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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Mike Sellers on September 15, 2014, 04:15:16 pm

Title: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: Mike Sellers on September 15, 2014, 04:15:16 pm

Can the z3100 cut canvas or should I use scissors?
Mike

Title: Re: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: Geraldo Garcia on September 15, 2014, 04:24:57 pm

Scissors. The cutter may be able to cut some canvases, but it would dull fast and a failure while cutting may cause some serious issues with the carriage/belt/encoder-strip.

Title: Re: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: dajaka on September 18, 2014, 09:45:19 pm

I manually roll out the paper and use a mat knife along the front edge of the printer.

Title: Re: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: namartinnz on September 19, 2014, 01:07:43 am

Yep, roll it out, trim with scissors. The cutter won't be any good with canvas

Title: Re: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: John Nollendorfs on September 19, 2014, 11:47:58 am

+ dajaka.
Simple to use the front edge as a guide. Tough part is getting the cut in the canvas started, if the knife isn't extreemly sharp.

Title: Re: HP Z3100 and canvas
Post by: MrIconoclast on October 20, 2014, 08:15:42 pm

Scissors. I accidentally turned on the cutter with canvas on my Z3200 and it jammed the cutter. Fortunately, I was able to un jam it with  no harm to the machine.  But, I never want to go through that again.