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+1 Laminate ALL print jobs before applying to all substrates. You'll get more pressure from your rollers with only the print between your rollers then if you would with something thick. Spray mount works fine - make sure it's a super spray - something permanent vs an Art Print Mount Spray -...

Hmmmm - Bad capping station? Bad dampers and/or printhead manifold? And No there shouldn't be a constant flow of ink from the line to the waste. I would bet there's a leak somewhere.

Holy CRAP - $2724 for a new print head?? Is that normal? What's different about the JV33 Head thats different from the other Mimaki Heads?? My goodness that's a kick in the crotch!

How accurate is it? Tried and true?

So you would say he's your #2 - Shop manager/officianado - but more then that. Ok - I just wanted to see what kind of work earns $19/hr - In your eyes - Good to know.

Threeputt what exactly does your $19/hr guy do? Is he design or production? How long has he been in "the buiness?" In that 11 years where did he start at and what did he do before he worked for you? Just curious...

I think Pat may be right - although I get the feeling he's being facetious. If you ask for $2 raise you may only get $1.00. Ask for $3.00 and hope to get $2.00 Although you stated that you asked already and they stated that the company can't afford to give you a raise. I would start looking...

Another factor is the Region you are in. If you work and/or live in a big city then you will get paid more - however cost of living is usually higher. If you live and work in some one horse town and you're the only sign shop then general pay is going to be smaller. Generally speaking that is.

I would think that a designer would be a straight salaried position. I can't imagine you would find any designers looking to work per hour? Where as a production guy/installer is predominantly hourly.

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Hey Colorado - what about the HP take up don't you like? I'm not defending it, I'm just curious. Do you have the laser sensored take up that attaches to the footing? or a different take up system?

I would go with a Mimaki JV33 or JV3 if you want to go Solvent but the HP L25500 is a great machine. And if you are an ecological person, which it seems alot of people are jumping on - "We are a GREEN Company - this makes us better then those polluters over there" then the latex is technically...

Unfortunately removal is part of our business - doesn't mean we have to like it OR charge the same as we do for installation or production. I hate removals - I will always recommend the powers that be charge by the hour because one removal could take an hour and the same type of removal on a...

Head strike - overspray - My guess? It's a damaged head

We've run corogated through our laminator without issue - however maybe it's not really the coro thats the problem. Maybe you need to adjust the weight or pressure on your laminator. I know it seems like a silly solution and I'm pretty sure you checked that but...you never know.

Seemed rather obvious... :banghead:

Check you profile that you currently have. Many of them have 4, 8, or even 16 pass counts built into them. The lower the pass count the less the quaility though. I would say a slightly higher heat setting might protect you from ink blotting on the take up. How comfortable are you in...

Yeah - no magenta in the test draws leads me to believe there's something above the print head blocking the ink from moving. But you say when you look at the dampers there's ink in there? That most likely means theres a build up of pressure that your pumps can't over take. So the hard suction...

This is what I've been told so that you can get all of the window correctly - Like I said - I've thought about it and was mildly interested in expanind my skills but then I decided that I wasn't THAT interested.

:ROFLMAO: No kidding - this Town/City truely sucks!