Making 1000 Books and so much more! Being as efficient as possible.
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- What I go through to print and bind 1000 books. It sometimes takes longer than I expect because of the small jobs that go through the shop. Several tricks to improve uptime and print quality on Konica Minolta Digital presses. Printing, trimming, cutting, binding book blocks. Another productive few days at the family print shop.
Don’t forget paper! Great everything on crappy paper...
Good point! Paper makes a big difference!
Dude, printing books is so addictive. I get it. I now smile at every new pile of books. Thanks for putting up these videos. I keep them on the big screen in the front of the shop when I am shrink wrapping. ;)
Agreed, I do enjoy my job!
I just fall in love with your Chanel. And the way you work. I have 3 years using konica Minolta acuario 2070 and I love it.
Thanks for al the things you do for us.
Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting. It is fun to hear from other print nerds out there!
Thank you so much! At last I know exactly what cause this annoying effect on bond thick or sturdy papers. I had asked so many times official Konica Minolta dealer about this ghosting effect and how I can to eliminate this, and never get reasonable answer! Even in new models it's still present! They just say: change paper charging parameters or change the paper or blah, blah, blah. So many wasted time, toner and paper for trying resolve this particular problem. I was not able to push right buttons to make print out perfect on thick sturdy stock, drives me nuts with continuously drilling question: why? On my Ricoh this prints absolutely fine, on KM machinery no WAY!!!. And you with simple explanation just make my day! It's logical, and it's working! I'm still long to go watch all your video blogs, but so far I really learned a lot about KM press series machinery thought I'm not novice in this matter! Thank You so much to make this wonderful videos with simple and very good explanations!
Thats great news, glad I could help!
Dude!!!! You solve my biggest problem with that cloudy spot!!! i buy 330x480mm paper just for eliminating that spot. Pull down 10mm design and it print normaly, but now i don’t need to do that, now i can use regular 320x450 paper. That problems show on 350gsm paper on 1060 minolta!!! Thank you bro, i learning a lot from you, i’m thinking to start printing books as you :) i love your thinking about workflow!!! Just love it :)
Awesome! Glad I can help you!
I'm just surprised when you took that bar out you didnt get a grey screen of death.
Thank you. I appreciate all these videos. I have some of the same KM and i live all the way in Ghana so i'm learning good tips and tricks for my problems and for efficiency
Great to hear!
Adoma , please where is your print shop located?
Another terrific video! I'm starting now to spread the word with my P4P customers about your channel.
Fantastic! Thanks!
I am interested in printing, typesetting and using character fonts. That is why I watch your show. It is comprehensive and enjoy I do enjoy it. As a keyboard specialist, I use a Canon color laser printer and a Brother P-touch label printer to print laminated label tapes in the privacy of my home, thanks to my keyboarding skill. I am glad to see that your shop is still humming along."
I'm glad we are humming along too!
@@justaprinter I am in New York.
Absolutely fantastic stuff! You deffo need to be more popular. Love your stuff. Keep posting!
Thanks!!
Amazing job!!
Thank you!!
another great video, keep it up
can't wait for your next video
Thanks!!
Well you got a busy week !! Thanks Dan, really enjoyed watching this.
Speaking about offset and digital printing, you know that smell on brochures, magasines and books, I don't know if it's the inks or some perfume but it has such an effect on mind.
Also the smell of books. It comes from the ink. It does smell good, my loves the smell of it too. Lucky me!
My sister walked into our shop and said, omg, I love that smell. I looked at her, I guess with a blank look on my face and said, what smell? Lol. I’m immune to it by now.
@@bearpump Haha, I know what you mean. :)
Hola Sr tengo una konica minolta c8000 y tiene este problema j-3102
Ya le hice limpieza y nada
When can you do a live ? I run a little print shop in jamaica and I do everything by hand. I was about to give up but your video inspired me ☺️
Maybe some day. Glad you have found some inspiration! Good luck!
Wow Dan! Busy! You are just 30 minutes from where I teach. Can you do a segment on your job tickets? I'm sure it is a very important piece to manage all the different jobs you do in a single day. Love the vids!
