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Have a customer requesting black print on fluorescent green vinyl and wondered if anyone had any experience printing eco-solvent inks on Oracal 7510 or another brand of fluorescent vinyl?

I'm having a bit of a problem with a print on our Roland SC-545ex. It seems that wherever the black ink meets the red ink, the edge is fuzzy and produces a outline of an orange color. I've attached a couple of pics. I've tired running on Oracal 3651 and 3951RA with the same problem, using the...

I am running into a problem with my GX-500 not getting past reading the second cropmark. I am printing to my Roland SC-545 via versaworks. I then load the print into the GX-500. The cropmarks are aligned with the cutting strip. I then send the job from versaworks to the gx-500. It finds the...

Is it possible to get the Vinyl Express Q160 series plotters(essentially a FC7000) to work with Cutting Master 2 software? I've installed CM2 and the driver for the Q160 and also for the FC-7000 to try and trick CM2, but get a Graphtec port not available error/error opening port. I'm using Win Xp.

My roland sc-545 just ran out of light cyan ink even though the printer status said both cartridges were half full. I should have ink tommorow, but I have a job that I need to cut. The printer is just beeping and won't let me even sheet cut or get away from ink levels screen. Is there a way to...

I'm running into a problem when I try to perf-cut decals on my Roland SC-545 using Versaworks. The corners, usually only 1 or 2, are pulled up a tad. This makes it difficult to separate them as they aren't fully cut in that spot. Has anyone run into this problem? My perf cut control settings in...

I was informed by my supplier that R-tape is no longer producing the AT-75 Clear Choice application tape. The alternative they have is the Main tape clear premium, but I have found that it doesn't stick to the release liner well. Is there an alternative to the R tape AT-75 that has RLA?

Will be moving 6 hours north next Thursday and we will be renting a 16 ft box truck with a liftgate. Only machine I'm worried about is our Roland SC-545. It will be unplugged for about 7-8 hours. I've found some info searching and need some additional info. 1. Make sure head is secured in...

Roland SC-545 using the latest version of Versaworks. Sending over a job that is 4"x3" stepped and repeated 84 times within Versaworks. When it gets to the end and starts to print the trailing align points, it takes forever. It will do one pass and then sounds like it is cleaning. Another pass...

First time using the take up reel(Roland TUC-1) on our SC-545ex, but I'm having a problem with it actually taking up automatically. It works fine with manually pushing the button, but will not automatically wind. I've attached a pic. Do I have it webbed correct? I can't locate any manual for the...

Just got a job in that will require us to laminate and would like some suggestions/tips for completing the job since it will be our first print/lam/cut job since we got the Sc-545. The job is 1000 3" x 4" decals. I will be using Oracal 3165RA and 210 lam. We have a Roland SC-545 and a Vinyl...

Using a Roland SC-545 and the blacks seem to be printing out washed out, almost a dark grey. I've tried adjusting the black level in Versaworks and it helps a little, but still does not give a crisp black. I'm using Oracal 3165 and 3651 with Oracal's profiles. I've tried to adjust the black in...

Recently purchased a Roland SC-545ex and am getting some grainy prints. I am using Oracal 3165G and the profile for the media downloaded from Oracal. When I print a measure page, the blacks look muddled. It's hard to explain, but at the 100% end, the black is not solid. Is this how it is...

So I've narrowed my purchase down to a Roland. Right now I have the following 3 options: Option 1 - $13,000 - Used SP-540i with a set of 220 inks and a roll of media. 90 day warranty with option to purchase year warranty for $1200 Option 2 - $15,000 - Used VS-420. Only a few months old...

I am getting ready to pull the trigger on an eco solvent machine and have some questions for members who have experience with the machines. I will mainly be using the machine for wall decals, short run decals and possibly wraps in the future. I've narrowed it down to the Mimaki CJV, the Roland...

Anyone have a Kip 80 or colorwave installed? Pros and cons? We do a lot of CAD drawings and are heading towards the KIP 80 as it seems to be the all around machine. We hope to expand into the POP market with the Kip 80.

Was wondering if anyone had or knew of any companies that sell compilations of clipart specifically geared towards wall art?

Looking to add a laminator to the shop. We are more of a print shop than a sign shop so most of the prints would be mounted to foamcore or laminated with thermal films. Got a quote from a local supplier for a D&K EXP 42 Plus Laminator. Price seems decent, but wanted to see if anyone had first...

Just found the forum. Our main business is custom cars, but I've been doing vinyl for almost 10 years. Started out in 1999 with a Stika 15" cutter in my bedroom and they moved up to a Graphtec 24" CE. Sold that and got out of vinyl for a couple years. Then picked up a cheap $300 24" cutter on...