[Chris Wool]

hi and welcome
lazer print may be the way forward cos the fuel modelers use will have the print straight off CCam or Solvent unless protected
grafityp UK do a laser vinyl ? not shore of durability though

dewi us print boys as you call us do do sundays & 2am the other day for the “oh i must have it types” i found more of these types when i started printing

enjoy
chris

[Chris Wool]

rob mine got sent back as not delivered any ideas or just hicuuuuuuuuuup

chris

[Chris Wool]

any chance of stowing away in the back

[Chris Wool]

is there a prize for first in to the bin or del button

chris

[Chris Wool]

hi
i neverfound the easy way iam shore there is to do a simple half tone fade i think its called half tone anyway
once i scaned a edge half tone print and placed circles over it this gave the correct spacing and percetage reduction of sizes then copied the section to fitt the area concerened. it worked that time.

chris

[Chris Wool]

2 more if you want

chris

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[Chris Wool]

by the sounds of it i will stay at work thursday
thanks for the feed back

chris

[Chris Wool]

yes and the water is cold and all that
I am thinking of making a 6 ft one it has proved so handy when you are not quite shore of which body line to follow put the mag edge on and stand back works a treat

chris

[Chris Wool]

MINES 4FT LONG

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

HI
WITH THE COLOUR lights flashing posibly cart related

its looking for a colour it has not got
or its trying to print whot is off the page cos page orrination or size not correct
best of luck

chris

[Chris Wool]

pick a length that finishes on top of the bumps so no overhang tell cherwell where its going and they will surgest any extra fittings
they have always been most helpful to me
i dont think it would need a backing as the board sits in the frame
just some pannel clips to keep the boards from seperating

chris

[Chris Wool]

its a baby roland cutter
its got its uses

chris

[Chris Wool]

mort have a look at cherwells framed boards
dont know wheater there the cheepest but every one ine had has been fine

chris

[Chris Wool]

dave jump in with a plug then

welcome mayger

chris

[Chris Wool]

hi scott
thank for the insight and it certainly looks the do dars
i had my sol modified to EX ok so far
i have a smart car to do soon and as robert says whot laminates etc please
also could you explain about problems with liquid laminates cos i also have a problem and extra input would be very helpful cant mention the product at present only fare till i know the answer pm me please TA.

chris

[Chris Wool]

rodney
just re read your note
it was not until i used rip 2B & firmware 4.5 did the machine reregister correctly

chris

[Chris Wool]

rodney
i have been following this thread but could not put in writing whot i was trying to surjest
you are well on the case in most of these things
if i am doing reversed out on to clear then back with white i cut the white away where the dots are for the machine to read them this has worked very well
having the sol find the marks the 00 point has moved to the right angle of the first dot
i have not tried to replicate these dots & bar in to a print manually but cant see why not extreame care with there alignment though after the sol has found the markers just a cut only file should do it

chris

[Chris Wool]

just trhinking out loud

the machine that cuts mounts for photos they are modified plotters that cut shapes even beveled edges and as that stuff 5mm soft foam board is used as backings sometimes they should be able to give you a answer
the thought of cutting them by hand ? but you would be good at it by the time you have finnished

chris

[Chris Wool]

now dont all jump up and down but the best quickest readly available glue cleaner i have found is petrol
it don’t damage the paint cos people spill it all over there car at the pumps
but common sense prevails when using it.

chris

[Chris Wool]

HI
last 2 logs from cherwell did’t pick up small letters well
this 2 logs picks up the letters well but curls up when wet
same name and numbers on logs
dont seem to mater whether you spend £40 or £60 a log no consistency

chris

[Chris Wool]

i have got a copy of a walls ices CD full of jpgs but must be the best part of 2 years old wraper design changes etc . might help customer gave it to me to do simular to whot you are doing
i think the walls rep gave it to the customer.

some big companies are funny about it but i go along the tack that if you help us you will have a better job done which enhances you company

if you think it helps could send you copy

chris

[Chris Wool]

YEP got the point over with that one
nice one
when done well like this it beats a mediocor print rap any time

chris

[Chris Wool]

