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Hey Alois, I'm not sure what you mean. I know the nomenclature, and I'm using the same poly plates that I always use and that others always use. Did you see the photo in my original post? The job is a 6x9 vertical postcard on 100# uncoated cover stock. The sheet is being fed portrait, but the...

It won't let me post a PDF here, only an image file. I took a pretty close look at the plate and, I mean sure, it's being made on a laser printer, so it's not smooth like it would be if it were made on an imagesetter for a metal plate. But I don't see any obvious hard line or any sharp turn in...

I know it looks weird, but that really is how their file is and is what they want. I'm just trying to figure out why there's that hard line on the left side of the card (i.e. the tail edge of the image as it appears on the plate). I guess I'll go into the form-to-osc and start there... thanks.

Hi Alois. Thanks for your comments. I ran some glossy stock and had the same issue. Form to plate stripes are a little off, so I made a couple of adjustments and will get back to it after lunch. I'm hoping to not have to go to the form to oscillator stripes, which involves taking out all the...

After moving the image down on the blanket, the issue moves with the image. I really am thinking that it could be roller pressures but I'm still not clear on which pressures to check. Anyone have any suggestions? Is it the pressure of the forms as they ink the place or something else? - Lantz

Hey Bill, I'm not sure I understand. The issue goes across the sheet laterally, so moving the sheet position won't do anything. Do you mean I should move the image on the blanket, either up or down, to see if the problem area changes or stays consistent? And when you say look at pressure, which...

Sorry for any confusion. The press sheet is portrait but the image is horizontal. The gripper is at the short edge of the sheet but the long edge of the image on the plate. The Itek 3985/Ryobi 3302 is perfectly capable of running big solids. I frequently run 11x17 posters on it with large...

Alibryan, the gripper is the 9" side. So, like I said... it's running landscape. I'm running it one-up landscape on a 9.5" x 13" sheet because we're using the other half of the sheet to duplex afterwards. Do you think that the mechanical ghosting is still a possibility? Another variable is that...

Hi folks, I'm running an Itek 3985 with Crestlines, and right now I'm doing a save the date postcard for a client, just one color on Mohawk 100# Eggshell cover stock. I'm having this issue where the sides of the printed image are a lot different in color, thus creating what seems to be a hard...

Hi everyone. We recently bought a used Plockmatic 102 bookletmaker (and 103 trimmer) to replace our old Sprint MBM 2000. We bought it off eBay from a seller that seems really reputable (won't name names yet because so far they've been really helpful), but the machine doesn't put the staples on...

We have one and it's a real clunker. It creates an incredible amount of waste, there are issues with the nipper plate that create inconsistent spines. There are likely ones out there in better condition, but I honestly can't see how it would take you less than one minute per book, even once you...

Trying to focus solely on price could lead you to a dead end. Don't compete just on price. Your prices should obviously be competitive, but focus more on value. What can you provide that your competitor can't? Most of our business is word-of-mouth and personal referrals, and people rave about...

Hmm, this is interesting to me. We're not a large shop, neither in bodies nor revenue. We're also young, but our net profit has gone up every year we've been in business. Of course, we're an LLC so we each get screwed on taxes, but that's another thread entirely! Our client base has also become...

We're a three person shop. I handle all the estimating, which means I need to know what a job is and how it's going to run in order to price it accurately. I also make the job ticket, so that our pre-press person knows what to look for. She does all the preflighting and sends proofs, etc. She's...

No, we didn't. I have a hard time believing that they're so swamped with providing service to people who bought presses from them that they can't do general service. And if that is the case, they should announce it publicly so no one wastes their time calling them.

Hey all, once again I'm looking for a service tech in New York City to work on an Itek 3985 with Crestlines. I've tried both Popkin and Summit Offset Service but trying to get them to come down and do general service / maintenance on the press is like pulling teeth. I don't know why it's such a...

Does anyone know if there is an actual, viable difference between Bigfoot and Surefoot suckers? Surefoot suckers are half the price, but look like they operate the same. We have them on an AB Dick 360 and are considering getting them for our Ryobi 3302. Is it just a different brand of the same...

Hey Dan, no worries, we've all been there! Thanks for the advice, I'll try adding more fountain solution. I realized that when I said "the other guy" that I didn't clarify (I posted this on another forum as well, so I mixed the two up). We also have an AB Dick 360 with Crestlines running the...

Hey Dan, just to clarify, I'm running about 1oz per 28 ounces, the other guy is doing 2oz per 32 ounces. I know people that run 1-2oz per gallon with metal plates, and yeah, it doesn't seem like much. We're far from that in this case, though.

Guys! Somehow I totally missed all these replies. My apologies. Thanks for all the input. I probably missed these because after going through my pressures again, some things were off and I ended up getting the head to work. I also found a ton of dried ink and crap that was preventing my ink...