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  1. Graphtec 8600 Not Accurate

    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...
  2. Mimaki CG 160FXII cutter issue?

    Have a Mimaki CG 160FXII cutter, from 2013. Just started making clanking noise when doing horizontal cuts, and on rounded corner rectangles it cuts opposite corners at an angle instead of rounded. Not sure if belt issue or motor issue, no idea honestly.
  3. Graphtec Plotter Sparking!! Urgent plz help.

    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...
  4. For Sale Roland Versa Camm 540 for sale

    Selling our Roland Versa Camm 54". Been a great workhorse for us. Regular maintenance and cleaning has kept it in great running condition. Asking $2700 We are buying another printer from another shop. Located in Nebraska. Shipping/crating extra.
  5. Need Help Summa D160R - Random cutting depth

    I'm out of ideas for this problem now after reading other posts here and google, i'm wondering if anyone has any ideas i've missed before i pay someone to come and service the machine or ask the bosses to replace it. So i still haven't solved the problem where i can't cut a printed graphic with...
  6. Running 2 Mimaki Plotters on 1 Computer....surely there is a way.....

    We have 2 Mimaki plotters. One is a CG-130FX and the other is a CG-160FXII. We currently run only the CG-160FXII and we use the Mimaki FineCut plug-in with our Adobe Illustrator subscription. We want to use the CG-130FX plotter at the same time, so we can cut two jobs simultaneously. We...
  7. D140 tracking terribly

    We have a Summa D140. It was tracking kind of roughly but then one of our middle pinch rollers broke. We ordered 4 new rollers and have installed them. Since then the machine does not track properly at all. Keeping jobs small in size is doable but we have a large print shop and many of our...
  8. Discussion How do you charge Vinyl letters cut with a plotter?

    Hello guys, so i usually charge as a sqft when i cut letters and stuffs on vinyl, but when 1 sqft is completely filled with letters/shapes charging the same amount as 1sqft that contains a few cuts doesn't make sense. So how do you generally charge in this type of job. Im currently using...
  9. Edit Onyx .xml cut files or export as .xml from EnRoute

    I'm having an issue with Onyx creating unwanted lines in my cut files. I've spoken with Onyx and they said it's a known bug that just happens sometimes if a cut line extends past the artboard when it's created in illustrator. Due to the complexity and size of this job and the number of times I'm...
  10. Roland Cutting Plotter , Vinyl Cutter Blade. Help!

    Hello folks I had my original Roland Cutting Plotter, somehow they broke and found this one almost same as mine - https://aliexpress.com/e/_DDxfJ1T Since I dont like to buy on aliexpress before I buy it just want to hear your exp... thanks folks!
  11. 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!
  12. 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...
  13. Can backing paper separate more easily if job has sat for a time after plotting?

    I'm having trouble finding the sweet spot for plotting pressure for my boss. He has me increase the pressure to improve the speed an ease of weeding vinyl, but then when he goes to do the installs on site, he has trouble with the backing paper separating and coming up with the vinyl. So he asks...
  14. Change Home Start Position Origin Permanently by a few cm on the Graphtec c7000 Plotter

    Hello - I am really hoping someone can help me with this problem. We use the machines for one thing only which is kiss cutting stickers on a A4 sticker sheets: We use a cutting mat and place the A4 sticker sheet on the mat with registration marks printed on each of the four corners of the...
  15. Graphtec CE1000-60

    Hi I have a Graphtec CE1000-60 plotter the LCD screen has packed up does anyone have one I can purchase from a parts machine as the machine is old and Graphtec don’t supply the parts anymore plotter is first class and worked well but not much use without an LCD screen Thanks in advance
  16. Software Help Mimaki CG-61pro series *a fossil has found*

    Hello guys! Bill here from Greece.. 2 days ago i got a mimaki cg61 cutting plotter <<Dinosaur>> . unfortunately the working pc has been toss to garbage by the wife of the owner who died . i have the plotter and its cables plus a CADlink adapter on the serial port side (to pc ) , i went at a...
  17. Need Help Graphtec uneven perf cut

    Hello, I'm currently using a Ce6000 plotter, when i perf cut with the perf cut channel the cut would be very good and smooth on one side, while it didn't properly cut through on the other side(picture attached). What could be the reason, the technician can't even figure it out. Hoping to find...
  18. Random Registration mark scanning issues when contour cutting vinyl

    Not sure where to post this as I don't know exactly what is causing my problem... For several months I have been experiencing random registration mark detection issues with Caldera and our Graphtec FC8600-160 plotter. This occurs when contour cutting printed vinyl. 90% of the time it works...
  19. Need Help Summa S2 T160 Long Wall Vinyl cut help!

    Hello new to the machine Im trying to cut 2 long pieces of wall vinyl 24" inches each on a 54" wide roll about 200" long but im having trouble as the paper is going back and forth a lot and falls off the backing and machine gets jammed. I lowered the knife pressure by a lot and and the...
  20. 54” Summo S One D-140 for sale

    Brand New D-140 for sale. Purchased 2 months ago works perfectly. Asking $4,200.00 o/bo I’ll throw in some brand new rolls of vinyl and masking as well. Thanks for looking! -Nate Local pick up in Pittsburgh, PA
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