WHOT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T SEE THE SIGN
THERE IT IS BETWEEN THE GROUND & THE SKY

SORRY COULD NOT RESIST IT

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

hi
leave your car on a indust est where there are a lot of small business people dont see it in the drive

when faced with your problem a freind said to me a unit or shop in a sensible location will generate its own income £500 to £600 all in a month is only a sign and 2 vans it worked for me
you then have 20 days to make some money to live on etc.
enjoy
chris

[Chris Wool]

jodie get well soon
rob & mom now you know whot (parents tummy) feels like not nice
all the best
chris

[Chris Wool]

first guess white cling film cheep as will do whots asked

chris

[Chris Wool]

for some reason the eps was 8mb no wonder it fel over

chris

[Chris Wool]

trying again

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[Chris Wool]

try this one

chris
well i tried and it said no post mode will try an E

[Chris Wool]

CHRIS
there is a windows driver with the machine but may limit you to 1600 mm cut length i have it here if you havent

chris

[Chris Wool]

i ll go with vivid

chris

[Chris Wool]

ops sorry
posted last with out seeing the post from a newcomer on a astra van who unfortunetly has fallen in to the trap non the less a good effort and only by sharing and discussion can we ALL improve i have been at this for a fare while now and have proberbly learnt more since being a member
than in the last few years

chris

[Chris Wool]

well done i like your style starting to teach an old dog new tricks love it

[Chris Wool]

AND MY PET HATE IS
lettering logos etc fitted to a astra van that is in alignment with the top of the panel like it is on the drawing of the van looks so wrong going down the road

chris

[Chris Wool]

hi rodney
very tastefull web site but to be honist may require a bit more artistic zing but it gets over whot you do and how good you are at it.
whish i could find the time to revamp mine its so dated now

thank you for the tip given to a versa chap that is just about the only profile i have not tried because i am having a load of trouble with reds on uncoated material with my soljet now converted to EX its banding but its not a mechanical band more of a ink yellow & mag not blending together sort of band jusing metamark digital at the moment any ideas.
roland told me thats as good as it gets but i know it can do better
on the roland eco vinyl it prints perfect at respecable speeds but its also ment to do that on uncoated vinyl.

chris

[Chris Wool]

boss man rob
whots the correct way to send ttf files please

chris

[Chris Wool]

check your email sorry if not correct

chris

[Chris Wool]

NIGEL

THERE WAS A 5000 REPLACED BY 5700 NOW IMAGE PERFECT 5700 BUT THE MATERIAL HAS IMPROVED EACH TIME SO NO COMMENT ON HOW GOOD THE 5000 WAS BUT AT THE TIME IT WAS BETTER THAN SOME

STILL GOT BITS WOULD ONLY USE THEM IF PUSHED OR FOR A FREEBIE

JOHN

I HAVE OFFERED THE SCHOOLS OFF CUT AND TUBES ETC FOC ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN’T ACCEPT THEM WITH OUT A LOAD OF PAPER WORK HEALTH & SAF STUF SO GOES IN THE BIN SHAME REALLY

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

hi im not expert but this is whot i have found
printing on to clear even with a opel back board i have found to be still to wishy washy there is in most rips a double print mode if the vinyl can hold the extra ink for this reason

so i print to white vinyl and put that on the opel beware some white vinyls have a grey backing dont use those overlaminate to suit the enviroment
chris

[Chris Wool]

HI IF like me your trimming is suspect then i cut some polo mint type circlesabout 3-4 mm thick the inner hole the outer size of the key hole
lookes neater than a opps! ive practiced this many times and still cant get it just right first time

chris

[Chris Wool]

thank you paul hope 2 return favor soon

chris

[Chris Wool]

yep got mine this morning must be up to S in list as its to Mr Sticker
Rochdale this one i will give it to the police when they pic some stuf up latter

chris

[Chris Wool]

I LIKE YOUR STYLE DEWI
BEST OF LUCK
CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

HI I HAVE ONE VERY CLOSE FROM SOME OLD SOFTWEAR SBFV005 CAN SEND A TTF IF WANTED

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

hi
if you were on your own then it was very quick well done anyway
its a toss up between vinyl waistage and speed if i am using normal vinyl then dont worry to much and use bigger weeding boxes to aid fitting
i like the effect on MPI storing that one for a nother day

chris

[Chris Wool]

martin

iam shaw that every edge & pc60 600 owner has there own choice
mine is mactac 9800 less holes than most but not shaw about the glue bit
i have just finished a 50 mt roll of so called image perfect must have chucked 5-8 mts away

chris

[Chris Wool]

