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Ink costs per metre Roland sp300v
Does anybody have any idea as to what the cost of a metre sq full coverage on a Roland SP300v would be? also when I update in versaworks the Ink just stays the same doesn’t seem to be going down is this usual?
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I asked at the Roland stand down at sign & digital, if I remember correctly about £2.50 sqm.
in versaworks, you can view the job log, which will give an estimated ink consumption. I did a large print run, and it was accurate enough that i didn’t order to much ink, or run out.
Re: ink consumption, I noticed a reduction after updating the Firmware on the printer. However I am running an RS-640
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Hi David,
Thanks for the reply, how accurate would you say that price is?
Just cannot get any idea as to how much ink I have left in my cartridges as it does not update the ink levels in the printer status as far as I’m aware I am running the latest version of versaworks however I cannot find anywhere to update it on the software, I’m currently running version 4 I think.
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Stu, your best bet would be to give Roland a call, can’t believe for one minute there isn’t a way to determine how much ink you have used or how much is remaining. Especially in this day and age of chipped cartridges.
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There is a way to update VW, but it can be set to Auto check for updates, on launch, daily, weekly, monthly, or manually.
Can’t remember how to do it manually of the top of my head.
Check the roland website for firmware updates- this is the software on the printer and not Versaworks.I think you can download an update for VW from there to.
Are you running genuine cartridges or 3rd party??
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quote Stu Gardiner:Hi David,Just cannot get any idea as to how much ink I have left in my cartridges .
Use the menu on your printer for ink remaining. Only accurate if you installed full cartridges I believe though.
Other than that install all updates for Versaworks and it’ll give you an estimate of usage per job, I think it is reasonably accurate but we don’t take that much notice of costs per job as we don’t price that tight anyway.
All profiles will vary in cost per sq/m too as some put more ink down than others.
Cheers
Gary
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quote :Just cannot get any idea as to how much ink I have left in my cartridgesjust remove them. and have a little shake. some say weigh a new and empty one then calculate the weight of the one from the machine.
versaworks give a best guess before printing and in the job log best guess actual used
i say costs should not be discussed in open forum join up and use the members forum for better answers.
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This online ink usage calculator maybe some use to some, although i dont know how accurate it is..
http://tulipinks.com/site/index.php/sup … calculatorNot sure why ink costs should not be discussed in an open forum Chris ?
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Just work it out on cart size cost…. it’s simple really…
400cc cart @ X plus VAT = £X / 400 = Xp per cc..
so a job that uses 17cc of ink costs £X in ink
Does this help?
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now work out a reasonable working cost that is far too simplistic.
still should not be discussed in open forum JMO
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quote Chris Wool:now work out a reasonable working cost that is far too simplistic.
still should not be discussed in open forum JMO
Taken on board chris and adjusted, however…. costs arnt just costs are they? Time, set up maintenance, overheads etc….
My fave story is of a heating engineer who was invited to investigate a failed heating system on board a ship (Opens the door for Martin to make a comment) he walked along the pipework tapping it with a hammer very gently…. and then he stopped and tapped in the same place several times.. Then he gave the pipe in that particular place an almighty bang with the hammer and the heating system immediately fired up and started working again.
When the ships captain got the bill for the work it was for £725.75.. The captain called the engineer in question and asked why it cost the amount it did, all he did was hit a pipe with a hammer and he was only there an hour.
The engineer said " I only charge £25.75 per hour and that’s what I charged you".
"So whats the other £700 for?" asked the captain.
"Ah" said the engineer "That’s for knowing where to hit the pipe with my hammer!"
If (and it’s rarely) i’m ever questioned over retail price versus material costs, I always say, you are welcome to buy your own materials and come in to my workshop and do the job yourself, I will only charge you for the electric, heating and use of equipment while you are here. Thats should save you lots. They would say, I wouldn’t have a clue where to start! Exactly… say I, but I do!
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