Recent content by Andy_warp

Ha ha ha ha! Love it!

Clear as mud! ...as if getting graphic designers to use the spot colors properly isn't hard enough. Wonder when we'll get a layout with PMS Black C gradating to the "color of the year"!!! I can already hear how" it doesn't look the same as in Photoshop for iPad."

I've profiled several machines/inks/rips now, so I'm ok with variance. My cyan heads are a little worn, so no point in going full boat yet. I'm getting good grayscales in images so we are pressing ahead. Thanks for the input!

Came to this conclusion and rebuilt my profile. I was still getting some strange differences....THEN...my heat press completely lost it's seals! 280 degree oil spraying out of the drum...good times! Had it serviced...all color came right back to my original profile! I guess I did it right! My...

Edit: Could I compare linearization from original profile to new ones as I take oil out?

Ok. So my worst fear come true. My heat press was turned off by a coworker without a cool down cycle. This resulted in oil leakage from the drum in the heat calendar. There was a troubleshooting process in which it wasn’t getting hot enough to sublimate the dye. The tech had me add oil and burp...

I was hoping it wasn't taken "dryly" I had nowhere to go but up with the state of the color management until I did some convincing of the need for new or at least current tech to profile. With the new easy media wizards it makes things much easier...I would probably struggle quite a bit going...

We run dye sublimation which is a weird monster. Mr. Adams inadvertently provided enough bread crumbs for me to follow through various forums to achieve some semblance of color management. Thanks Mike! Check is in the mail! I already knew how to do density readings and set up ink limits, so his...

I honestly really dislike when there are different spot colors for different substrates. Even when it is the same formula...but ALSO called out as uncoated. We do grand format dye sublimation on fabric. The problem I always have when a customer insists on using the uncoated set simply because...

Mine is from the MFR of the printer. It's tied to the vutek frame. It's beastly! That steel spindle is a finger killer if you're not watching!

When I say on the "float" I mean in the paper direction. We have these hefty steel spindles that have an air bladder. You air charge them and it locks the tube to the spindle. I let new stock roll freely, but lock down spindle at front. We also guide the material with clamps if it is...

It really is all about the load. I have 100 foot prints sometimes...and have loaded it to run 400 linear feet of paper. The thing about these long runs is the tension issues get worse the longer it goes! And if you make adjustments while it runs...sometimes it looks good but the the issue...

Loading 10 feet width of anything is art form in and of itself!

Ahh...i didn't know it was plastic. Yeah with paper...it can turn into a soggy cracker. The ink covered (or unwanted moisture) areas will buckle if tension is off in the least. If the material is getting flexed too much I think your assumption is perfectly reasonable. We've had that with fabric...

Sounds like a load issue or moisture in your material. Given the massive amount of exposed surface area, this paper will absorb moisture like crazy. I wrap my paper in shrink wrap immediately following a print run. It cuts down on a lot of problems. I suspect this is your issue considering it...