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Try Andy Malcolm 07921 380 282 he’ll obviously have to charge you for the travel but he’s great with Roland and reasonably priced

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We have original in stock you can get them here

Damper
https://www.joserospares.com/shop/dampe … s-m006579/
Joint
https://www.joserospares.com/shop/origi … s-m006954/

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Thanks for posting the video of Bubble Free Pro Rob :thumbsup:

I agree with Omar, the flatbed applicator/laminator will save you tons of time and also give consistency in production whether it’s done by a skilled operator or just anyone in the company who was shown how to use it.

People who know me will tell you that I am born with two feet instead of hands lol, so operating a machine isn’t my forte. But I can do demos on the Bubble Free Pro and I tend to say if I can do it then anyone can!

The main thing to look for is to have a fully welded frame, the original Rolls Roller was only supplied fully welded and this is why you still have working tables 20 years down the road. Of course a welded table isn’t the cheapest of the lot as you can’t ship it flat packed but ultimately it will be the most durable and reliable.

The reverse gantry is also a nice design to have, it makes it easier to flip the release liner above the roller.

Reliability and build quality were my two main concerns when I chose a table to distribute. I did a lot of homework before opting for Bubble Free and I am pleased to say that after well over 100 tables installs it was a good choice albeit not being the cheapest.

Ultimately speak to people that have the various models and most importantly try the tables yourself. Just moving the roller up and down the table will give you a good feel about what you are buying… same as when you shut a car door and it feels right.

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Thanks for all the mentions and recommendations. We are currently working on improving the website as the shopping experience isn’t faboulous to say the least… if it says "in stock" then it’s in stock in Cambridge, if it says "call us" then we need to order it from the manufacturer or no longer available. In any case we don’t take your money unless it’s ready to ship.
Prices are not as low as digiprint, because the parts are original ones and Josero has been running for 16 years which can’t be done out of thin air…
We ship for next day delivery for orders received before 3pm. If you localish then you are welcome to pick up from the office, beleive it or not we work later than 3 pm 😆
I don’t want this post to be seen as an advert pushing the site so I’ll stop here, just thought a bit of info about us would be useful.

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thanks Kevin, glad we could be of some help.

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that’s data interference. The heads are firing at random. Can be caused a by many things, you need an engineer to look at it.

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Thanks James for the post.

Hi Steph,

am more than happy to give you an overview of the different brands on the market if you want to have a chat. We’ve been dealing with pretty much all of them over the years through the second hand part of the business.

There’s lots of direct to media printers available, considering the sizeable investment it would be wise to have a few demos with other brands and printer types. Both true flatbed and hybrid machine have their pros and cons, so definitely worth checking out.

Also don’t be fooled by marketing exercises, printing layers for example is impressive but you’ll never use the feature in production and all UV printers will do it. Stick to what you actually want to produce, cost per sqm, cost of maintenance, how easy it is to operate, how many qualified people you could actually call for tech support etc…

hope this helps
Kind regards
Loic

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No sorry these for the latest machines.

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Try one of the Mutoh dealers in Spain maybe? where are you based?
I know these guys are good: Soluciones Integrales para el rotulista. Oficina: Iplacea, 10. Nave 1.14 – Alcalá de Henares – 28803 Madrid – Telf. 91 882 94 82
They are in Madrid but probably have engineers covering other areas of the country or able to tell you who to call…

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Hi Stafford,
yes and no, there’s some configuration elements in the memory board that’s true but there’s an initial head manufacturer setting too. As you’ll know there’s no memory board on the Roland heads, internal/native head frequency will be set by epson. If you remember in the old days you could use a JV5 head in a JV33 but not the otherway round for example.
If you ask Espon for a DX6 head they will have about 15 different references, all relating to nozzle coating, nozzle plate coating, internal frequencies etc…

Hi Mat,
yes that works, although again the head won’t have the specific manufacturer, printer model and ink setting. That means you can’t expect optimal performance or life expectancy.

I don’t see any point messing about with heads, you never really save any real money, better stick with OEM stuff. And same goes for wipers and caps!! never understood people taking a risk on a £2k head to save 20 quids on a cap top or a tenner on a wiper…

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The head is for Roland and not Mimaki… yes physically the head are the same but Epson tune them differently according to each machine/manufacturer and ink used. So no surprised there, well a part from the fact that an knowledgeable / reliable engineer would do that!! :shocked:

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Sad news, known James for a while and this couldn’t have been an easy decision to take. When you build a company from the ground up over many years, it’s never easy to let it go. Hope James is doing ok.

