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The older model Mutoh maintenance stations are overengineered and the same motor and gears that run the wiper also runs the pump. So if the pump is failing, it can affect the wiper and vice versa. I agree that it's probably just time for a new station especially if it's over 2 years old.

Good luck!

It's a possibility for sure but in my experience, the things that fail on cutters the most is the, blade holder, blade itself, cut strip, cutter solenoid or main board. Motor and belt issues are rare comparatively.

Ok so the offset for that blade should be 0.30 but I don't think that little difference is what's causing your issue. Worth a shot to adjust it though. I would also clean out your blade holder with an air duster and maybe some alcohol to get any adhesive out. Maybe the blade is getting caught up...

I would check the cut protection strip and if it has a deep cut in it, I would replace it. It's the strip of rubber that runs along the blade path. If it has any deformities, it will cause issues like this. Other than that, make sure your offset setting is correct.

I've just grown up with Windows but have always been curious of Linux. I started on DOS and Windows 3.1 as a kid so it got ingrained in me.

I've moved a fair amount of printers and haven't had that issue but as you know, most tech's experience isn't going to be the same. Do you completely empty the system when you do it or just empty the sub tanks?

Am I going to have to be a Linux guy?

Google, American Print Consultants. I believe they handle that area.

The head locks automatically when it's not being used. If you just allow the head to return to the home position like it normally does after a print and then power off, it will be locked. As DL mentioned above, it's a good idea to tape some foam to the platen and butt it up against the head...

Make sure to put something under the legs to raise the casters up off the floor. Strapping the printer down with the casters touching the floor will most likely end in them popping off during transit. Other than that, make sure the head is locked and you'll probably have to run an air purge when...

Sounds like SignLab might not support the multi printer support from the MImkai driver or you might just need to call them and see if there's a trick to getting it to work.

The head fuse on the main board probably popped. That's what it is most of the time in these cases. Finding what caused the fuse to pop is the harder part. You'll want to find what caused the fuse to pop in the first place before you replace it. It's usually a bad head cable but it can be a lot...

The Mimaki USB driver differentiates between machines using the machine serial number. You should be able to print to both at the same time as long as your software allows it. The driver should handle that automatically for you. That being said, I've never tried it in SignLab.

Tape some scrap vinyl onto the end of your print. It will give the printer enough to grab onto and trip the sensor so you can finish the cut. I've done it plenty of times!

lol It's even crazier than that because, not only is it true that the CD the key on older versions of FineCut, from what I understand, the "key" is just the name of the CD. I'm pretty sure I saw a guy on signs101 simply make a blank CD and name it correctly and it worked.

Are you sure there isn't some transparent object that is being scaled up with the banner and throwing off the total size in Rasterlink?

In my opinion, head recovery systems, at least for the Epson heads, are useless. Head nozzles fail in 2 main ways. 1 is they become physically deformed which cleaning won't fix ever. 2 is they become clogged with cured ink. A lot of the time you can flush solution through and unclog the head. If...

I agree. It looks like ink starvation during the print. In these cases I usually check the positive and negative pressure, adjust if needed, and then run an air purge. That takes care of a lot of ink flow issues that aren't caused by a broken part.

No joke, my boss can smell vinyl and tell you what it is lol.