Rant 2-sided printing

[Boudica]

Sometimes, I HATE 2-sided printing. i'm having the worst time getting these to match up. It's always off 1/4", no matter how I adjust it. I've done this thousands of times, and have had great success. I don't know what the problem is today. ARRGGGG. I've got 30 sheets to print, and I can't even get one good sheet. Already burnt two. using a test scrap now, and ugh, no matter what I do to correct it, I cant win.

I don't expect anyone to be able to help me, I just need to cry for a minute. Thanks for reading.

 

[Z SIGNS]

Why not print 2 one sided and glue em together. You might cry less

 

[Boudica]

no can do. We've already done a smaller run of these, now doing a much larger run. These need to be consistent with what we've been doing.

 

[Stacey K]

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

What printer?

 

[Boudica]

HP Scitex 550

 

[Boudica]

Good news! My boss helped me figure this out. All is good.

 

[Adam Vreeke]

Depending on material and margins; I normally print just a little tick mark at center point, print that with the artwork on the first side then when you flip over to print the next sign you can print a file with just that tick mark or same file again (depends on margins and if art will start printing with it). Then you can either shine a light through the material to make sure it lines up, or even just make a small cut to make sure it lines up. Then you can either adjust your material or art in the RIP accordingly.

Never ran an HP like the one you stated before, but maybe this might spark some inspiration for ya.