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Hi all I've just had to replace the first Ink Maintenance Kit on my HP L260... I'm wondering how or where I can safely recycle or dispose of this Maintenance Kit and the printhead cleaning kits in the UK. There doesn't seem to be any information available on the safe recycling/disposal of any...

Hi all! I've got Onyx 11.0.0 on my RIP PC, and I've been told by Onyx themselves that I can upgrade it to the current 11.1.2. I've made backups of all important Buffered Jobs, and of my four printer's drivers and profiles (as detailed in this video:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb2U7x9h0Q4...

Hi there Today, my HP L260 has started to not cure the ink fully, just in the middle of the width of the printer. This means that, when I print a full width panel of solid colour, down the vertical middle of the panel will be an approx 6" wide section of slightly oily-surfaced print, which...

Hi there I'm pretty new to wrapping, but having to learn quickly ('cos I keep getting asked to wrap things I couldn't even conceive of doing!) Anyway, does anyone have, or know of, a guide to the best, neatest way to finish square corners? For example, I've got to wrap a table-top. The table...

Hi all I'm printing onto a translucent SAV, which I'm contour cutting and applying to a lightbox. I usually print onto this material using the 'High Ink Level' option from within Onyx RIP. This gives a sort of 'double density' of ink, which makes the colours less washed out when viewed on a...

Hi all! Very quick question.... For short term use (i.e. an exhibition lasting only a couple of days), would it be OK to put a monomeric laminate on top of a polymeric vinyl? I know you shouldn't do it, but will it matter for just a few days? (I ask because I forgot to order more Poly lam...

Hi all I've got to produce a number of canvases, with the images wrapped around the sides. Unfortunately, many of them haven't got enough image to wrap, so need to have the main image 'mirrored' around the sides. Onyx layout tool has this feature built-in, and does the job well, but when I add...

Hi there The exhibitions company I work for have been asking me about sticking vinyl to emulsion-painted MDF wall panels for an exhibition. They think that vinyl won't stick very well to the emulsion. What do you guys, with far more experience than me, think about this? What's the best vinyl...

Hi there I was running a Disway Wash on the JV3-160SP that I'm responsible for. (That's where you fill the caps with cleaning fluid, one at a time, and the machine pumps it out.) I have discovered that the magenta isn't pumping out. The fluid just stays in place and I have to remove it manually...

Hi there! One of our Canon iPF9000s printers has started to squeak terribly when printing. I want to try oiling / greasing it, but can't find any instructions in any of the manuals as to how to do this! I've got some proper printer lubricant oil (which I use for out HP L260), but just need...

Hi all! I've just been dumped with a job that I have no real idea how to do... I've got to put up some window etch in a series of windows (six in total) up to about half their height (about 1m). However, on this etched section, and to be seen from outside, are a number of animal shapes (dogs...

Hi there One of my Canon iPF9000s printers has just started to produce odd bands of darker area when printing solid colours. I have attached a picture to illustrate. In the pic, you can see a panel of printed blue (actual width 540mm), with two darker horizontal bands, one near the top, the...

Hi there! Just wondering if anyone else has had an issue with Onyx 11 RIP, a Summa D160R and Illustrator CC 2014 EPS files cutting twice over the same cut lines? I have just sent an EPS file from Onyx CutServer to the cutter, and every single outline is being cut twice, ben though there is only...

Hi there! I've just started printing a 340gsm polycotton satin artist canvas on my HP L260. Whilst it gives a great looking print, the ink is prone to scratching and surface abrasion, which can damage the print when attaching to frames. I'd like to protect the prints with some sort of spray-on...

Hi all I posted previously about how my 3-month old Summa D160R started cutting circles with 'flat spots', making them look more like ovals. Now it has started making some very odd cuts when cutting small lettering. Have a look at the attached pictures I took of a test-cut. This was a test...

Hi all! I'm new to the vinyl cutting world, and am having trouble with my new D160R cutter. When cutting small text or circles, the curves often don't quite meet up in the cut, and circles are cut more as ovals! I'm sure there's a way to re-calibrate the machine, but can't find jus the thing in...

Hi there! I'm relatively new to printing vinyl for signage, and I'm having problems laminating long prints without getting wrinkling! I'm using a Seal 62S laminator to laminate Hexis VL3000 monomeric vinyl (which has been printed using an HPL26500(L260) latex printer) with Hexis V650 monomeric...

Hi there! Is there a way to automatically add extra media to the beginning of a print? I'm printing 100mic monomeric vinyl for contour cutting to be used in exhibition stands etc. For the media to be gripped correctly in the cutter, I need about 10cm extra at the start and end of each print...

Hi there! I'm printing a company logo onto 3-yr monomeric vinyl (using an HP latex L26500) and then cutting the vinyl to shape using a Summa D160R cutter. I'm printing through Onyx 11 RIP and cutting with the Onyx Cut-Server. The logo is being printed at about 450cm (18") wide, so it's not...

Hi there Got a new SummaCut D160R. When loading media on it, it feeds the entire roll through the machine, then scrolls it all back again. (This could be a 30m roll of vinyl!) Is there any way to stop the whole length of the roll from being fed through? Thanks!