NIGEL
sorry but i think you found the nearest if it was one or two signs you could alter to suit
but i would ask to speek to the designer and ask him/her to supply the font I dont think its wrong after all we cant have every one andit take to much time any way best of luck

chris

[Chris Wool]

DOING JOBS LIKE THAT BRING BACK THE REAL FUN IN OUR WORK NOT JUST ENJOYMENT NICE ONE

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

hi

this site put me on to me by board members which so far has come up trumps every time http://www.istockphoto.com you pay but not a lot

chris

[Chris Wool]

good job they didnt damage the body work ?

chris

[Chris Wool]

HI
i have cut templates and scooring on 300gm card
2 cut passes seamed fairer on the mechanics finger on the off switch just incase but you must be prepared to damage knife or bed strip else dont do it. the old unused cutter in the corner is favourite

chris

[Chris Wool]

how dare they get it dirty

nice one

chris

[Chris Wool]

gave the soljet a pasteing just done one if it was not dark & raining ide fitt it … it took longer to cut than print now weeded treable banding 😆

[Chris Wool]

thanks for reminding me
i did this about 2 years ago but mounted it on black before cutting so as to be black from the inside end result to thick like me
are you saying that it works with out the black back i can see it will be ok from the outside but……

chris

[Chris Wool]

mark
we are both reading the same page
i have spoken to sharon and she has suffered a powerfailure even though she uses a protector so the bits & bytes are well upset

chris

[Chris Wool]

HI

JUST A THOUGHT
Tangental cutters which i have had 2 off in my time are fine but for johns small lettering the constant taping & wering noises of the head would be rather anoying all day
chris

[Chris Wool]

cherwells are nice with the ft cover so you can letter the standard message
and do posters that slip in for special offers

2 bits or more of the cherry
tell the customer a quality a board is X £ then ad the sign work cos they all seam to think a Abord is £25 think again mr consumer

chris

[Chris Wool]

rodney

interesting whot you say about storing materials i have found apa materials to be very acepable to damp far more so than any other make
i once sent them a photo entitled self reguvinating vinyl which was a shot of the end of a roll that had groun in width by 5 mm to 0 mm about 5 turns in if i was to leave it mounted in the soljet over night i would have to dicard 1 mt before i could use it again other makes not a problem

chris

[Chris Wool]

hi
the error code is something like a firmware check problem
roland tech might give you the code to reset the firmware else its bust and needs the doctor
have you tried switching off the MAIN switch (on the left end plate) wait at least a min then switch main on then sub main switch on might work

chris

[Chris Wool]

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[Chris Wool]

hi

one day i will get round to led lighting think it has a future
i know that this co has done a lot off development http://www.wightscientific.com but its not on there site
see whot happens

chris

[Chris Wool]

HI

I HAVE JUST HAD MY SOLJET PRO 2 UNPGRADED TO EX
THE DISCRIPTION YOU GIVE SUITS WHOT I NOTICED EMEADIATLY AFTER
THE REMAINING SOLINK ALTHOUGH PRINTED WELL WOULD JUST RUB OFF EASILY
WHEN THE ECOSOL INKS GOT THROUGH THE SYSTEM COMPLETLEY EVERY THING OK
JUST A THORGHT IS THE RIGHT INKS IN AND IS THE RIGHT INKS IN THE CART
CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

hi
much to my amazment the soljet ex printed on to avery 2420 white reflective
smae system as VC

chris

[Chris Wool]

hi

the pin connections should be in the manual and a frendly radio engineer could wire it for you i used to make them years ago but lost all the information as no call for it on my present kit

if you realy get stuck give me a ring

chris 01752 840770

[Chris Wool]

thanks for comments

The customer on his race bike pic was printed on roland soljet pro2 now converted to EX spec i must have a look myself to check due to my frog juce problem the vast amount of my work is in east cornwall. Ply etc sorry that one a bit close they came to me.

