Love watching these videos, it's kinda funny, you print to paper, I print (sublimate) to apparel. Keep up the great work and thanks for showing us your daily work routine. Love all things printing and the technical aspect of it. :)
Also congrats good find. I do screen printing and tshirt heat transfer went to Goodwill and found an exposion unit worth $300-$500 for only $25. I ran home so excited!!!
I"m almost crying, great buy, hope works good, I Guess it'll be because you are a great dude. I'd like to have the same luck, the only problem is bring it here to DR after buy it. Great tips to buy, desperate for the next video
While I was try to print on my epson 7710 it did not want to do anything but jam I was mad. While watching your channel you said somethnig that maded me hate you and appreciate your skills and what you do at the same time. You said the machine is not the problem but the person serviceing the machine when they are not trying to learn how truly to understand to opporate and fix there baby the machine. I fix the issue and want to say thank you!
I am from Bulgaria and I recently found an amazing deals from Germany and Austria for used KM machines. They are all serviced from KM official company in those country and even buying and shipping the machine from Germany or Austria is a steal. I was able to buy 3 machines C754 for around 3000 euro. Your channel as amazing. Keep on the good work!
Our Konica C3070 is on a service contract and even then, I still feel we need some redundancy. To explain: I do most of my file prep in the morning and then print everything after lunch, to send with the postman that day. Over the past few weeks, we’ve had numerous issues with our fuser unit so have had 6 or so call outs in the space of 2 weeks. Because of the fact I start printing at about 2pm, by the time the printer codes out, I don’t get an engineer til the following day. This has definitely gotten us behind so have now started looking at a second printer for when things go wrong.
Good for you on the deal! You'd be surprised how many people are happy just to have somebody take something off their hands...especially on the larger production stuff that takes up a lot of floor space...and I should know, I have three large machines that I can't even give away and I'd hate to haul them off to a scrapper because someone somewhere could keep a lot of good parts and machines working and you can't donate them because charities don't want that production stuff.
At 18:50 I was LOLing: "I don't know what to say! There is no way I should own this for just two thousand dollars!" Congrats, man, and I am a big believer in the IQ-501. Get ready to be convinced.
Some times big companies think they want to "do their own printing" they buy expensive equipment,and then they hire inexperienced no nothings at low wages, they get the machines out of adjustments, show up for work half the time , and after a while they throw up their hands and the equipment just sits there unused. You are very experienced, and enthusiastic about what you do, that is a big advantage , U.S. needs more like you. Go get e'm.
Hey pal! You are correct that SOME of the parts on the C3070 main body are interchangable with the 1070, however many are now no longer swap able fuser components being the big one that stands out, along with all of the new PCB architecture. The transfer sections SHOULD be, but at 5 million clicks there would be some trouble keeping the transfer belt assembly going at that rate they do have a lifespan to them, and that\s an expensive component. Devs should have been done (units) a couple times at least as well. I don't think that gen of anti static RU is compatible with the 1070 there have been some updates, but I could be wrong I'd have to check the literature. The price you paid is GREAT for that unit. The IQ-501 actually can play a huge HUGE part in longevity, I have a few C6100 using IQ's that would never be getting the registration and colour likeness they get without it. Statistically what we see is around 80% fewer copy quality issues/registration issues. Getting it up and running may be a very simple task if you would like help, we can start an e-mail discourse and I can see what I can do.
Great info. I snorted when you said to look around the space of the machine. My shop, specifically my desk area is a hot mess. But my machines are maintained by a knoica tech and I clean them and baby them, all the equipment actually. But my desks... so many random notes, papers, antacids, water bottles lol maybe this is a sign to clean my desk when I'm in next.
What a great deal. I just paid more for a spare fusing unit that you did for the machine just like you said lol, finally had my first major ohh no on the machine so got a back up unit. Which is vital for where I live, about to do two book jobs 500 each and a pamphlet book we have done for the last 4 years 2,000 so in the next three weeks I will be putting some clicks on my 3070, plan on recording it too. Right now I wish I just had more space lol.
Nearly 15 years ago i would buy used Sun Microsystems servers to operate in our DataCenters. Since I knew how to work on and repair on them we would buy systems that would retail as new for 500k and buy them for 10-20k. Due to software license issues it saved our budget every year. There is always value in someone’s “trash”.
Oh wow that was a steal of a deal! I run Xerox so it looks odd to me that you reach to the left for your output. I have run Ricoh boxes too, and they also printed from right to left. Xerox is the weird one. Awesome video!
Hey Dan, great vid you never disappoint! Just a question, and not sure if it’s been touched before...but what’s the pro/con of Konica to other boxes for you?
Hello Just a Printing, I really Enjoy watching you channel, I am a printer also based in Benin REPUBLIC. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION.
