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Recent content by Superior_Adam

  1. Flatbed printer Canon 135GT or 1300 or mimaki?

    Your not getting a printer that prints a full sheet under 60 seconds for $125,000 lol
  2. Issues Cutting Foam Core

    Switch to UltraMount and your problems might go away. yes its a lot more money but charge accordingly. Over the years I have printed and cut down hundreds of cases and never had an issue with it. I have a Zund but knife cutting is pretty straight forward.
  3. banners all types

    Weld would probably be stronger than tape. On mesh I recommend webbing to strengthen the hem so grommets dont rip out. I used to weld banners and have switched to stitching but tape wont strengthen a hem. Remember with mesh you are just missing a lot of material of standard banner material so...
  4. banners all types

    You can but the hem isn't very strong.
  5. HTV issues.

    Well i dont trust a heat gun to check them as sometimes you can get wrong readings. They make strips to place on the platen that are more accurate. but if your heat gun is showing sporadic heat levels you may not even be getting to 300 degrees when the directions say 330 degrees. I would fix...
  6. HTV issues.

    Check all of your presses to make sure they are at the actual set temperature. Over time they can lose some of that or a temp sensor can fail. If the manufacturer says 330 and you are at 300 that is part of the problem. I always double check time/temp/pressure settings as over the years...
  7. Clean edges on cnc routed dibond

    I am sure I pulled those settings right off the machine. I get a long life out of router bits on ACM as it is a pretty soft material.
  8. Thoughts on Mimaki Print Head Cleaning

    The head was installed in 2018 pretty sure there is not a warranty on a head anymore since its 2024
  9. Sealing ACM panel signs?

    a good, calendared vinyl/lam can last 5-7 years outdoors. I have had zero issues with vinyl lifting off the edges prematurely.
  10. Installing acrylic letters

    even with an adhesive strong enough when you go to remove them you will probably take chunks of the bricks with it
  11. Printer for double sided workflow? Need perfect registration

    To get self feeding you will need to get a digital press like a Konica Minolta or Ricoh. Don't know that 5,000 per month would be worth it though as any digital press would print that in less than a day.
  12. Road sign pricing help

    If your using their blanks figure out the cost of the blank and material and add in what you want to make on the job. Everyone's overhead is different.
  13. UV printhead left uncapped for 26 hours, and how do you deal with anxiety?

    I have 2 UV printers that don't have capping stations they hover over a tray so it's not the end of the world.
  14. Weeding small labels

    On large quantities of cut vinyl we outsource as we don't do it a lot. We use a company that creates a die, and they stamp the sheets. The heated cutting plate slightly seperates the cut lines and the weeding is extremely fast as it slightly separates the cutting lines. If you're doing a lot...
  15. JFX 500 blocked heads and lines

    i would not trust a line that you had to clear with a welding rod. There will still be chunks of ink in that line that will clog later down the line or a filter.
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