Nice another Pennsylvanian! Awesome idea on the job tickets. Consider it done.
@@justaprinter Today's online lesson is your carbonless, tomorrow is making changes vid. Tanx!
I love you tutorials,
Good to hear!
You are an inspiration!
Thank you!
I have the fade issue on the tango paper I run. I ended up switching to 21 up cards instead of 24. My average run is 500 so only a few extra sheets.
Someone else commented that you can adjust the transfer setting and save it to the paper. You can try that.
I like you demo!
Thanks!
❤️
Thank you for such immense treasure of information. Digital printing is way to go (in future). I learned a lot just watching your videos.
I have a question ⁉️ I would like that you may answer it in separate video (if possible). "What is difference between an ordinary colour photocopier and a digital production printing press? Assuming that both work on toner technology?"
Great idea for a video. I'll work on that. Thanks!
Well, HP is leading the inkjet web press and the office pagewide printer. Konica has industrial inkjet press, compete to HP’s Indigo. Epson and Canon started to introduce the array inkjet late 2019. It may be a trend now, but toner press and inkjet are not interchangeable. Personally, inkjet is great for highend and lowend jobs, but toner press is compatible to more media. By the way, I manually insert 1000 letters for 4hour non-stop this week. Definitely a torment on my arms.
Haha, I know how that torment feels! Also couldn't agree more that toner is king for short run. It tough to say that inkjet would ever take over either because both toner and inkjet are evolving as time goes on. It will be interesting.
Very nice video.
I'm from Belarus.
Thank you!!
What is the purpose or function of the blue paper that you are placing in the pile of inner book pages? you put it manualy or you also print this?
Cool video
Thank you!
What brand and model is that laminator
Thanks
You seem like a decent person. I enjoy your content. Is it possible to take a Bible that has a fake Leather cover, and have it rebound with a real Leather cover? Also I have a version of the Bible someone gave me a rare Bible on a USB flash drive. Is it possible to print it off that flash drive and use high quality paper? Thanks for your time.
Yes. You should be able to find a local book binder to rebind that for you.
How fast the laminate machine work? Need a video on that. Please discuss about its max speed, max film and paper size etc.
Speed depends on paper thickness. I Run mine slow for better adhesion. I'm sure the D & K website has all the specs. I really only use it for one size and speed.
@@justaprinter Thank you for the information. I’m a Graphic Designer now working in a print shop. I’m planning to open my own print shop in Bronx NY. I want to start with Lease Machines. Will that be a good deal? Looking for your suggestions. Thanks.
I love ur work sir
Thanks a lot!
Hi Sir Your advice are very good & very nice so tha I say your Advice Translate are Hindi Langue so please Up date Your Translate Please. Thanks🙏
Do you own your own printing business? I'm 16 and it's my dream to own my own printing business. I work for a commercial printer right now (we also use Konica Minolta presses) at I absolutely love it. You seem like you enjoy what you do and it really inspires me. I love the videos, keep up the good work!
Thank you sir! Yes, I own my own business and I do enjoy it! Glad you like the videos. Work hard and don't give up. Soon enough you will be running your own shop!
as a colleague it's always nice to see. now, you do know that konica ships presses with 3 types of rip.or none. which do you use??😅
I have one of each. LOL.
My printing company where i work is using a KM1, so you print with toner, and that km1 is inkjet, am i right? Whats the better one, with toner or ink?
Hey That Book talks about my country, hahahaha,
Awesome! Books are great!
Does it require Plate?
What's the maximum paper size it can print?
What about hourly speed?
How much is the machine price?
Thanks in advance
No plate required. 13 x 19 inches. 3900 8.5 x 11 sheets per hour. Price is about $50,000
Would adding a small format printing press be cost effective on your long run book jobs? I was thinking in the range of a used GTO?
Probably not because of labor and collating after the pages are printed.
