Graphtec FC9000, not able to cut a 0.75" long octagon,

[gpslitt]

I am very new to printing, just 6 months .. I was cutting die cut stickers on mimaki cjv150-75. everything was good.
I just bought a brand new FC9000. I am new to this cutter. Every thing is good, till i try to cut a decal 0.75" in length. I am not cutting an intricut design, very simple octagon.
Still after weeks with tech support , zero help.

I am attaching the image, should cut on black line, but cuts on red line.
I am cutting. FC9000 is just not cutting sharp edges, seems like its brakes are not working good, where it need to stop and take turn, it lags a bit and then try to come back to track.

Any help will be really appreciable.


regds...garry

 

[JBurton]

What speed is it set to currently. Something smaller like this I'd top out at 20, maybe even 10.

 

[gpslitt]

Thnx for replying first...

I tried at all speeds 5 10 15 20 25 30

Force 14

Acceleration 1

I even tried with all offsets from -5to +5

I tried tangential mode 1

I tried all all step sizes in GP-GL

I tried different blades too

Nothing helps

If anybody know this more

Regds...garry

 

[victor bogdanov]

Blade spinning freely in blade holder? Have you tried a different blade holder

 

[gpslitt]

Thnx for reply Victor

Yes I tried with both Cbu09 and cbu15-k30..

Both cutting same way

Regds garry

 

[gpslitt]

How to stop blade moving freely?

 

[Original Scuddy]

What is it doing? Video?

 

[Joseph44708]

Blade is out too far.
If you have been cutting on the strip with too much blade you made grooves in the strip and the blade followed the old grooves.
Cut in the channel.

 

[ikarasu]

Does it do the same thing if you increase the size 500% to make it a couple inch sticker? That'd tell you if it's a machine issue or if maybe your cut file has something wonky going on with it.

 

[gpslitt]

Thanx all again for helping,

As suggested by Ikarasu, i tried on 3" shape too, really not accurate, same problem.
i have checked the grooves on the strip, i saw a little, but its a new printer and i cut this at all different place on strip.

I am able to do all other cut jobs perfectly, just this shape in this size is a issue., if anybody can help

not able to upload video as in mp4

regds..garry

 

[JBurton]

Heck, upload the pdf or at least a pdf with that shape.
I guess what printer and rip are you using, and what program is running the plotter?

 

[gpslitt]

Attaching PDF and AI files

I am cutting wirth FC9000 using Cutting Master 5 plugin

regds...garry

 

[JBurton]

I meant to say the file with the reg marks on it.
Ok, so generating registration marks with cutting master, exporting a pdf, printing, then running the file through the plotter in ai with cutting master, right?
Uncertain how cutting master 5 and ai handle this, but this helped in my corel and cutting master 3 setup.
So next time, generate the marks, convert them to to outlines instead of a stroke with thickness applied, export that and see how it prints. (In corel, cutting master generates lines with a thickness, but when my rip processes those outlines, the stroke gets thickened, causing accuracy issues in plotting. I have to use the 'convert outlines to objects' button to make it work. I forget what it's called in illustrator, stroke/outline/object.)

 

[dypinc]

Attaching PDF and AI files

I am cutting wirth FC9000 using Cutting Master 5 plugin

regds...garry

I just tried your file using Cutting Master 4 from IL with all lines nice and straight.

 

[gpslitt]

Hi Burton
Yes I generate reg marks with Cutting master5, then print with rasterlink7 plugin, cut with cutting master 5.
I created outline to stroke and outline to shape, but the results are same.
In Illustrator I selected a path, went to Object/path/outline stroke and tried cutting outlines, no help
Even if i

 

[gpslitt]

I don't have CM4 as using CM5 with Adobe Illustrator 2025. Just thinking as the problem might be with CM5 only.
Any ever tried any octagon (8sided) shape cut on graphtec fc9000 using CM5 and successful.

 

[gpslitt]

Did you use graphtec cutter ?

As I have no problem wit Mimaki cjv150-75, the only problem was its speed very slow.

regds...garry

 

[dypinc]

I don't have CM4 as using CM5 with Adobe Illustrator 2025. Just thinking as the problem might be with CM5 only.
Any ever tried any octagon (8sided) shape cut on graphtec fc9000 using CM5 and successful.

I can run CM5 so I will try it. May not be the best test because I am using a Mac. But if CM5 does it then we would know if it is CM5.

Just tried it and got nice straight lines. Now I didn't do it printed with registration, just a cut. Send us a photo or screen capture of job including registration marks.

Sorry I should clarify I am used the FC9000-160.

 

[gpslitt]

Me too using FC9000-160. AI 2025 with CM5
Attaching pic with registration marks. I tried different octagon shapes, same problem.
can you send your file to gpslitt@gmail.com, will try if something different.

regds...garry

 

[dypinc]

Me too using FC9000-160. AI 2025 with CM5
Attaching pic with registration marks. I tried different octagon shapes, same problem.
can you send your file to gpslitt@gmail.com, will try if something different.

regds...garry

I guess the first thing I would try is to do like maybe 8 up and see if that makes any difference as possibly there is some confusion with the registration marks being so close together. I good read through manual might be in order because I seem to recall some setting about knife starting straight but if I recall correctly you did say you didn't have this problem with other files.

What media are you cutting? And is it the same media and settings that cut fine with other files?

Is the cutter advancing clock wise?