Is there a way to change the orientation of the nozzle checker?

[macestevao]

Hello everybody!
Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil!

I work with an Epson S40600, I always try to print as carefully as possible and part of that care is doing a nozzle check almost every time I change media or between different types of prints. The problem is that we usually end up losing a significant amount of leaf daily.

I searched the internet for a way to change the nozzle checker's orientation and so it would be a way to save material.

Does anyone have any idea if it would be possible to do this?

This image is of a transparent vinyl sticker, they are labels for scented candles, from a good customer. This file was processed in Corel Draw and then by Sign Master, to be cut on the cutting plotter.

That beginning of printing, those 20 cm x 106 cm, were lost.


Thank you all, I hope I can exchange some ideas with you.

Bye!

 

[chester215]

Maybe you can change the frequency that it runs a nozzle check.
See attached.

 

[swordguy3222]

I run one maybe once a day, or when I see a print issue. After every job or stock change is really not needed unless you're skipping on maintenance.

 

[jfiscus]

If you're loading new material, you've already contaminated those areas by touching them so they would have printed with fingerprints anyways. If the printer has been sitting idle run a nozzle check if you have frequent drop-outs. Otherwise you could just roll without them if you think you can skip them.
If you're really cost-conscious, then you may just want to figure in another linear ft of material into every project/price. We laminate everything we print here, so that little bit is the leader for the laminator to get started.

 

[grafigo]

Nozzle check every time? Don't waste material and time. I did nozzle check 10 times (maybe) in 3 years. And that was just to be on the safe side.

I have printed around 130.000 sqf.