Hi everyone.I was in your shoes 2 yrs ago.lol... I had no idea what vinyl really was nor how to apply,weed,cut, svg or ai was...I was into photography until my girlfriend got a cricut cutter for card making etc..Dont even look it up for doing vinyl like everyone uses it for on here lol.. trust me..Anyways i did some research and came across uscutter and everything they had..Like i said i had no clue what i was getting into etc..So i called uscutter and told them what i wanted to do and did not want the top cutter nor the low end cutter ..I wanted one in the middle that would last me for years and was quiet and i wanted to stay around a 24" maximum width for vinyl.. I didnt want to spend a load of money unless i knew i was going to make some money and be out broke with a cutter that was going to be put away ...The tech Suggested a TITAN 2 28( 24" max width) cutter... And at that time it came with Scalps( Sure Cuts A Lot 3 pro) I have since upgraded to SCALPS4PRO and love the software..Let me tell you it is the best investment i ever made and the 24" is the perfect size.I learned how to work on larger designs by making pieces ....The first 2 months i taught myself and with a little help from another forum uscutter forum, work with nodes,ai,svg,etc and in 2 months i had my machine paid off and making money easy..
I lately bought Vm software and learned it and compared with others , SCALPS is hands down the easiest,simplest, user friendly software out there on the market in my own opinion..I also use Ai cs6/cc and i have the perfect combo to do anything i want....Scalps is located at craftedge.com and works with many many brands of cutters and their tech support by email is great and fast..they are always making upgrades and improvements to their software as well to make it better for the user.. When i bought my cutter with scalps3pro 2 yrs ago, craftedge gave me a free upgrade to scalps4pro ...FREE yep.... many people say go with graphtec etc but its what you can afford at the time is what i did...you can always upgrade to a top machine if you want, but for me , i wont change from a titan 2..I went the TITAN 2 28" because its the only cutter at that size that will let you use scrap size pieces( Down to 3" wide) ,The others are at a min of 15" on anything larger than a 28" cutter...... They do have scalps as a trial as well.try it ,you wont be disappointed.I have taught several people who listened to my advice and they are glad ,,Even i person bought vm and ended up switching to scalps and was glad he did..Im willing to help anyone or answer questions if i can..I do not work for any of these companies either lol..
So choose wisely and you can go wrong,Oh the titan 2 is way quiet and fast and accurate and has never failed me at anything ive done ......Here is my website of some of my stuff ive done,created and i installed only on certain things supplied by customers if i cant do due to copyright stuff... pippindecals.com..
