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Looking for suggestions on buying first plotter
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Jim Doggett
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Hi,
This is a special we ran last month, but I'd honor it for you thru this month.
http://www.signwarehouse.com/email/monthlydeals/
Best,
Jim
This is a special we ran last month, but I'd honor it for you thru this month.
http://www.signwarehouse.com/email/monthlydeals/
Best,
Jim
get used roland graphtec or suma 24", i bought mine used about 6 years ago
its a roland camm1 its going and going..... its been abused to its max and its still working great, a friend of mine bought an animal plotter and it broke about 3 months later.
also do a search this has been asked quite often.
its a roland camm1 its going and going..... its been abused to its max and its still working great, a friend of mine bought an animal plotter and it broke about 3 months later.
also do a search this has been asked quite often.
mamos
New Member
Believe me, they is little more frustrating than a long list of jobs and a plotter that doesn't work properly.
Get a decent plotter and it will give you years of service.
I don't know how much things cost in America but for £1000 pounds you could buy a Summa D60 with opus system and have a fantastic plotter that will make that money back 100s of times over it's life.
You can easily make $1000 on one job
Find the money and but a decent plotter
mamos
Get a decent plotter and it will give you years of service.
I don't know how much things cost in America but for £1000 pounds you could buy a Summa D60 with opus system and have a fantastic plotter that will make that money back 100s of times over it's life.
You can easily make $1000 on one job
Find the money and but a decent plotter
mamos
Jim Doggett
New Member
Cut and weeded stickers? Or printed and contour-cut decals?
mamos
New Member
Jim Doggett
New Member
You should have no trouble with most cutters. Graphtec and Summa are the best, albeit, Graphtec when it comes to pure cutting is the superior of the two.
Easier weeding would be the advantage of a high-quality cutter.
Graphtec's CE series is a great, more affordable cutter. It's whisper-quiet, great tracking, and the blade movement technology is sublime, resulting in more throughput even running at the same speed as other cutters.
Our Qe Plus cutter is made by someone I cannot mention by name. But I can say it's whisper-quiet, great tracking, and the blade movement technology is sublime, resulting in more throughput even running at the same speed as other cutters.
With prices coming down, and deals going up (economic times being what they are), I suggest you stay with new. These thing are reliable as heck, but if a main board or cutting head goes out, it get's spendy. The warranty is a great way to sleep at night, and the cost delta is much less these days than in the past.
My, slightly biased, opinion :^)
Best,
Jim
Jim Doggett
New Member
Hi Mamos,
2 years, parts and labor (30 Day Warranty on consumables: blades, pens, teflon cutting mat, etc.).
Thanks,
Jim
Arlo Kalon 2.0
New Member
I dunno... but you're about to see someone selling a perfect PNC-950 24" for $600.
Huh?
Mainframe
New Member
Here is my 2 cents, I have used a roland camm1 for 10 years without a problem, but I have seen those "graphtec machines cut they are sweeet! I clicked on Jim's deal I think you would have a hard time beating that deal , also you are getting something new with a warranty, it is just a super price for a lot of stuff!
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animenick65
New Member
We have a graptech thats 10 years old here. Only been in for service once. Has paid for itself hundreds of times over. Pay a little more upfront now for a good plotter and you'll have it for a long time. Like others have said, buying a crappy plotter and having it die on you in the middle of a big job will kill your business.
Sticker Dude
New Member
Stay with the brand name plotters as they have a proven track record for many years. I would stay away from all the chinese plotters. Best of luck with your purchase. We have 2 graphtecs and love them both, we just upgraded to the FC7000-75 30" from the CE2000-60 24". The CE2000 will be going up for sale as soon as we dial in the new one.
Jim Doggett
New Member
I try not to tread too heavily on our Sales VP's turf, since anyone wearing sales colors coming onto my turf is getting a cap in their ... :^)
Kidding, sort of. I should defer to our sales folks. Pete Wenger is the VP and one of my favorite cutter reps is Rebecca Hefner. First name dot last name @signwarehouse.com is our email convention.
Thanks,
Jim