AL Ursich
07-05-2008, 9:34 PM
I have been knee deep in V Carving and made a big delivery this morning freeing me up to get back to my pile of Dye Sub work. Last time I used my printer to print a head check i had some missing ink. I had been doing it every 2 or 3 days.... I dreaded dealing with a plugged head....
On this forum or Engraving Etc I had seen where someone sprayed Simple Green on the sponge where the heads sit. I got some and sprayed the sponge and went back to my V Carving. Tonight I replaced 3 ink bags as they were down to a table spoon or so of ink thinking that might be part of the problem. I had rolled and taped them and slightly elevated them to get more out of the old bags.
Replaced the ink and did a head cleaning and printed. I held my breath walking to the printer and was rewarded with a 100% GOOD printout.....
WOW.... It was "Simply GREEN"..... My new Shop Buddy....
On a side note... I found a neat new use for my DK 1620 Heat Press....
I make V Carved Signs and got some tube shrink wrap, a sealer and a desire to protect the finished signs....
I use the heat press to shrink the plastic around my signs. Shrinking the back first, covered by a sheet of blank new print... Works great.
For bulky items I use the swing part and just hold the item up to the heat plate....
Thanks who ever suggested it.
AL
On this forum or Engraving Etc I had seen where someone sprayed Simple Green on the sponge where the heads sit. I got some and sprayed the sponge and went back to my V Carving. Tonight I replaced 3 ink bags as they were down to a table spoon or so of ink thinking that might be part of the problem. I had rolled and taped them and slightly elevated them to get more out of the old bags.
Replaced the ink and did a head cleaning and printed. I held my breath walking to the printer and was rewarded with a 100% GOOD printout.....
WOW.... It was "Simply GREEN"..... My new Shop Buddy....
On a side note... I found a neat new use for my DK 1620 Heat Press....
I make V Carved Signs and got some tube shrink wrap, a sealer and a desire to protect the finished signs....
I use the heat press to shrink the plastic around my signs. Shrinking the back first, covered by a sheet of blank new print... Works great.
For bulky items I use the swing part and just hold the item up to the heat plate....
Thanks who ever suggested it.
AL