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If the material, prep method and inkset has stayed the same, I'd definitely look into the bulbs. LED's have much longer lives than traditional (Canon traditional is like 500 hours but we run to 800-900 usually) but they still need to be replaced eventually. We've never had any luck printing to...

What size bottle/bag are you getting for $110? Which machine & inkset?

That's insane. With rivets and hardware yet! How long does the pre-seaming of the panels take though? That's gotta take some time to get it right. Would love to see that whole process as well.

I have no experience with Mutohs, Vinyl Express plotters or that RIP you mentioned....but I can say with absolute certainty that Rasterlink is the worst RIP I've ever seen/used. We use Onyx Thrive to drive all our printers & cutters and once you're used to it, it's good. It's not cheap but...

Were you bartering for fast food...................................? Hope you got a few happy meals in return at least!

I was told from a Grimco rep earlier this week that briteline was actually General Formulations................................... go figure!

For Orajet media, but that's about it.

Is being prejudice about cast vs cal racist................? :oops:

Print some labels that clearly indicate cast / cal, manufacturer, series, open date, and supplier. (Or some sort of variation of that) Here is what we came up with. (attached - feel free to use/customize as needed) We'll print sheets of them and just peel and stick when we open a new roll.

When it breaks, usually.

So I'm not the only one that's had issues w/ tracking on Rolands? It's always been bad on our XC-540 and XR-640.

Ugh. I despise directory updates!! You're right about lots of hands being on them over the years. Probably because most shops hate this type of work.......and I'm one of them. If you can sell them a whole new one....... https://www.clarkesystems.com/modular-slatz-vinyl/ Good luck :thumb:

Hey Scott I completely forgot that you had an Epson! Glad to hear that you've been happy with yours. Realistically the Colorado is probably too much printer for us too but I can see it potentially replacing both our current printers. I wish I had an excuse to come to Toronto so we could...

Thank you all for the great feedback - that's really helpful. I get that they're 2 drastically different platforms but they're the 2 we're considering right now. My train of thought was that we either get into a S60600 to get us by for now at the lowest price point, or take the plunge and...

We've had good success with Roland for the past 10+ years but I'm not interested in their new models or business model. Time to move into something else.

Good idea, I'll request some samples from both and see how they compare.

Thank you Mark, very good points you make there. I might take you up on that offer for a chat as we continue our research.

So our daily driven Roland XR-640 is dead in the water and no solution in sight. Our only other roll to roll printer is our Mimaki UCJV. I'm looking at either a 1650 or M3 (CMYK) or Epson S60600/S60600L. Don't need/want white....already been down that road and have other printers for that...

Yeah it's been insane in Winnipeg so far.... AC been going non-stop at home and at the shop. Highs of 40ish with the humidity and lows of only 20 or so for the last couple of weeks. Definitely not May/June weather.

HP R2000?