Recent content by Ed_

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    Cartridge Issue - Lyson/ Cave Paint/ ink2image

    Hi Sometimes, or it may be required, supposedly automatic resetting cartridges can be reset by removing then reinserting the cartridge. Turn the printer off and then on. Try your chip resetter but I can not say if this could cause damage to the chip Other possibility is the chip has become...
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    Home Printers for printing onto small boxes?

    Hi Justin I maybe able to help. Our specialty is packaging mockups and press targets so we may have a low run custom solution for you depending on all the criteria. ExamplesReproGraphX.com
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    Cleaning film processor to change from film to polyester chemistry

    Hi Watch out for bleach, it can create a gas when mixed with other chemicals that can cause serious lung damage. I think Fix is NOT to be mixed with bleach. Read the bleach label for more details. I have used bleach to clean the Developer tray of an old PMT (photostat) processor to remover the...
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    Printing on curved surfaces - need advice

    There are Water-Slide papers for laser printers and inkjet. Inkjet would have to be solvent or the printed image protected from the water. Both laser & Inkjet would be transparent. The Water-Slide and Rub on Transfers would have to be over-coated to protect them from getting scratched.
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    Printing on curved surfaces - need advice

    Hi I believe the process demonstrated on the How it is Made video is a Water-Slide Decal. Water-Slide Decals have either a clear carrier or white carrier. You must print an opaque image on the clear carrier when it will be applied to a dark surface otherwise the color would change. (a yellow...
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    Aqueous alternative...

    If you can dedicate a printer to fabric printing along with a post heat treatment then Dye Sublimation would be the most durable. Most printers can be custom modified to a Dye sublimation inkset. MaterialsReproGraphX.com has many products for custom inkjet printing.
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    Epson WT7900 - white ink cracking, ink cartridge errors

    Hi The cracking is most likely due to inkload. I have noticed this exact effect before with the epson white and other pigmented colors. The coating does not seem capable of an inkload some where around the 200% mark. This is probably why the white alone does not crack or a pale color on white. A...
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    White ink printing for under $5000? Go Uno?

    White Toner White Toner When the epson WT7900 is shut down the white ink in the head is swopped out for the cleaning fluid so the white does not settle in the head. I have had mediocre results with the opacity of the epson white on anything other than epson's media. These laser printers are...
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    cleaning clogged lines on Epson 7600

    A blockage within the tube may prevent the pump and pressure system from drawing ink or fluid through the line. It may be necessary to remove that blockage. The are many things to consider. . . Products not intended for inkjet use may cause too much foaming, have incompatible chemicals and...
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    cleaning clogged lines on Epson 7600

    Hi Have you tried an "int Fill" Usually better than a cleaning cycle when you have a lot of ink to move. If you see that the nozzles that are not printing change from test to test then it is likely ink starvation from air or foaming of the ink possibly caused by the cleaning cycles. I see this...
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    Proofing Pantone Colors

    Overprinting Spots and transparency effects are another concern for the standard inkjet printers even with the addition of Orange and Green. For the closest possible proof, a from film proof system that uses actual inks matched to the PMS color is what we use for proofing Pantone colors. The...
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    Epson nozzle check

    Hi On my 7880 an automated nozzle check may reveal a few dropouts, however after several auto cleaning attempts the checks can actually get worse. A power clean can increase the problem. There are occassions that it is not even the same nozzle that shows problems What can I do Does anyone have...

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