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One thing you can check is that your new holder is the same size as the old one. If it is a tiny bit shorter then the blade may not extend quite as far. Some of the chinese blade holders do seem to vary a bit. If cutting at low pressures this doesn't matter too much as you can adjust out the...
And unfortunately the individual parts aren't available to repair them, so your only real option is to look for a good used head. They do come up on ebay as Roland stopped making them years ago.
It probably wouldn't unless it is very clogged up, it is more likely to be general wear to the various moving parts of the mechanism that added together stop it producing the proper force. The heads do tend to last a decent amount of time, but eventually they do wear out
It could be wear on the cut carriage head. With age they can wear out and don't give the same pressure they used to. I would normally suggest changing the holder and strip etc.. but as you have already done that then the next place to look would be the carriage.
On a fully working carriage you...
One of my friends has been a builder all his life. He is 62 now and after work has to soak in the bath for an hour so he doesn't ache too much the next day. I think we get off lightly compared to a lot of trades, but if you are doing installs out in cold weather a lot, then your joints are going...
I agree, replace the head cable first. Normally when you get printing like that it an electrical problem as the head is not being told to turn off when it should, so it carries on printing rather than turning on and off.
To give us an idea, what size do they want the candy cane banner, and what price are you charging them for the job? It will help a lot in working out what your options are, and if it is even viable to do it with their artwork.
That still looks awful though. It is only 5" wide, when blown up to banner size it will still look pixelated, the text in particular is very low res and would need completely replacing
As long as the clamps are straight then they won't cause any problems, and they are better for keeping the vinyl flat rather than just relying on the suction
Do you use the media clamps? These are designed to keep the vinyl flat in the area the head passes over, so is important to use them and also make sure they are laying nice and flat so there is no chance of the head catching them.
How long a head lasts doesn't really have any answer. It depends...
I think it is down to the material you are using. A lot of more specialist vinyls like chrome are thicker, and tend to dent from the pressure of the rollers. A thinner print vinyl doesn't normally do this.
That works too. I normally use the paper towel as I always have a roll of it to hand when working on a printer. I prefer them as they soak up any ink, so no chance of drips
Yes it is fine to do both heads at once. The left hand head is actually locked in place when you fit it, and you align the other head to this when you do the alignment and calibration.
The most important thing is before doing anything, unplug the printer from the wall and leave at least 15...
Any printable vinyl will be fine to be honest. They will need to be laminated anyway for resistance to sea water, so the laminate gives the protection, the print vinyl under it doesn't make a lot of difference.
I had one a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely HAD to be done for three day time as they were going away;. Told them sorry, but no way it can be done that quickly, would be five days if I rush it for you. They replied saying 'ok that will be fine' !!! GRRR
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