Yes, we too have had to replace the belt, but apart from that no major expenditure has been necessary.
We've put nearly 10 litres of ink through it too - Black: 6.966 - Cyan: 0.902 - Magenta: 1.199 and Yellow: 0.656
Posted 26 April 2017 - 12:38 PM
Yes, we too have had to replace the belt, but apart from that no major expenditure has been necessary.
We've put nearly 10 litres of ink through it too - Black: 6.966 - Cyan: 0.902 - Magenta: 1.199 and Yellow: 0.656
Posted 26 April 2017 - 11:41 AM
I'm using a KIP 7170. Works well. Touch screen, can scan with it.
Posted 25 April 2017 - 06:15 PM
Keith - I saw you have good taste in hardware too! I have only had to replace the belt since I bought it so she's been real good to me. (I typed that loud enough for her to hear me!)
Posted 25 April 2017 - 03:31 PM
I too have a HP DesignJet 500 42". Works great. I've only had to replace the carriage belt and the occasional print head. Also have a continuous ink system so I am not buying $$$ ink cartridges. Printed a photo on matte photo paper for my office a couple of weeks ago & it worked great.
Posted 25 April 2017 - 03:07 PM
Chris ... See post #5.
Have you tried using it with Photo Quality Paper ... If you have a really good photo that you are going to frame, the Designjet works magnificently with photo paper. Or at least ours does ...
Posted 25 April 2017 - 02:06 PM
I am still rocking my HP DesignJet 500 that's a good 15 years old.
Posted 24 April 2017 - 03:21 PM
Randy...do you feel you can check a plan properely with only an 11 x 17 print? Every time I think I've finished a great job...after I print it to 1/4 '' scale...I always find something that I didn't or couldn't notice on the computer (like line weights, overlapping info, etc). I use two 40'' 4K monitors and I still can't let a job go out without a paper print copy for a final check.
Like you...I rarely give actual prints to customers. I send them PDFs and or send the files to their repro shop of choice.
I guess what I'm saying is that I couldn't really do the job without a good plotter in the office. As I've mentioned before I use an HP t-790 44'' and it doesn't everyting I need.....
Posted 24 April 2017 - 11:18 AM
I had an HP 450 plotter with roll feed did 24" x any size - b & w / color. so slooooooooooooooooow
was a chore and took a long time to print out the velums, drive to reproduction service
and than deliver to clients or have them pick them up.
gave the plotter to an architect friend of mine just after I paid $600 to fix something on it.
I now email pdfs to my reproduction service with instructions,
they than deliver any and all bound sets of drawings to whom and to where I say including me.
used to take hours to do the same, now it take minutes.
I didn't charge for these drawings when I did it.
now I have my clients set up a charge account at the reproduction company.
everyone is happy. especially me.
btw, I also have a 11" x 17" printer
Posted 19 April 2017 - 07:35 PM
I use a Canon iPF 850 with stacker and scanner. I do all of my printing in house because (a) it actually saves me money, ( it saves a lot of time, © I have total control of my product from beginning to end.
Posted 16 March 2017 - 09:48 PM