Sponge For The Vj1204 Printer

[printimage]

HI

Do anyone know where i can but the sponge for the mist pad on the vj1204. Not the black part also. If i only sell as one complete part is other machine that only sell the sponge that i can use in replacement?

 

[bob]

HI

Do anyone know where i can but the sponge for the mist pad on the vj1204. Not the black part also. If i only sell as one complete part is other machine that only sell the sponge that i can use in replacement?

The answer to your questions are...you're screwed. You cannot buy just the sponge and, as far as I know, there is no part from any other machine that will work. As I said, you're screwed.You have to buy the plastic holder to get the sponge. ~$60.00 US.

I've got two of them that I swap whenever the sponge in the machine gets completely clogged and nasty looking. Then I soak the sponge from the one I just removed in cleaner solution for 3 or 4 sequential baths and tlet it dry for a good while. They never come completely clean but clean enough to be used for a while.

The cleaning fluid I suck out of a cleaning cartridge with a 35cc syringe with a blunted 2" #14, or so, needle. Available at any farm supply store. You blunt the needle with a grinder or a file.

 

[SignosaurusRex]

I've got two of them that I swap whenever the sponge in the machine gets completely clogged and nasty looking. Then I soak the sponge from the one I just removed in cleaner solution for 3 or 4 sequential baths and let it dry for a good while. They never come completely clean but clean enough to be used for a while.

... Same here ....

 

[Signchief]

Wouldn't it be the same as the 1604?

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Wouldn't it be the same as the 1604?

I thought so as well, but was told by multiple suppliers that it was not the same as required in the 1204.

 

[heyskull]

I have found the sponges to be very expensive for what they are.
You can make the printer spit onto the material.

SC

 

[TDFcustomSL]

I have purchased the sponges from SW multiple times....I believe this is what I have ordered in the past...P-M-DF-48554

 

[RG]

I use the 1604 sponge in my 1204. It takes a little work to make it fit. It goes into the flush box just fine when it is new and dry. But, when it gets saturated with ink, it swells up too much for the box and bulges upward. So, after a couple of days, when it starts to swell up, I take it out with a pair of tweezers and cut a little off 2 sides, put it back in and it's good for 6 or 8 months. Signwarehouse sells these (DG-40317) in a 5 pack for $38. You certainly don't have to replace the entire flush box. Search the forum. There is a thread here when a member tells exactly how he makes his own sponges for much, much less.