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So I'm having issues with Mohawk Everyday Digital uncoated cover in 80lb, 100lb, and 120lb, all smooth. Does anybody else here use that paper? What's happening is the toner does not adhere well and does not pass the tape test. I don't know if anybody else here does this but every now and than...

SOLD I'm selling my inkjet printer because I got a new one. Bought this one used with 605,000 impressions on the meter. It still works and is operational in my shop. Asking $5,000 for it and that includes professional setup for shipping by my local Riso dealer. Price is negotiable, of course...

There have been several threads about plastic so I thought I'd start my own. Just read an article in a local paper. A regional restaurant, The Green Turtle, is switching from plastic straws to biodegradable paper straws. I only have one question. Will tree-hugging environmentalists leave us...

I don't know if anyone else on here is running a Canon w8400 but I tried to order yellow ink today and three of my suppliers said it has been discontinued. All other colors are still available. I bought this machine in 2006 so I knew this day will come. But maybe this yellow ink shortage is...

I'm looking at both of these certifications - Mailpiece Design Consultant offered by MSMA (Mail Systems Management Association) and Mail Design Professional offered by USPS (United States Postal Service). Which one is "better"? Or more accepted in the industry? They are both online courses with...

...what would you do? Or, how would you go about it? What kind of press would you buy? DI? Used Heidelberg? New Ryobi? I'm lightly entertaining the idea as I used to run an offset press but have been all digital for the past twelve years. I got the space and the three phase power. Currently...

I apologize if this is the wrong section to post this question but I am wondering what other shops are using to light their shop. I recently moved and one of the fixtures need to be replace and I want to replace it with LED. I have been searching this forum and found a little info which lead me...

I apologize if this is the wrong section to post this question but I am wondering what other shops are using to light their shop. I recently moved and one of the fixtures need to be replace and I want to replace it with LED. I have been searching this forum and found a little info which lead me...

Ok, I tried CorelDraw and I didn't like it. Well, let me rephrase that. I realized how much I use PDFs and Acrobat and it will suck having to open PDFs in CorelDraw everyday. I created a document in Corel and saved it as a PDF, then tried to open it. It appeared to treat every letter as an...

I know this subject has been beat to death but I may be getting a Versant 80 Production model in the next couple of months and I want to know what brand of envelopes you use. Everyone on here has been saying how great it does envelopes. Currently, I have a C75 and it will run envelopes well, as...

Been looking at the Versant 80. Right now, I have a C75 with the bustled Fiery. I don't do much variable data except for simple addressing and not many of my jobs are color critical. Currently, I think I am using Fiery Server FS100. How does it compare to Xerox's Freeflow? Looking to save some...

Sometimes the hardest thing about a post s deciding what topic it goes under. There was no Mail topic and I didn't see a Variable Data department so I figured this has a lot to do with workflow and it does occur before press. I'm just wondering how far other mailers go with correcting customer...

My ten year old Canon w8400 (pigment ink) has suddenly stopped printing. At first, it would just hang up before it would start printing. The machine would wakeup and start making it's usual noises when a job is sent to it and as the print head would come out, it would stop like it decided to...

Is anybody going to Graphics of the America in Miami this February? I am, and would like to meet any fellow PrintPlanet members.

I hope this is the right place to post this. I've been working with a customer for several weeks designing a box and we're now to the point that we are ready to order some. Problem is, I'm having trouble finding a wholesaler! Looking to print a cardboard box approximately 3" tall x 7" wide x 10"...

Ok, so I'm taking a pop quiz in preparation for the A+ certification (just for something to do) and there was a question about printers. Having not gotten to the section about printers, I thought I should know the answer already. The real answer...

I have a Challenge Model 20 with a manual clamp and it has been great since I bought it used except for two issues. When cutting tall stacks of uncoated card stock that is more than 12" wide, the blade stops in the middle of the cut. Yes, the blade was sharpened a week ago. So I checked the...

I have a question about leases. or rather, the length of them. Some background info with getting to detailed: I'm at year 4 of a 5 year lease (on a 252) and Xerox gave me an offer on a new machine, the C75. I have the type of work (heavy coated card stock with intense graphics) for it but not...

As some of you may know, I have an all digital shop printing a lot of postcards, rack cards, flyers, business cards, newsletters and specialty items like magnets, plastic cards, ID cards and adhesive vinyl. We also do a of mailing of post cards, brochures and newsletters. We run a Xerox 252 and...

Does anybody here print for the Federal Government? Every now and then I get a call from some company that wants to list me in some Federal Buyers guide for a fee. Is this how you normally acquire business from the Feds? Are any of these companies reputable? Keith