u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — reddlx

Zero ink output after move and cleanings (Roland MG-300)

Bought a refurbished MG-300 from Wensco and the delivery driver came alone so I had to hire movers to get it into my shop. The test print when the delivery guy/tech brought it was perfect but now after moving, zero ink is printing. I’ve done a medium clean and an ink renewal (which dumped zero ink into the drain tank). The print head was locked during the move and I watched them move it safely. It threw a random motor error 3 times upon initial power up once it was in the basement but it went away after unplugging and plugging back in. I confirmed the capping tubes were still attached.

Could it be a simple capping alignment issue?

What can I do? I have a very large order due in a few days. The machine is under a two year warranty but the sales rep said the tech is fully booked “for a while”.

Thank you for the help!

u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 11 days ago

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Is this normal print quality?

Roland BN20A printed on GF 201 with matching media profile, uni direction printing, 1440x1080 quality, Error Diffusion with bicubic, 200 print speed, True Rich Color 3.

3” circle.

Saved as a PDF vector.

Am I missing a certain setup setting or is this just the quality of a 4 color printer?

Thank you!

I’m trying to dial in my settings to start making bulk stickers both raster and vector. I plan on upgrading to a VG4 or Mimaki in the future.

u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 2 months ago

▲ 0 r/CommercialPrinting

Best print settings?

What are your go-to print settings on VW7 for stickers? 2-5” and varies formats (png, EPS, PDF)

Would upgrading to a paid RIP software give me better options?

My wife and I are starting a custom sticker company and I have dialed in my cut settings for my GS2-24 but struggle with print settings on the BN20A

Not sure if it’s just a limitation of my BN20A. I know, I know but I gotta start somewhere (which I plan on upgrading to a VG4 soon) but even my vectors with the correct media profiles seem to print rough.

Thanks!

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u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 2 months ago

▲ 16 r/CommercialPrinting

Can I disassemble this laminator?

My dad upgraded his laminator and he gave me his old one. I am hoping to get this into my basement from his basement but there’s no way I’ll be able to transport let alone make the turns in my house to fit this.

Has anyone disassembled a laminator and is it possible to without screwing anything up?

u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 2 months ago

▲ 6 r/CommercialPrinting

Any trade tips?

My dad owns a sign printing company and I’m branching off to solely do stickers. He had employees run his digital printing side while he focused on the old school vinyl side so he hasn’t been much help with this. I’ll be acquiring his Roland VG4 when he retires but I’m currently using a Roland BN-20A paired with a GS2-24 for cutting. I have an automatic laminator as well.

I’ve kinda been winging it in terms of print workflow. I haven’t truly found anyone who cares to explain the settings they use for printing and cutting. I understand it’s a competitive market and obviously not sharing tips and tricks is better for their sales, but I was hoping someone would at least help me with basic information such as perf cut settings, color settings, etc on versaworks.

I feel like even with printing cmyk vectors with Roland Swatch colors and fine-tuned VW settings, my sticker prints are still grainy and not nearly the quality of larger shops. I’m assuming it is the limitations of the BN20, but I figured it would be a little better than it is.

Thank you!

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u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 2 months ago

▲ 3 r/KitchenDesigns+2 crossposts

How much would this cost?

Our old fridge was in this space (35 wide, 26 deep, 82 tall)

My wife wants a pantry with a door. Not necessarily a walk in but she wants the door and wants it to look like it part of the kitchen and not just a thrown together slide in pantry.

Ignore my terrible frame job, I’m clearly not a carpenter. Second pic is an AI example of what she wants

u/Alarmed-Ladder920 — 3 months ago