Very cool result Jake. Are you running a vinyl print business - or did you just buy the printer for your own projects? Any advice on buying a vinyl printer like this (size, manufacturer etc) for boat and sail projects?
Chris.
I have an "on-the-side" business that my wife and I have been running and I keep toying with making it a full-time proposition for me. We've got a solid industrial customer base that has kept this viable for a while. For most of that time we had a 20" vinyl cutter and a 12" printer/cutter machine. A couple of years ago we re-invested into the business to build the garage (and office space) and increase our capability. With the wider/larger format capability comes a considerable savings in consumables. I've always used Roland DGA equipment because it's built like a tank and just works for year after year. What we're doing now is a bit beyond the hobby level (for me, anyway) but if you are interested, you can find out more about the printing equipment at the Roland site. The main printer we use is a VP-540i which was only made for a short while. It's a combination printer/cutter with large/double print heads for accelerated printing. The sister machine that they offer today is the SP-540i which is the same machine but with 1/2 the print speed. They split the product lines with the VersaCamm and Soljet when they developed a method to print with metallic flake inks. The VP series was dropped to make a clear line of distinction between Soljet and VersaCamm models.
Roland VersaCamm Website Our laminator is a
Royal Sovereign 1401C 