Love your videos. An earlier video you talked about using the Xerox models at one point on your shop. Which model Xerox were you using and of the Xerox and Konica Minolta, which gives the better print quality?
Hi, i was wondering, i havent seen you use the presses for folding and stapling booklets and brocures. Do they not have the finishers on or is it better not to use the printers for finishing?
That is a great deal. Being a tech, the first thing I would have done is look at both the trouble code history and jam history unless it was cleared out. If you note particular repeat offenders, research the codes and write it all down for future reference. That way if you part it out you can kind of have an idea what will be in good shape to transfer over. You may need to enable a dipswitch to view the histories in service mode. That USB thumbstick is the same one I use to load firmware upgrades on these units. Fun fact: you can use this method to load the entire service manual into the HDD and access it via the touchscreen to troubleshoot. Its called the SA Tool (Service Assistant Tool). I never use it, but it may be a more valuable feature to an operator. The catch is I believe you need dealer access to Konica's website to download the utility file. Maybe ask your Konica tech to obtain the file for you next time he/she is in?
@@justaprinter I have students that sometimes have difficulty finding old scientific books and I am considering starting a printing service for them. In general I will be printing About a total of 10 books a week (different books not copies of the same book) each book is about 1000 pages or 500 papers. I started using my cannon small printer but I am having difficulty in cuting the a4 70gsm paper to size and binding the thick book properly in order for it to last. Any advice on small sized equipment for cutting and binding such books that i might fit in my house or maybe office?
@@FirstLast-tx3yj I know table top perfect binders exist, we had one back in the day. It was a Standard Bindfast. The quality was not that great though.
@@justaprinter will it be good enough for 1000 page books? And regarding the cutting i just use a normal guillitine and cut them maybe 50 papers at a time...
@@FirstLast-tx3yj Unsure of the machine limitations, you might need a real perfect binder for 1000 pages. You would want a hydraulic paper cutter to trim them down.
A salesman tried to talk me into a HC machine back in the day and it didn't make sense to me. Same toner, same machine, just told that the prints were better. I came to the conclusion that a regular machine would be just fine.
Big Congrats to you, you have been a source of inspiration to me, I truly love what you're doing, please how do I get machine conceding the fact that am in Nigeria. Please is there a way you could help me?
Keep it and put it to work. Extra capacity doesn't hurt. The day will come when you can use either the redundancy or the extra 33% throughput. And even if not, this baby will lower your overall click cost and prolong the life time of all your presses.
Machine at this rate. Your are quite lucky. Really excited what would you do next with 3 machines in future.also I saw c6500 in your previous videos what you did with that machine. I think you should run that also it would make the room thrilling.i really love these machine. I to get excited when I run my machine. How do you fell when you run.
Love your videos. I am thinking of buying a printer to print flashcards. How expensive do you think it is going to be printing using a laser printer press?
Depends on the size and number of pieces you are printing. Will likely be cheaper to have someone else print them until you have a large quantity to print.
Hello, I follow your work, very cool, I also have a quick graphic in Brazil, I am thinking of purchasing a 3070, I would like to know how much you paid for the used machine? and whether it is worth purchasing the same new equipment.
What a steal! Buy of a career. I just (2 months ago) picked up a 12 month old 3070 with 11k clicks for $18,000 and I thought I got a steal. You got me way beat!
I bought my Bizhub C550 for 100€ + 150€ shipping. Couple fixes later, it runs fine. I thought, i should replace my needle Printer at home, the i saw this... After i watched your video, i clean the tray 1 pickup, and it worked fine, too =) Now it is one broken sensor at the FS-517 aligning home position. Should be shipped until next week.
I just got a Lexmark C3224 for occasional color prints with 1,337 original pages and toner (black was unusable but the CMY toners all made it, albeit with 20% life left) for $176. It's not for business with 1.5k toners, rather it's for me to have for color prints as I need it. It's admittedly not the best deal I can make because of the toner, but I asked to have it removed for transport so if something happens in shipping I lose the toner and not the printer. Seeing as the CMY toners are effectively "consumed" with 20% left, I doubt it matters all that much. I just wish that I could have put it into immediate service despite being aware I would need it one day anyway.
@justaprinter Hello, I have an old C1070 and thinking of replacing, I am new to the business, which konica Minolta I should go for that is stable model as I want to buy used! Thanks
After watching this video I told myself if this guy (I mean you Dan) is serious or if he's joking !! $2K for a C3070 with all those modules and in that excellent condition (like you mentioned some parts need to be replaced) is a scam. Well done Dan, jackpot !! When I remember someone who tried to sell me an old Graphtec FC8600 vinyl cutter for roughly $3K bucks , I should review my business and negotiation skills.
