S80600 w/Onyx. How to print more white?

You could try multi-strike on the white but I would allow for dry time on each pass. If you try to lay down too much white it will start to crack, pool, and or run.

Chaz

 

Have you visited this video from Onyx, "Tech Tip: White and Specialty Ink Tools"?

 

What does your basic Onyx control image look like printed on any material? At least one ONYX Quality Evaluation.pdf should be found in your Onyx folder(s.) That's a good place to start. Can you upload a photo of the result?

I'm guessing you're overlooking a basic setting, such as Spot Colors ON, etc.

 

Have you visited this video from Onyx, "Application Tools: Using the ONYX Spot Layer tools for white and specialty inks"?



Your machine will lay down all the white you're looking for in a single pass. The ink should practically dry at the platen and only cure at the next heater. Your setting of 400% ink limit is telling, and incorrect.

Be sure to tackle your workflow and settings critically. You might consider trouble shooting with your dealer or Onyx.

Good luck

 

How did you make out improving your white output? In the same boat now.

 

How are you printing white reg. marks? Been having trouble with my summa reading reg marks printed on clear and laminated to gold leaf. Was wanting to be able to print white around the marks to block out the foil effect. Is this possible?

 

What is the desired end result supposed to look like?

 

Hammered gold leaf sheriffs stars with black image and text, very thin strokes for some of it. WE have always ovelaid printed clear vinyl on the gold leaf and never had a problem reading crop marks on a roland plotter. with the summa it can't read the marks this way.

Am wondering if there is a way to print white around (and probably under) the crop marks through onyx. Thinking it's having trouble pickup up the crop marks because of how the hammered gold leaf reflects.

 

Sorry didn't mean to hijack thread.

 

How large of decals are you talking? The white we get out of our Epson is about the same as printing onto a translucent white vinyl. It's kinda opaque but isn't a "block out" as that requires other colors and not just white, as white pigment isn't light blocking. (like block out vinyl has a gray adhesive) I'd guess that you'll be better off with something like an Edge print, but I can't see what you're after or how big you need it to be.

 

Can the Epson do 3 layer printing?

If so you print a grey/black layer, then white layer, than color layer to have opacity.