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  1. Roland sg2-300 printing horizontal lines

    First post, hope it's posted in the right spot. My sg2-300 is just over 3 years old. I've kept it clean and kept up with general maintenance. It recently started printing horizontal lines over my prints, and over test/nozzle prints as well. I have power cleaned, manual, checked everything that...
  2. Stuck on a setup step w/ brand new Gfp laminator

    Just assembled our new Gfp 350 TH. Super excited to start using it but currently stuck on a setup step. This could totally be a bonehead user error thing, many of these GFP components are new to me but I'm currently stumped. The groove doesn't line up with the opening of the cradle that the...
  3. Looking for a supplier of non PVC 100% cotton Canvas.

    We are located in Los Angeles and our supplier only has poly/cotton. Need a roll ASAP and a supplier on call, since we will be needed more in the future. Thank you!
  4. looking for a main board for VP-540 Roland

    Hi, does anyone have a working main board for a vp-540 Roland printer. Or info where can i found one. Thanks a million
  5. VP 300i - Potential Dead Fuse?

    Hey guys! So recently I was doing some maintenance on my VP300I as one of the manifolds for the head were broken on the damper for yellow. Like a idiot, I disconnected the ribbon cables to the head while the machine was still "On" it was in sleep but it went right over my head to properly turn...
  6. Need Help Mimaki CG-160fx plotting issues.

    Hello, Our shop has been having a lot of inconsistencies with our Mimaki CG-160fx. Some of the issues include, the blade will not lift up all the way and drags through the vinyl, sometimes the plotter doesn't cut the entire file or cuts too deep or too shallow. Also, we have encountered the...
  7. pixeling on jv33-160

    Hey guys and gals of Signs 101. I am sorry not being on thread for awhile . I have had a few scares with wife for last 10 weeks. I have hade surgery my self but, back at it got printer finally printing! but it tiles in text with every color except black I printed test pages and c,y,m show lines...
  8. Looking for SignLab with thermal module and dongle

    HY We got an old gerber with an old windows XP including flexisign 8, i've been printing a few meters with the edge but i definitly find it hard to set and i've heard that Signlab pro with the thermal module allows to produce a lot more than the flexi software in a much easier way. Does anyone...
  9. Whats a good product for interchangeable acrylic poster frames?

    So we know you can sandwich paper poster prints between two pieces of acrylic but is there a better file or type of vinyl that may be a better solution? Something that has a higher surface energy that holds on to the acrylic a bit when its being installed? I frequently have clients asking for...
  10. Ink Drips? JFX200-2513

    So yesterday, Tuesday February 1st, i printed pretty much a full bed of sign faces (file attached) on a sheet instead of pre-cut pieces as sort of an in-house test. Well once all the faces were printed and cut out i went through and inspected them and noticed 18 out of 27 faces had what looked...
  11. HP Latex 800W Problems with alignment

    Hey so I've has the 800W for a few months now. I gotta say that I'm not sure how much I really like this thing. I had a L570 that we replaced with the 800W and at first i thought it was a nie upgrade but I have been getting crashes at almost 5x the rate and I absolutely have the new take up...
  12. font help

    Please help! I can't find this script font, does any one know which font this is (the "Mistletoe" one)? Thanks!
  13. Mimaki JV300 160-Plus Ink Chips & 3rd Party Inks

    My company recently bought a Mimaki JV300 160 Plus to upgrade from our struggling Roland XJ640. We run a bulk ink system with third party eco-solvent inks from Easy Inks in Germany. Our agent didn't inform us of the chips that cant be turned off on these new printers so now we have come to a...
  14. Need Help Mutoh Valuejet 1324x Need Help Please!

    Hello, I've had my Mutoh Valuejet 1324x for about 4 years now and I'm having some issues, hopefully someone can help. I had issues with the ink flow, but I replaced the cap of the maintenance station and fixed that issue. I also replaced the wiper. Now when I print, it starts off good then fades...
  15. Need Help Summa S 120 T sawtooth cut

    Hello everybody I own a Summa S 120 T cutter and i'm facing a problem after i had to unscrew and lift up the tangential clamp (loosing 4 scews see pict) to remove a tangential blade wich was blocked alone. After mounting up everything the cutting is not horrible in sawtooth. Can anyone know...
  16. Please help looks so easy

    Im sure im being silly here but the customer wants it exactly right and everything iv suggested so far isnt quite good enough so thought ild ask for help. Any ideas please let me know. I am very aware it looks really simple. feel silly posting. thanks in advance.
  17. Sg2 640 ink leak on edge guard

    Hello, So I have a sg2 640. I was very happy with it in the beginning, but then it started leaking ink on the media holders. I got it repaired 3x and it keeps leaking I'm sick of it. I also feel like my dealer doesn't know anything about te machine, they installed it wrong when I got it...
  18. Need Help Summa is unloading whole roll before cutting

    Hello when im trying to cut a roll on the summa s2 and it always unrolls the whole roll thing before it starts cutting and its making my media crumble up. So I set the roll up then line it up well and clamp it down and it does the minimum load procedure. after that I click Media Size> Roll > Set...
  19. Applying vinyl to ribbed metal

    Hey everyone! I am looking for some help on applying vinyl to ribbed metal siding. Local school is wanting their new press box fully wrapped or just decaled. I was thinking of using cast vehicle wrap but honestly wasn't sure how it would perform with the ribs. Anyone ever done this or have any...
  20. Need Help Summa s2 T160 Long Wall Vinyl Cut help!

    Hello new to the machine Im trying to cut 2 long pieces of wall vinyl 24" inches each on a 54" wide roll about 200" long but im having trouble as the paper is going back and forth a lot and falls off the backing and machine gets jammed. I lowered the knife pressure by a lot and and the...
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