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scuba_steve2699 · April 23rd, 2007

So we took the plunge at the ISS Atlantic City and bought a Roland Versacamm SP-300! The anticipation mounted as we waited for our unit and when it came…. We still had to wait to setup the unit with the tech rep from Imprintables Warehouse. Mike Koval...

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jedoi · August 21st, 2008

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Originally Posted by vctradingcubao


	Thanks a whole lot Steven. I bargained today with our local dealer and got a great price on the SP300 (after informing him that a new versacamm model was just released). I'm expecting delivery of the machine on wednesday. Can't sleep now as I'm too excited.

Sir, I just read your post now. How much did you buy the SP300? You are from the Philippines right? Can you also use it to print tarps? Thanks.

scuba_steve2699 · September 10th, 2008

jedoi - you can print on canvas material but I thin a better option for tarps might be to print onto heat transfer material and then heat press it onto the tarp. I have a customer that does custom tents and they buy printed heat press material to put on them.

vctradingcubao · September 10th, 2008

Steven, printable "frontlit" banner materials are generally referred to as tarps or tarpaulins here. It's not exactly the same as the tarps being used as tent and truck cover materials. So, Jedoi, the answer to your question is Yes, we print them all the time. Actually, since we have a laser printer, we seldom use our Versacamm for t-shirt transfer printing, since the opaque materials for the versacamm are more expensive. We only use the versacamm to print oversized opaque transfers, larger than A3 or 11x17. Try to call and get a quote from Danny Legaspi from Tgraf, tell him I referred you.

jedoi · September 11th, 2008

Ok Sir Byron thank you. What's his number? I think Tgraf moved in Mandaluyong already. I tried calling the office the other day, they said I still have to have an appointment blah blah.

DTFuqua · September 11th, 2008

Are there any cheaper alternatives to this process? I have used epson printer with claria inks on opaque transfer and washed it many times. Couldn't someone use a larger format printer on vinyl and make banners with photo quality as good or almost as good as the roland versacam? Would it need to be a solvent or whatever heat/impact printer. Has anyone used a cheaper alternative like this or some similar idea that works, IE a large format printer and just a plain old cutter?

vctradingcubao · September 11th, 2008

They say that pigment inks are not really good for outdoor banner installations as they will fade after a while. Only solvent and mild solvent inks are good for outdoor applications.