chris

[Chris Wool]

you wont need much rocking to sleep to night

ps the van was done in a day prints done night before

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

HAVE SENT PRETORIAN FONT .TTF TO YOU

CHRIS MRSTICKER

[Chris Wool]

THank you needed a laugh

chris

[Chris Wool]

As frog juice has been brought up
I have used it on and off for years pefering to stick a lump of clear on but i am at present having a bad time with frog juice
redo 11 vans has that got your attention 😳
4 weeks and the frog is degrading and spoiling the print done this way cus of tricky print & cut after lots of consultation no real reason has yet come forward
The only advice i can give at present is its posibly dogey on solvent type prints the problem is only after fitting spare bits in the work shop are still perfect 8 weeks on not isolated to one van all cleaned diferently .
one other job showing simular signs.
only common thing is there all merc vitos & sprinters and contain a lot of red
roland soljet pro2 roland vinyl
smaller 10×2 inch stuff still perfect after 11 months on all sorts of things so there we have a tail of woe it does say some where that you are responsable as to its suitability of use.

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

cant remember exatly but there was two types of roland holder
one being all metal 80 to 90 quid
one being all plastic except bearing about 45 quid
blades vary so much you pays yer money i have mine resharped at a £5 ago suits me sir

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

HI

thats about whot i pay but depends on size of business / premises etc
but mine includes lots of other stuf including if i cant work / contents new 4 old etc and yes i clear up every night cos it says so on my policy.

chris

[Chris Wool]

welcome

oh the suns out here

enjoy
chris

[Chris Wool]

hi you could posibly find a copy of corel for around a tenner ver6 upwards
but need to know your plotter type

chris

[Chris Wool]

as you is a surfer dude
do you want the usual surfing logos quickbrass and all that
you might see the funny side
my dauter sees a 206 quicksilver then says why cant my renault be a
bilabong well atleast it wernt a kangeroo ////
as sola & fistral surf are just next door i do some stuf for them
any way its gig and clean on the south at present

enjoy

chris

[Chris Wool]

Hi

i had one of those 6or 7 years ago then bought a pc 60 the moment they came out and i cant recomend that you spend a penny on the 5000 leave it as a slow work horse cutter

chris

[Chris Wool]

thank you a good idea and will try and follow it backwards
but all was well untill i had to do a reinstall so a file pos left behinde
i am just about to zap the disk and start again because of several other niggling problems that all started around the same time.

thanks for your thoughts

chris

[Chris Wool]

thank you nigel
you are right on all points

chris

[Chris Wool]

nigel
are you using std available blanks if so where are you geting them from as i want to deregister but am unable to buy blanks if i do.
my tip print on to clear then fitt between the reflective & acrilic
chris pm please

[Chris Wool]

to all
coreldraw has come to the fore (not front) posibly because of all the print & cut stuf about its whot software you are used to is how easy or difficult
corel is…… software is only a tool to help you ??
there are tricks in signlab & others that are realy good an not so easy to duplicate in corel but the number of times i need to doit is so small it’nt worth the dosh But i have been using corel to cut from for about 6 years & put my money into printers cutters
so Mark the choice is yours with roland & others pushing the use of corel & illistrator it would not surprise me if the likes of signlab etc might be a little woorried one local chap still uses a DOS programme.. works for him
sorry of the fhread and on me soap box tis bl//// clold boy

chris

[Chris Wool]

so you get them too

in the nib box is scale with image & fill behind check boxes for the outlines
creating surround cut path
you could take a copy break it apart and weld the important bits
then contour outside to suit
you could draw shapes then weld shapes together
you could convert a copy to bit map make it all as black as posible
gamma etc… convert to one bit black & white then corel trace
remove bits you dont want then contor for the distance away from the image
you could tell the customer you done this you sort it out
you could lose the job
but thake time to learn to draw with the bez bezia drawing thing cos
you will be suprised how quick it can be and how nice you can get the curves
out of interest you might send me the file so i can see how bit the problem realy is

chris mrsticker (mod-edit)

[Chris Wool]

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

NOT JUST ME THEN

mactac 9800 white i had a roll replaced because of weeding problems
now ok glue migration that stuf again
knife pressure well sorry around a 100 then its type off vinyl temp speed
type of backing paper you get the story