Hello. We are about to buy our first digital press.I have been printing for many years on traditional offset machines. We have quoted Xerox Versant 180 and Konica Minolta C3070. The guys representing Xerox say that color management is much better in their machine because of their Fiery 10 bits software. Is this true? Is color management easier or superior in Xerox? Thank you very much.
I don't know. What I do know is to be skeptical of salespeople. Will your customers care if the RIP is 8 bits or 10 bits? Keep it simple and look at the printed product. Can you sell it? I'd be willing to bet you can sell print of either machine just fine. If so, let service reputation and cost drive your decision.
I buy from lindenmeyer munro. I used to buy from Xpedx but had too many issues. My only tip would be to ask for pallet pricing and see if you can get discounts for buying full pallets.
@@justaprinter Hey thanks, really appreciate it. I am a real estate broker (in the Caribbean)🇹🇹 we always have to be printing call cards, flyers, banners etc. Sometime it’s a bit of a hassle so I thought to myself I can do this for myself and others. Make a Buck out of it💰
You will probably want an offset press for that. It's just a math game, calculate the cost to run different presses and the cost to buy the machine and you will have your answer.
How do you find stuff like that priced so low?? Over here across the pond the best "deal" I can find is C5500s at their dying breath for a couple of thousand... Swap it with the 1070, don't even think about it! Or keep them both, more machines more better!!! And pretty please, I NEED to see the IQ working and in depth reviewed by you! I chickened out when I bought my 3070 to include it in, the cost seemed too high at the time to justify it.
Haha, you are great. I am 90% sure thats what I will do, swap out the 1070 for the 3070, maybe run the 1070 down a bit more and leave it set up for only envelopes. Yes, I do want to explore the IQ, especially for everyone watching. Word of mouth, people are letting others know that I buy used Konicas.
Hello from Madagascar Africa. I have an organization that helps kids to have access to education. We give them school items. I’m thinking of buying a set of tools to print and bind books for the. Instead of importing. We have very limited budget so I’d like to ask you what machines do you recommend for this job for just around 100s copies each time for example. Hope I made sense please forgive my English.
At $2k you definitely got a bargain. I’m in the U.K. and the C3070 has been out less than 3 years over here, and the IQ unit was about £15,000 when we bought out C3070 just over a year ago (we didn’t buy the IQ with it).
@@justaprinter would definitely love to see what you think of it. One thing I admire watching your videos is you don’t mind getting your hands dirty and you don’t expect the impossible when it comes to the capabilities of the machines you use. In my experience, the C3070 has pretty amazing registration out of the box (if it’s been set up properly), so I don’t think the IQ adds a tonne, but would still love to see what it can do.
I know where thats at, near ephrata area. Im in the area, well middletown. Keep up the videos, i wasnt a printer junky before i started working for a print provider but i am now!
Greetings from a co-worker who still likes to learn from others. Just tell you that the Morgana are worthless, and q if it were for me I would have the entire catalogue of Horizon... from Spain my admiration
I'm not a fan of all the computers/tech in the Morgana. I agree with you on the Horizon machines. They are great, I sometimes consider changing my perfect binding to Horizon equipment.
@@justaprinter Unfortunately it can't. The subtitle icon is missing. I released a report to TH-cam, guess what they answered me, they justified the absence with you. haha, they are never guilty. Greetings from Bulgaria, great videos
Looks like whoever was servicing this was not clearing the counters when replacing drums and chargers. There is no way a DU-105 did 1 million prints. Also I would check the history logs for any fault codes or recurring jam codes. Great machine at an unbelievable price. Looks very clean. Best of luck.
I started watching this channel because a guy wants to sell me a 1070c with 150,000 clicks and aerocutter for $20,000 AUD (aussie). I'm nervous because I don't know if it's worth it, or if I can sell it. If you have any ideas please let me know. But really loved the video, this is great stuff to know. thanks
@@alexisantoniou5185 I use Quite Imposing, a plug in for Acrobat. It's a fantastic tool for digital printers and will easily add numbering to jobs with the advantage of planning them to cut stacks for n-up printing. Works on Mac and PC. The support team are great to - they'll help out if you have a particularly difficult imposition to plan. I can't praise it enough - it's the single most used tool we use for getting jobs print ready.
I feel much same like you, how come they sold this at 2000 only, probably, the shop had too much jobs, so they don't have time to learn things about machines they have there, i really feel happy for you since we are all printers, LOL.
2000 usd, what a steal, with routine maintence, it could go like forever actually, but at 5 million click, it probably need new motors and magnetic cluchts. hate to live in a 3rd rate country, everything is expensive here, like 60.000usd for a canon color machine 70ppm, i had to go to sharp 7090 to lower that price to 20.000usd
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Love watching these videos, it's kinda funny, you print to paper, I print (sublimate) to apparel. Keep up the great work and thanks for showing us your daily work routine. Love all things printing and the technical aspect of it. :)
Glad you like them!
