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That's interesting... I always thought that was more of a "penetrating/ soak in" type product, rather than an overcoat. Learn something new every day :)

It's just doing a refresh. The amount of ink it uses is negligible. It's not a full cleaning cycle, it just turns on, and spits a tiny amount of ink from each head to keep them from clogging, it can do that every hour and you'll never notice it using ink. Like Smoke_Jaguar says, it's more noise...

Holding up to forklift traffic is a pretty tall order. Polycarb laminates are the most durable, I've used them in car dealerships in the past in areas where they get driven over (don't remember off hand what brand), and they held up as long as they needed them to (month or so long promo stuff)...

If you were close enough, I probably would. I've run a lot of different printers/ cutters, and the differences aren't so massive that they can't be figured out if you've spent time working with any of them. Over the past 25 years I've run Encad, Mutah, Cannon, Roland, Fujifilm, now Mimaki...

Mimaki... Printers are real work horses, great quality. As far as cutting goes, like everyone else is saying, a separate cutter will always do better. A printer's main function is to print, so many combos sacrifice a little in the cutting department over a dedicated one, but Mimaki is definitely...

YAAAYY! Head delamination was one of the possibilities I was hoping it wouldn't be for you... Because it's the most costly. Glad you got it running, and learned a bit from the tech, that'll help you out in the long run :thumb:

If your shop already has a laminator and cutter, and buying the print media, a printer is the only missing link. Normally it goes the other way, someone buys a printer only to realize they need the rest, I'm surprised you don't already have one. With your own you can do your own color matching...

Tell me about it... I'm only a couple hundred miles north of them, and it gets waayyy colder :confused:

What key phrases do you need to make me younger... And more talented... And....

Every laminator behaves different and it changes with every product you put on it. What I do to prevent silvering is reduce the roller pressure, and with thick, or some of the problematic lams prone to silvering, I slow it down to let the heat penetrate the lam, the adhesive needs to get warm to...

Stop making me think on a weekend... :oops: As far as things like artwork, logical functions, and predictive text goes, AI is gaining great traction. AI automation in printing is probably on the horizon somewhere. There's a lot of variables for AI to act as a RIP server. Would it act better or...

Yeah, it can be like chasing your tail sometimes, especially when you can't get proper mfgr or dealer support. Good luck with it, hopefully you can get it running or find a service tech. keep us updated.

Usually it's the sensor. Sometimes the screw just comes loose, or the connector isn't seated and they won't read, or it could be bad. It could be something else, but if it works normally when it does read, that's most likely the culprit. I've had to replace them on a Roland, Summa shouldn't be...

Usually it's the sensor. Sometimes the screw just comes loose, or the connector isn't seated and they won't read, or it could be bad. It could be something else, but if it works normally when it does read, that's most likely the culprit. I've had to replace them on a Roland, Summa shouldn't be...

I've wrapped a few kits for myself and others. Was thinking about re-doing my main show kit in VViViD Tek R black gloss carbon fiber. Ordered a sample of it and it's really cool stuff, nice high gloss and has a really cool 3d effect. I'd probably go over it with PPF to give it even more depth...

A "shop" could be anything from a rickety old printer and plotter in a leaky garage or basement to a 14,000sf facility like the one I work out of. Not going to get many inquiries or responses with such a vague description. So what capabilities does this shop have? What does it all do? Signs...

You can do it that way... Use a guide clamped to it to keep your groove straight when you route it, try to get it slightly over 90 degrees to account for spring-back when you bend it and still have a 90. Best to bend it with a brake, but you can probably get creative enough and bend it without...

Haven't heard anything like that (yet). Did they give you any clue as to why? How could wraps represent such a significant number of claims as opposed to any other aspect of the industry?

Vinyl wraps on the shells don't really have a noticeable effect, the wrap just needs to be trimmed back far enough from the bearing edge so the heads seat properly, and the hoops hide that. My kicks all have mic ports in the head anyway, so adding decals doesn't really affect that much either...

Hmmmm... Now I'm curious about wrapping one of my drum kits with this, and creating a "toxic camouflage" star decal for the kick head :rock-n-roll: