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  1. Summa F1612 - Cuts are consistently off in one direction

    Any Summa F series owners out there have any issues with cut accuracy when cutting printed vinyl? I've tested out all the of the cutting tools: Drag knife, Kiss-Cut tool, Single Edge Tool, Heavy Duty tool, and ALL of them are cutting off to one side. (Looking at the front of the machine, all...
  2. Good cheap plotter for heat transfer vinyl? (Asking for a friend)

    A friend of mine is getting into making his own shirts and clothing. He already picked up a heat press but is on the hunt for a small cheap plotter. I'm trying to help him find an affordable plotter to start out with. Any suggestions for where to look and what brands? (Sold in Canada...
  3. WTF (What the Frosting)

    Any thoughts on what this material could be? At first glance I thought it was just your standard Mactac/Avery whatever frosted vinyl, but the overlapping areas almost look white in color. I need to provide a budget price on doing 30 doors to match this design, and of course can't do a proper...
  4. DIY Di-Noc?

    We've got a customer that is looking to give several cabinets/doors a facelift in a retirement home. They are familiar w/ Di-Noc and we may use that for certain areas, but are also looking for more cost-effective options. With that being said, what have you guys used in the past to make your...
  5. Summa F1612 - Max material thickness for router?

    We have a F1612 with standard Kress router option. I recently tried routing 1.5" thick HDU material and realized it wouldn't fit below the dust extraction boot. The adjustment/dial thing does show it going up to 2" but will not allow you to move it that high. Does anyone know if there is a...
  6. Need Help Onyx Thrive / Cut Server - recognizing tools for different layers

    Just wondering if anyone has any tips to get Onyx Cut Server to recognize and assign proper tools for different cut layers. For example, a decal job that will require a kiss cut for the inside path, and through cut for the outside path. Using the Summa palette (since we're sending down to...
  7. Ford F-150 tailgate insert decal?

    Has anyone set these F-150 inlay decals up before? (See picture) Doing one for a friend this week and thought it was worth a shot in case someone has done it before. I know I can buy them online (don't have time to bring it in now, and would have to match other graphics we're doing) but will...
  8. 6" high, 1/4" thick acrylic letters on aluminum cladding

    Quoting a small simple project for a new customer. 6" tall, 1/4" thick acrylic letters, overall length around 126". I'm either going with Gemini or just routing in-house depending on when if/when we get the order. For something like that, would you guys feel comfortable going with anything...
  9. Summa F1612 tools/questions

    Just wondering what everyone out there is using for tools on the their Summa F-Series cutters? Ours is sitting here in a crate and I'm just trying to round up some last minute items before our training! We're getting: -Drag Module -Tangential Module x2 -Router Module -Single Edge Cutout tool...
  10. Anyone have a removable curtain/divider in their shop?

    We're adding a flatbed cutter w/ router in a couple of weeks. I'm debating whether or not we should add some kind of curtain/divider for when we're routing. The router will be about 10-15' away from our flatbed printer (not ideal, I know). I don't plan on routing much wood....mostly just...
  11. Onyx won't send files down to Mimaki UCJV anymore!

    Shut down our computers and printers yesterday for about 10 mins while the electrician was here doing some work. Fired everything back up, and now I can't send files to our Mimaki UCJV from Onyx. It is specifically an issue between Onyx Thrive and the Mimaki. I can print to all other printers...
  12. Any ideas?

    Tried everything I can think of, the 7's and G's are throwing me off. Thanks in advance.
  13. S140T Dragging blade across laminated prints

    We've got an older Summa S140T that we picked up a couple months ago. It's been an absolute workhorse cutting multiple rolls of printed (unlaminated) vinyl every day lately. Now we've got a few rolls of laminated prints to shape cut but I've noticed the blade drags across and scratches...
  14. Any ideas on this one?

    Does this look familiar to anyone? Trying to match this (Mercury Verado Carbon Edition) for a buddy. Thought it was close to Sofachrome but it's actually quite different. Image was too crappy for What the font to help. Thank you!
  15. Can Mimakis accurately set the origin/base point?

    Doing our first run of double sided banners on our newish UCJV. On the first side I just poked a hole on both starting corners so I know where to start the second side after rewinding and flipping the roll. The issue I'm running into is that the origin point is not accurate. I'm assuming...
  16. Grand Format printer in Saskatchewan or Alberta?

    I'm looking for a vendor in Saskatchewan or Alberta that can print a couple banners for me and drop-ship to customer in Saskatchewan. 1 @ 82" x 104" w/ hemmed edges and grommets on all 4 sides 1 @ 88" x 244" w/ hemmed edges and grommets on all 4 sides Any recommendations? And I've already...
  17. Covering (wall mounted) sign boxes w/ banners?

    Working on a project for a customer that is re-branding a couple of locations. They want to cover up their existing sign boxes with a temporary banner, which will be up for 3-6 months. Both locations are in different provinces so I can't do a proper site check. One box is 74" H x 96" W (lexan...
  18. Substitute spot colors in Acrobat Pro?

    We print a lot of customer-supplied files that contain spot white fills. We mostly use Spot1 (Onyx) but occasionally we use RDG_WHITE (Versaworks/Roland). There are times where the supplied files are set up with the wrong spot color. Depending on workload or lead time for the project, we will...
  19. Making a bedazzled prop?

    We're making a prop/photo backdrop for a NYE party, similar to the attached image found online. We're going to use foamcore w/ reinforcing on the back for the structure, but I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way of making this thing "sparkly". Is it as simple of laying down a thin...
  20. HS15+ Errors

    I just replaced the drum on our HS15+ and despite taking longer than expected, was able to get it all back together. Booted up fine, and started doing some test cuts to check the quality. Cut dept accuracy was much better with the fresh drum, which I "borrowed" from an old GS15+ we had kicking...
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