Buying a digital duplicator have question please

[stickycreationz]

I want to buy a riso duplicator 600dpi and print cartoon charactors on a gloss paper will this be ok good? I will run a few passes to get my colors
Thank you

 

[xfactor printing]

I'm not sure how far your sheet to sheet registration will be off - it will give you a different look that might be interestingly different / retro.
How long are your runs?

 

[stickycreationz]

Thank you so much for the reply. My runs will be about 2000 at a time. What do you mean they might look different? As for color offsets yes there could be a bit of an offset however is it adjustabe so as i can hit registration marks right on? They build them to change out drums for colors so i would think it would be adjustable so registration marks lay on top of each other correctly? Thank you for input!

 

[Meny]

quality is relative - so is registration
you may get it right on the shet , but every sheet in another location
The real issue in my opinion is getting the ink dry - the kind of ink used is not good for Glossy stock and you will have an issue with that
for 2000 pc jobs , i would go for a low cost press and not a duplicator

Meny

 

[stickycreationz]

Ok interesting. Is there a low cost press that is not hard to run that i can learn? I ran a press once yrs back for a couple jobs a hamada 600 series think it was and man what a hard time that thing was!! I hated it very finiky i got a bad tast in myself after that. How aboit making plates? Ones i can print from computer?

 

[Meny]

Any basic old press will deliver better quality

any old press will do better then a duplicator , and for sure a paper based plate duplicator.
If you learn the trade and do it right , it is rather simple to get reasonable quality.
It will be harder to get good quality from a Riso duplicator if at all.

Plates ?
lot's of low cost options
just remember , the lower you go the less you get for the $$$ invested

Good luck

 

[stickycreationz]

offset printing

if I may pick your brain a small bit as far as paper plates can this be done on a regular printer such as inkjet or laser? or a special printer if so what would be a name as I cannot google any. I have some big samsung 620ND lasers. I am looking at this press on link you think I can learn to run it? I am highly mechanical rebuild engines and such. http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/bfs/3647782325.html Thank you and thank you

 

[plotter]

risograph ink needs to soak into the paper, so will work ok ish on normal bond but will just sit on top of gloss and not dry...