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Still debating here. Thinking I will end up purchasing 2 machines. A cnc router, and then follow it up with a summa f1612 for roll fed materials. I think the colex fits the bill, but for the price, I can get 2 dedicated machines for about the same cost and have double the workflow, not have...

Any update on your apex 1r? Currently looking at them and a few other machines. Were you able to slow the acceleration down or figure anything out? Do you think the 1R should be avoided?

What laminator is that?

I read your posts on issues with replacing the camera for you optiscout in the shop sabre. Glad you were able to finally get the camera replaced a la cart. Could you tell me more about the optiscout? Is it user friendly? All the demo videos I can find make it seem like a manual process that...

Good point. Although at least with one open end, you could cut roughly twice the table length, you just have to spin the piece rather than slide it through I think? I don't think you can get an auto tool changer on the colex..

I'm looking at their flatbed cutter too the celero 4 conveyor. I'm not sure I like how the gantry is on the longer side? Currently we cut backlit polycarb faces with a tracksaw, many of them are in the 10'-15' range in length. If I have a 10'x5' table (flatbed cutter or router) I'd like to be...

Can you cut aluminum with printed/laminated vinyl already mounted on it? I thought cutting vinyl with a laser was a no no?

Yes I understand about the mat. I'm not really understanding why the belt gets so messy with the mat on top. But everyone is saying the same thing, that it does.

It seems my suspicions are kindof true, that aluminum routering the way I want to do it isn't the best fit for the colex, but it is capable of doing it. I'm still going to reach out about adding a cool air mister. I want to settle on the colex because I know it will be a lot easier to train...

I see what you're saying now about the belt moving for offloading. Is it feasible to remove the belt and router without it on to keep it clean, then reinstall after for longer run jobs?

Interesting that reflective aluminum from grimco doesn't give you an issue but when you apply vinyl it does? Are you not laminating after printing the reflective sheets? Because those sheets from grimco are just aluminum with reflective vinyl applied, correct? I'm going to reach out to colex...

Thanks for your feedback. What is it about being premounted with vinyl that makes routering the aluminum more difficult? Would this be the same for any router? Or do you think lack of misting or weak dust collection to be contributing?

We are applying printed/laminated vinyl before cutting.

Are you advancing sheet goods with the conveyor because the table is smaller than the sheet? I don't see this being an issue on 10x5 table. But does this happen for you with roll to roll too?

I'm talking aluminum specifically. We use a lot of acm as well, I figure if it can cut aluminum well than acm is a no brainer. As for the conveyor, shouldn't need to advance anything when cutting aluminum or other sheets, it's a 10x5 table. I know about the cutting mat, I think the bigger...

It's doable, but 10k later and you're still doing a lot of human labor and still only able to cut straight lines.

Yes a few years ago. About 4k for a set, but it's not adjustable. So you'd be locked into hole size/corner and distance from edge. So you either have to get a lot of combos or limit offerings. I tried to get them to figure an adjustable way, they said probably doable but then I just never...

For the demo they had me print the holes onto the signs and they used them for the reg marks (neat trick saves space) but it meant for the demo each sign had 4 reg marks. This added to the cutting time as it had to read all 4 marks each time. Setup this way the time to cut (1) 8"x4" .040" alum...

Good point here. My research tells me me a cool air "mister" works as good at cooling the bits as using lube. I've also seen some who are running 91% isopropyl alcohol instead of lube with great results. They claim the evaporation of the alcohol prevents sticking and making a mess and does...

With the flatbed cutter, can't you let it cut a sheet (or what fits on the table) and just pull the big waste piece off in one shot, and then advance the conveyor letting the cut decals fall into a catch basket? I assumed you would loose a few of the table while pulling the waste off.. It's...