Is Roland the only Japanese company who...

[Gene@mpls]

Has engineers who can build incredible machinery, but don't understand that when you try to load vinyl from a roll... the edge will tend to catch in any groove that is put in the platten, unless you could, maybe, undercut the downwind side a smidge?

Every Roland printer I have had has the same problem- as well as my Roland plotter (which I load from the front, so maybe both upwind and downwind could be relieved just a bit). That said, this stuff has made a very nice retirement for me. I have just always wondered about this. Gene

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

So much this... I never really had an issue with this for the first ~3 years of owning our latest VS, but for the last 12 months or so it feels like it's getting worse and loading media is getting very frustrating.
It just catches on *anything* in the media path and will only ever go through on it's 15th feed attempt.

 

[player]

You need to perform a reach-around.

 

[ams]

How is it hard to load media? Doesn't make sense. Explain more?

 

[Gino]

I just load it on an angle. Seems to take care of it from happening. It seldom happens, but I don't see it as a flaw, but more of as an adjustment.

 

[Phenex]

I do it the same way as Gino.

I have just started printing with a Roland VS-540I a couple of months ago. I had the same issue loading any size material and when I started the loading at an angle my issue went away.

Of course when I am in a rush and load it straight it invariably jams, I curse a bit and load it at an angle.

 

[oksigns]

I just load it on an angle. Seems to take care of it from happening. It seldom happens, but I don't see it as a flaw, but more of as an adjustment.

yeah I found myself shimmying at an angle, but I agree it's a pain especially with more rigid material.

 

[Solventinkjet]

It happens on Mutohs and Mimakis as well. It seems like it would be easy to add a little rubber strip or something to close the gap but they don't ever seem to think about that. At the end of the day it's something I have gotten used to and just load at an angle as Gino said.

 

[Gene@mpls]

How is it hard to load media? Doesn't make sense. Explain more?

I can and do load a lot of vinyl... I just wonder why as I load a new roll.

 

[Starter]

Haha LOL at Player! The old reach around!

 

[Gene@mpls]

You need to perform a reach-around.

You are not allowing for a short, fat, old man- actually the RF has a handle for the pinch rollers on the front and back.

 

[Gino]

You are not allowing for a short, fat, old man- actually the RF has a handle for the pinch rollers on the front and back.

Well, this isn't a handicapped version, but perhaps this will help........

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[FONT=arial, sans-serif]You just need a simple piece of printer paper and load it in the corner like I mentioned, the rest of it will follow. Keep a 4"x15" piece cut off when you get new rolls and wrap it around the roll with a piece of masking tape to keep it in place. [/FONT]​

 

[Baz]

It's worse for me since i leave the media clamps on as well ....

First world shop problems

 

[Gene@mpls]

First world shop problems

Again... I don't have an actual problem with loading it. I just always wonder about things that would be very simple to make a device just a little bit more user friendly that a design engineer would not think of. Gene

 

[rjssigns]

I prefer the Roland's loading set-up over HP's. So easy to switch media, set base points, and use the drops from other jobs.

If I was constantly doing long runs or double sided banners the HP would have an edge.

 

[Gene@mpls]

I agree- we only print our own stuff and leave one material on the main feed and I added a second set of rollers that piggybacks over the main roll for the other materials we use.

 

[rjssigns]

I agree- we only print our own stuff and leave one material on the main feed and I added a second set of rollers that piggybacks over the main roll for the other materials we use.

Neat idea. Tired of manhandling new rolls. Especially 13oz banner.