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  1. Need Help Color shifts part way through print

    Having an issue where my roland xr-640 is printing solid colors inconsistently. You can see in the photo what's happening. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
  2. Question Cutting Master 4 default number of copies

    Is there any way to set the number of copies a job cuts to a default of 1? The cutting master software retains the same number of copies from the previous job and has caused us to waste material as it's a setting that can easily be overlooked, especially when there's a lot going on in the shop...
  3. Question Avery T-5500 reflective

    Does anyone use Avery T-5500 reflective vinyl? We've been forced to switch from our beloved Nikkalite type III material to this abomination of a vinyl. It's nearly impossible to cut consistently, difficult to weed, brittle as all hell, has the flimsiest backer, has multiple layers that like to...
  4. Graphtec FC8600 cutting inaccurately

    This is what the problem is. The carriage is loose, but I'm not sure of where to tighten it. I'm going to continue my google-fu to see if I can get this thing working correctly. Thanks for the insight.
  5. Graphtec FC8600 cutting inaccurately

    As the title states, my Graphtec FC8600 does not want to cut material accurately. In the photos you can see how badly it cuts. This happens regardless of what blade or material I use. Things I've tried are adjusting the offset of the blade in the condition menu under the tool setting, adjusting...
  6. Need Help Creating inset borders with radius in Illustrator

    I was wondering if anyone who uses Illustrator for their design work could point me in the right direction. Is there a quick way to create a sign with an inset border with thickness and radius measurements? We used to use Gerber Composer and the border tool which we loved, but are having a hard...
  7. Need Help graphtec FC8600 and avery vinyl

    Having some serious bunching issues on my Graphteck FC8600 with Avery SC900 48" black vinyl. Whenever it feeds out it tends to kind of bunch up in between the pinch wheels and causes inaccurate cuts and sometimes even comes off the end pinch wheel altogether. I've tried using just 2 or 3 pinch...
  8. Interviewing and testing

    It's a designer position that will include vinyl application, weeding, and taping. They'll need to create new layouts for signs that will be cut on a plotter or printed/contour cut on vinyl depending on what will be needed at the time.
  9. Interviewing and testing

    My sign shop will be interviewing potential candidates and I was curious as to what kind of things you'd have people do in order to show their proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software. So far I have come up with simple things like changing the size of a sign, its color, changing...
  10. Plotter suggestions for cutting Nikkalite Ultralite II vinyl

    I'm looking to find the best vinyl cutter for cutting Nikkalite Ultralite II material. I currently have a Mimaki CG-130SR III and it won't cut it accurately. If I create a 2' x 2' rounded corner square then the beginning and end cuts are misaligned. It's as if the material is slipping between...
  11. Roland XR-640 vs Roland XC-540w printing speeds

    I have a roland xr-640 and a xc-540w that both print great, but for whatever reason the 640 prints much slower. I'm doing 15' long prints and the 640 takes about 40 minutes longer to finish. Both machines have the same settings in versaworks and the print heads are both set to return at the end...
  12. Accurate cutting with Nikkalite Ultralite II

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I just tried to download and update the firmware, but when I try to run the updater it gives me an error message that says [Undefined character] and wont run the program. Searching google yielded no results. Anyone have any idea what's going on?
  13. Accurate cutting with Nikkalite Ultralite II

    Does anyone use the Nikkalite Ultralite II material? What kind of plotter do you cut it on and is it accurate? We just got a Mimaki CG-130SRIII and the accuracy with this material is pretty bad. I can't make a simple 2' x 2' sign with a border without the border cuts not matching up. We've had...
  14. Ulano Sta-sharp reformulated

    Does anyone else use the new formulated Sta-Sharp material and adhering liquid? Apparently they've changed it to a VOC-Free formula and, in my experience so far, it sucks. I've yet to get the material to really bond to the screens like the previous material. They peel up with very little effort...
  15. seeking opinions on building a work table

    Loving all the suggestions, thanks a bunch. Just wanted to add that we are putting locking wheels on the bottom to make the table easily movable. Forgot to mention that earlier. I can see how leaves on the ends may be a novelty, but we came up with that idea due to space limitations in the...
  16. seeking opinions on building a work table

    Our shop is building a new work table which will be 4'x7' and have two 2 foot leaves on the ends to extend it to an overall size of 11' when opened. Underneath will be storage space for supplies, etc... I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as far as what kinds of accessories or...
  17. SummaCut S Class 2 T series

    Has anyone cut heavy reflective vinyls such as nikkalite or engineer grade reflective sheeting with a SummaCut S Class 2 T series model cutter?
  18. SummaCut S Class 2 T series cutters near Albany, NY

    Are there any dealers in the northeast area that deal in Summa cutters? I'm really interested in buying one and would like to test drive one.
  19. laminating two sheets together

    does anyone have a method for laminating two unglued sheets of paper back to back without them separating? I keep getting air gaps on the edges.
  20. USI MRL Series issues

    Problem solved. It was threaded wrong.
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