Congratulations. Cant wait to see your next posts, compairing how the two machine running side by side. 👌👍
Thats if I keep it! :)
@@justaprinter at how much would you sell it?
Also congrats good find. I do screen printing and tshirt heat transfer went to Goodwill and found an exposion unit worth $300-$500 for only $25. I ran home so excited!!!
That is awesome!
Love the Xerox cup on the Konica printer.
Hah, yup a few people notice that. :)
Wow, lucky u. Excellent tips. Thanks
You bet!
The IQ-501 rocks! If you ever get in any heavily step and repeated work, it saves a ton of time getting your registration to the finish line.
Nice, I'm looking forward to getting it running.
I"m almost crying, great buy, hope works good, I Guess it'll be because you are a great dude. I'd like to have the same luck, the only problem is bring it here to DR after buy it. Great tips to buy, desperate for the next video
Thanks! I still need to figure out where to put it! :)
While I was try to print on my epson 7710 it did not want to do anything but jam I was mad. While watching your channel you said somethnig that maded me hate you and appreciate your skills and what you do at the same time. You said the machine is not the problem but the person serviceing the machine when they are not trying to learn how truly to understand to opporate and fix there baby the machine. I fix the issue and want to say thank you!
Best news I heard all day. Glad you fixed the issue and learned that you can do it!
I am from Bulgaria and I recently found an amazing deals from Germany and Austria for used KM machines. They are all serviced from KM official company in those country and even buying and shipping the machine from Germany or Austria is a steal. I was able to buy 3 machines C754 for around 3000 euro. Your channel as amazing. Keep on the good work!
Oh wow! Have fun with them. Thanks for watching!
Supert video Dan, thank you.
You bet!
Congrats on the deal. Sounds like they got some cash and you got an awesome deal. Win - Win for both parties.
Fingers crossed!
always interesting your videos
Glad you think so!
Redundancy when self maintaining is KEY. One machine goes down two more to get the job done.
Agreed! Nothing more stressful that having equipment break and let you sit with work that needs to be done.
Our Konica C3070 is on a service contract and even then, I still feel we need some redundancy.
To explain: I do most of my file prep in the morning and then print everything after lunch, to send with the postman that day. Over the past few weeks, we’ve had numerous issues with our fuser unit so have had 6 or so call outs in the space of 2 weeks. Because of the fact I start printing at about 2pm, by the time the printer codes out, I don’t get an engineer til the following day. This has definitely gotten us behind so have now started looking at a second printer for when things go wrong.
Good for you on the deal! You'd be surprised how many people are happy just to have somebody take something off their hands...especially on the larger production stuff that takes up a lot of floor space...and I should know, I have three large machines that I can't even give away and I'd hate to haul them off to a scrapper because someone somewhere could keep a lot of good parts and machines working and you can't donate them because charities don't want that production stuff.
Thats so true!
may i ask if these machines are still available? and what machines they are?
At 18:50 I was LOLing: "I don't know what to say! There is no way I should own this for just two thousand dollars!" Congrats, man, and I am a big believer in the IQ-501. Get ready to be convinced.
I think you might be right, now that I have an IQ. It will be nice and I might be a convert. :)
Some times big companies think they want to "do their own printing" they buy expensive equipment,and then they hire inexperienced no nothings at low wages, they get the machines out of adjustments, show up for work half the time , and after a while they throw up their hands and the equipment just sits there unused. You are very experienced, and enthusiastic about what you do, that is a big advantage , U.S. needs more like you. Go get e'm.
Thanks! I like when companies do what you did and buy machines they don't need. Then I can buy them from the at a discount! LOL!
Hey pal! You are correct that SOME of the parts on the C3070 main body are interchangable with the 1070, however many are now no longer swap able fuser components being the big one that stands out, along with all of the new PCB architecture. The transfer sections SHOULD be, but at 5 million clicks there would be some trouble keeping the transfer belt assembly going at that rate they do have a lifespan to them, and that\s an expensive component. Devs should have been done (units) a couple times at least as well.
I don't think that gen of anti static RU is compatible with the 1070 there have been some updates, but I could be wrong I'd have to check the literature.
The price you paid is GREAT for that unit.
The IQ-501 actually can play a huge HUGE part in longevity, I have a few C6100 using IQ's that would never be getting the registration and colour likeness they get without it. Statistically what we see is around 80% fewer copy quality issues/registration issues. Getting it up and running may be a very simple task if you would like help, we can start an e-mail discourse and I can see what I can do.
Thanks for the info. I just might take you up on that offer to help. We will see. Thanks!