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

john

mac tac 9800 white gloss is the best off the shelf for thermal printing
there is specialized stuf but failur rate small enough to warrent less in vinyl price i have been using it for over 8 years for thermal printing and tried the others and gone back to mac tac its got a grey backing as well so it is easy to see when weeding

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

thank you

whent to remove programmes told it to remove explorer but it said repair instead OKed all well now

when i started this computer aided sign stuf windows did not exsist.
my fustration with xp pro as i have a few niggling problems i woud like to format the disk clean and start again any ideas

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

hi
whot i have noticed is its not only whos got the most powerful bike
but whos got the most powerful cleaner durability is the name of the game
printed graphics laminated with a cheep window etch film looks and feels like the thick ones but so many different shapes is the problem but when you find the high price of the originals they have a choice dont they
enjoy

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

hi

SHADOWCAL SPANDEX REF 5702 +WIDTH CODE
ITS A SEMI TRANSPARANT FILM THAT WILL TINT A COUPLE OF SHADES DARKER WHOT EVER COLOUR YOU PUT IT ON UNFORTUNATLY DOES NOT WORK SO WELL ON STRAIGHT PAINT ? BUT IT DOES SAVE ON BUYING LOTS OF SHADES WHEN DOING MORE CLASSSSSY WORK

JUST MORE STUF FOR US TO PLAY WITH ENJOY

CHRIS MRSTICKER

[Chris Wool]

very nice but it dont say victory v signs but sill very tastful
thought how i would do it in vinyl cos it would print easy then remembered the shadow cal vinyl that i all ways forget ive got it would do the inlays of the yellow nicley and the shadow of the blue over the yellow

just my 50pence

now where is that stuf

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

HI

SPANDEX DID a film that was cut on a plotter then stuck to your screen
only suited to bolder low run stuff cos if a corner lifted you could not dry to stick it back down also cant remember supplier but it was a ink screen supplier simular film but was cured on to the mesh by a special glue apparently blasted clean when finnished

sorry cant add names to stuff

chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

Tis now wot happened was

mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

hi john
just had a look at your web site and that has solved a few problems for me and resonably local saltash

the pc 600 will cut smaller well because of its printing resolution there for controling the head better and if i want to cut something small 3mm lettering i use my pc 60 dedicated cutters will do it (before you all start shouting) but is less of a chore and you dont need a following wind with the sun shining but for about 10 mm upwards any quality servo driven
cutter should be ok I can here the key boards already
chris mrsticker

[Chris Wool]

there is on the pc60 a engineer only ? menu for aligning the head to carts and the adjustments are on the curser keys not mechanical
you will have to ask beg the page from the engineers manual
roland might fax it to you or has anyone the page in question for a 600

chris

[Chris Wool]

YES THATS RIGHT I USED TO USE THE ALLPRINT STUFF BUT I CANT REMEMBER WHOT TRIGERED THE PROBLEM I THINK IT WAS UPGRADING ? THE FIRMWEAR SINCE TRYIED SEVERAL MAKES SAME RESULT ALL OTHER PC60 WORK FINE SO PRESUMED THE MANIFACTURES CHANGED SOME THING ON THE SERFACE TO MAKE IT MORE DURABLE ?? THIS IS A PROBLEM COS I DO QUITE A FEW DOME BADGES & TRICK IT BY LAMINATING WITH CLEAR BEFORE PRINTING
BUT THIS IS EXTRA WORK ANY OTHER IDEAS WELCOME

CHRIS

[Chris Wool]

i am a present using APA silver whilst removing one’s cock up as we do
it does appear to have its own clear cover and i looked at a van i did 6 months ago and all looks well but i could only use it on flat pannels even riding round the door jam was a problem £ 4 £ OK
can you print on to it with the EX or VERRSA cos the pc60 wont and i can not find a mirror silver that will it used to years ago
chris

[Chris Wool]

IN THE OLDER 95 98 DRIVER YOU COULD REDUCE THE DPI DOWN TO 150 AND IT WOULD CUT LONGER LENGTHS THAN AT 600 DPI
BUT ONLY WHEN USED AS CUT ONLY
TRY IT WITH THE KNIFE REMOVED SO NOT TO WAIST VINYL

CHRIS