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sp300v controlling print and cut features
I have never asked this, thinking the feature does not exist but is it possible to control the media print and cut process??
e.g I have 5 meters of graphics needing to be print and cut. The 5 meter graphic is one piece (example for a shop front).
It would be a pain to print the entire graphic and then the printer take up the whole graphic for the cutting process which will also increase the chances of the media jamming in to the machine (as it takes up quite fast and the media isnt always flat due to creases e.tc.) so is it possible to control say print a meter, then cut, then print the next meter, then cut and so on, as that will have a better control on the overall process. My machine is an sp300v
Thanks in advance 😀 😀 😀
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As far as I am aware, no!! You can slow the cut speed down.
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Would this be the same for other rip software’s too Jason?? surely its a software thing?? 😀
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Not safe at all to cut such a long section.
If it is a shopfront. it will in all likelyhood be just a rectangular shape? Print, and cut by hand.
If it is contoured text, split the design up and export in more manageable lengths – say 1m at a time.
You can adjust both take up and cut speed on the printer (with "use machine settings" selected on the RIP) or from the RIP.
The problems of accurate tracking and material jams aside, another reason you should avoid long cuts is that the media picks up dust and dirt from the floor, and then carries it back into the printer when you cut. Dust and Fluff will soon "reward" you with banding, smears and drops on the prints…..
That is why I limit Print and Cut to about 1m, which keeps the media off the floor at all times.
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Hi Gert,
From time to time I get asked for large graphics which are contour cut. I might just get a take up unit as that may solve some of the issues. 😀
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Soyeb,
Sorry, mate. With a take up unit you can only print, and NOT print and cut. The mechanism winds in one direction only.
Still much safer to print, laminate, and cut by hand on large graphics.
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Soyeb,
Sorry, mate. With a take up unit you can only print, and NOT print and cut. The mechanism winds in one direction only.
Still much safer to print, laminate, and cut by hand on large graphics.
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I have just printed a graphic text over 4 meters print and cut with 3mm bleed, turn the Roland to an up speed of 5cm and speed to 5cm, it take a long time but pulls the media through with no problems as its going up and down slowly, think I’m very lucky but the print and cut is so on the mark its untrue
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Richard,
When I have to print and cut a large piece (usually 100’s of little decals left un-attended at night) I also set UP and CUT at slooow speeds.
I have found that registration goes out quite a bit with pre heat and dryer on. If I switch the heaters off, registration is spot on. Not ideal, but it works.
I live at the coast, and I think the backing paper shrinks / expands on the heaters, causing the mis-alignment.
This does not happen when I print on reflective (DM Lite) but only with Avery MPI3000 and Econoline print vinyls.
Edit: The alignment problems are more pronounced on the 540 than it was on the 300.
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