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Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has just received a donated Roland TruVIS VG3-540 Inkjet Printer Cutter, supplies, supply rack, dedicated computer, and UPS!

No reservations are available for our Roland TruVIS printer at this time, it is "first-come, first-served".

However, be sure to log your printing job using the Printer Usage Form.

Our Large Format Printing (LFP) area consists mostly of Level 2 equipment.

Additional PPM training is required to use any of our Level 2 equipment.

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Printers  

  Printers — Large Format  

  Printers — Dye Sublimation  

  Vinyl Cutting  

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

 

Classes

PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

To help out with our new Roland Printer, post your ideas/comments on our Slack #printer-suite.

Training

No reservations are available for our Roland TruVIS printer at this time, it is "first-come, first-served".

However, be sure to log your printing job on the Printer Usage Form.

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  Roland TruVIS Usage Form.pdf

Regular Maintenance Guidelines

From the Roland VG3-640 User's Manual

"To use this machine under its optimal conditions, it is important to perform the following maintenance at the appropriate times on a daily basis."

Timing	Item
Before daily operations	Print head check
Before daily operations	Ink mixing (white ink) Remove just the pouch tray for the white ink, shake the pouch tray 50 times (about 20 seconds), and then reinsert this pouch tray.
After daily operations	Cleaning the Media Path Cleaning the Knife Carriage Roller
If a message appears	Cleaning around the Print Heads (manual cleaning)
When the discharged fluid is ready to overflow	Precautions for Disposing of Discharged Fluid If the Discharged Fluid Disposal Message Appears
Other maintenance items	Types and Timing of Maintenance

Tips

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Equipment Lists

Roland Large Format Printer Cutter

Picture	Item	Manufacturer	Model Number	Resources	Owner
	Large Format Printer Cutter (54 inch wide)	ROLAND	TruVIS VG3-540	website	PPM

Dedicated Computer

Computer	Software	Monitors	CPU	GPU(s)	Memory / Storage	Owner
HP Pavilion All-in-One Desktop	Microsoft Windows 11 Home, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, VersaWorks, Edge and Chrome browsers, and more.	24 inch, landscape	12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400T 1.80 GHz	Intel(R) UHD Graphics 730	12 GB 952 GB	PPM

• Do not expect files on the computers to be saved, use your own thumb drive, the PPM shared drive, or cloud backup.

Hand Tools

☐ Return all tools to their proper location after use.

☐ This rule applies to all areas of our Makerspace.

Policies

Materials

SCAN OUR QR CODE (Cheddar Up) TO PAY FOR USE.

If paying by cash, leave donations in a black payment box after login in Cheddar Up.

14", 24", and 30" stretcher boards mounting canvas prints, cost TBD.

Red Tags

If equipment needs repairs, place a Red Tag on it and report it via the Pikes Peak Makerspace Slack channel #red-tags-issues

This advises others on the malfunctioning equipment and ensures that actions can be taken to service/repair the equipment.

Related Software

Printing Software

VersaWorks

VersaWorks 6 Users Manual

Design Software

CorelDRAW X6 Tips

Adobe Illustrator Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

Inkscape Tips

Canva Tips

Procreate app Tips

Member Showcase

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  stickers printed on our
  new Roland printer
  (01/26/25)

For even more member projects, visit our #showcase channel on Slack.

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Classroom / Meeting Area   - make a reservation

Use the #printer-suite channel in Slack!

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.