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  1. dabob

    Ricoh 7100 UV not adhering to large solids . . .

    We recently have an issue with our UV coating not wanting to stick to the toner on our Ricoh 7100 . . . any ideas - no supplier change lately and our supplier doesn't have a clue.
  2. dabob

    From employee to freelancer for the same company!

    I think the word you might be looking for is: i·ron·ic īˈränik/ adjective using or characterized by irony. "his mouth curved into an ironic smile" synonyms: sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, mocking, satirical, caustic, wry "Edward's tone was ironic" happening...
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    How to cut aluminum plates

    Chavez, We trim singles with an xacto knife and fold and they break . . . but vot 1200 plates you could get it all ready with a single plate to set the measurements, turn the lights off, remove the outside packaging biuty a piece op chipboard top and bottom and wack away . . . if its done...
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    How to cut aluminum plates

    Since you have that many I would contact a local sheet metal shop with a good sized shear . . they could cut them down no problem except for the ambient light in the shop . . .
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    From employee to freelancer for the same company!

    Coming from the employer side of the equation a few ?s Are you eligible for Medicare yet, I just went over the edge there and it looks like medical insurance for me and my mrs through the company plan is about 1400 bucks a month - and the medicare I have chosen will run me about 1/2 of that - In...
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    How do you name files?

    Well . . . we file ours alphetically in a folder under the customers name and then with a unique job number and then with the customers name, job description and any other relevant information that might help identify the file if its "misfiled". This way you are not required to go to your MIS...
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    You know you're old when . . .

    Ever here of Dr. Halo????
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    Fuzzy White Text on Maroon Background

    I think that you may be seeing some artifact of what we call "sawtoothing" when the build of either the type or the background is composed of nothing but screens and none are a 100 color you get the dot pattern that interferes with the "smooth" edges of the font . . the size doesn't help either...
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    Yes, dowsing is still used to find water

    My sister drilled two dry holes at their Montana homesite then brought in a dowser . . . on afternoon later presto chango . . . a well with plenty of flow to support a family of six . . . call it magic if you want to . . . Also, my girlfriend is a believer and convinced me that it can find...
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    Your Pension is Safe

    It's something that "craftspersons" used to have . . . .
  11. dabob

    Air compressor & air dryer for CTP (Magnus 400)

    I wouldn't risk it . . but harbor freight has a filter that you can put inline take a look here https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=air+filter we have the 32 dollar one on our platesetter works great . . .
  12. dabob

    Care to Share???

    Just a couple of things here . . . I didn't run any pricing since we are in Kalifornia and you are in the flyover states . . . but that couldn't have included postage . . .??? Also discussing pricing on an online forum is heavily frowned upon (price fixing) and I would never ever compare our...
  13. dabob

    Newbie looking for guillotine advice please

    You will get really really tired pulling down that clamp lever and then the cutting lever . . . find a small challenge or polar power cutter - you won't regret it . .. but again way over your weight requirement . . . something similar to this https://tinyurl.com/y9lvcmmz
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    Freelance Pre-Press Opportunities

    Just wondering . . . how many privateers have the software to drive Heidelberg CTPs, or Screen CTp . . . I'm not one and I can barely afford the plate software for my CTP let alone the one down the street . . .
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    1 bit tiff w/ Creative Suite. How? (CTP Issues)

    We do "service bureau" work for several printers that have different equipment than ours, they send us imposed pdfs but not trapped all we do is hit the setbacks on the plates they need and run the plates . . . they have never been happier . . .
  16. dabob

    Press issues....thoughts?

    If you have been noticing that the issue has been getting increasingly worse over an 8 month period, and assuming that you publish monthly . . that would be 8 months of poor and poorer results . . . imho it's time for the printer to re-fingerprint their press and proofing system . . if they...
  17. dabob

    Press issues....thoughts?

    SBD, a couple of questions you say that you go through 2 rounds of hard proofing and that after the second round the proofs look pretty accurate, who is doing the proofing work, you or the printer. If its you and the printer does not do a proof - nobody knows how it will print . . . if the...
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    Discoloration on side of press sheet.

    Hey, not everyone can afford a CTP and metal plates. Especially when I'm sure the toner machine will serve multiple purposes for him vs. a CTP system. AP . . . there is this one thing about "multi purpose" machines, while they may do a lot of things OK they can't do everything with excellence...
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    Discoloration on side of press sheet.

    running an 85 line screen will give you more grey values but . . . . solids is easy gradations are hard . . . specially in the 1 to 5 % areas they tend to plug . . .
  20. dabob

    Freelance Pre-Press Opportunities

    Most medium sized printers and up do their own trapping and imposition work inhouse . . . we're not that big and we prefer not to receive pre trapped and stepped files . . .

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