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  1. Want to buy Graphtec cutting plotter knife blade holder???

    Hello all good people, as the title say I want to buy Graphtec cutting plotter knife blade holder and found this one on aliexpress - https://aliexpress.com/e/_DmSrmBR What do you think about price and quality? Its my first time buying this so any help is wellcome, thanks!
  2. Cutting Engine Turn

    So right now I'm cutting some Engine Turn vinyl for some Fire apparatus. Usually I have little issue with running it through a plotter, however, this time around its a rather small and tedious design. Sections are thin around an 1/8" to 1/16" wide, what type of settings do ya'll recommend. I can...
  3. Summa cutter isn't searching for registration marks

    I'm running off the Illustrator plug-in for GoSign. I've added the registration marks, but cuts them like they are a part of the cut layer. It doesn't even try to search for them.
  4. Need Help Reading Onyx Barcode on Colex Sharpcut

    Greetings all. We've recently added flat bed cutting permissions to Onyx to give us the ability to tile long mural runs and cut on our Colex Sharpcut. Works exactly as we had hoped. My question is the Onyx barcode and what we need in order to scan at our Colex and automate our process even...
  5. Difficulty getting Summa T160 to cut correctly – suggestions?

    Its...one of those days I can't figure out why our T160 can't seem to stay in alignment for this small sticker job and hoping someone on here can tell me what I should be doing differently. I ran 100ft worth of stickers last week without any issues so Im pulling my hair out trying to figure...
  6. Serial connection. PC to Mutoh Valuecut

    Hi there. Re: Windows 10 to Mutoh Valuecut. Serial connection on Mutoh to USB on PC. I have a dodgy USB connection on my Valuecut. (I think someone tripped over the cable) Easy fix I thought :-) switch to serial to USB. not so:-( So close but so far. See photos one to three. Could it be a...
  7. Good method for cutting (slitting) whole rolls/logs of vinyl?

    As everyone else has alread pointed out, there appears to be shortages on different types of vinyl across the board! And as such, I had to resort to buying a 60" roll of some vinyl that I needed to complete an important job. I bought a 60" roll with the intentions of cutting it in half and...
  8. Question D60R cutting head

    Hi guys and gals. This is my first post, i was searching for info on google about a problem i'm having with the cutting head of a d60r and found this forum. The problem is that the blade is not moving down as soon as the vinyl starts to move so the blade is not cutting from the beggining of the...
  9. How to efficiently cut 4'x8' Coroplast sheets into signs??

    We have started getting into the high volume yard sign market and we are have a difficult time finding the easiest and most efficient way to cut the standard 18"x24" or 12"x18" signs out. We have a wall mounted cutter with a huge ruler track but the blade is wobbly and inconsistent, we have huge...
  10. Graphtec Fc8600 "OFF SCALE" - but cuts ok

    Why does my Graphtec plotter say "off scale" but still ends up cutting my jobs? The cuts are ok. No major skewing. Side note: where am I supposed to position my blade? Inside the box or at the edge? Pictures attached.
  11. Need Help How do I set up a cutline in CorelDraw for use in Flexi Project Manager

    I have designed in CorelDraw and printed/cut through Versaworks on multiple Rolands for 10 years. I started at a new shop this week. They have an HP latex 365 and a graphtec cutter. They have never had an in house designer, and have gotten Corel set up for me. They have always set up prints in...
  12. Need Help CALDERA - Importing to trim marks instead of bleed area

    Is this possible? In all previous RIPs I have used there has always an option to import to trim marks / bleed / media etc... just as you would when placing or importing a file onto Ai It appears that Caldera does not have this option available, meaning all files need to be resized / placed...
  13. Question Graphtec FC 8600 change condition in the middle of cutting?

    I had a smaller Graphtec before I would change the force in the middle of cutting, simply by pressing "Condition" on the plotter. Easy. Now with my FC 8600, when I press condition while it's cutting, nothing happens. Why??
  14. Cutting Problem Mimaki CJV30-100

    Hi! im having this issue when i start to use the cutting mode. It looks like the cutting starts to moving and the end points don't match. The curious thing its not always do this kind of error. Some one has a clue of what happen with my machine? I really will appreciate any help. Here...
  15. Cookie stencil material

    Using a Roland vp540, how can I cut a cookie stencil? The machine can cut vinyl but I'm not sure how much thicker it can cut. I cant use vinyl because it will stretch and distort the cutout so I was thinking something thicker but something that the 45 or 60-degree blade can cut?
  16. Need Help Perf Cutting Backlit Film

    Here's my setup: HP Latex 110 printing on PET backlit film media and cutting on a Graphtec FC-86000 cutter. I need to cut long rectangular sections approximately 16" x 96" in size. I had planned to perf cut them but I'm running into trouble separating them cleanly after cutting. It seems...
  17. Help! Aftermarket laser guide or strip for panel saw?

    I could really use some help here..for 8 years I worked in signage, and my CO2 laser was my best friend. Recently however, I started working at a print shop. For cutting stacks they have large cutting machines that rely on measurements and square corners. But as far as finishing cuts, mostly for...
  18. HP Latex 370 - Auto Cut Substrate

    We recently got a HP Latex 370, and we are trying to figure out how to get it to automatically cut and drop a print once it's done.
  19. Need Help Stickers not getting cut throughly by Graphtec plotter

    Hey everyone, We're new to owning a Graphtec/using a plotter for digital prints and not just cut vinyl. The model we have is the 64" FC8600 and we've had it for only a couple months after buying it at the SGIA. I'm now starting to play with it so that I know the functions well and won't have...
  20. Summa S2 160T Registration WAY Off.

    Hey guys, this is my first post but I’ve gained a lot of knowledge on the forum from you guys. One of the things I’ve learned is the combo of a Summa S2 with HP Latex. I’ve been used to a Graphtec FC5100 for the past few years and it has never let me down. The S2 is a different story. I am...
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