Great info. I snorted when you said to look around the space of the machine. My shop, specifically my desk area is a hot mess. But my machines are maintained by a knoica tech and I clean them and baby them, all the equipment actually. But my desks... so many random notes, papers, antacids, water bottles lol maybe this is a sign to clean my desk when I'm in next.
You can do it! Clean it up, and then do work and make it messy!
What a great deal. I just paid more for a spare fusing unit that you did for the machine just like you said lol, finally had my first major ohh no on the machine so got a back up unit. Which is vital for where I live, about to do two book jobs 500 each and a pamphlet book we have done for the last 4 years 2,000 so in the next three weeks I will be putting some clicks on my 3070, plan on recording it too. Right now I wish I just had more space lol.
Nice! I'll be waiting for you to upload some videos!
Nearly 15 years ago i would buy used Sun Microsystems servers to operate in our DataCenters. Since I knew how to work on and repair on them we would buy systems that would retail as new for 500k and buy them for 10-20k. Due to software license issues it saved our budget every year. There is always value in someone’s “trash”.
Seriously, I love other peoples trash if its a Konica press!
Oh wow that was a steal of a deal! I run Xerox so it looks odd to me that you reach to the left for your output. I have run Ricoh boxes too, and they also printed from right to left. Xerox is the weird one. Awesome video!
Thanks! I always wondered why Xerox didn't get the memo about paper direction. LOL.
Hey Dan, great vid you never disappoint! Just a question, and not sure if it’s been touched before...but what’s the pro/con of Konica to other boxes for you?
For me it was the ability to service myself. I found it difficult to find info and parts for Xerox machines. So I switched to Konica and it stuck.
So lucky! Damn.. I love those deals!
Too good to be true!
Hello
Just a Printing, I really Enjoy watching you channel, I am a printer also based in Benin REPUBLIC.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION.
You are welcome, glad to help!
Love your videos. An earlier video you talked about using the Xerox models at one point on your shop. Which model Xerox were you using and of the Xerox and Konica Minolta, which gives the better print quality?
I had a Xerox Nuvera 120 and Docucolor 3535. Print quality look great on both Konica and Xerox as long as they are maintained correctly.
"Basically every piece of equipment here I have bought used, except for" made me chuckle :-)
Glad to make you laugh.
@@justaprinterit was never a full laugh, just a small chuckle ;-)
Where are you looking to find used machines? Im curious because I'm having a hard time sourcing anything used, that isn't regular consumer stuff.
This may have already been asked but where do you look to buy used printers? Craigslist, eBay?
Hi, i was wondering, i havent seen you use the presses for folding and stapling booklets and brocures. Do they not have the finishers on or is it better not to use the printers for finishing?
I do use the inline finishers from time to time. But speed and quality are better off line.
That is a great deal. Being a tech, the first thing I would have done is look at both the trouble code history and jam history unless it was cleared out. If you note particular repeat offenders, research the codes and write it all down for future reference. That way if you part it out you can kind of have an idea what will be in good shape to transfer over. You may need to enable a dipswitch to view the histories in service mode.
That USB thumbstick is the same one I use to load firmware upgrades on these units. Fun fact: you can use this method to load the entire service manual into the HDD and access it via the touchscreen to troubleshoot. Its called the SA Tool (Service Assistant Tool). I never use it, but it may be a more valuable feature to an operator. The catch is I believe you need dealer access to Konica's website to download the utility file. Maybe ask your Konica tech to obtain the file for you next time he/she is in?
Yes! I forgot about the code history. Great point. And I didn't know of the SA tool. I'll look into that. Thanks!!!
@@justaprinter I have students that sometimes have difficulty finding old scientific books and I am considering starting a printing service for them.
In general I will be printing About a total of 10 books a week (different books not copies of the same book) each book is about 1000 pages or 500 papers.
I started using my cannon small printer but I am having difficulty in cuting the a4 70gsm paper to size and binding the thick book properly in order for it to last.
Any advice on small sized equipment for cutting and binding such books that i might fit in my house or maybe office?
@@FirstLast-tx3yj I know table top perfect binders exist, we had one back in the day. It was a Standard Bindfast. The quality was not that great though.
@@justaprinter will it be good enough for 1000 page books? And regarding the cutting i just use a normal guillitine and cut them maybe 50 papers at a time...
@@FirstLast-tx3yj Unsure of the machine limitations, you might need a real perfect binder for 1000 pages. You would want a hydraulic paper cutter to trim them down.
Great video, great bargain you got there. I hope to convince you at some point to resell to me. Just awesome!
I'm tempted, just got an offer of $6000 for it. But I think I'll keep it instead.
@@justaprinter I can do a $10,000 for it. will you sell to me?
Great stuff
Thanks! You have some interesting videos on your channel too!
@@justaprinter Thank you, we try to upload useful content for our customers!
