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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: mimosatexas on May 24, 2015, 05:57:24 PM

Title: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: mimosatexas on May 24, 2015, 05:57:24 PM

Anyone using roll media with one of these, or printing longer than 22"?  I can get one for a steal, but I really need to be able to output films in the 17"x48" range with some frequency if it is possible.  Google just has one video with broken english kind of showing a guy do it, and a bunch of photo printers saying you can't do it with photo paper rolls...

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: Sbrem on May 26, 2015, 09:23:13 AM

We run a 3800, and no, it does not accept roll media like the 4800 (had one of those too until the print head went south) We have a box of 17 x 22 film for the oversized stuff...

Steve

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: mimosatexas on May 26, 2015, 09:27:35 AM

so it has a literal hard limit of 22 inches long?

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: Sbrem on May 26, 2015, 10:10:19 AM

I can't say for sure, I haven't had the need. You might be able to create a special page, 17 x whatever, then cut it off the roll and feed it in...

Steve

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: mimosatexas on May 26, 2015, 11:05:57 AM

According to google it has a hard length limit of 37 inches...why?!  I can understand not formally supporting roll media so you can push you more expensive models, but come on...

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: Sbrem on May 26, 2015, 11:38:29 AM

Sounds like it's time to splice... or buy the more expensive machine. If you can find a 4800 or 4880 used, it may be a good deal...

Steve

Title: Re: Roll Media and Epson 3800?
Post by: mimosatexas on May 26, 2015, 02:05:18 PM

Yea, I guess I'll pass on this one and just go with a 48XX if I can find one.