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Hi Spad I did away with that clause of the contract. Its gotta be 60 months FIXED or no deal, thats one of those things that are negotiable and if they say they can't do it fixed just tell them that they are going to screw themselves out of a deal and that Canon is looking better ( even though...

Ok so they are on CS 5.5. I have CS5 and I don't want to waste any money if CS6 is coming out in 2012. I heard that rumor.... is it true? Thanks Kev

Good idea tgrec441 I had Canon screw me with that when I elected not to do business with them, They had me insure the machine and basically broke my balls for returning their POS CLC 3900 that was nothing but a headache during the 60 month term. Xerox is expensive, but they have a great...

If that is clicks, supplies and maintenance in US dollars that sounds very high. I run a shop that uses a Xerox DC252 and we pay .0065 per color click regardless of the sheet size. My monthly volume is around 16,000 impressions. I run things 2 up a lot to save us money. Say for instance a...

Thanks Greg!

Hi Gordo! Yes thats me! Thanks Gordo for the insight Gordo. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I love this forum. I have a bunch of my friends on here now and we learn so much. Its guys like you that make the forum worthwhile! ~Kev

Thanks Al for your words of infinite wisdom, they are much appreciated. Sincerely Kevin

Good Morning Everyone I just wanted to see what the going rate is for a prepress tech/supervisor with 15 years experience. I just want to check to make sure that I am not being grossly underpaid, as I am sure most of us in the graphic arts industry are. Any thoughts would be appreciated ...

Yes the DI Presses are $$$$$. I saw the copy quality on a high speed Riso HC 5500 and the quality was crap. I wouldnt be able to sell that. Are there any other high volume- high quality inkjet options out there?

Thanks Guys I just spoke to the HP Rep and the letterhead issue he was very honest about. He said you are going to have the same issues as you would have with a color laser copier with the toner coming off when you place the Indigo printed material back into a laser printer :( So much for...

Hi Everyone I have heard good things about the HP Indigo line of presses are they are a viable replacement for a 2 color Ryobi 3302M and a color copier? Right now I have a Xerox 6115, Xerox DC252, Xerox 4112 and a Ricoh HQ9000 in the copier end and it they are my workhorses. I am starting...

Sure Pete I would be happy to help. It certainly has its niche. Send me a message and I will be happy to give you the straight truth about it. Thats what this forum is all about. Kevin

Thanks Rhett As I mentioned I got a Ricoh HQ9000 digital duplicator which is nice for #10s in small quantities but it cant replace offset. Letterhead printing is dying off but envelope printing is still strong, so I want in on that. Should I get a direct feed with a T head ? I have a 2 color...

True John. I am looking at this long term and ready to put in the time. I figure the direct feed is a good place to start before I even attempt a register board press.

Thanks, I figure its going to be a chore, but I always like running something new and between the pressman I have there and my techs I think the training will go well.

Awesome thank you its nice to hear some encouraging words!

Thanks I would def get crestline or a Kompac on it. I think my press guy would be thankful to get the extra help. We bought a digital duplicator for simple text line art jobs on #10 envelopes that has bailed us out a couple of times when he was on vacation, but it didnt match the offset quality...

Hi everyone I am a supervisor at a print shop and I have been thinking of learning to run the offset press to add to my skill set. I am the main operator on the Xerox Docutech 6115, 4112 and DC252. I do the prepress work in Adobe CS5 and I've been in the industry for 15 years, just not running...

Thanks basically what we are too Cathie. I work for a non profit. I would be curious how our pricing matches up. What kind of equipment do you have. We are a all Xerox shop except for our Ricoh duplicator and Offset presses.

Tom thanks for your helpful advice. Would you mind if I sent you a private message? I am pretty new to the whole pricing duplicator work. Its been such a great addition to my shop and has opened some doors to regaining some of the volume that my inplant has lost due to the fact that everyone...