Hi, great buy! Are you familiar with c71hc how does it stack up with 3070? Did you ever consider the High Chroma for book printing?
A salesman tried to talk me into a HC machine back in the day and it didn't make sense to me. Same toner, same machine, just told that the prints were better. I came to the conclusion that a regular machine would be just fine.
Sound of startup for that konika printer feels like counting of many rupees notes to me...😂😂😂😂😂
Haha, love it!
Big Congrats to you, you have been a source of inspiration to me, I truly love what you're doing, please how do I get machine conceding the fact that am in Nigeria. Please is there a way you could help me?
I don't know, I'm sure there are people who ship used equipment over seas.
Keep it and put it to work. Extra capacity doesn't hurt. The day will come when you can use either the redundancy or the extra 33% throughput. And even if not, this baby will lower your overall click cost and prolong the life time of all your presses.
My thoughts exactly, I think you might be correct with all your statements!
Kept my KMC8000 going for over 6 years in DYI mode. Got all my money back on the 6th year.
Nice! Good for you!
Can you recommend a small electric paper cutter for a small print shop that can be used to cut fliers, business cards etc.
Machine at this rate. Your are quite lucky.
Really excited what would you do next with 3 machines in future.also I saw c6500 in your previous videos what you did with that machine. I think you should run that also it would make the room thrilling.i really love these machine. I to get excited when I run my machine. How do you fell when you run.
I love to run my machines. I should really sell the c6500, I have not turned it on in 4 months!
Love your videos. I am thinking of buying a printer to print flashcards. How expensive do you think it is going to be printing using a laser printer press?
Depends on the size and number of pieces you are printing. Will likely be cheaper to have someone else print them until you have a large quantity to print.
Hello, I follow your work, very cool, I also have a quick graphic in Brazil, I am thinking of purchasing a 3070, I would like to know how much you paid for the used machine? and whether it is worth purchasing the same new equipment.
I just bought the used 3070 for $2,000, It was probably worth $10,000. Buying a used machine is the way to go it you are willing to maintain it.
What a steal! Buy of a career. I just (2 months ago) picked up a 12 month old 3070 with 11k clicks for $18,000 and I thought I got a steal. You got me way beat!
I know! I'm kicking myself for spending $9000 on my 1070 now!
I bought my Bizhub C550 for 100€ + 150€ shipping. Couple fixes later, it runs fine. I thought, i should replace my needle Printer at home, the i saw this... After i watched your video, i clean the tray 1 pickup, and it worked fine, too =)
Now it is one broken sensor at the FS-517 aligning home position. Should be shipped until next week.
Awesome, good for you!
I need one like this one ???
I need one like this one ???
@@ndobolijoshua4442 I like the C550. =)
@@Multifuchs yes.... I need used printer at a cheap price .. if you have one or a site with them you can help please
I just got a Lexmark C3224 for occasional color prints with 1,337 original pages and toner (black was unusable but the CMY toners all made it, albeit with 20% life left) for $176. It's not for business with 1.5k toners, rather it's for me to have for color prints as I need it.
It's admittedly not the best deal I can make because of the toner, but I asked to have it removed for transport so if something happens in shipping I lose the toner and not the printer. Seeing as the CMY toners are effectively "consumed" with 20% left, I doubt it matters all that much. I just wish that I could have put it into immediate service despite being aware I would need it one day anyway.
Awesome, have fun!
Love this video, would love to buy my first konica from you, do you have any konica that you dont need it, 😎😎😎 thank you! Waiting for your response🎉🎉
I don't. All are in use.
@justaprinter Hello, I have an old C1070 and thinking of replacing, I am new to the business, which konica Minolta I should go for that is stable model as I want to buy used! Thanks
What is your click? I am thinking to buy 1085 with 2.7 mln clicks.
Great deal!
I still cannot believe it.
Hi, I'm looking to print textbooks and exercise book for my school in Ghana. What machines would you recommend?
Whatever is available and local to you. We purchased what our local dealer recommended to start.
After watching this video I told myself if this guy (I mean you Dan) is serious or if he's joking !! $2K for a C3070 with all those modules and in that excellent condition (like you mentioned some parts need to be replaced) is a scam. Well done Dan, jackpot !! When I remember someone who tried to sell me an old Graphtec FC8600 vinyl cutter for roughly $3K bucks , I should review my business and negotiation skills.
Haha! No joke here. Its crazy!
$2K!!!!! WOW MAN I NEED YOU TO NEGOTIATE MY DEALS! LOL, GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING!
Thanks. Got lucky on this one.
Hello. We are about to buy our first digital press.I have been printing for many years on traditional offset machines. We have quoted Xerox Versant 180 and Konica Minolta C3070. The guys representing Xerox say that color management is much better in their machine because of their Fiery 10 bits software. Is this true? Is color management easier or superior in Xerox? Thank you very much.
