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Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
Wow that looks wierd, it doesnt look like regular banding. Is it the same exact file you used before? It almost looks like its something within the file itself.
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Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
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Originally Posted by sunnydayz
Wow that looks wierd, it doesnt look like regular banding. Is it the same exact file you used before? It almost looks like its something within the file itself.
thats what I thought too. But those were the last of the coasters I had. I just ordered more so they should be here tomorrow or monday.
however....both printings in the photos were from the exact same file. I just took the coasters off, raised the platen back up and put a t-shirt on and hit print.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
Yep that is really weird, it almost looks like the stripes are in the graphic. Did you try rebooting your system just to see if it would correct it? Are you printing at the exact same settings that you used before? It seems like something more with the file and print settings then any kind of maintenance issue or anything. especially because the stripes are all in the exact same place.
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Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
I believe you've eliminated the height/directional possibilities, as well as the graphic possibilities. Perhaps you used a different ink level in the printer properties with the first batches you did? I know Corel always loves to reset the settings to their defaults, so I try to record ink level used, vividness, location, etc in the file after I've finished it.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
and the stripes arent in the badge in the middle or going thru the lettering.
Im going to play with it some more when I get my coasters in. See if I can figure it out. I'll let you know...thanks for your imput BobbieLee I appreciate it.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
nope, not the ink levels either. I have a couple testers I did, and it still showed up in all of them. It was the really light level that I was able to tell that the stripes are yellow.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
I had trouble with some coasters too. Have not done any in a while because of the problems I was having but Brian or Alan can't remeber which had said something about a bad batch. Where did you get yours?
Please let us know what happens with the new ones.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
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Originally Posted by martinwoods
I had trouble with some coasters too. Have not done any in a while because of the problems I was having but Brian or Alan can't remeber which had said something about a bad batch. Where did you get yours?
Please let us know what happens with the new ones.
I got mine from direct2shirt too, but these coasters were the last 8 from 2 full cases I had previously printed without any issues.
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
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Originally Posted by martinwoods
I had trouble with some coasters too. Have not done any in a while because of the problems I was having but Brian or Alan can't remeber which had said something about a bad batch. Where did you get yours?
Please let us know what happens with the new ones.
The "bad batch" you are referring to are long gone. Most were destroyed, but some got out..... I'm sorry you had trouble, but I believe they were replaced to you?
As far as the print issue:
It's hard to tell, but the pictures look as though there is some double printing, or ghosting. That is caused by using bi-directional printing with the platen set too low. The outline around the black is leading me to that conclusion.
There are only 2 reasons for banding that I have seen: a) GT-541 not set to "uni-directional" b) Head clogging
99.999% of the time it is not setting the uni-directional setting. You must set for uni-directional print direction AFTER the image is uploaded to the GT-541. If you set the print direction before sending the print file, it will over-ride and revert back to default setting of "Bi-directional"
Platen too low will cause a ddoouubbllee iimmaaggee Clogged nozzels will cause banding
Re: Striping on my coasters(that I didnt put there)
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Originally Posted by Diver86
The "bad batch" you are referring to are long gone. Most were destroyed, but some got out..... I'm sorry you had trouble, but I believe they were replaced to you?
As far as the print issue:
It's hard to tell, but the pictures look as though there is some double printing, or ghosting. That is caused by using bi-directional printing with the platen set too low. The outline around the black is leading me to that conclusion.
There are only 2 reasons for banding that I have seen: a) GT-541 not set to "uni-directional" b) Head clogging
99.999% of the time it is not setting the uni-directional setting. You must set for uni-directional print direction AFTER the image is uploaded to the GT-541. If you set the print direction before sending the print file, it will over-ride and revert back to default setting of "Bi-directional"
Platen too low will cause a ddoouubbllee iimmaaggee Clogged nozzels will cause banding
The Coaster King has spoken
They were not replaced if talking to me, I just quit printing on them so I probably still have the bad batch.
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