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  1. are warranties worth it in your opinion?

    Do you buy extended warranties for your JV33 printers? On a 2yr old JV33, I was offered an extended warranty for $3500.00. I am thinking that the only real problem I could have that I would want warrantied would be a print head, and that cost about the same as the warranty. The print head...
  2. 21' Hells Bay Boat Wrap

    What are you charging for boat wraps? What would you charge if you were supplied with a print ready file, and only handled printing and installation? Are they typically warrantied? What materials are recommended for salt water boats? Anyone in Central Fl doing this? Thanks
  3. losing USB conneciton

    Intermittently, one of out S-75's "can not be found." The Wasatch settings tab has to be opened and the USB # has to be changed in order for the machine to be recognized. Communication had to be changed from USB3 to USB in order to work today. At this particular station, there are three...
  4. Summa S75T cutting into barcode.

    Red lines indicate where blade cuts. Cyan lines indicate designed cut. Anyone ever see this on a Summa S-75 T Series? This happens with every file. The same file can be cut on any of our other S-75 plotters without issue. Cutting via Wasatch and USB2 cable. Latest firmware version. I've worked...
  5. roll slitter

    I have 40" rolls of printed and laminated material that I need to slit into a 15" roll and a 25" roll. I will have to do this on an ongoing basis, so I am looking to buy or make a slitter of my own. Anyone have any advice? Thanks!
  6. solvent inkjet printing on metallic vinyl

    Can anyone share the basic principles of printing on metallic vinyl? I typically have blotchy prints when experimenting with metallic vinyl. Any suggestions about temperature or ink saturation? Is humidity a factor for the vinyl itself, or will it just effect the liner? I am just starting out...
  7. telescoping media

    anyone have luck keeping media wound concentrically on a core? I always get vinyl delivered a little telescoped, run it through a printer onto a take-up reel where is gets a bit more telescoped, and then try to run it through a laminator; 150' at a time. I am running 30" media with 27" laminate...
  8. error 211 head warm temp

    Hi, I am getting this error from out of the blue on a JV33. "error 211 head warm temp, (1,0,0,0)" Any one know what causes this? There is an infrared heater in front of this printer, but I have 3 other JV33's printing without issue, and they all have the heaters in front of them. When the...
  9. best practices for laminating

    What are the most important aspects of laminating vinyl prints? I have printed an entire roll of 30" vinyl (150' long,) that I would like to laminate with my SEAL EP42. My first problem is that my print was wound onto a take-up (JV33) and it is not wound concentrically, and it is fairly loose...
  10. background pattern generator

    does anyone know of a software designed to make seamless patterns out of a piece of your original art? something above Adobe pattern fills, but not as costly as SymmetryShop or SymmetryWorks plug-ins? thanks!
  11. new "Arctic White Foil"

    has anyone out there had access to the new Arctic White Foil from GSP? I'm still running 2.5 and was wondering if I would be able to assign this from 2.5's pallet with a substitution that has a similar firing table, or would I need to upgrade to take advantage of this new foil. Thanks!
  12. Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 Printer

    Hi, has anyone used the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 Printer yet? I'm looking to print white ink on metallic substrates, and I'm curious about what it takes to get good opacity with this machine as far as print time and ink costs. Thanks!
  13. reviving a JV3

    Hello, I'm about to start using an old JV3 that I've had in storage for many years, and would like to know if anyone has advice. the machine was flushed with solvent before going into storage. I am planning on replacing the capping station, cleaning the encoder strip, replacing both pumps... Is...
  14. completing circles

    we are experiencing a slight misalignment when plotting; origins and endpoints are not matching when cutting circles for instance. Is there a calibration I can run to correct this on Summa S140 and S75 plotters?
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