I don't know. What I do know is to be skeptical of salespeople. Will your customers care if the RIP is 8 bits or 10 bits? Keep it simple and look at the printed product. Can you sell it? I'd be willing to bet you can sell print of either machine just fine. If so, let service reputation and cost drive your decision.
Hi thanks for sharing your day routine. Question who’s your paper supplier and any tips on ordering paper? Thanks
I buy from lindenmeyer munro. I used to buy from Xpedx but had too many issues. My only tip would be to ask for pallet pricing and see if you can get discounts for buying full pallets.
@@justaprinter Hey thanks, really appreciate it. I am a real estate broker (in the Caribbean)🇹🇹 we always have to be printing call cards, flyers, banners etc. Sometime it’s a bit of a hassle so I thought to myself I can do this for myself and others. Make a Buck out of it💰
Where did you mostly get this kind machines? Google, ebay, Craigslist...?
Ebay, facebook marketplace, tell other people in the industry you are looking to buy used equipment.
Hey Dan, any thoughts on Ricoh's? Miss your videos man.
I need a printer that will print in 24 page full colour 15,000 5A booklet every week and ready for the shops. What sort of machine would do that
You will probably want an offset press for that. It's just a math game, calculate the cost to run different presses and the cost to buy the machine and you will have your answer.
Where do you find used equipment for sale? Thought I saw on one of your videos, but can't find it now.
wirebids.com is where I get most of my equipment. There are several online auction though.
did you get tech training on these konica machines? great small printhshop you have
No I didn't get tech training. Just read a lot and got a service manual.
How do you find stuff like that priced so low?? Over here across the pond the best "deal" I can find is C5500s at their dying breath for a couple of thousand...
Swap it with the 1070, don't even think about it! Or keep them both, more machines more better!!!
And pretty please, I NEED to see the IQ working and in depth reviewed by you! I chickened out when I bought my 3070 to include it in, the cost seemed too high at the time to justify it.
Haha, you are great. I am 90% sure thats what I will do, swap out the 1070 for the 3070, maybe run the 1070 down a bit more and leave it set up for only envelopes. Yes, I do want to explore the IQ, especially for everyone watching. Word of mouth, people are letting others know that I buy used Konicas.
my Dream machine.... wish it was easy to acquire them in Africa too
Congrats bro
Thanks!
Hello from Madagascar Africa. I have an organization that helps kids to have access to education. We give them school items. I’m thinking of buying a set of tools to print and bind books for the. Instead of importing. We have very limited budget so I’d like to ask you what machines do you recommend for this job for just around 100s copies each time for example. Hope I made sense please forgive my English.
I'd recommend machines that you can get to your location and parts. It will vary for each person depending on what country they are in.
Excellent videos! What is your website? I would like to print a 950pp book.
Thank you. You can email me details at justaprinterman@gmail.com
At $2k you definitely got a bargain. I’m in the U.K. and the C3070 has been out less than 3 years over here, and the IQ unit was about £15,000 when we bought out C3070 just over a year ago (we didn’t buy the IQ with it).
I feel like I need to give the IQ a chance now, even though I don't believe in them. :)
@@justaprinter would definitely love to see what you think of it. One thing I admire watching your videos is you don’t mind getting your hands dirty and you don’t expect the impossible when it comes to the capabilities of the machines you use. In my experience, the C3070 has pretty amazing registration out of the box (if it’s been set up properly), so I don’t think the IQ adds a tonne, but would still love to see what it can do.
@@chorleyprint3813 I think I owe it to the viewers to get it up and running just so we can all learn together. Thanks!
man......that iQ-501 cost as much as machine...........luck is on ur side :) . Greetings from KM tech
Tell me about it.
What area of PA are you in, I work for a managed print provider in PA and ive worked on some of these
Outside of Philly in the small town of Morgantown.
I know where thats at, near ephrata area. Im in the area, well middletown. Keep up the videos, i wasnt a printer junky before i started working for a print provider but i am now!
Hey how many copies did you get from konica c6500 from full toner
I never calculated that.
Greetings from a co-worker who still likes to learn from others. Just tell you that the Morgana are worthless, and q if it were for me I would have the entire catalogue of Horizon... from Spain my admiration
I'm not a fan of all the computers/tech in the Morgana. I agree with you on the Horizon machines. They are great, I sometimes consider changing my perfect binding to Horizon equipment.
Which machine is suitable for print hang tags for clothing?
with good price
God questions, my presses can do that but you should have work to run the machine often.
Can you do a video on absolute minimum equipment to start a print shop and progression to make it effective business.
Great idea!
Tem como habilitar tradução aí?
