There's no substitute for great equipment that has great service. I think with the recent upgrades you've made, your shop is really set now for the near future. My only suggestion would be to position your laminator between your printer and cutter. Logistically that would make sense for you to be able to go from print to lam to cut a little easier. I know it's not a big shop, but saving a few minutes here and there will add up in the long run.
@@miketheprintman thank you Mike! I’ve been looking for ways to stream line movement. Having it the camera angles is nice but functionality may outweigh that. I’ll give it a shot!
Hi! Did you know graphtec allows you to print a box around the registration mark to assist with the reading on speciality media like holographic? Could be useful now that you can print white on the Epson 80600 😊
@@raksosan yes! But with glitter because it’s a sensor and not a camera the light goes crazy and has issues sometimes. So I opted into guaranteeing the fix. I print a yellow box and then place this over top!
I’m surprised you got rid of a seal laminator, they are a solid workhouse, very well built with big rollers with consistent heat assist temperature, better than most bought today. Unless there was something wrong with it when you bought it second hand. I have run through many many 1000’s of meters through it over 20 years for hours on end.
@@petertwining5729 the rollers were slightly warped and the safety feature on it really annoyed me. If there was any vinyl between the rolls when lowering the roller it would not go down all the way. And I could never get it to not track.
Pushing the vinyl through with your fingers makes me cringe. You didn’t show adjusting the height of the rollers but I assume you can with the handle on the side, now when I set up for laminating the rollers are up and I feed the vinyl through and then from the other side I pull the vinyl tight and tape the middle down to the machine I then tape the outer edges to the machine this keeps the vinyl in place, now from the feed side I pull the laminate and feed it under the rollers, I then lower the rollers and as I do I rotate the top roller by hand to help keep the laminate straight till the rollers make contact, when ready I start the laminator slowly and take the tape off that I used to hold the vinyl to the machine and attach to the bottom roller with tape. This works fine for me plus our laminator has a safety beam that stops the laminator when broken. Also I don’t think it’s a good idea to have the rollers constantly touching when not using as it could cause flat spots that will cause lines on the finished product. I do like watching other printers and there process good luck.
I didn't mention it but I do lift the rollers to not touch. Just barely. I still leave that sheet because it stays. The handle I show in the clips of the video shows the diff heights. I rarely will ever not use the firm setting except for overnight storing. Thanks for the tips!
My seal had a safety feature where anytime there is something between the rollers and you try to lower the rollers it would kick back up to the highest setting. It was VERY annoying so I told him I want to make sure there are NO safety features 🤣
I have been doing the same for around 20 years, except sticking the vinyl down with tape when you push it through the rollers l use small weight bags (filled with rice). Holds the vinyl in place until l put the rollers down. You are right it’s a big no no to keep the rollers together when not in use. My machine would auto lift them after 15mins of non use. This can be a good and bad thing. Lol
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Glad the laminator is working well for you, laminating well. Thanks for sharing. 😊
@@petertwining5729 thank you!!!
There's no substitute for great equipment that has great service. I think with the recent upgrades you've made, your shop is really set now for the near future. My only suggestion would be to position your laminator between your printer and cutter. Logistically that would make sense for you to be able to go from print to lam to cut a little easier. I know it's not a big shop, but saving a few minutes here and there will add up in the long run.
@@miketheprintman thank you Mike! I’ve been looking for ways to stream line movement. Having it the camera angles is nice but functionality may outweigh that. I’ll give it a shot!
I really like these videos. Very relaxing and explanatory. Keep up the good work!
@@mofotose appreciate you!!!
Hi! Did you know graphtec allows you to print a box around the registration mark to assist with the reading on speciality media like holographic? Could be useful now that you can print white on the Epson 80600 😊
@@raksosan yes! But with glitter because it’s a sensor and not a camera the light goes crazy and has issues sometimes. So I opted into guaranteeing the fix. I print a yellow box and then place this over top!
I’m surprised you got rid of a seal laminator, they are a solid workhouse, very well built with big rollers with consistent heat assist temperature, better than most bought today. Unless there was something wrong with it when you bought it second hand. I have run through many many 1000’s of meters through it over 20 years for hours on end.
@@petertwining5729 the rollers were slightly warped and the safety feature on it really annoyed me. If there was any vinyl between the rolls when lowering the roller it would not go down all the way. And I could never get it to not track.
I think it was improperly stored.
TOO GOOD TO WATCH. I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN YOUR WORK.
Thank you 😊
Hi, are you using same blade for contour cut & perfect cut for stickers, and does the blade cut good after laminating? Thanks 🙏
@@rayben9084 yes! I’m using the same blade. The graphtec has two channels. One for perf cut and one for kiss cut with a strip under it.
@ Thank you 🙏
Congrats!
Appreciate you!
New "Laminate stickers with me" reels comming ;)
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You can get the rolls refurbished
@@fartnyaface yeah there were just a few other issues along with the rollers.
Pushing the vinyl through with your fingers makes me cringe. You didn’t show adjusting the height of the rollers but I assume you can with the handle on the side, now when I set up for laminating the rollers are up and I feed the vinyl through and then from the other side I pull the vinyl tight and tape the middle down to the machine I then tape the outer edges to the machine this keeps the vinyl in place, now from the feed side I pull the laminate and feed it under the rollers, I then lower the rollers and as I do I rotate the top roller by hand to help keep the laminate straight till the rollers make contact, when ready I start the laminator slowly and take the tape off that I used to hold the vinyl to the machine and attach to the bottom roller with tape. This works fine for me plus our laminator has a safety beam that stops the laminator when broken. Also I don’t think it’s a good idea to have the rollers constantly touching when not using as it could cause flat spots that will cause lines on the finished product.
I do like watching other printers and there process good luck.
I didn't mention it but I do lift the rollers to not touch. Just barely. I still leave that sheet because it stays. The handle I show in the clips of the video shows the diff heights. I rarely will ever not use the firm setting except for overnight storing. Thanks for the tips!
My seal had a safety feature where anytime there is something between the rollers and you try to lower the rollers it would kick back up to the highest setting. It was VERY annoying so I told him I want to make sure there are NO safety features 🤣
I have been doing the same for around 20 years, except sticking the vinyl down with tape when you push it through the rollers l use small weight bags (filled with rice). Holds the vinyl in place until l put the rollers down. You are right it’s a big no no to keep the rollers together when not in use. My machine would auto lift them after 15mins of non use. This can be a good and bad thing. Lol
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