jcuads · 07-01-2008, 02:00 PM

I've done similar. I'll imposition the work on 4x8 area then run as many as 15 segments on on the roll. I set up the roll on the laminator then continually feed the sheets and mount. Run the printer all night then mount on the laminator.
Who needs a flatbed, well maybe some day but for now this keeps me well in competition. I find the most labor is spent on trimming.

bigwater · 07-01-2008, 02:21 PM

Yeah, I ran all the 4x4s and 9 of the 8x4s overnight on a VP-540 w/ take up reel. The only reason I didn't run all of them at once was that the 165' roll wasn't long enough

The job certainly wouldn't have been nearly as profitable (or fun) if I had to babysit the printer.

jcuads · 07-01-2008, 02:55 PM

How did you mount them?

ziggytim · 08-06-2008, 02:39 PM

i think i run a different printer than most of the people here. our pricing structure is by the yard, $65 per. personally, i think that we should charge less for sublimation prints. the paper is so cheap and so is the fabric. the cottons on the other hand, have to be specially treated ($10 per yard if we have to back, $8 if we don't). but what do i know, i'm just the monkey on the printer.

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07-01-2008, 02:00 PM	#41
jcuads Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 64 Printer: JV3-130SPII, HP Designjet 5500 60", Onyx.	Nice!!! I've done similar. I'll imposition the work on 4x8 area then run as many as 15 segments on on the roll. I set up the roll on the laminator then continually feed the sheets and mount. Run the printer all night then mount on the laminator. Who needs a flatbed, well maybe some day but for now this keeps me well in competition. I find the most labor is spent on trimming. __________________ Cuadgraphics

07-01-2008, 02:55 PM	#43
jcuads Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 64 Printer: JV3-130SPII, HP Designjet 5500 60", Onyx.	How did you mount them? __________________ Cuadgraphics

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07-01-2008, 02:21 PM	#42
bigwater Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 25 Printer: Versacamm VP-540	Yeah, I ran all the 4x4s and 9 of the 8x4s overnight on a VP-540 w/ take up reel. The only reason I didn't run all of them at once was that the 165' roll wasn't long enough The job certainly wouldn't have been nearly as profitable (or fun) if I had to babysit the printer.

08-06-2008, 02:39 PM	#44
ziggytim Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 38 Printer: Mimaki Tx2 1200, DirectDye and Sublimation Inks	i think i run a different printer than most of the people here. our pricing structure is by the yard, $65 per. personally, i think that we should charge less for sublimation prints. the paper is so cheap and so is the fabric. the cottons on the other hand, have to be specially treated ($10 per yard if we have to back, $8 if we don't). but what do i know, i'm just the monkey on the printer.

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