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And you're sure they were printed on the same printer? I take it you have clear ink on your unit?

That's a big difference. Did I miss the part where you explained why you use clear vinyl for your faces? We don't do much any more, thankfully, but always used 3850 when we printed graphics for faces.

The installer did no such thing. If it wasn't for the fact that we loaded up a roll and sent a print down, they would have left without even checking that the heads were firing and not DOA from the factory. But I digress........ I suppose I should have. I'm just not sure where I went wrong...

Wow, that's a hell of a report. Very interesting. I'd still love to know how they expect most shops to "bake" their large sign faces for an hour.

It's been a couple of years since I made a profile, and even back then I was no expert. (I know how to go through the "for dummies" onyx steps, but beyond that I'm clueless. ) We just had an Epson S60600 installed last week and I got right to creating custom profiles. I created this 720x720...

Are you printing in High Quality 720x1440? I'd try that, and if need be slow down the head speed. You'll need a high pass count + slow head speed in order for the ink to lay down smoothly on that material. Worst case scenario, you could always try using 3M IJ180mC-120 (Basically digital...

What kind of marks/RIP are you using? If you're using Onyx you should be able to control the frequency/spacing of marks. I get this error all the time when I create my own marks, but it will still read them fine and cut accurately.

We have a Mimaki UV-LED printer and the color shift is huge over time. You may have checked already and maybe it's not the case but just thought I'd mention it, try comparing colors 30ish minutes later and see if they match the previous day's prints. (I'm not even sure if this is across the...

Well that was an entertaining rant!

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We use Oracal 3651 clear. As already mentionedm, you will need white ink capabilities in order to prime behind the image so that it doesn't get washed out - unless decals will be applied to white surfaces only.

Thank you for the info!! I played around with it a bit and got it to work on one printer but not the next. Will explore more. I agree it would be nice if it could apply to all profiles but I guess it wouldn't be accurate then, as each profile/mode will have different ink limits etc. So output...

Awesome, thank you!! I can't believe I've never come across this before in Thrive. Was able to set it up exactly like you described....but not sure if it's picking it up. Does it usually show it anywhere under Named Color Replacement or Color Replacement? I'm assuming there should be some...

I realize this is only "your take"................but if that's your view on Gerber Edge setups you're missing out! We can print thousands of dollars worth of 1-2 color decal/label orders on a single Edge 2 machine in a day. Pair that with a sprocket fed Gerber plotter and they're still...

Can't say I've ever met a 3M material that didn't have their logo splattered on every single inch of the liner....that said we've never used IJ35 before.

Can you elaborate on this a bit? I find we spend way too much time doing manual color replacements for almost every job and would love to create workflows that automate some of those manual steps. Is it a question of creating color filters that will pick up certain colors and edit output...

I've always assigned the cmyk values from the swatch right in Onyx (Color Replacement). I find this will give accurate results. I believe the cmyk values on swatches are "output values" where as what you were using is "input values", but someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Yeah that seems excessive for a week, especially if you have periodic cleaning turned off. (Nice to see they finally upgraded the waste ink tank design though!) That drove me nuts on our Rolands..........even with periodic cleaning turned off it would clean itself all the time.

I think it's too much to ask to provide all the relevant details sometimes.................. :rolleyes:

Personally I'd keep outsourcing until you have the demand/volume to get a decent sized machine. 40" x 40" bed won't do you much good (not even half a sheet), and I wouldn't trust a $500 CNC for professional work. Just my thoughts - I don't have a ton of CNC experience either other than...