(Brasil)
Você deve conseguir ativá-lo no canto inferior direito do vídeo. Deixe-me saber se você pode
@@justaprinter Unfortunately it can't. The subtitle icon is missing. I released a report to TH-cam, guess what they answered me, they justified the absence with you. haha, they are never guilty. Greetings from Bulgaria, great videos
@@user-sp8lf9oe2s Thanks for letting me know. I'll figure out how to turn it on.
sir what is the cost of color toner set and pm kits of konica minolta c3070 and let us know the genuine source.
I search google and whoever sells it the cheapest I buy. There are several copier places that sell parts.
Looks like whoever was servicing this was not clearing the counters when replacing drums and chargers. There is no way a DU-105 did 1 million prints. Also I would check the history logs for any fault codes or recurring jam codes. Great machine at an unbelievable price. Looks very clean. Best of luck.
Good point, I think the most I've gotten out of my drums is 200K. I'll inspect the error code too! Thanks!
Replace parts use it to recover your cost and then decide on its future
Great idea, make some money off it and then sell.
I started watching this channel because a guy wants to sell me a 1070c with 150,000 clicks and aerocutter for $20,000 AUD (aussie). I'm nervous because I don't know if it's worth it, or if I can sell it. If you have any ideas please let me know. But really loved the video, this is great stuff to know. thanks
You bet. That machine is basically brand new with only 150,000 clicks. $20k is probably fair depending on the finishers and condition of everything.
Can you teach me , what code to key in to check drum and developer life spam ?
press the utility button, then stop 0 0 stop 01, counters, and in there you can see the counters
@@justaprinter thank ... I will try it ...
@@justaprinter Do you use for printing pet or pp sticker label before ? how to remove static after printing ?
Love from India ❤️
Thanks!
not a dongle, it is a flash drive you can load pdfs right into the machine and print from there no need for fiery
I need to try that some time. thanks!
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Legend!
Where do you usually find your used equiptment?
Word of mouth and searching online.
Having problem with my registration on a Toshiba copier can u assist
Sorry, I don't know anything about them.
Hello. Do you have any finishing equipment up for sale?
Umm, I will likely sell my old Challenge cutter at some point.
Hi what software you use to numbering you are tickets?
I number them in Indesign,
@@justaprinter pls can you make video how you to that dont find any ware
@@alexisantoniou5185 I use Quite Imposing, a plug in for Acrobat. It's a fantastic tool for digital printers and will easily add numbering to jobs with the advantage of planning them to cut stacks for n-up printing. Works on Mac and PC. The support team are great to - they'll help out if you have a particularly difficult imposition to plan. I can't praise it enough - it's the single most used tool we use for getting jobs print ready.
I feel much same like you, how come they sold this at 2000 only, probably, the shop had too much jobs, so they don't have time to learn things about machines they have there, i really feel happy for you since we are all printers, LOL.
I think some shops just would rather have a machine on contract.
Plz make a video on how to service your machine
There are already several. More to come as I repair them.
Why konica didn't want to service that machine?
They would service the machines, but I would rather save the money and service myself. It's more exciting that way. Haha.
Let me know how much the printer machine price?
Depends on the configuration, from free to $60,000
What is job cost that you do fo 13 x 19
Depends on many other factors.
Why are u not buying xerox machines?
It is easier for me to maintain and buy parts for the Konica machines.
“Parts machines” is how I ended up with 3 Linotypes!
LOL. Hilarious. I'll try to keep my habit under control.
@Joe C none of that modern stuff. I’m talking about 3600 pounds of cast iron and 44 pounds of molten lead.
@Joe C in their heyday, the Linotype operators were usually the highest paid workers wherever they worked
2K is pretty bargain for this modal!
I know! Still scratching my head....
You beat me, I got a C6100 new for $17,500 with fiery, relay unit, paper feed. I thought I'd stolen it until I saw your 3070.
i cant fail to notice the xerox cofee cup/crayon holder lol xerox tech here
I'll always keep that around, reminds me of my roots. Xerox makes some good stuff.
What was the price on it
$2000
I need spares parts
Put the thing to work
Right! I feel obligated to run it!
2000 usd, what a steal, with routine maintence, it could go like forever actually, but at 5 million click, it probably need new motors and magnetic cluchts. hate to live in a 3rd rate country, everything is expensive here, like 60.000usd for a canon color machine 70ppm, i had to go to sharp 7090 to lower that price to 20.000usd
I still can't believe it. Keep telling people you want to buy used machines, it took many years until I found this.
How can I contact you for a printing job?
service@justaprinter.com
У нас стоит 3070l its good printer))))
Yes it is!
steal of a deal.
you said you are interested in flipping stuff. let us know if you start doing it.
Will do!
great Scott!! Two thousands??? hahahahahaha
LOL! I know. My thoughts exactly!
i am intersted
Great!