Recent content by rwyeth

Yes, it was short edge feed with the bottom of the page being the lead edge. I think the drum still shows 50% or so. But, I'll give that a try.

In a run of 2,000 sheets, three sheets came out with this black band across the sheet (edge to edge). The three affected sheets occurred randomly toward the middle of the run, a couple hundred sheets apart and not the same place on the page. Does anyone have an idea of what might be the...

Well, I replaced the 2nd BTR, and cleaned up some melted-on toner on the rollers and decurler. Also, I took a look at the ITB while I was in there. There is a definite mark on it that aligns with the defect I'm seeing. I rubbed down the spot on the belt with rubbing alcohol for now. I am...

Thanks for the input. I have a new 2nd BTR arriving today; I haven't replaced it because up until this point the print quality has been acceptable and I just wanted to get as much life out of it as possible. But, it is probably stupid of me if it might cause more problems. Also, I am...

Thank you. I will definitely check those couple of things. I put a whole new fuser assembly in it a few months ago after a piece of cardstock managed to break off a stripper finger and take a nice gouge out of the fuser belt. But, it may be time to pop the cover and take a look.

Yes, it is perpendicular; but, it is on the top of the sheet. I'm certain that I need a new 2nd BTR. The roller looks like someone took a grinder to it; but, I've been putting it off knowing that the new one will also get ruined by all of the NCR. I just wasn't convinced that the 2nd BTR...

Thanks for the reply. However, I don't think google translate is translating it quite properly. Clean the financial unit?

I am aware that the Versant 80 is old and I've gathered that it has a history of 2nd BTR issues; but, until I upgrade, I'm keeping it alive. It developed this defect several months ago. It appears every two or three sheets as a horizontal smudge. When it first occurred, I replaced the ITB...

Thank you for sharing! I think I'm on the right track. I did a couple samples with almost that exact same stapler with good success. I think this method might be easier than dealing with padding compound and waiting for it to dry, if my pad customers like it.

This sounds more like my style; good idea using the cutter backstop. I am not old enough to have dealt much with carbon; but, I do have some carbon sheets that I like to get out from time to time to use with my typewriter collection.

Thanks for the input. I'm probably overthinking it. I've just had a few customers request books rather than pads and was weighing my options.

Well, I am the bindery in my case. I think to avoid dealing with parent sheets, I'll stick with my old method of gluing the separator/cover. I'm a bit torn on doing any finishing tape or something on the stitched edge.

I currently do NCR loose sets and NCR pads on chipboard with padding compound. But, I've had a number of customers request books. My plan is to use pre-perforated NCR on chipboard and stitch them. But, I wonder how everyone approaches any sort of edge binding (tape, part of cover, etc) and...

I figured it had to be something fancier than I was setup to do. I suppose I'll see if the customer is open to switching to standard fan-a-part.

I do a fair amount of NCR forms using standard fan apart adhesive or padding compound. But, I have a customer requesting something like the attached. What do you call this means of binding the copies? Obviously it is perforated; but, what is the glue used above the perforation and how is it...