We are in the 3rd generation of heads and inks for Roland EcoSol printers (possibly 4th or 5th if you count early attempts and resin foil, but I’m not talking about those.) Each generation had its own foibles with the head/ink interaction. The early DX4 machines (SPv, SPi, VP, XC) all seemed to eat the…
[The following ideas may be too simple, or they may not be terribly helpful to many of you, but it is to help the new sign shop on the path to profitable pricing. Take what works. Ignore what you find unusable.] So, we get asked quite a bit how to price jobs for the “durable…
A used Roland printer can be a great way to start out on a budget, but if you buy the wrong printer, or one that needs too much repair work, the savings of “used” can quickly disappear. I have had calls from people who bought a used printer and then when they get it back…
I get enough calls regarding moving a Roland printer that I think a quick write-up is needed. What follows will outline the procedure to use if moving your printer down the road or across town. If you are moving across country you may require a crate and perform a “pump up” and I suggest you…
One of the first thing most new Roland print/cut device users must learn is how to add cut lines to thier artwork. Adding the CutContour swatch to the stroke of the shape you want cut is a basic process. Creating the shape can be much more complicated. In this post I will go through my…
VersaWorks has two illustrator palletes that are essential for inserting the cut lines (seen left) and applying the Roland Color System Library (seen below) colors – which is like a Roland PMS color chart. I have worked out a method for loading the charts so they have easy access in Illustrator. [Corel & FlexiSign has…
How do you save/organize your files? Is it like a clothes drawer that everything gets tossed into one drawer? I hope not. I can’t tell you the number of people who tell me they are saving their files “in Flexi.” No – they are not. They are saving in Flexi’s default folder. After years in…
I see many users leave jobs in their queues as a way to save jobs for future use. While it is a good idea to save each project at least a few days after completing – gumming up the queues as a storage technique can slow VersaWorks from loading. I have also seen VersaWorks get…
