Renee S

Hi there-- Need some advice for an issue we're having with our WF-7110 printer. See the pic at this link. We can't get the streaks to go away in the Cyan, and a nozzle check gives us a hole in the same spot. We've cleaned, nozzle checked, re-primed etc repeatedly over the last 2 days and can't get this fixed. Cobra is closed for the weekend and we've got 3 shirts we need to finish up for tomorrow. Does anyone have any advice? TIA http://1drv.ms/1KBmVtL

I'm about done with this printer. Now, even though I'd managed to get it back to printing a nozzle check with only 3 or 4 missing spots with the Epson ink, I put the cobra cartridges in and now the machine won't recognize the cartridge. I'm not seeing any video or support for the 7110 on the cobraink site on how to get that specific model to recognize the cartridges. I've pulled and reset the battery, made sure the thing was seated completely, restarted the printer.... If someone could please give me some ideas I would appreciate it. At this point I'm about to chuck it in the trash.

Thanks Madhatter. I'll do that as well when I get home later.

Thanks. I wonder if it's cheaper to buy just the printhead assembly or a new printer. I did get a response from Richard this morning and he suggested putting the original Epson cartridges in and trying to get a clean print. I'm guessing if that works I may have clogged lines in the pigment cartridges.

So the 5x I've already done it isn't enough?

Alright - I need some help. I'm about to throw in the towel on this one. I ordered the clog buster from Cobra and watched Richard's video on this so many times I think I've got it memorized. After doing the clog buster my printer is printing WORSE than it did before. Before clog buster it wasn't applying the colors evenly on designs, and the nozzle check had one line missing. After doing the clog buster - extremely carefully to not get the solution all over the place, and running 4 nozzle checks already, I'm barely getting any lines in any colors. I figured it would take a few checks and cleanings but its getting worse instead of better. Can anyone help me out? I'll post whatever pic's, try whatever someone would think works, just to get his giant, expensive paperweight to WORK.

If you still need this, ck out the fb group for Singer Futura fans or Futura Embroidery. Neither allow members to post that their business info, but if you look through either group you'll figure out who you can pm to ask for help. I have an embroidery machine myself, but am too intimidated by it to use it, lol.

Thanks for the replies. We don't have the clog buster on hand, so I'll look up some homemade cleaners. Hopefully it works. Every time we've run the maintenance trying to fix this, I hear cha-ching$$$$ in my head.

I'm curious. I've seen the videos on how to apply designs to metal or stainless water bottles. How do you do this to plastic without using heat? I currently use vinyl and hate it because the vinyl is easily damaged. Is this screenprinting, or ...? Searching youtube shows large volume operations which doesn't apply to me. I've attached an example of what I'm trying to get to.

Welcome from Utah!

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Welcome from Utah!

If I were to buy the 10oz banner material from USCutter, am I correct to assume that pigment based inks will print to the material and resist fading and running better than dye-based? I'm reading up on the differences between the two and am seeing that dye inks are water-based and don't stand up to the outdoors as well. Am I missing anything else I should consider when printing on banner material? Thanks!

Murphy's Law, lol. The Charlotte event is an hour from my old house. Thanks for the resource though; I'm going to bookmark the site and keep an eye out.

I'll ck out what I can find for tradeshows. Thanks for the info and the advice everyone. I definitely appreciate your patience with my questions.

Right now I've got a Ricoh with Sublijet ink. Looking at picking up an Epson with CIS from Cobra. Sending my designs is an option, but if I could do it myself I'd prefer it. Something about instant gratification when those 130am ideas hit, lol.

Wildgoose, SLC is awful for traffic. Been there once and not terribly interested in going back if I'm the one driving. Idaho has the rudest drivers? Nice. SC I think has some of the most clueless ones. Make that left turn from the right lane and you're considered a native. I envy you being in a rural area now - this city living is taking some adjusting to. Jaybird, no, you're not hearing much from the chickens. Thankfully, lol. I'm only a gamecock due to proximity, and even I got tired of hearing about the 5 in a row. (...and they think GA is obnoxious, sheesh).

Hey all! Just joined this morning and am surfing through the forums looking for the answers to life, liberty and the pursuit of sublimation v cotton printing. I currently do small craft items for family and the occasional paid job when I have time. My wonderful husband has come up with the idea of doing tshirt and caps, so after a couple of missteps I've signed up here to figure out what direction to go. I'm looking forward to learning from the experts out here, & will try to keep the silly questions to a minimum.

The reason I'm looking at the banner material is because I've been buying yard flags made from this material. The supplier has the ability to print designs on them, but has a limited selection of designs. If it was possible that I could use the inks for other projects as well, I thought I'd look into doing my own.

Crap. Back to the drawing board. Would you happen to have a link to info on solvent/latex ink? Dr. Google isn't being particularly helpful, or I'm just not asking the right questions.

Lol Jaybird. Originally came from Michigan, but moved to sunny SC in 2001. I quickly became a southerner and have a mental block about that white stuff. As far as I'm concerned the thermometer should stop at about 60 degrees because anything lower than that is inhumane. I lived in the Columbia area in SC; you a gamecock or a tiger?

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Wildgoose, I'm actually a S. Carolina transplant to just north of SLC. Ya'll got some pretty strange weather in these parts, lol.

Hey all! I'm a newbie with a couple of quick questions and would appreciate your feedback. I have a Ricoh 3110 currently using the Sublijet inks. I've been reading the threads and see where the Sawgrass patent has expired, so I'm on the hunt for replacement/refillable inks that aren't so crazy expensive. I see Cobra Inks mentioned a lot, but they appear to only be for Epson printers. Is this true, and if so, has anyone found a supplier for refillable inks for the Ricoh that they'd recommend? The other thing I could use feedback on is for a 2nd printer. I'd like to be able to do transfers to cotton, canvas etc and understand that a 2nd dedicated printer is more cost efficient in the long run. Which printer would be a good starter for this? I'm talking low volume and light to dark colored items. TIA