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  1. PNC 1000 Vintage Mac Driver Needed

    Mike, First, your "driver" should be with Flexi, not the Roland.If you have your Flexi install disks you should be OK. Second, what are you doing wasing your money getting an LC repaired? This thing is ancient. You can get a brand new iMac for a $1,200 or a huge array of somewhat newer trade...
  2. what cutting software do you use ?

    Forgot, I use MacImprint to power my GSxPlus on my Edge print.
  3. what cutting software do you use ?

    Illustrator and Cutting Master plug in. Mac side of things.
  4. HP 9000s head cleaning

    I was talking to one of the techs at Advantage the other day as I was having some jet issues. (they seemed to clear up afger printing a 60 pc poster run). Anyhow, there it a way to actually fill the storage cups with ink and let them sit there overnight and finish up with a print head recover...
  5. HP Designjet 9000s????

    9000s see digital printing catagory above
  6. Plotter buying guide needed!

    Graphtec has a great solid Illutrator plug-in called Cutting Master for the Mac or Pc. I've been using it for 3 years now and have no complaints. This is my second Graphtec and I'll buy another if ever needed. I'd recommend Advantage Sign Supply too. Excellent bunch there.
  7. Newbee from South Eastern Michigan

    Hi from Northwestern Michigan.
  8. Technique question about applying vinyl to Static Cling

    Viny on static shrinks at different rates. Don't do it and expect it to stay flat. That goes for cheap and high performance vinyl.
  9. Graphtec Solution Needed

    I had the same issue with my 7500 when I first installed it. I went nuts attemting to "adjust" everything. Went throught the same list with tech support. Turned out to be a defective blade holder. I got a replacement and it was better but not nearly as good as the one that I had with my original...
  10. Graphtec FC7000-130 / Corel X3

    You need to switch the Language on the Graphtec from HP-Gl to GP-GL or visa versa. Hit Menu>next>next>interface>Command to switch it.
  11. Problem with cut master/illustrator

    I would check your settings on the Graphtec menus instead. At least on the Mac, the page setup is totally irrelevant as to what plots.
  12. Just saying hi.

    Welcome back, from the Cherry Capital of the World, Traverse City, MI. Where in the state are you writing from?
  13. Knofe Tool Not Cutting Straight

    Hold down the option (alt on pc) key and start dragging any direction you want. If you want to constraing it to 90, 45 etc, hold the shift key at the same time.
  14. upgrading mac G4?

    I have a G4/500 with a couple of gigs of ram. I must say that OS X was a bit of a dog with the 500 processor. I bought a 1.3 gig processor from OWC for $300 I thing and it made this baby preform like a new computer. Been running it for 2 years now. A larger hard drive wouln't effect...
  15. Versacamm and a Mac?

    It's too bad that there aren't more Mac RIPs. Caldera Graphics is one and I'm running an old, (running in classic mode), PosterJet RIP on my Powerbook G4 which is a loaded multipurpose Mac. It routinely crunches 180MB files while running Illy, Photoshop and whatever else I'm using. In fact, it...
  16. Programs for Printing to EDGE ? ? ?

    Tom, No, not print width. The EDGE head is 11.8 inches wide. You can cut out to 13.25" with the print centered on the vinyl.
  17. backlit prints with the Edge

    I just finished a 28"x46" 4cp hamburger print on trans acylic. I took the advice offered here and did a double hit of cmy and single K and it came out great. As far as the spot color elements, I used straight trans color foils. I darkened one of my colors using a 40% trans gold overpinted on...
  18. Illustrator/Photoshop Tutorials

    Thanks Fred, looks like some good lunchtime surfing.
  19. illustrator resizing shape

    Look under Window>Transform and that will give you the transform pallet. Select your object and it's dimensions will show up there. Change your width from whatever to 8" and hit Command>Return to scale it proportionatly. That's control>return if your on a pc.
  20. Illustrator plotter plog-in recommendation

    Brian, Graphtec has their own downloadable Illustrator plug in called Cutting Master. It works great. Search their web site.
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