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  1. Questions regarding cutting order and job spacing

    I use a Roland VS-540i and I've noticed that if I say, have 100 stickers to print/cut, the plotter won't necessarily cut each sticker in order - for example if I have a row of 10 stickers it'll cut the one on the far right first, then skip ahead to the 4th, then back to the 2nd, then over to the...
  2. Printing Wholesaler - Vehicle Graphics/Contour Cut

    Looking for a printing wholesaler who uses Avery for vehicle wraps, Oracal for die cut, and is within a one day ship of Fayetteville, AR 72703.
  3. VersaWorks queque question

    Do you leave old jobs in your queue or deleate them when done? The reason I ask is I just printed some decals and used crop marks so I could laminate them after they dried. I had change the tile spacing between the decals to separate the a bit more. I had closed out VersaWorks and when I went...
  4. VersaWorks Dual question

    Is there a way when you are running multiple copies of jobs to tell the machine to cut ALL CutContour lines first then go back and cut PerfCutContour after? Currently when I run multiple copies of a job it will print all copies then start kiss cutting the first file, then Perfcut it and move...
  5. Need Help X Axis Position Error!! Please help! Graphtec FC-7000 -160 (Signwarehouse Q-160)

    Hey Guys, long time listener first time caller... Ref: Graphtec FC-7000-160 (Signwarehouse Q-160) So last night I used my arrows keys as I have for years to move the media forward after a cut job was finished to cut off the job. I get an X Axis position error. So I turn it off and have it do its...
  6. Graphtec 8600 software question/problem

    What is everyone using on thier Graphtec plotter? Ours of course came with Cut Studio 3 and I absolutely hate it for a number of reasons. We use Illy exclusively for design work and lately when you go to send osmething to Cut Master it A - Cut master will not auto launch if it is not already...
  7. Contour Cut Color Charts

    I am running coreldraw X7 with a roland printer and versa works. I am also running smart designer (add on for coreldraw). I updated smart designer the other day and somehow reverted back to my default settings in coreldraw. Now I am not able to locate my contour cut line color chart to place...
  8. Printing wholesaler

    Does anyone on here offer wholesale printing (I am looking for one on one,not some huge online business). So far I haven't found anyone good. Its all intermediate and high performance printed vinyl I need printed with contour cut. Pretty simple. I hate jumping around from this person to the...
  9. Anyone know these 2 fonts? -- solved

    I typically like to sleuth these out on my own, but I'm up against a deadline on a rush job. This is the only pic I have and I have to cut the vinyl for the customer to apply on the trailer, which is on the other side of the country in Washington state or somewhere. Thanks.
  10. FC8600 and onyx off scale

    When i cut a file from Onyx cut service i always see the screen flash off scale then cut on the graphtec. So i just cut a file and seen it flash this. I then sent another file and off scale came on the screen and the blade went about 4 inches into media and went to far edge aross the whole...
  11. EPS sign

    Just finished this one for the shop. The monument is EPS, 8'x6'x2', cut on our homebuilt hotwire cutter. The graphics were designed/layed out in SignWizard and the post card was rendered in Corelx8. The graphic elements on the sign are of HDU cut on our router, primed with FSC88WB, and sprayed...
  12. Need Help Flexisign-pro 10 contour cut error

    Hey guys, I'm having a problem with adding a contour cut path around my design. A little background on my issue. I am designing motorcycle graphics in Adobe Illustrator. So I have a template that I bought from motosportstemplates.com, then I make a clipping mask on each individual piece of the...
  13. Question?

    My girlfriend does a lot of crafting at home. I was thinking of taking our baby cutter which has been in a closet for 6 years home for her play with and create things. Is there any software out there that isnt a fortune for her to cut graphics? We use Flexi. I am not going to spend that...
  14. Graphtec FC-8000 cutting through one side of the weed lines..

    This just started happening. Say I send something to cut with weed lines..the design cuts fine, all the weed lines cut fine, except the final one closest to the origin side. You can see the blade actually push down on that last bit and it slices through the backing paper. Anyone else having...
  15. Cut Solution for HP 310

    I have a HP 310 and would like to buy a plotter to allow a print / cut workflow. The cutter will be replacing an aged Graphtek CE-5000-120. I am considering a Summa-S2T140. Is anyone using this machine to cut the output of the HP310? Are there other cutters I should be considering? I am...
  16. CJV30-130 and Flexi 10 Can't seem to print, laminate, then contour

    Bought my Mimaki second hand and have been using it with Flexi 10. If I send a file and tell it to print and cut, it will print with registration marks, then read the marks and contour cut no problem. If I tell Flexi to print, pause, cut (so that I can laminate it) I can't seem to get it to...
  17. Cut Vinyl graphics not sticking to customer's wall!!! Help!

    We installed vinyl graphics to a wall on Friday - just got a call that they are curling up. The graphics were printed to Avery 2903, let it sit for 2 days, then cut, then masked, then applied to the wall. The wall has a gloss finish - was told it was a high grade paint. Trying to get more info...
  18. Onyx 12 printing lables

    I know that onxy 12 rip prints bar codes and the arrow when you contour cut but is there a way to print labels or information as well?
  19. Best Method to remove yellowish laser cut edge from 1/8 white Polycarbonate?

    I searched google, youtube, and this site and could only find one video that shows the yellow stain left on polycarbonate after it is laser cut. here is a screen grab from that video: my question is what is the best way to remove this yellow stain? I will be using white polycarbonate and don't...
  20. Graphtec FC 7000 130 blade notlifting between cuts.

    We have been fighting this problem for over a year. We can send 20 jobs and everything is fine. Then suddenly in the middle of a job the blade gets "stuck" in the down position. If you grab it you can lift it up fairly easily, however when you let go it goes right back down. Case in point...
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