Hi Dan! Really appreciate your efforts in making such great videos.. Im currently using C6120 and trying to print some A4 sized envelopes. Disabling double feed detection solved my paper jamming issue but the envelopes are getting wrinkled at the output. Any suggestions on fixing this problem? Thanks in advance :)
I don't print any envelopes on my toner machines for this reason. There is probably too much fuser pressure. Maybe try a different paper weight setting?
Sir i think you should set up a printing school.
I did. Its this youtube channel. :)
Hi, what kind of paper do you use for the book covers?
12 point coated one side
how does the 3 knife trim not deform the spine when it cuts the top and bottom of the books? whenever i try and trim some off the top and bottom after the cover is on, the spine gets crunched a little by the trimmer pressing down
The three knife trimmer doesn't apply pressure to the spine area where the glue is. There is a notch on the clamp.
@@justaprinter interesting. Thank you!
do you find the Laminate lifts if there is a solid on he joint? Larger Laminators have a very high pressure that really makes the film stick. How is yours?
It is pretty good. When I pull the laminate off to test adhesion, the toner comes with it. Can't ask for more than that.
@@justaprinter from your video looks like you run the laminator pretty slow, must help with the bond
Dang! Do you have ANY employees? Or are you an "I-do-everything" one-man shop?
Just recently hired a friend.
What kind of software do you use to create books. Does the customer always provide the artworks?
We use Adobe Indesign. If customer is supplying a file ready to print, a PDF is required.
Is it advisable for a client to incorporate your particular rip color profile when sending a file?
I don't know enough about that. I would say no, the RIP of the machine should interpret the profile either way.
Maniac!!!
LOL, I'll take that as a compliment.
Interesting. How much is 1 business card?
What is the price of a business card? If such a circulation. What is the paper weight?
Those cards were 120lb cover. Sorry I'm not for hire right now. :)
@@justaprinter
I did not understand the answer. How much is 1 business card? What price?)))
Hola. Amigo donde se puede comprar una prensa como las. Que tiene a buen precio en usa
Pruebe ebay o wirebids.com
hola amigo, buenos días, en todos los videos veo que trabajas solo, es cierto o solo para los videos?
Trabajo solo, sin embargo acabo de ganar un compañero de trabajo.
@@justaprinter bien, saldrá en los videos?
Definitely gotta check all that shit. Konica is most certainly charge you for it.
In tray 5 theres a removable blue plastic insert you can add to the feed that shoots the paper up preventing the cloudiness. I think because of the quantity of booklets bring made that bar is no longer in place
Yup, I took that bar out a second time and never put it back in. LOL.
what is the price for color and black&white per sheet
It's going to depend, but most people are likely paying around 1 cent for black and 4-5 cents for color.
What the name of the printer?
The machine, person or business? My name is Dan, the machine is a Konica Minolta, the business is Masthof.
what your from ?
Pennsylvania
Rip setting?
A "RIP" is a raster image processor. It creates the raster image information that the press uses to put toner on the paper.
Nice knowledge
Thanks! Glad to help!
How can I get this machine
Contact your local Konica Minolta dealer.
how you get much order ?
Word of mouth.
Do u work alone? I quess u work with machines
No, there are others.
印1000本书 用胶版印刷 成本岂不是更低？
For me, no. If I owned a web offset press, fast binding equipment and had staff to run it, offset would be cheaper.
Just A Printer thank you for your reply! where are you from?
@@susu-ze6qh Pennsylvania
Just A Printer 我来自中国 我们都在使用你们淘汰下来的设备！c6000 c7000 c1060 c1070等
Hi sir
how are you ?
As per you recommend me a digital machine for starter ..What will I do before buying machine because it's new job for me I don't have any experience about paper printing and accessing digital machine ...And I know it's not tuff for me to learning about it ...So could you plz help me what I will do first to start this business ?? I m really inspiring with you and one day I will be like you ..☺️..Please support me dear
You can start by having another print shop print your work. Or start with an inexpensive desktop printer. Start finding people who want your services.
@@justaprinter ok sir thanks
I am form india
Lucky! I love Indian food!