinking" on the print bed. Is this a material you advise taping up first? Or do you have a preferred starting temp or interpass...

I think you're right. After taking a second look at the Optimizer section on my test- it's not showing any cross marks at all. I compared it to one I ran a few weeks ago and at least there I can see faint marks. I'm still learning how to read these tests for this machine. Welp- sure hope they...

I come humbly to my fellow print people asking what the heck? And hopefully for some answers. In the last couple weeks or so, I was beginning to see some coalescence in light colors along with bleeding that came and went in dark areas. This was a big job for my HP700W- I think I printed 42...

Copy that! Thanks for the additional advice, still new to creating profiles from scratch. :)

Vacuum was at 20, though honestly I didn't mess around with it much. That may be a setting to look at in the future.

Posting this just in case anyone has to print on this damned material in the future. After the company sent me a couple sample rolls to test, and a super awesome fellow sign maker popping into my DMs with some recommended start settings- I got a great print. So without futher ado- Printer - HP...

That is.... news to me! I took over this position around a year ago and the guy who was here had already left! I'll look into those other blades!

I didn't even think about that. This is why you guys are great! I'll do a plot test. You may be right about the vinyl lifting on curves. It seemed to improve earlier when I slowed it down which would make sense.

Thank you! Let me try all this. Do you have any advice on cleaning grit rollers? Those lil buggers raze down every rag I try on it. A stiff brush?? I ordered some blades, will readjust the next to be further into the carriage, slow her down, and if all else fails will try getting a replacement...

Hoping the hive mind can help me out with a persistent but annoying plotter issue. For the last week or so (that I've noticed) - my HP Latex 64 Plotter has been giving me the wonkiest O's C's and S's you've ever seen. The straight cuts seem fine, and I have already tried cleaning the blade...

Neither would I these days. But I was a graphic design grad, fresh out of college, forced to take a -barely relevant- gig at the office depot print center. Wasn't even the print supervisor yet - so I give young past me a pass for this one. I remember the customer being very insistent those were...

Our shop uses the 3M Controltac 40C-10R as a staple for white - I think there is a matte version, 20R perhaps? Just make sure it's suitable for your printer. I have a Latex printer. I'm still trying to find a good clear myself.

I wish I could say the same, but as someone with a background in GRDS I had many a peer use the text feature in Photoshop (or a free equivalent) and think that was good. They design it at "high resolution" and think that's good enough. Lots of digital illustrator friends taking up side work of...