Cutting - little bumps on Zero and %

[MangoPRI]

Hey all. Just cut a load of vinyl that come out fine. However I had to recut a zero and a 5 which are now appearing with a bump on the top, image attached.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong/what is going wrong?

Thanks,

Chris Cork

 

[Solventinkjet]

The first thing that comes to mind is your offset setting could be wrong. What angle blade are you using and what is your offset set to?

 

[MangoPRI]

The first thing that comes to mind is your offset setting could be wrong. What angle blade are you using and what is your offset set to?

how do I check? I'm quite new to this. Bought it on ebay

I've just cut 2 metres prior which was fine, but when reloading to do an additional cut of material it said "marked" and then fed the material forward a bit....

Thank you

 

[Joe House]

Have you tried a new blade? Sometimes the get chipped and cutting goes downhill in an instant.

 

[Chasez]

Material may have moved while cutting (skewed) so the start/end points are in different locations giving the little nick mark.

Chaz

 

[Solventinkjet]

how do I check? I'm quite new to this. Bought it on ebay

I've just cut 2 metres prior which was fine, but when reloading to do an additional cut of material it said "marked" and then fed the material forward a bit....

Thank you

If you were cutting fine prior to this issue it wouldn't be the offset setting. As Joe House stated, I would check the blade for damage. It might have been due to the media not being straight as well.

 

[MangoPRI]

If you were cutting fine prior to this issue it wouldn't be the offset setting. As Joe House stated, I would check the blade for damage. It might have been due to the media not being straight as well.

Thanks, just out of interest, should it be set to cut 1 or pen?

Looks like it's set to cut 1 at the moment with settings of SPD 20 PRS 50 OFS 0.3.

The Pen settings are SPD20 PRS 80.

Wondering if I accidentally changed it or something. WIll order some new blades tomorrow anyhow as I don't have any spares at the moment.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Thanks, just out of interest, should it be set to cut 1 or pen?

Looks like it's set to cut 1 at the moment with settings of SPD 20 PRS 50 OFS 0.3.

The Pen settings are SPD20 PRS 80.

Wondering if I accidentally changed it or something. WIll order some new blades tomorrow anyhow as I don't have any spares at the moment.

Cut 1 for sure. Pen is for using a pen which has no offset.

 

[MangoPRI]

Thanks, what is Pen for?

 

[Solventinkjet]

Thanks, what is Pen for?

It used to be used to do line drawings and blueprint type stuff. Most people don't use it anymore. It also is used to do alignments.

 

[MangoPRI]

Hey all. Just cut a load of vinyl that come out fine. However I had to recut a zero and a 5 which are now appearing with a bump on the top, image attached.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong/what is going wrong?

Thanks,

Chris Cork

Ok after some further experimentation, it only seems to have the issue with the zero and 5 when placed closed to the lead edge on the printer right hand side. When the artwork appears further down the vinyl, it is fine.....

 

[MangoPRI]

Also, the pinch rollers default for cutting is H - - - - - H.

Would that affect it?