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  1. Mimaki CJV150. Do I need 2 of each Cartridge to run 2x (Dual) CMYK?

    Hi guys. So I had my Mimaki CJV150-75 for nearly a month now. At the time the tech guy told me that I only need 4 Cartridges (CMYK) to run in dual CMYK setup. At the moment I only have 4 cartridges in and the nozzle tests do show a dual CMYK print. The tech guy said putting in 2 of each colour...
  2. Nesting different Print and Cut Jobs Rasterlink 6??

    Apparently there isn't a way to nest print and cut jobs with Rasterlink 6 :( I mean this is such a simple function that I use all the time with Versaworks. Is this true or is there a way round it? Basically I need to have several different eps files on a single row to save media. There is only a...
  3. lines in printing and maybe freelance technician?

    Hi, I keep getting this lines in the printing, i was try to find a solution in the forum but no luck. I replaced the cap and cleaned many times but the quality is still not good. I was also hoping that maybe someone here know can give me some paid training on the machine (my store is in paramus...
  4. Mimaki SS21 metallic ink

    Hi all, recently purchased a mimaki cjv150-160 with the SS21 ink set to print metallic colours for motocross and kart graphics. So far have been pretty disappointed with the quality of the metallic colours. I have tried printing through rasterlink with the silver ink and colour at the same time...
  5. Need Help CJV30 Head issue? No Yellow

    Recently had some issues with one side of our yellow nozzles not firing half of the test print, one side was good, the other only bottom half roughly was firing. Now we currently have no yellow coming out of either side. Have tried all the usual washes, ink fills, etc. several, several times...
  6. Question after cleaning head and changing damper of cjv30-160 won't print at all

    after changing damper and flushing the head .the printer with no message of error .i have done INK FILL UP and run several test print .still no INK coming out ???
  7. Question Looking for a double sided Poly material for printing with EcoSolvent Printer

    Hi, I have been trying to do a double sided print on Poly. I got a sample of a roll, and I was told I could print on both sides. When I tried, the one side worked perfect, but on the opposite side, the ink would not dry, and looked funky. Does anybody have an suggestions on a product that would...
  8. Signlab to Rasterlink Cut Error

    Hi there, We are running Signlab 10 and Rasterlink 5.16. We have been able to print & cut just fine up until recently. We can get everything to send from Signlab to Rasterlink and it will print like normal. When it goes to cut, we can get it to find the registration marks, but as soon as...
  9. Need Help Mimaki cjv30-130 "Y-Overcurrent"

    Hello All, I have an issue with a Mimaki cjv30-130 where when printing single direction the Print Head Slams to the right and throws the "Y-Over Current" Error message. It does NOT do this while printing in Dual/Bi-Direction mode..... This would be fine IF I was not also having Scan (Side to...
  10. Need help with Mimaki JV150-160

    Our Mimaki JV150-160 printer is laying too much ink, causing the print to mess up once rolled onto the core. Its sticking to the backing paper, causing some kind of distortion on the print. Attachment is what the print looks like once unrolled.If you have any idea, please help!
  11. Mimaki CJV30-130 offset in width

    Hello guys, My CJV30-130 is used to print "rulers" in the width, so it has to be very precise. The problem is that these rules are good at the start on the right side, but some are shifted a bit and we are left with a difference of up to 5 mm more on the left side compared to the drawing...
  12. Ink cost per square foot/ Mimaki JFX 500

    Hi, this is John, we just got a brand new Mimaki JFX 500 at my job and I'm in charge of it... O boy... lol I am really excited/scared of this machine. I need to figure out a cost basis per square foot so we can bid some large square footage jobs. Anyone have any ideas on how to go about that...
  13. Need Help Magenta Head Missfiring

    Hi We have a second hand Mimaki CJV30-160BS. We do our cleaning on a regular basis and the printer runs very well. We start each morning with a quick clean and test print. Test prints are fine, but as soon as we have to print anything red or orange half of the head drops out/misfires. we can...
  14. Suggestions Primer to get LH100 ink to stick to corrugated?

    We have a mimaki JFX 200 printer that uses the LH100 line of ink. We have been having issues finding a primer that works well on yard sign material (Corrugated). I used a primer from Kolorcure that worked great, but about a year has gone by and customers that ordered yardsigns are saying that...
  15. No ink getting to dampers

    i have been printing consistently with ss21 ink. I hadnt printed for 2 days and when incompleted a teat print i was missing magenta partially so i did a clean and now its gone i alos lost yellow from switched dampers and i lost the second yellow. I ordered new dampers but i feel there is another...
  16. Rasterlink6 getting wrong cut order with sort function

    Using Rasterlink6 and printing with a Mimaki CJV150-130. We are printing stickers with two cuts, a half-cut square around a kiss cut image. The order we want it to cut is the kiss cut first, then the half-cut. Using the Mimaki Fine Cut tools in Illustrator we designate the kiss cut path...
  17. NJ FOR SALE- MIMAKI JV33-130- Excellent Condition- FOR SALE

    FOR SALE Mimaki JV33 Wide Format Inkjet Printer -USED by one owner in a sign shop. *New Print Head *New capping station *New pump *New dampers All completed in Spring 2017 ***100% fully functional, kept very clean- in excellent condition*** $4,000 Local pick up only- Burlington NJ 08016...
  18. Mimaki Print / Graphtec Contour Cut

    Mimaki Print / Graphtec Contour Cut. So I am working with some old computers and old equipment .. trying to get going to make it to the next level. I am using a Mimaki JV33 to print large format images. I want to cut contours around images with a Graphtec Q100 .... I've tried everything I know...
  19. What entry-level laminator do you recommend?

    Hi. I've just got a Mimaki CJV150-75, and I am in the market for a laminator to use with the Mimaki. I intend to use both the machine for stickers and vinyl decals, mainly for labelling (products, cars/bikes, recreational, etc) - small to medium format printing. May I know what kind of...
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