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Offline mk162

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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2011, 03:00:29 PM »
And you are right, that is the kicker.  I have the volume, it helped that Brother put on the Beta list and we used the printer for 3 years without a payment, or even paying for a repair.  All we had to buy was consumables and fill out an evaluation form every month.


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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2011, 03:10:19 PM »
And you are right, that is the kicker.  I have the volume, it helped that Brother put on the Beta list and we used the printer for 3 years without a payment, or even paying for a repair.  All we had to buy was consumables and fill out an evaluation form every month.

And smile for the picture in the ad!  ;D
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« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2011, 03:11:32 PM »
Crap, I forgot about that.  I walked into a vendor's shop down here that sells the GT-541 and they had a lifesize standup display ad of that photo.  Needless to say, it was weird.

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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2011, 04:05:41 PM »
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Was that 160pc run on darks I hope?  I can do 160 lights in 3 hours on the Brother.

Yes that was with a white base an a 16 X12 image.... Pluss it was the Boss who was not at it full time if you know what i mean :o
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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2011, 04:13:14 PM »
OK, overall, how do you like the viper?  How are you pretreating shirts?  About how long does an image like that take to print?

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« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2011, 04:44:04 PM »
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OK, overall, how do you like the viper?  How are you pretreating shirts?  About how long does an image like that take to print?

 I asked mike about the time..... Said he timed it once but can't remember.... It's Beer thirty here already  :o
And id it is UNI or Bi directional setting.

We like the viper... heard the raptor prints faster but we really like the large format  16"45 for a full hoodie or 4 up youth.
We've been running it since January problem free....  We bought the pre treat machine..... It works really fantastic for stacking shirts on  ::) we just use the wagner sprayer.
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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2011, 05:13:21 PM »
You should try the Viper Pretreat machine.  I've heard good things about it from a friend that owns a GT-782.

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« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2011, 05:24:50 PM »
It works great... think is, it needs cleaning and maintenance on the head and cup that just aren't worth the time...
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Re: What do you think.
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2011, 06:42:32 PM »
How are the prints holding up?
I ask, because we have a T-Jet that collects alot of dust.
( Boss found out he didn't really like it, or something... )

Anyhow, I never really got into the swing of it, as I'm too busy elsewhere all the time,
and that machine needs to be run steady, it would seem.

Some prints I did stood up to wear suprisingly well, others not so much.
Likely the pre-treatment, but not sure.

I found the process slow.