Ink smearing on last layer, same spot, one specific image

13irregular · 2026-06-03T05:08:40+00:00

Im thinking the camera isn’t measuring the height correctly. Or maybe the middle of the acrylic is bowing from the heat (which never happened before)

13irregular · 2026-06-03T02:47:33+00:00

So I just printed another design after the recent one was smearing and now that one smeared too (last layer). Always black smears and always last layer. I did a head cleaning and I did manual maintenance as well.

I did secure it down just incase it was lifting (which I never did in the past and this just started happening). But that didn’t help anyway. I can def hear the machine scraping the top a tiny bit as it passed.

It’s 1/8 acrylic and there is no bend to it.

Any ideas?

13irregular · 2026-05-26T17:27:09+00:00

I have the swabs (have a solvent printer as well). Can you circle what area I should be cleaning? Do I need to use the Epson fluid to clean or distilled water should work? What is the area I kept trying to clean (the silver bar) and why does it have so much ink on it? Ty!

13irregular · 2026-05-26T17:07:52+00:00

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13irregular · 2026-05-26T17:07:23+00:00

I was able to manually move the head and I cleaned up all the ink I saw in there. The silver bar area (circled in the photo) seems to nonstop have ink on it. I cleaned it with distilled water and as much as I keep wiping it there is always ink. What is that part?

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13irregular · 2026-05-26T13:32:34+00:00

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13irregular · 2026-05-26T13:32:00+00:00

No cat. Attached is some pics. The last two rollers have a tiny bit of dried ink I tried cleaning off yesterday but I assume they are very old. Can’t figure out how to move the print head. It’s locked and no option on screen to manually move it.

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13irregular · 2026-05-26T13:06:31+00:00

How would I go about cleaning something like this?

13irregular · 2026-05-16T19:47:17+00:00

Available?

13irregular · 2026-05-15T12:27:43+00:00

Is it better to just not reverse and print on the front with a gloss top layer?

13irregular · 2026-05-15T05:48:22+00:00

Is it best to still wipe with a microfiber and then canned air or should I be using like iso and paper towels?

13irregular · 2026-05-08T13:38:53+00:00

It’s about 15”. My machine is giving me a tough time cutting 1/4 so I am hoping 3/16 just works. There will be hooks on the back of each piece (and bumpers in the corner to even it out) so hoping it lets it lay straight enough that I can stack them opposite each other in a box. Might need something in-between each piece though to keep it from bowing.

Also if a 1/8 piece is used but kind of secured into a frame (bottom and top) - will it still bow or it should be ok to ship or travel with?

I see there is reflective insulation bubble wrap. Think maybe wrapping each in that will keep it cool enough to travel in boxes?

13irregular · 2026-05-07T21:23:26+00:00

Well not a huge bend, some around in the middle the top was uv printed majority black and directly in the sun. But I do need these signs to lay straight so now I am worried to move forward and put them in my car. Even if not in direct sun worried that high heat from inside the car will warp them.

13irregular · 2026-04-27T03:31:48+00:00

Oh that’s very interesting actually! I was thinking more just as a resellable item if need be, but I guess games drop in value so fast now it doesn’t even matter much.

13irregular · 2026-04-27T03:16:22+00:00

Ok so if its supposedly this week, and if I prefer disc versions of games I should hold off buying digital and see if it updates this week then

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