Recent content by bcr

Yes fair point hadn't thought of that

I have two of those punches and do sometimes have issues. Sounds like something a service call should be able to sort out.

I'm not an expert but it sounds like your biggest problem with this machine is your service provider and I suspect they may be fobbing you off constantly. I had an issue recently where prints would come out tinged pink on one machine after a few hundred impressions. First tech said it was...

Not questioning a second printer. I have two identical machines and wouldn't want to be without a second one for inevitable downtime and partial downtime due to quality issues. Just questioning whether a used old machine without service is going to be something you can actually depend upon...

I saw a Peleman Flat Bed Foil Printer in a store and the owner gave me a quick demo. I am thinking about getting one, primary use is for gold foil cover text on hard bound documents. Think bound thesis but in textured hard bound fabric covers. Previously I was looking at getting a gold foil...

How much longer do you have on your lease/service contract? With your eventual new machine try and get a zero clicks service contract. We just pay a negligible monthly service charge for our Ricoh's with zero bundled prints

Yeah I have my doubts about the suitability of an old machine with questionable reliability without a service contract as being a peace-of-mind backup machine when you are desperate. In that situation you want something that just works, no? Is this not an opportunity to improve the kit and...

I've got this figured out on my C5310 but the process is similar for the 9200. I went from a 14 second delay on duplex (7 seconds before and 7 seconds after inserting a tab) down to zero delay before insertion and 3.7 seconds delay after insertion running duplex sheets with tabs. When...

When you say it's off by a quarter inch - is it uniform? I.e. no skew or anything just not aligned as you would expect? Sounds like a setting somewhere in the fiery if so.

Gaz you can get a basic shift stack finishing unit without the booklet maker for the 5210 - either SR4120 or SR5070 These were used on other models as well so I reckon you might find one used somewhere for not much. There's a site in the US selling one new for just $795...

What I was getting at with contacting efi was whether they can create a workflow to convert the docs from the Xerox format and add the tabs.. I sometimes use jobmaster myself and someone from efi did once say if I had job flow it would be possible to have a complete hot folder automation based...

So I think in tf prep you can save the tab settings and carry across to an updated or different document, it's just not something I've ever done as it's not my workflow. It's actually a major source of frustration with it for me as tf prep has presets and hot folder functionality plus v good...

Thanks, looks good

Total flow prep is an option for tabs seeing as you are with Ricoh but I am deeply dissatisfied with their ongoing product support and development. I've been using it since the beginning of 2021 and I don't think they've introduced a single new feature nor solved any of the frustrating...

Purchase/lease price is only one part of the equation and you need compare it alongside the cost of maintaining and operating the machine. If you don't know what you are doing but want a used machine you should only be considering used machines offered by the manufacturer or a competent...