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by Ian Mc
28 Jun 2016, 14:07
Forum: Printers
Topic: Is it possible to print borderless on Ricoh?
Replies: 6
Views: 16660

Re: Is it possible to print borderless on Ricoh?

Nope - nor would it do you much good, as you still need an area of blank, unprinted space around the design to run your heat tape off on to.
by Ian Mc
05 Sep 2014, 10:33
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: water residue look on phone cases
Replies: 23
Views: 9111

Re: water residue look on phone cases

<t>Almost certainly paper fibre sticking - unfortunately, when using paper it seems to be unavoidable. Using film would result in a smooth gloss, but unfortunately the 'multifunction' type vacuum presses aren't really suitable for using these films (especially not with the type of image you're ...
by Ian Mc
05 Sep 2014, 10:02
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: White Edged on Aluminium sheets
Replies: 12
Views: 5421

Re: White Edged on Aluminium sheets

<t>May I also suggest ensuring the bed of the press is nice and warm prior to pressing? I always find that if the bed is cold, it can affect the transfer on some items (especially aluminium) dramatically. The solid black edge on that image you posted showed signs of under cooking in addition to the ...
by Ian Mc
18 Jun 2014, 15:24
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: HELP! Please... problem with printing shadows
Replies: 13
Views: 5650

Re: HELP! Please... problem with printing shadows

<t>Are you printing through PowerDriver, with the Colorsure option enabled?<br/>
Also, have you resized this by scaling it in Corel at all? Particularly by a third or more of its original size?<br/>
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I've found both of these cause problems such as this. Resizing the image to the correct size in ...
by Ian Mc
18 Jun 2014, 15:17
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Black and shaded areas Discoloured on Slate and Mugs. Cause Unknown
Replies: 4
Views: 2792

Re: Black and shaded areas Discoloured on Slate and Mugs. Cause Unknown

<t>It could even be down to the dark colours / blacks burning - though I've never seen blacks burn quite as bad as that.<br/>
Pisquee's point is well made though - there are plenty of suppliers out there for ink, most of whom can provide a profile / PowerDriver, and will also help you install and ...
by Ian Mc
05 Jul 2013, 15:58
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: I Phone Problems
Replies: 4
Views: 2260

Re: I Phone Problems

<t>TruePix is fine for most applications, but I find that on aluminium phone inserts it does tend to stick. The problem comes from the required temperature (most places recommend between 180-200°C). Switching to a different brand actually fixed the problem for us - we can print as low as 170°C for ...
by Ian Mc
05 Jul 2013, 15:52
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Blotchy coasters...
Replies: 12
Views: 6789

Re: Blotchy coasters...

<r><QUOTE author="draig;73357"><s>[QUOTE=draig;73357]</s>That's why I don't touch UniSub any more. Could never get it to print properly.<br/>
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Sharon<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

Really, Sharon? Unisub is generally one of the easiest and most consistent substrates to print! When testing a new piece ...
by Ian Mc
12 Jun 2013, 17:32
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Getting a good red
Replies: 14
Views: 6653

Re: Getting a good red

<t>As a general rule, when printing with the Ricoh I find that an RGB value of 185,0,0 (when using ICC Profiles, rather than PowerDriver) gives me a fairly good red across most products. Paper also plays a big part in this for me as well - I'm finding TruePix doesn't quite deliver full density for ...
by Ian Mc
17 Jul 2012, 16:03
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Tablets - The computer kind
Replies: 16
Views: 7746

Re: Tablets - The computer kind

Hehe, I never even though of that! I'd sooner sift through dodgey fixes on various forums and complain very loudly about it to everyone I know.... :tongue:
by Ian Mc
17 Jul 2012, 14:39
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Tablets - The computer kind
Replies: 16
Views: 7746

Re: Tablets - The computer kind

I've got the Scroll 9.7" version of this - nice little tablet, but I find the wifi reception so poor it's unreal! I'm going to hang on to my cash until the Goggle Nexus arrives.... :wink: