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  1. Printer in sleep mode gets stuck with wiper and stays on until someone hits enter.

    no error code just a flashing hit enter. I have cleaned the tracks twice in the last 4 days.... I think it best to let it sit running in local overnight and clean again tomorrow.
  2. Printer in sleep mode gets stuck with wiper and stays on until someone hits enter.

    I have had this issue in the past and a good cleaning of everything in the wiper area usually stops it from sitting idle until someone hits the enter button. Now I have cleaned everything heavy duty twice and it still happens. Not sure why, but wonder if it is best to just keep the printer...
  3. Water on 3m ij180

    I think due to the moisture it will take longer to fully adhere. I once made some decals for a guy using wrap material and he put them on with water. 2 days later I could pull them off with very little resistance...they were sticking though.
  4. removing large vinyl from raw aluminum trailer

    Would a high pressure washer be the best way to remove large graphics from a raw aluminum trailer? pro's and con's?
  5. Not sure what to use ? Please help

    Just out of curiosity...why not just print on laminate? it's clear.....
  6. How does a signmaker take a vacation?

    I am guilty of not taking a real vacation. Sure i take a week off, but I really would like to go to Europe for a good 3 weeks and tour around...As a 1 man shop that is near impossible..but I am 60 now so maybe in a few years I just go and what will be...will be. I am not easily replaced!!!!
  7. Discussion Wondering how many have done..............................

    speaking of d*cks in logos..here's a little clip from Silicon Valley
  8. Question Removal of old graphics

    Just finished getting the vinyl off a fairly new sprinter ambulance. The graphics were 2 big wavy stripes going down the sides. I cringed when I first saw it and my customer who gives me quite a bit of work, although usually brand new vehicles doesn't think I should charge him very much...
  9. Flexi toolbars moving

    I have seen it with mine rarely...annoying..YES
  10. Applying vinyl to etched glass

    Do it dry!!!! hit it with a bit of heat afterwards....
  11. Is there a problem getting vinyl to stick to real frosted glass?

    Yes I will say NEVER CLEAN THEM!!! EVER!!!! lol They are a regular client so I will do what it takes to finish the job, but I have no idea what kind of glass it is or how it was made and either do they. Why do you suppose the top layer of prints are fine...I can only think there is...
  12. Is there a problem getting vinyl to stick to real frosted glass?

    Well I spent about a half hour with a heat gun and worked the edges, but I can see that it still wants to lift. The central areas are all fine, only around the edges. I peeled one back and it still feels a little moist. I also see that none of the images along the top are lifting, just the...
  13. Is there a problem getting vinyl to stick to real frosted glass?

    I printed 9 panels of photographs for a client that has basically a hollywood squares wall in his board room. Each panel is actual frosted glass. It felt smooth to me and I never even gave it a second thought that I would run into trouble,. because each photo completely filled the panel I...
  14. How we clean screens at FireSprint

    I can walk into my screen printers place for 2 minutes and the rest of the day I can smell that ink on my clothes....and I guess everywhere else.
  15. Summa D160SE Opos Calibration Fails

    I feel your pain as I have been so frustrated with my d140 and the issues with reading the marks. I have all sorts of tricks to make it work, but about a month ago nothing worked. I was basically trapped in front of that machine for over an hour trying to get it to cut a $50 decal set. I...
  16. What is happening when I send a file out to rip and it sits "holding"?

    Yes I see it in the print and rip area... I have never in 10 years even really taken notice of it before. I have no idea how it changed, but thank you for the knowledge.
  17. What is happening when I send a file out to rip and it sits "holding"?

    I just swapped out my old hard drive with a cloned new drive and everything is working fine, except I now seem to get a holding message in prod manager and it never sends the file out to print. If I send it again from the prod manager , then it re rips it and it goes to print. never had this...
  18. To use the www or not?

    I talk people out of it as I always end up having to recut the dot that gets lost in weeding!!!!
  19. Looking for a handle for small corogated signs....similar to a step stake

    A Customer is requesting something that probably works like a step stake but is designed to be held in one hand for events and protest marches. .
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