Playing with INK DENSITY on Wooden Coasters | Roland BD-8 UV Printer

Let's see how changing the white ink density affects the final product! I'm printing on the Roland BD-8 Desktop UV Printer. I'm printing directly onto the wooden coasters. There's no paint, no sublimation, no vinyl cutting! Just me and an Illustrator workflow before going into Versaworks, and using the BD-8.
0:44 Adobe Illustrator file set up
1:22 Changing the card stock template
2:24 Print the template
3:00 VersaWorks settings
3:50 Print at 70%
5:00 Print at 100%
6:24 Comparison
The BD-8 is a mini UV printer from Roland's VersaSTUDIO line. It's a great size for home based businesses, startup brands, or small retail shops. It can can print on tons of things like phone cases, laser cut acrylic, wooden coasters, and more - we're just getting started here :)
Technical Details:
✅ Prints Direct-to-Object using UV ink
✅ UV printing on A5-sized items (Max. 8.2 in. × 5.8 in. x 4 in. thick)
✅ Printing resolution: Max. 1,440 dpi
✅ Connectivity: Ethernet or wireless via connection to router
✅ Machine dimensions: 30.3 in. × 23.1 in. × 22.9 in.
See the whole VersaSTUDIO product line here:
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[@jend1714]

Hello Angela! Love your videos! Can you make a video doing a name on a small tumbler? I know you can’t use the rotary, but I wonder if you can just print on one side.

[@PrintBestie]

I will try this out!

[@야호-e5c]

Hello, I'm enjoying the video. Can I use it at home? I'm worried about the smell or noise.

[@PrintBestie]

Hi, I have mine in my home office. When the door is shut the noise is comparable to someone watching TV inside. When not in use there is no sound, only for a couple of minutes every 6-8 hours as it refreshes the heads automatically. As far as smell, as long as the unit is closed in printing there's not really a smell. I have vinyl rolls in this room and that smells a bit more noticeably than the UV printer.

[@SK-lx5iu]

What made you to purchase the flatbed printer? Do you think this printer prints out in high resolution? Have you try to print real life picture?

[@PrintBestie]

Hello! I printed some photos on acrylic for mother's day and they came out very nice quality. I'll try to make video on this.

[@heatherpeel8417]

Do you need to apply a seal coat on wooden coasters since there is no gloss option in the bd-8?

[@PrintBestie]

Hi there, the CMYK UV ink is water resistant so it isn't an issue on the coaster that I have

[@grantkang5872]

How did you solve the overspray issue on the sides of the product?

[@reytrinidad809]

She have another video explaining that

[@PrintBestie]

The overspray doesn't really happen when the object is not thick. This coaster is about a quarter inch thick. It mostly happens on taller objects. I hope that helps :)

[@GK14812]

How much time did it took to print?

[@PrintBestie]

Hi, it took 14 minutes to print a set of 2 on high quality mode

[@MartinCZK]

@@PrintBestie hi. Does it mean that it would take 7 mins if there was just one? Many thanks

[@ebabylopez]

I’m really considering getting this😅 your videos are the only ones I can find on it but have been really pushing me to just go for it. I run a sticker shop on ig & have been saving for over 6 months for a large format printer that I don’t have the room for 😆 But this could work and open up a whole other avenue for me. It’s very scary tho 😣

[@1swttl]

Roland sells a 20” print cut machine know as a VersaStudio BN2-20, $7,295 MSRP

[@ebabylopez]

@@1swttl Ty yesss I saw that too ive been looking around at lots . The ones that use uv ink on the Epson website really caught my eye 20k tho..go big or go home right 😆

[@1swttl]

@@ebabylopez Buy a Roland MO-240. I have an order in for one that is coming at the end of July....$35K MSRP. Max print size of 25.1" x 19.2" and up to 8" in height.

[@ebabylopez]

@@1swttl ooh congrats that’s sounds sooo nice and really expensive lol I’d have to save another year for that. I’ll definitely go check it out on the website . And dream about it

[@PrintBestie]

Thank you for watching! I started off with a sticker shop as well and UV was so intimidating at first. I kept asking a lot of questions because I was so nervous whether I could even understand it lol. There is learning curve for setting up the item in the printing bed but I had experience using a laser cutting machine which was similar. If you have many inquiries or customers who want this type of printing it might be worth getting - but definitely worth looking into more! :) I'm glad that this smaller UV printer is not very finicky I haven't had any headaches with it so far.