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Offline farmboygraphics

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17" Film Printer
« on: October 03, 2015, 05:58:18 AM »
My 3000 that I had refurbed not to long ago crapped out at the end of the day Friday. So I'll be going in today to see if I can cobble something together with parts. Just wondering what others are using to print 17" films.
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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2015, 06:28:00 AM »
Epson, 4880.
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T Max Designs.
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Offline jvieira

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 07:43:03 AM »
Epson 4900

Offline farmboygraphics

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2015, 08:45:49 AM »
Epson 4900

Why does this printer weigh 114 lbs? Does it have a solid steel frame? :-)
Tees and Coffee

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2015, 08:53:57 AM »
Find the least expensive 4800, 4880, 7600, 7800, 7880, 9600, 9800, 9880 etc you can find. The 3800 also works but not with rolls. I have always seen bad reviews of the _9__ series printers.

Offline kingscreen

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2015, 10:21:39 AM »
My advice is to avoid the 4900.  We have one and it CONSTANTLY clogs. 
It is currently clogged and even a $600 unclog kit hasn't fixed it.
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Offline Sbrem

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2015, 12:06:28 PM »
3800, not roll fed. We run 13 x 19 and 17 x 22 with it...

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Offline farmboygraphics

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2015, 02:03:44 PM »
Time to Frankenstein :-)
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Offline jvieira

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2015, 07:20:53 PM »
My advice is to avoid the 4900.  We have one and it CONSTANTLY clogs. 
It is currently clogged and even a $600 unclog kit hasn't fixed it.

I can confirm this, it clogs all the time even though we keep it printing every day. still works tho

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Re: 17" Film Printer
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2015, 10:41:42 PM »
Epson 4000