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  1. FlexCut - how to?

    Hi! Since a short time im using a S Class 2T. I have tried several settings, to use FlexCut. But mostly it is more work to divide the sticker from the gutter than using "normal" cut and cut the stickers afterwards with the knife. In some youtube-videos it seems, that the users have only...
  2. Win 7 and Summa S class Driver issue

    Hi all, I just got a second hand summa driver S class and downloaded the usb driver from summa's site. I successfully installed the driver onto win 7. However, windows 7 said it's not digitally signed and didn't allow the driver to run. This issue made the plotter not detected and can't be...
  3. Question SummaCut d120

    Hey there, I've started a new job where we have a SummaCut d120 at our disposal which I think we could be using for more things. Every now and then we print around 60-80 posters on a roll of paper substrate/material, two side by side for quite a length, then these are manually cut these out...
  4. Need Help SUMMA S2 T160 DIECUT STICKERS.

    Just picked up a new Summa S2 T160 with OPOS-CAM. Upgraded from an old vinyl express Q160. Does anyone here use a Summa for custom die cut stickers? I've previously used a Graphtec FC8600 that had dual positioning for perf cuts. I don't see anything like this on the Summa. The manual...
  5. HP Flexi Print & Cut barcodes and cuting help (noob)

    Hoping Frank W or someone with experience can help get us noobs started. Been using a new HP Latex 115 P&C that BigfishDM set us up with for a few weeks now. The printer is great, but we haven't been able to move beyond direct cut with the cutter (e.g. into barcodes). We're printing legit...
  6. Winplot Weed Lines

    Our company just added a new plotter, a Summa S2 T140. Beautiful machine. However, I was running a Graphtech before with Cutting Master 4. CM4 had an option for a weed border and weed lines where available. However, the software that comes with the Summa, Winplot, doesn't seem to have that...
  7. Summa DC5SX sticker vinyl

    Aloha, My company is a sticker company. We are using the DC 5SX. I'm looking for a alternative type of vinyl to use for stickers. I like the print quality of the 3M premium cast vinyl, But it is too thin and difficult for the general consumer to apply. I switched to the intermediate vinyl for...
  8. Need Help SUMMA DC4 Technical support

    Hi We've just grab a SUMMA DC4 from a garage to give it life again and great print jobs, but it seems to be quit difficult when it comes to get technical support for replacing parts. We are located in France and summa national dealer told us that it's impossible to find any technic book or any...
  9. Suggestions HP 365 + Graphtec or Summa

    Hey guys, I'm new here, I'm just starting out in the business and I'm trying to go independent. I'll be focusing, at least in the beginning, in high quality stickers, as a reference I look up to Sticker Mule's work. I'm decided for Latex, I'll be going for a HP 365 or 335 or 115 depending on...
  10. Vinyl cutter recommendations

    Hey guys, we are looking to jump into a new cutter. Accuracy is obviously key, we make lots of contour cut stickers with tiny details cutout. I am looking into the big ones such as graphtec, summa, etc. There are a lot of cheaper options such as a titan from us cutter. I am really liking the...
  11. Need Help Using Flexcut for multiple decals

    We just got our Summa S2 T140 installed. Everything is set up and ready to go but I have a question about setting up the FlexCut. Let's say I have a single decal with a simple contour cut and a square FlexCut around it and I want to print 100 on a sheet. If I nest them together, edge to edge...
  12. Question Blade replacement tips/tricks - frustrated

    Hey All, Have a Summa S2T that I absolutely love, except for when the time comes to change the blade in it. I have marks on the holder and rod to line them back up and use same number of rotations in and out to try and get it back to where it was...and for the most part this works fine. The...
  13. How small can you get?

    We are looking at a new 54" plotter for our in-house print shop at an Art Museum. From my research, we already narrowed down to a Summa machine. No better reviews out there! Now I'm not sure if a Summacut D140 is enough or if we should fight for the budget for a S2 T140. The main application...
  14. SummaCUT D620

    Hello everyone, I bought and old Summacut D620, I know this machines , they are really work-horse, that´s why I purchased it. But I have this communication problem, when I try to connect it with summa cutter control (latest version) appears this: "could not detect baurate" My RS-232 cable...
  15. 'Cannot find port" error message

    Hello, Good People, I am having trouble with FlexiSign 12. I just converted from 18 years of using a Macintosh platform to using Windows (now using Windows 7). Ever since we bought the new computers we've been having trouble with cutting. Sometimes it cuts just fine, and then all of a sudden we...
  16. Question Summa D750 set up (WinPlot&Corel)

    Hi all, Tried for a while to set up my Summa D750 with WinPlot and CorelDraw X6. Everithing went fine until I tried to export the vector from Corel into WinPlot for cutting. I use a serial cable with a USB adapter for my laptop which has no serial port. When trying to send to cut I get the...
  17. Question Summa Dc4sx Printhead Bad?

    Wondering if anyone has been able to bring a Summa DC4 printhead back to life after a "blown pixel" diagnosis. I have a DC4sx we just brought in from our warehouse that hasn't been operating for several years I'd like to get back in our shop workflow. Done all the particulars to clean...
  18. Need Help Summa S140 T series vinyl tracking

    Hi. We have a Summa plotter S140 T series that has some issues with the vinyl tracking on fullwidth vinyl media. The plotter has 4 tracking wheels where the 2 innermost are optional to use. When I load a roll with vinyl 1260mm width, and want to plot a file from Flexi I always click "show me" to...
  19. Summa OPOS tips

    We have been long time, since 1996, Summa users. On our second cutter and have a DC4sx in house as well. For anyone who has owned one, you know what I mean when nothing else will do. The unfortunate thing for us it that we never had a tech/rep in house to show us all of the neat little tricks...
  20. Suggestions replacement lades for Summa flatbed cutter

    Have found a couple great places for router bits that do not cost $200/bit like the summa ones do but I haven't found anywhere to buy the replacement blades like the heavy duty knife etc... Any suggestions? We have a Summa F1612 Thank you! AL
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