Printer paper not coming out straight

[harlequeen]

This is a quite trivial thing in a way, but when I print the paper is slightly on the skewiff. This means when I come to cut the paper to wrap around the mug I have to cut it straight to the design rather than use the straight edge of the paper. I have a Ricoh 3300 and have tried putting the paper in and straightening it a couple of times.

Does anyone else have this problem? I find it quite fiddly cutting the paper straight and it's irritating me as I like to use the guillotine with the paper's edge as the straight edge.

Paula

[Paul]

havent you got this thingy in the ricoh to hold the paper stright? In epson you just make sure this is hold the paper tight and is always printed lovely.

[harlequeen]

Yes, there is one, but it just doesn't seem to hold it straight. It's not hugely off, but enough so that if there is writing or a straight edge design, I see it and once I can see it, I'm sure others will. Although, after looking at one I did, I checked one I bought at old trafford a few years ago, and that was much more skewiff than mine!

[John G]

Right, so that's Man u mugs you're making

Are you making sure the guides are just touching the paper - too tight onto the paper and this may cause the print to run off.
Are you talking about printing on A4 paper or paper that has been cut down?

[Paul]

Are you making sure the [COLOR="#FF0000]guides [/COLOR]are just touching the paper...

thats the name!! Thanks John

[harlequeen]

Yes, the guides are touching the paper and I'm talking about full A4 sheets. Maybe they are too tight as you said, I'll have another look.

I wasn't printing a Man U mug, although I have from a photo I took outside the ground, for my own use only. I was printing a series of mugs for my local round table, which had lots of writing, so it would be really obvious if they weren't straight. I looked at my Man U mug when I was having a cuppa later.!!! :biggrin:

[John G]

I print cut lines and cut to these with a scalpel - straight everytime.

If the guides are set right it could be damp paper, or paper that has a curl - if its not that then i'm stuck too!

[technick]

Having problems with this also at the moment, using border lines around artwork

[logobear]

WE OCCASIONALLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, - THE PAPER IS 'PISSED' ooops - just done a tshirt all in CAPS !
Never worked out what was the cause

[wayupnorth]

Try reducing the paper feed speed option in the driver, it is pretty manic at full pelt !