Got a new CAD job for a stone company part of my responsibility is fitting graphics to stone panels and cutting the design out on a GS-15 Plus cutter my company has with hartco sandblast mask. A couple things if y'all could help make my life easier.
They got this thing in the early 2000's it does not look like it's been taken great care of it's gunked out in lube oil and hair in the gears.
It constantly comes off track and starts eating mask. The roller on it looks pretty beat up plus the gunk could cause this?
How fast do you go through blades with the thicker sandblast vinyl? I find I have to adjust the blade force from 1 or 2 on a new blade to up to a 5 with an old. How often should I replace blades? I'm on a 1 per roll thing right now.
We use this in jobs from address blocks to giant signs. On the large sign I cut strips with match lines as it's only a 15 " cutter and the guys in the shop have to puzzle these huge graphics together. Is this the best thing for large signs with 12 to 36 in letters? The guys sometimes if it's simple square stuff will ask for a paper template and cut by hand .
The software looks like it came from 1995 as well as the cpu it's attached to cause everyone is scared to tear down the setup. I can't use the software as I don't have the patience and do my line work in autocad and Photoshop. In autocad I save as dxf and open in Gerber and the letters lose formating and sometimes are thicker/thinner.
Do I need to give up on this thing and tell my boss he needs a new solution or are these issues solvable ?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
They got this thing in the early 2000's it does not look like it's been taken great care of it's gunked out in lube oil and hair in the gears.
It constantly comes off track and starts eating mask. The roller on it looks pretty beat up plus the gunk could cause this?
How fast do you go through blades with the thicker sandblast vinyl? I find I have to adjust the blade force from 1 or 2 on a new blade to up to a 5 with an old. How often should I replace blades? I'm on a 1 per roll thing right now.
We use this in jobs from address blocks to giant signs. On the large sign I cut strips with match lines as it's only a 15 " cutter and the guys in the shop have to puzzle these huge graphics together. Is this the best thing for large signs with 12 to 36 in letters? The guys sometimes if it's simple square stuff will ask for a paper template and cut by hand .
The software looks like it came from 1995 as well as the cpu it's attached to cause everyone is scared to tear down the setup. I can't use the software as I don't have the patience and do my line work in autocad and Photoshop. In autocad I save as dxf and open in Gerber and the letters lose formating and sometimes are thicker/thinner.
Do I need to give up on this thing and tell my boss he needs a new solution or are these issues solvable ?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated