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LAN Party Forums => Jokes and Fun => Started by: Pride on October 10, 2005, 08:55:02 AM

Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: Pride on October 10, 2005, 08:55:02 AM: http://bink.nu/photos/news_article_images/images/10876/original.aspx
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 10, 2005, 11:52:48 AM: *thinks about all that blue ink/toner whatever*
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: TekieB on October 10, 2005, 12:02:25 PM: wow...

and actually, most "big" printeres (see 17"+) have huge ink tanks, like 8oz per color, so it wouldn't be that bad
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 10, 2005, 02:09:02 PM: And last time I checked, the proofer at the print shop used those tanks. Each tank was about $400-$800 dollars! Just cause you have more does not mean it costs or uses less. Ink is not cheap. I spent over a year doing IT for a printing company that has 4 of these (http://www.heidelberg.com/www/html/en/content/products/sheetfed_offset/70x100/speedmaster_xl_105_test,overview?resetBreadCrumbs=true) and Two smaller two color presses. Prepress has two Spinjets (http://www.spinjet.com/4000.htm), and Trendsetters (http://graphics.kodak.com/global/product/computer_to_plate/8_page/trendsetter_800_ii_quantum/default.htm) one for plates and one for film. They also have a kodak proofer that I can not find anymore because it was a Creo product.

So, if I am seeing the places where its taped together correctly, we are looking at $10-$20 dollars a sheet because of coverage. This would also depend on the type of paper that was used. But then again, if you work for a company that does printing you can get away with printing (on the proofer) personal things every once and a while. If you even think about the press you are insane! To get something on press you better be doing over 100,000 copies.
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: TekieB on October 10, 2005, 02:14:56 PM: I was more refering to medium/wide format inkjets, like this:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/WideFormat/WideFormatDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Overview&oid=-11261&category=Wide+Format+Printers

I love being able to use these things at school :D
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: Pride on October 10, 2005, 03:01:01 PM: I have one of these to play with

(http://www.albinson.com/images/hpprinters/500ps.jpg)
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 10, 2005, 04:14:14 PM: What model of designjet is that? The Spinjets are just Designjets with a special duplexing unit on them.
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Post by: TekieB on October 10, 2005, 05:04:14 PM: we must see who can print the biggest fites banner :D
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Post by: Pride on October 10, 2005, 06:08:00 PM: It is a 42 inch HP 500PS
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Post by: _!Rathe!_ on October 10, 2005, 08:00:38 PM: We have a KIP 2900 at work. Will print 3x20 (feet). It is also laser so the copies aren't quite as expensive but it is only black and white.
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: TekieB on October 10, 2005, 08:23:54 PM: so far pride is the winner, but i need to check the specs on our plotter tomorow
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 07:59:31 AM: Okay... who is making the 300lpi fites logo to print... but you better make it a 600lpi incase we need to enlarge it.... never mind, just make me an eps all vector art then we can make any size we want!
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: Pride on October 11, 2005, 08:13:53 AM: Already have them made up Shado..

Our firm has 3 Xerox 8850 Laser Plotters (black/white) capable of doing 42 inch wide paper. Has the Color Plotter, 7 Laserjet Printers (black/white), 3 color copiers, 2 b/w copiers, and 3 color inkjet printers.

And this is just our office...
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 08:17:17 AM: I don't work at the print shop anymore. They place was honestly making me sick. I just wanted to see Tekie prinit it out on his little inky jet and tape it together to be huge. LOL
I figgured you would have the plotters (that aren't really plotters anymore) to do the large format prints.

The reason I say not plotters anymore is because they do raster images. I like the days when a plotter would pickup a pen and draw that color, then go to the next. :)
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: cuzzNkev on October 11, 2005, 09:09:50 AM: The old pen plotters were great to watch. How they would lay down the ink in the order of the drawing. Do all the verticals on the lettering, then come back for the horizontals. Was definately cool to watch.
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: TekieB on October 11, 2005, 10:41:31 AM: Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm in the lab with the printer as we speak, and here are some size comparion pics (large image warning)

http://www.fites.net/tekieb/forums/DSC_0539.JPG

^^thats it

http://www.fites.net/tekieb/forums/DSC_0540.JPG

^^thats compared to a regular magazine.

It works for what we need
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 10:59:06 AM: A magazine is printed with different paper, inks, and it made by ink on aluminum etched plates. (The metal is not etched, its the kodak chem layer that is hydrophylic.) The magazine is usually printed with 8 pages on each side of the original sheet of paper. The sheet is then cut (with large machines) and folded (usualy by machine), then place into a saddle sticher or glue binder depending on the size of the mag.
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 11:01:31 AM: A magazine is printed with different paper, inks, and it made by ink on aluminum etched plates. (The metal is not etched, its the kodak chem layer that is hydrophylic.) The magazine is usually printed with 8 pages on each side of the original sheet of paper. The sheet is then cut (with large machines) and folded (usualy by machine), then place into a saddle sticher or glue binder depending on the size of the mag.
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: cuzzNkev on October 11, 2005, 12:22:32 PM: ha ha...shado double splewged
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Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 12:41:41 PM: LOL OOOOOPS!!! I was excited!
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: Pride on October 11, 2005, 03:22:41 PM: *Whips out his shlong to join the other boys in the penis size contest*
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Post by: TekieB on October 11, 2005, 03:32:13 PM: Quote from: "Pride"
*Whips out his shlong to join the other boys in the penis size contest*

pics?
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 11, 2005, 05:33:47 PM: OMG MINOR ASKING FOR PENIS PICS!!!

*runs away*
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Post by: TekieB on October 11, 2005, 07:55:16 PM: Quote from: "ShadoHawk"
OMG MINOR ASKING FOR PENIS PICS!!!

*runs away*

I ment of his printer
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: sully! on October 12, 2005, 12:41:42 AM: I'm not sure what size the designjets our drafter uses to print out system maps. Pretty big though, probably about 42" like pride's. I'll check Thursday (taking a personal day Wednesday).

And I think you're all overanalyzing it. I think he used the printer that's sitting on top of his monitor!!!
Title: Windows Freak!
Post by: The Shoctor on October 12, 2005, 09:32:35 AM: And I thought this all started with me sating. INK IS EXPENSIVE!