Stupid Media Width Question (Falcon Outdoor Jr/Rockhopper38)

[Bogie]

Okay... Specs say 38".

What happens if I stuff in a roll of 39" wide material? Just nothing printed at that end, or bad catastrophic craziness?

 

[Techman]

if it will fit you fine.. just won't print full width..

 

[Bogie]

Cool... I was worried that stuff would fall outside the rollers, but it's still good... This'll let me bleed some larger banners...

BTW, running the Seattle Textile 13oz matte banner material that my photo guy is flogging, using an Oracal 3651 profile, ink limits set at 85% across the board in Photoprint DX 5.0, at 720dpi, and from what I see so far, I'm thinking I won't need to change anything...

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

if it will fit you fine.. just won't print full width..

Ditto. Do it all the time. Just keep your print area inside the blocks.

 

[iSign]

13oz?
are you sewing hems at all 4 sidea? ...or selling for indoor use?

I made the mistake of printing on 13 oz when I started printing, but with the inferior grommet reinforcement I was using (only hemming short ends... adding a 1" sq. cloth behind grommets) ...I found the results to be much weaker then the old prehemmed 13 oz banners I use to stick vinyl on.

 

[Jackpine]

Okay... Specs say 38".

What happens if I stuff in a roll of 39" wide material? Just nothing printed at that end, or bad catastrophic craziness?

The printer prints 36.7" max.

 

[Bogie]

Yeah, well, the nice people didn't wanna cut it down to size...

I'm printing 13oz for _occasional_ outdoor use... These are going to get put up at target matches, etc., hang outside motorhomes, and come down when the thing's over...

 

[VinylCraft]

That's interesting. When i put anything wider than 38 in mine the printer checks meterial type it won't accept it. Happened with banner and vinyl.

 

[Bogie]

Hokay - measured it... Catalog said 39" width is 38...

 

[Jackpine]

Hokay - measured it... Catalog said 39" width is 38...

I use 38" banner in my Mutoh Jr without a problem. I have used Optix with very good results. I am now using UltraFlex from Grimco with very good results. This width allows a 36" print. I hem with tape and install grommets with reinforcement using squares of PowerTape from Fellers.