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Posted by Tim Whitcher (Member # 685) on :

I have a Roland 48" plotter. There are two tape strips with graduated markings (in white) that are used to register the vinyl for tracking. I need to replace one. I tried rolanddga.com, but their parts list did not include this. Anyone know of a source? Or, if not, any idea on how to do this myself? Thanks, Tim

Posted by Craig Shaw (Member # 1036) on :

I was just about to order a Roland cutter protection strip for my 24" from signwarehouse.com
I don't know if they have the guide strip tape or not, but you could try them.

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

We finally lost our registration marks on our Ioline.

I loaded a roll of vinyl then kept running it back-and-forth for about a foot or so until it would run pretty straight. Then I made sure that the pinch wheels had enough room to run the material about 10 feet.

Once I was sure that this was PRETTY STRAIGHT, I made a line with a sharpie marker. This platten is grey so the black worked fine.

In the past, I would do the same setup but use a vinyl stripe instead of a marker.

You can do this multiple times on the same platten if you have different areas to set up.

Good Luck...

(Editted for speling)

[ March 14, 2007, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Nevman ]

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

One other thing...

I don't buy the factory protection tape strip any more. Sandblast masks works fine for us.

Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :

I buy everything Roland from Splash of Color in TX 800-441-9064. Awesome service.

Posted by Kathy Lowry (Member # 7353) on :

Call Roland directly. That's what i did when i had to replace the cutter protection strip on my graphtec 2100.

Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :

The best way to replace parts on a Roland is to call your friendly local supplier and replace the whole thing with a Summa.

[Rolling On The Floor]

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

[Smile]

Posted by Tim Whitcher (Member # 685) on :

Thanks for the help, Pat. I called Roland directly, and they don't offer a new tape strip. [Frown]

Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :

quote:
I don't buy the factory protection tape strip any more

Ive only changed one on my anagraph in 3 years, but i will try that on the next one.

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