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FUJI dripping Hi There, We had a huge problem here during some very hot weather this summer. We have TWO Fuji flatbeds, and both were dripping ink all over everything. Heads and platen needed to be wiped after every print. The problem was DEFINITELY humidity build-up. The following week, in...

Capping station misaligned? Hi There, I have run several Mimakis. This looks like media comp, but you have tried that. Next, I would suggest that the capping station, which is on a swinging carriage, might not be seating cleanly when returned to printing position. Make sure your little black...

HP oil problem Oh yeah, looks like someone has DRENCHED your carriage rails with lube oil. Look at the very ends of your rails, there is often a BIG clump of hair/dirt/fibers there. If that has built up, it would still retain the remnants of the initial oil deluge, and would drip more the...

Mimaki - magenta freak show Hi There, Have operated many Mimakis, never seen this. Since the lines are so clean (not jagged), I would guess this is a voltage problem, which sends different bursts of varying power to the head. Perhaps an inner power supply failure or crossed wire? Are you...

batching - rotation of panels " that it is necessary to rotate every other file when batching up a large run of prints, because he says that helps with color shifts" Yes, this is a very helpful idea, especially when printing gradients, blues, greys, etc. Your printer operator is absolutely...

MDO - lay flat for printing Hello All! Have done many MDO boards, and encountered many "banana boards". Here's how: Line up warped board with corner marks as close as possible. Put some kind of weight on each corner. (Gallon jug of waste ink works well). Turn on table vacuum. Apply painters...

Print bad / cut OK? Hi There, Your comment about the problem printer doing cut jobs without the problem made me think "Could it be a heater issue? A heater is broken and takes however long to stop the machine (2" - 2')? Perhaps when the heater gets too hot, it shuts down your printer?" Just a...

Mimaki - clear vinyl I have printed many many rolls of Orajet clear vinyl on a Mimaki 63" printer. No problems, though beware the heat setting, as the clear stuff puckers before other white vinyls, such as the Tru-Stock stuff most shops use now. You also might want to add .5 seconds to the...

Epson 30670 Hello All! We have an EPSON 30670, and it works very well except that it sprays extra ink onto the margins of the material. Only happens with blue, and we've been able to trim off the spray, but that won't always work. Responds to cleaning but not completely. It's not a lot of ink...

Epson 30670 Hi There, We have an Epson 30670 and it has some over spray problems, mostly in blue. It will add a cloud of misted ink around the edge of a print. We have reduced it with cleaning, but not eliminated it. So far, we have been able to trim off the spray cloud, but that won't always...

Roland vs HP Hey All, I have run HP 28500, 104" wide, and also the Roland VS-640, 63" wide. (And OCE GT 250, Daytona flatbed, Mutohs, Epsons, etc, etc) HPs are much more delicate with material profiles. Slight changes can widely affect your prints. We had ours in a separate, temp-controlled...

NOT a misconception. Have dealt with almost all the SaRs in the Vancouver area. One clown wanted to hire me, but since they were a "family business", they did not pay overtime. I said not my "family". Worked at another shop where we had this IDIOT helper, whom we fired after he continually...

Hey All! Just started at a new shop and they have a FUJI flat bed. It's an OCE just rebranded. They are having a problem with ink sticking to plexi glass. I never noticed a problem with the OCE at the old place. Plexi panels came and went very well. This particular job is a black text/white...

Just a thought .... We had a situation about 6 months ago, where the print heads were not seated exactly properly on the capping station. It was off by a very miniscule amount, 1/32 inch or something, but it was killing the left side print heads, which then wouldn't pass ink. Check the rubber...

stripe questionand which material Hey All, Wondering if the black stripe test prints are streaky, and should be more solid. Ours look much cleaner than that from our Mimaki JV-33, 63". Anyone else think so? Also, in the "door print", which material are you using? BTW, artbot always has...

Hey There, I have a Mimaki, not a Roland, but is the head sitting firmly and centered in the capping station? We had that problem, and it was only off a centimeter or so, but it killed the head on the end. Also, is the ink you're using actually full? I had a couple of inks that were reading...

Hp 28500 Hi C Miller! We got the larger model, the HP 28500 about a year ago. Had many issues with materials and profiles. Tech support, both from HP and with support personnel from the vendor, were not a loot of help. There were many problems with parts of the machine just breaking during...

Nozzle Wash Hi There, We have a Mimaki and usually when several lines of the test print do not appear, it's due to the nozzles being plugged. Happens often over the weekend. Nozzle wash usually brings them back. Try five minutes for the soak (it will prompt you). Please reply with results...

HP banner profile Hi There, I know this is a long time ago, but did you find a profile to help you? If not, we have one that works very well on our HP 28500. Write me if you need it. - Doug FS Vancouver

OCE Arizona 250 GT We have used the OCE 250 GT (no white ink) for approx 5 years. Styrene is tough, but just print with margins on the edges (at least 3 inches) and you can avoid most hand prints. Prints fast and clean, but the prints are temperature sensitive, cold making the ink flake...