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I don't think the Designtech has tangential control...I could be wrong. The CE's do, however. I have to say that I'm not at all sure that the knife assembly is the same as the standard Graphtec design...I imagine it is. No matter, you'll find yourself tweaking the force and extension until...

The Graphtec 7000's have the feature Bob alludes to and he's right about the usefullness of it, but the CE's never did and I doubt if the Designtec will have it....and that's good. The best thing you can do is to do a test cut...lots of test cuts, in fact, and get to know what the correct blade...

kilerb... GO FOR IT. Sure, it'll do just what you want. hk

Easy question first. If you can be comfortable with the price of a 24" machine, ANY 24" machine, buy it. It is the most versatile of cutters...well, maybe 30" would vie for 2nd. Go for quality though, don't throw your investment away. Tangential control will allow you to cut many materials...

It's not that you do..., it's that you can. hk

I can't say what software complement ships with Designtec, if any. Graphtec's ship with both Corel and Illustrator plug in's. The tangential issue has been debated for years. It's just not necessary for the blade to be manipulated by a motor to keep it oriented into that which is being cut. A...

The quality is comparable (SSK vs CE3000) within limits. The CE will, for the difference in price, as you noted, be a bit more robust...but they are both made by Graphtec...and that alone sells either. As kilerb notes, the feature set is markedly different and sets the CE apart from all other...

Doug's info is mostly correct. Graphtec does manufacture cutters for both SSK (the Designtec, as you have observed) and Sign Wherehouse. There may be more around the world that I'm not aware of. In any case, these machines are built to provide their respective customers a quality of manufacture...

Don't bother Jane. Bother Opie instead. Opie is the right guy and can be reached at gabustan@graphtecusa.com . hk

I never did learn for sure if you were using Fexi. If so, besure to use "Graphtec Auto Type Two" in your set up. Be sure you have 1.5 -2 inch clearance between the reg mark and the pinch roller. Flexi will tell you what to do from there. However if the sensor does not aquire the 1st mark, put...

If you have the latest version of Flexi (7.6 something or other) and have v1.4 or better in your 7000, then you shouldn't have any difficulty with print-cut at all. But Bob is right in that the manual technique is good to know in those situations where RMS (or ARMS) won't work...Reflectives...

The best way to solve the problem is to call Graphtec Tech Support and get another pair of eyes on the situation. The RMS feature works very, very well. You're probably looking at a procedural error, not a software or hardware malfunction. Tech support # is: 888 318 3247. You may find that the...

Actually, I think I may be wrong about needing to be in GPGL mode. That is so if you're using Cutting Master or Quick cut. Try it anyway, it's easy to do.

You'll need at least an inch between th pinch roller and the reg mark. You'll need to be in GPGL command mode Depending on the version of Flexi, it will configure for Graphtec type 2 marks automatically. If you're using ONYX you don't have to establish Origin after initialization...in fact...

Try not setting the new origin mark. hk

You can bet it will be at the ISA show in Orlando. Check it out. Not meant to be an "art quality" machine, but is VERY fast, inexpensive, solvent ink, about .40/ft* . Good buy. hk

Upping to 1.52 will benefit you if you pounce. hk

Wireless USB is the way to go. hk

Put the cutter in PAUSE (MENU) mode; push NEXT until you get to AREA PARAMETERS, and select it; choose EXPAND; use the up/dn arrowa to expand the plot width to .4. ENTER. Make sure your pinch rollers are set just inside the edges of the material. This will allow you to cut from edge to edge. It...

Bob... EXCELLENT diagnosis...right on the mark. Thanks Howard