graphtec 8600

Our FC8600 has started to become less accurate. It drifts in accuracy after about 2-3 feet. See my photos below. The W is dead on but 2-3 feet down the roll the C has drifted by about 1/8 of an inch. Does anyone know what we can do to solve this? Our grit rollers seem to be clean and...

Graphtec FC8600-160 Vinyl Cutter/Plotter (64 inches) - Practically New (Gainesville, FL) Attention signmakers, print shops, and creative professionals! Upgrade your production capabilities with this barely-used Graphtec FC8600-160 vinyl cutter/plotter. This plotter is perfect for: Large format...

Our Graphtec is spazzing out. Theres a spark happening in the copper coil. Has anyone seen this? Video of the sparking is below. We have a Graphtec 8600 64 inch. Any idea what is happening...

When initializing the machine will go to the right and Beeps and errors out. Nothing more. Only goes right. Called maintenance they say the motor is out? what about a limit switch? Waiting for a motor but want to make sure no one else has had this issue and it be more than that. Also If you...

Using Cutting Master 5. Horizontally, the cutting is fine, but the machine is stretching the cut file vertically. The very bottom cuts line up perfectly, and it skews gradually as it goes up. Does anybody have any idea what could be causing this? I just recently installed CM5 when CM4 stopped...

Hello Everyone, I love this site so much information and helpful people. I have question I just was blessed with Graphtec FC8600-100 great condition with 5 rollers for a great price from a company that bought another company and they had no need because they had flatbeds. My Question my Contours...

Hello, I'm having repeated issues with alignment of the cut vectors and the prints. The graphtec alignment test is good. Any help on solving this would be appreciated. Second Test with a different print and cut file and its off the same amount.

We have a graphtec 8600, and it seems over time we can only manage to cut 12 to 15 foot lengths. Anything more it does not seem to be able to find the registration marks and registers a read error. Reading the manual it says it should easily cut up to 100 ft? Any advice on adjusting or...

I'm having trouble with perf/flex cuts on my Graphtec 8600. My kiss cuts are pretty much fine - they're off by maybe 1/64 inch on the x axis and I can work around that for now. On the exact same file, though, my perf cuts are off by almost 3/16" on the x axis. I have a picture attached if that...

I have a Graphtec FC8600 and I am using Flexi 12. When I send a cut it gives the message OFF SCALE. Plotter just stops there. I have tried: Rebooting both computer and plotter (both several times) Different files, as simple as just plotting ABC. Deleting and reinstalling driver in Flexi manager...

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...