Tim Aucoin
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Curious as to why you rule out the used equipment market. This one, for example, is located a reasonable drive from you, is under your budget, and would probably meet your needs for many years.
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Curious as to why you rule out the used equipment market. This one, for example, is located a reasonable drive from you, is under your budget, and would probably meet your needs for many years.
Shipping would kill me!
It does not apply enough pressure to get a fluid out from under the vinyl.Ok I guess I will do a self laminate for now with the big squeegee. Also my dealer said I should start with Frog Juice until I can get a laminator. Have you guys used that?
+1 on royal sovereign. Have a 1650 here with heat assist, and with feeder and rear media take up. Have laminated 60" width around 20 metres non stop, with only around 10mm drift. Doing around 5-10 metres is no longer a pain (it used to be and I have screwed up a few jobs in the learning process).
I'd like to know why so many screw ups on your model Terremoto. Does it start off ok then starts to buckle? or is it bad from the start?
To be fair, it took a little while learning the tricks, but a laminator is a lot more about technique than features. I think you could also have difficulty with a Seal if you didn't know how to use it properly/till you got used to it.
If you go for the RS though, if you do any jobs longer than a couple of metres long, then I highly recommend the feeder and rear take up - or else you'll go crazy.
we have the roland vp540i and got a diage(recommended by the sales rep) and regretted getting that from day one. never had so many problems, wasted material, wasted time etc!
trust me from experience, do not get a cheap laminator, it will cost you more in the long run! find the extra $ and get a decent laminator, you won't regret it for a second!
Because I've read that many used laminators have cuts, bumps, rough edges, etc from people messing them up, cutting the rollers. Meaning is a piece of junk.
I'd buy a used cutter, and maybe a good used printer, but never a laminator.
I am still using my Daige, after almost two years. It still gives me fits sometimes. Last week I ruined about 16 liner feet of IJ180cv3 and cast laminate, which was not a good way to start the day..
I am looking for something else, and the USTech that was listed there has got my attention. I would like to hear some more people who have one give some honest opinions. So far, I have heard only positive things. Going from a screw on either side to set pressure to one crank to ensure even pressure sounds great. Uneven pressure ruins 99% of the prints that I ruin with my daige, followed by being off track on long prints.
I looked at a used Seal 54 base... and am still negotiating on it, the heat assist sounds like its a great thing, and i like how the seal does not allow you to put too much pressure.. turn that crank all you want, it never gets any tighter... I need a dummy proof machine![]()
Guess I should have decided to go to the SGIA in New Orleans next weekend.
It would have just led to...
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FatCat,
What does the "worf" mean in comparison to the same name brand laminators without the "worf" (?) Just curious as I'm very interested in buying one. Thanks for your help!