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Hi,

did a bit of research for a client of mine on these quite a while ago. Only two options, I could see. were good were the Graphtec FC2250 and the Mimaki CF2.

http://www.graphteccorp.com/imaging/fc2250/index.html
https://www.hybridservices.co.uk/produc … ng-plotter

New retail is about £25k for the graphtec and £35k for the mimaki.

hope this helps
Loic

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Correct the RS640 is a good machine, just the RF640 predecessor. You won’t get the speed but it’s still a good work horse. It will also be a lot cheaper for maintenance and the parts are easily available.

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The RF640 is a great machine. Very simple, which makes it reliable. Don’t forget you’ll lose your cutting facility though. You still better off adding a separate cutting plotter if you have some cutting to do.
We sold and look after a lot of RF640’s and to be honest good job we are not expecting to make money on maintenance because they don’t go wrong. :smiles:
It’s Roland equivalent of the Mimaki JV150, same head and pretty much same performance. The Mimaki is a couple of grands dearer and has a poor take up unit. The take up unit on the RF is the orginal Roland design, which is £1800 brand new as an option! so having it included with the RF640 makes it a bargain.
When you get it, just make sure it’s installed with the Eco Sol Max 2 configuration and not the 3.

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James Sahota posted a review on UKSB for flatbed applicators not long ago, see it pasted below.

* Rolls Roller

After making initial contact with us via facebook, didn’t bother to get us a quote back or anything must really be busy over there, not hungry enough to close a deal.

* Roll Over

Was our number one choice but supplier just couldn’t get to the price point we wanted

* Mounter Mater (Not heard to much on this one – Website is also not working)

Very proactive with emails etc, gave us a good price point as well.

* Bubble Free Applicators (Josero – Again no contact from these guys yet) * Machine looks great

After initially nothing from them, Steve called me from SignUK and gave me all the details about the machine, we went to see him a couple of days later, took a live job with us, 5 sheets of full size printed foamex, quick demo and 20 mins later our production guy was laminating these himself.

Great looking kit, had a deal with Steve on the day, its a small purchase for us in the grand scheme of things but I must say the service was better then some of the suppliers we have spent hundreds of thousands with. Top marks to the team at Josero. They even gave us the option of having the table painted in our own company colours but as we wanted the machine ASAP we settled for one in the standard colour….Order placed on 28th of April machine being installed on the 9th….Pretty good turnaround if you ask me. Oh and to add 5 years warranty as well….

* Monster (Radecal) concerned that this looks like a cheap Chinese import – No offence

Great price point at 2k cheaper then everyone else, just felt the machine didn’t look solid enough.

* CWT from Papergraphics (* Most expensive of the bunch)

Quote sent, no follow up whats so ever after that.

I’ve always been very hungry when it comes to business and closing deals, I was shocked at how laid back some suppliers are and not really looking to close any serious deals. The larger firms just didn’t care, I guess its the whole employee scenario where there just see it as a job, where as the smaller firms which are owner run companies really went the extra mile, so well done to them.

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Hi John

you can see the Comagrav creasing tool here
$this->BBvideo_pass(‘$8’, ‘$4’, ‘$7’)
and Cutting here
$this->BBvideo_pass(‘$8’, ‘$4’, ‘$7’)

thanks
Loic

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Thanks Gary for saying we great :smiles: and thanks to James too for choosing Bubble Free :thumbsup:

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Hello everyone,
I know a bit or two about heads for having worked at a head manufacturer in the past.
Epson has about 8 or 9 different references for the DX5 head. Most look the same a part from the gold coated nozzle plate of one of them. I am still unsure what the gold coating is for as it can be seen in both the solvent and waterbased printers that the DX5 head is supplied for. Chances are it’s there to control the drop formation on exit of the nozzle for some particular ink viscosity. But honestly can’t be sure.
Now what I know is that the main difference between the heads supplied to Mimaki for eco solvent applications and the one found on the R1900 type etc.. have a different coating inside the nozzle channel. This coating is resistant to solvent. So if you take a head out of R1900 for example, yes the head will work in your mimaki (a part from coding and ranking issues that can occur of course) but it will not last as long as a specific solvent head will. The waterbased coating will wear out pretty quickly when in contact with solvent ink, which will affect the electrical connection to the piezo and make the nozzle die.
That’s what use to happen when people where using the old waterbased DX4 head into Roland or Mimaki solvent machines.
Now like Stafford said the head rank affects the voltage delivered to the head. Which basically affects the firing frequency of the piezo. If it’s wrong then you end up "over reving" the head, like your car doing 70mph in 2nd gear it probably wouldn’t go too far.
Anyway I hope this helps
Thanks
Loic