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  1. printer does not start to print flexi file

    Also make sure the port for the printer is still configured right in Production Manager....
  2. Flexi vs Signlab

    Been using Flexi for nearly 20 years but am tiring of the issues. We have always had perpetual licenses. Still on 12 because of all the horror stories on here when 19 first came out and many even being told to go back to 12 by SAi support! One issue I really see now is that we are now past the...
  3. Need Help Anyone know where to get the material to make this curb sign..looks cool!!!

    I'd contact Alumigraphics to see what they say. We have applied it to asphalt without any issues but it was older asphalt....
  4. Need Help Anyone know where to get the material to make this curb sign..looks cool!!!

    The advantage with the Alumigraphics is that is also conforms to surface imperfections (actually will split into deeper cracks but still looks great). We print it on our Mimaki solvent printers then liquid laminate it with Frog Juice. I have had pieces out that still looks good after 4 years of...
  5. Rear window perf on pick up truck- laminated or unlaminated, what do you do?

    The problem with many optically clear lams is they are too soft. While optically clear the softness allows the bridged holes to expand and contract with happens with temperature fluctuations and also from trapping too much air in the holes (you see this a LOT on perf installs) which causes...
  6. Removable Cast Vinyl?

    If you are going with cast then 3M 180 (in my 20 years of experience) removes more cleanly and easily than anything else unless primer is used which would not be with floor graphics. Aside from that though. Most promotional "floor graphic" vinyl is not cast and has adhesive designed to be...
  7. FlexiSign program

    Someone has a Flexi 11 perpetual license for sale in the classifieds right now....
  8. LXI slow - software or computer?

    LXI is just an OEM or private branded version of Flexi as far as I know. There was just a recent thread on that.... https://signs101.com/threads/alternative-to-flexi-for-windows.161344/#post-1499180 Basically Flexi tends to choke when there is any sort of transparency effects and it also can...
  9. Refilling flushing liquid cartridges

    A LOT bigger syringe with a larger needle is about the only way. Could rig up something with a tube to a larger bore needle that goes to a large jug and let gravity fill them. Stick the empty cart on the needle and set it below the larger jug of solution.
  10. Printing Greys with Flexi Rip

    Why would you not design in RGB for printing...... ? Your printers CMYK inks have no correlation to CMYK color in design software. Your CMYK inks are capable of a much greater range of color than CMYK color in design programs can define.... There is a LOT more to it than that though and...
  11. So.... What is everyone going to do for Thanksgiving?

    Same as we have done every year. Family all gets together at my sisters.
  12. Question Alternative to Flexi for Windows

    If that is actually crashing Flexi even with show fills turned off than I suspect you might have a bad stick of ram or some other hardware bug (processor bug, motherboard bios firmware bug, etc). Very very rare will I have Flexi actually crash, even if working on massively complex files (we do...
  13. Question Alternative to Flexi for Windows

    Also keep in mind, with a 32 bit application, it does not matter how much ram you put in a computer, a 32 bit application cannot address more than 4GB of memory. Windows can and can even swap other stuff up to higher memory addresses to free up more for the 32 bit app that is running. One...
  14. Discussion Questions about Mimaki printers

    I did not know that Roland moved over to Ricoh heads.... but then I've not looked into the newest models in a couple of years now.
  15. Why would 3M 7725 be used for a city spec?

    I've helped write specs for govt RFP's and RFB's a number of times. While it did give me a leg up at times my goal was to assure that ALL bidders are quoting fairly. Yeah every brand makes a cast print vinyl and they all claim to be the best. When your client is a city with a fleet of over 700...
  16. Rush Fees: do you charge them?

    We do..... One thing I tell clients quite a bit, and it gets a chuckle every time..... We can do it as fast as you can afford. For the right price we will stay overnight. We have been taken up on it too. They just need to realize they are not your only client.
  17. Discussion Questions about Mimaki printers

    Have to agree..... both use the same print head and tech. Just different interfaces and software along with slightly different engineering on the chassis. If you are used to Versaworks as your rip then the transition would be even more complex as you would be changing to a new rip as well. As...
  18. mimaki jv300-160 missing magenta

    I honestly had never looked.... So based on another thread here it seems that users average around 4 liters per head. https://signs101.com/threads/hp-latex-360-printhead-question.134715/ So they do wear out very quickly compared to any other type of printhead. It just seems excessive and I've...
  19. mimaki jv300-160 missing magenta

    Be aware..... Mimaki does not make printheads. The majority of the eco-solvent machines regardless of what brand machine all use the same Epson printheads so even if you go with some other brand printer, it will likely have the exact same printhead that your Mimaki has. There are a couple of...
  20. Quality Check

    The wrinkles are a bit of a problem. Easy to miss a bubble here and there when installing but we always make sure to move around a lot at the end to change the lighting angles to catch any. The wrinkles should not happen, that is an installer inexperience issue. Are they bad enough to warrant a...
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