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AI is such a terrifying thing, I don't know how anyone can use Illustrator with a straight face. Wait, wrong AI. It even has the right number of hands, astounding!

I really hope you drew that, as it is amazing. And yes, businessing is hard, but I am happy I am trying; even if I do suck at it.

If you want a manual for a printer that has a lot of common parts, I can send you one for the UCJV300, it uses the newer head assemblies unlike the first generation JFX200. Or, I can send you the proper manual. Check your DMs.

I recognize that nozzle check pattern, never heard of the printer brand, however. Control electronics are definitely HosonSoft or a copy of that. Check your capping station and make sure everything looks good. Probably not going to be an electrical fault in the head itself but might be air in...

So, ya got an EX or what? The revision in 2019 for the JFX200 manual doesn't turn it into a manual for a JFX200 EX. Just like if I sent you a manual from 2020 for the UJF-6042 that manual will not suddenly turn into a manual for a UJF-6042 MKII.

Yeah, nozzle check is everything, can't do anything without sanity checking your work. If a head is giving you a hard time, I guess maybe you're referring to nozzles dropping out, or maybe clogging? Maybe catching fire? Depending on your solvent compatibility with the head, you can flush it...

Looking at revision notes, the non EX manual didn't have a ton of major revisions throughout the years. Are you wanting a service manual for the old 2-head model, or do you want a manual for the EX? If it's the latter, Mimaki doesn't "update the manual" for a new model of a printer, they release...

Based in Oklahoma City, home of tornadoes, a mediocre basketball team and some interstates! As far as commissions go, I guess that might be workable. Our margins are low, so lots of room for markup. Not paying mortgage level payments each month on financed/leased equipment or anything like that.

I mean, to be fair, the EX is a different model, so there are going to be a boatload of changes.

Looking for a flatbed, or roll printer?

Gen5's are pretty good about jetting most crap you can feed them, doubly so if you use their heaters. That said, getting inks certified is a massive pain in the butt and not something I plan on doing. Plus, my chemical engineering background is scant at best.

Compatibility of inks is mostly dependent on the head itself. Thankfully the control boards I have been working with support more robust industrial heads such as the Ricoh Gen5/6 as well as a variety of Epson heads. Heads themselves are too expensive to manufacture, so will always be dependent...

We've lucked out in having a decent price facility and relatively low costs, as well as rebuilding all the equipment we run. But yeah, I am thinking that is by far the greatest issue we have. Now, I just need to figure out what we should focus on selling, the prints, or the printers.

Nah, being an autistic mofo has its perks, and one of the partners at the shop is ADD, makes a great mix. Sometimes knowing what's weird about yourself helps you lean into things that might be a benefit. Guess the trick is just finding some kind of sweet spot or working with someone who knows...

See any red LEDs on in the back inside the electronics housing just behind the head carriage?

Nah, having no social life and being a crazy autistic bastard means I spend a lot of time reverse engineering stuff in general as I find it to be quite entertaining. The BOM on midsize printers from flatbeds to roll printers is getting stupid cheap, so I am just going along with that for now...

Yup!

I found airbrushing/sprays to work pretty well, easy to add in thin layers without soaking the piece.

Starting to learn that running a print shop that does more printer repair, refurb, and engineering is a tricky prospect. Set up shop mostly to do prints for the local weed industry and am learning just how flaky that can be. Some pretty good clients left who did the smart thing and avoided...

I'm a technician and I run a failing print shop on a good day. I can tell ya the technical stuff, but I am definitely not the person for business advice. 2.5D printing takes a lot of time since it has to barf out a ton of ink to build up the texture. Also, AVOID USING PRIMER, since double clear...