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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: williamrohr on December 02, 2008, 11:30:58 pm

Title: Epson 9900
Post by: williamrohr on December 02, 2008, 11:30:58 pm
Epson 9900 is shipping.  Mine showed up today and its quite a package ... on the pallet its 471 lbs.  Will probably be this weekend before I get it set up and can give first impressions.
Title: Epson 9900
Post by: bill t. on December 03, 2008, 02:03:25 pm
Woohoo!  Looking forward to full report!

Careful Dude, don't let this weekend mark "day one" of your Bad Back!  We're talking 4 guys minimum here.

OTOH, I helped a friend ratchet up 9800 onto it's stand by piling up short lengths of 4x4 lumber on each side, one stick at a time, alternating sides, until we could get the stand underneath.  Don't recommend it, we put a lot of sofa cushions under the printer during the process just in case, we were lucky.  Sort of like building the Pyramids.
Title: Epson 9900
Post by: Schewe on December 03, 2008, 03:24:17 pm
Quote from: williamrohr
on the pallet its 471 lbs.


You seriously want to be careful uncrating and mounting on the stand. It's a bit different and a bit more difficult to position than previous large format Epsons...and you really, really do need 4 people to lift and a 5th for accurate position (the person needs to be able to guide the baes under the printer–it's really, really hard to correctly position the printer over the base).
Title: Epson 9900
Post by: jdoyle1713 on December 03, 2008, 07:12:58 pm
Quote from: Schewe
You seriously want to be careful uncrating and mounting on the stand. It's a bit different and a bit more difficult to position than previous large format Epsons...and you really, really do need 4 people to lift and a 5th for accurate position (the person needs to be able to guide the baes under the printer–it's really, really hard to correctly position the printer over the base).


Come On Here Guys.. Its really Not that Hard.. I Had Two Me and 79 year Old do it..On a 9900 Granted I a Huge at 170lbs and So Is Pops at 185..

The Hardest part IMHO was watching the Truckdriver throw it around On the Pallet Jack.

Its a Real Nice well built unit.. First prints where excellent

Cheers
Jim Doyle
http://www.shadesofpaper.com (http://www.shadesofpaper.com)
Title: Epson 9900
Post by: William Morse on December 03, 2008, 10:33:27 pm
Jimmy-
As always, the voice of reason!!

 

Love Ya, Man!

Bill

Quote from: jdoyle1713
Come On Here Guys.. Its really Not that Hard.. I Had Two Me and 79 year Old do it..On a 9900 Granted I a Huge at 170lbs and So Is Pops at 185..

The Hardest part IMHO was watching the Truckdriver throw it around On the Pallet Jack.

Its a Real Nice well built unit.. First prints where excellent

Cheers
Jim Doyle
http://www.shadesofpaper.com (http://www.shadesofpaper.com)