I've only been running my own shop for a few months and have outsourced all my printing needs, but have recently been presented with the option of buying a Canon 8400 42" printer for cheap from a friend of a now-deceased friend who used it to print 36" posters. They never used it for anything else. I ran a search here, but didn't find anything at all. I've looked into the printer on Canon's site and it shows that it will print on banner material, which would be my main use, as well as some air-release for wraps and some decals and such. Probably 90% of what I'd print will be outside, and I know I'll need to laminate the vinyls, but I'd rather not have to laminate the banners.
I have no idea yet if there are any issues or problems with the printer, but before I even get too far into the process, I wanted some informed opinions as to whether it's even a viable option.
One possible concern that I noticed in Canon's Specs page is the size media rolls that it will accept...Maximum Roll Print Length: 59 Feet (18 meters); Maximum Media Roll Diameter: 5.9" (150mm) Wouldn't that pretty much eliminate rolls of banner material? IIRC, rolls of 36" 13oz scrim banner are more like 8 or 10" across.
Opinions?
And thanks ahead of time.
I have no idea yet if there are any issues or problems with the printer, but before I even get too far into the process, I wanted some informed opinions as to whether it's even a viable option.
One possible concern that I noticed in Canon's Specs page is the size media rolls that it will accept...Maximum Roll Print Length: 59 Feet (18 meters); Maximum Media Roll Diameter: 5.9" (150mm) Wouldn't that pretty much eliminate rolls of banner material? IIRC, rolls of 36" 13oz scrim banner are more like 8 or 10" across.
Opinions?
And thanks ahead of time.