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digital graphics: Roller Blind
Just thought i would show you what this digi print looks like, as a few have shown interest.
Thanks to Nik for her help in sourcing the right material.L J
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Nice John,
wish I was there.
Did you cut ant stitch the pelmet? or weld the hem?Peter
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can I have one 🙄
Lynn
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It looks quite shiny John, is that the ‘canvas’ material?
One small thing I will note is that it appears to wrap at the sides & not remain flat. Is this inherant to that material (or is it just because the bottom bar is resting on the sill and taking out the tension)?
ps. Hopefully that sample material you got in the post will print OK as it’s purpose made for ‘rollers’.
nice vibrant print though….
Dave
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that’s some view from that window! 😉
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quote David Rogers:One small thing I will note is that it appears to wrap at the sides & not remain flat. Is this inherant to that material (or is it just because the bottom bar is resting on the sill and taking out the tension)?
nice vibrant print though….Dave
Looks flat to me Dave, even when enlarged. Might be an optican illusion though, I have had a few beers,
Peter
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quote Peter Normington:Looks flat to me Dave, even when enlarged. Might be an optican illusion though, I have had a few beers,
Peter
I’ve had a few too. :drink4: I recon it’s just not under tension as the bar is on sill. The sides do curve in ever-so-slightly, the change in light shows it up a wee bit.
ps. I’m lookin’ at blinds all flippin’ day – now I’ve got to study them at home!! 😀 😛 Sad, so sad.
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I stripped an existing roller blind, took the old material off & printed a new one.
I then took it round to a blind maker who then re fitted it all together.
Taking it apart i was surprised that it was all held together with staples, loads of them, but it does the job OK.David, quite agree it does tend to wrap at the edges mainly because it is a "canvas" type material that is a bit too heavy duty i think. The chap who re assembled it said when he first handled it that he thought it was a bit thicker than he was used to, but it worked OK.
This is the 1st one i did as it is our own, thought i would practise on ours instead of customers. I thought as it is printed on a Rockhopper with Eco solvent inks, that continually rolling it up & down twice a day might wear the ink off so i laminated it before assembling it. This also makes it heavier.
Mistake i made (as you can see) is not printing it right to the width of material, (misjudged it)L J
The 2ND one i did for a customer this time, i didn’t bother laminating it.
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wheres the second one (?) give us a look
Lynn
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It was only customers logo Lynn, printed on the other side to face out of his office window. nothing fancy so i didn’t take photo.
L J
Dave, will find out next week when i test print those samples you sent me (thanks very much by the way)……….did notice they are lighter weight.
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John
have you swopped up to the new Ultra inks far superior to the older Ecosolve + inksKev
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looks great john 😉
nik
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Hi John, thats a great job done there! I have a similar picture as wallpaper on my computer.
That photo reminds me of one of my favourite places ever-is it a Greek Island by any chance? (I’m probably completely wrong, of course!)
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Hey John
Isnt that the picture you took on Torquay sea front when you came down?Peter 😀
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Peter, funny guy 😀
Lorraine, honest answer, I have no idea………friend of mine sent it to me as i couldn’t find a high enough resolution.
Kevin,…………funny you mention that about the inks………..I changed over a few years ago from the original eco inks to the eco sol plus & i am at the moment changing to the new ones by "Triangle", a lot cheaper.
L J
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John,
Ultima inks are by Mutoh cheaper than the Eco solve + inks and definitely better colours adhesion etc. Are you having any mods done to pipe work etcKev
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Last time i changed over inks i changed the carts as and when, same as i am now.
Am using Mutoh plus inks at the moment but have changed magenta last week, so far so good
L J
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Looks great John i will have to come down and look but i will wait until you are eating your tea first :lol1:
stu…pid
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