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The ink remaining is never that accurate, it mainly estimates based on the amount of printing done which is why you often get the warning there may not be enough ink to do a job when there is still plenty left. I can normally tell by just taking the cart out and feeling the weight

He isn't talking about a bleed around an item for cutting - I typically use 1.5mm for this. This is a bleed around the ordered size of a printed sheet so the fitters have more to work with to fit to wherever they are putting it ( so room for error lining it up )

I would agree. Adding 1.5" all round, so 3" extra on the length and width isn't really a bleed, that is asking for a larger print. Tell them you can redo them at the new size with a new price

Ah ok, might be worth getting for the OP anyway as they can swap the sensor over if they can't just get the sensor on its own from Mutoh. I know Roland don't sell them ( we tried to get one everywhere ) and it only came as part of the complete dock.

It definitely sounds like the ink sensor lever in the cartridge dock is not working properly. These can either snap or fail over time, and will tell the printer the ink is low even when you put a brand new cartridge in. If it uses the same carts as Rolands ( I think it does, but not too familiar...

That table is a bit too generic and doesn't take into account the profit margins made in different industries. The profit margin a sign shop can make is very different from that a supermarket can make

Clear laminate on the other ones you have seen maybe?

Yes, thats the only way to do it to get the shaping and fit correct. The good thing is once you have done it once, then you have the templates for future use, but making up a full template set for a race bike is typically a good full days work, then you need to scan them into the PC, tidy up...

Those are just image templates for mock ups, they don't actually make templates that fit the bodywork

Yep I agree, it is normally the O-ring or the nut that holds it isn't tight enough. If its not that then it could be the ink cartridge isn't seated properly to make a seal with the needle

No problem, just sent it. Check your spam folder just in case

I bet he said he can help you start at £100 a kit ! Yep, the only way to get templates that fit properly is make them yourself from the bikes bodywork. Road bikes have very few flat panels on them, so you can't really make them from 2D photos and get the fit correct as the printed shape will...

So sorry for your loss <3

Also, what price is the person printing them charging you, and are they going to print them in high enough quality to keep the customers happy? You may find there is very little profit left in it for you compared to people who produce them in house so have much lower production costs

One main reason I still use Corel X3 and have been pretty much since it came out. I know where everything is on there and how it works, so there is no need to upgrade as the newer versions don't really add any functionality. On the odd times I have to use Illustrator I hate it as I can never...

Nobody makes templates for road bikes, you would need to make your own from the bodywork for each individual bike, which is how the company who made the kit in the pic did it. Also wraps don't really work on road bikes as the bodywork is such complex shapes with so many contours, they are more...

Hi, when it does this 99% of the time it is either bad head cable, or the print carriage board is failing. The cyan head isn't getting the correct signal to tell it when to turn on or off, so it prints all the time over everything else. First thing is unplug the printer from the mains ( take out...

If you let me have your email address I have the service manual if you need it

You can download them here https://xlprintsolutions.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MIMAKI%20MAINTENANCE%20MANUAL%20jv33160.pdf

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