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Something I've alreay learned

Firemalt

Firemalt

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Day 1:
Don't leave the pinch roller in the "locked" position on material overnight... it will leave imprints on your material.

Day2:
Don't put the pinch roller in between material rollers... it will NOT feed correctly.

Day3:
Be patient
 
Techman

Techman

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It will also warp the pinch roller wheel
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Only on those few machines where the maker insists on using very narrow wheels or those other companies that use those CHEAP soft rubber roller wheels when making the cutters.
 
S

Service Sign Co

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Techman said:
Only on those few machines where the maker insists on using very narrow wheels or those other companies that use those CHEAP soft rubber roller wheels when making the cutters.
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5/16'' wheels on Roland will warp if left pinched, it could take some time for that to occur. Probably won't happen overnight.
 
Firemalt

Firemalt

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Yeah... well, I opted for a cheap cutter for my first, just to see if I'd like doing this. Creation CT630
 
J

Just Another Sign Guy

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Techman said:
Only on those few machines where the maker insists on using very narrow wheels or those other companies that use those CHEAP soft rubber roller wheels when making the cutters.
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Every brand of friction fed plotter I have ever owned, sold, or serviced has had issues with teh wheels developing compressed flat spots from being left engaged, and I have never owned, sold or serviced a signwarehouse brand or ebay special nor anything named after a feline species.

and just recently I had to replace the wheels on our current relatively new (less than a year old) Summa from an employee leaving the wheels engaged over a weekend.
 
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Sign-Man Signs

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Really hate to harp on the pro's of a "cheap" machine, but we've run the same wheels on our oldest Lynx X60 for over 4 years. They're 1/2 inch by by design and have yet to "flat spot" one yet. When I save my pennies up I'm going to by me one of those "expenseive professional" machines that wears out rollers and jams with a x-error axis error because of the light weight drive motor the "professional mfg" puts in them. Oh, yea, I forgot, I might go for a tractor drive model and pay twice what I'm paying now for vinyl.
Seriously, every time someone says they have a problem with any other brand other than Roland, Graphtec, or Summa, they get a crap load of useless info on how bad their purchase was or just plain ole' call them junk. Sorta tired of it. By the way, I paid from $1200 to $1800 for the cutters I have and to me that ain't cheap. The Big Boys better wake up and figure out a way to keep up with the competition or their going to be sitting in the unemplyoment line leaning against their professional machines. Throw -a-way plotters are here.
Sorry for the vent.......
 
gvgraphics

gvgraphics

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Sign-Man Signs said:
Really hate to harp on the pro's of a "cheap" machine, but we've run the same wheels on our oldest Lynx X60 for over 4 years. They're 1/2 inch by by design and have yet to "flat spot" one yet. When I save my pennies up I'm going to by me one of those "expenseive professional" machines that wears out rollers and jams with a x-error axis error because of the light weight drive motor the "professional mfg" puts in them. Oh, yea, I forgot, I might go for a tractor drive model and pay twice what I'm paying now for vinyl.
Seriously, every time someone says they have a problem with any other brand other than Roland, Graphtec, or Summa, they get a crap load of useless info on how bad their purchase was or just plain ole' call them junk. Sorta tired of it. By the way, I paid from $1200 to $1800 for the cutters I have and to me that ain't cheap. The Big Boys better wake up and figure out a way to keep up with the competition or their going to be sitting in the unemplyoment line leaning against their professional machines. Throw -a-way plotters are here.
Sorry for the vent.......
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WOW..................Nobody said anything bad about this guys or gals cutter. That rant was a little unexpected if you ask me. Unless you take "CHEAP RUBBER" as an insult.
 
J

Just Another Sign Guy

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Sign-Man Signs said:
Really hate to harp on the pro's of a "cheap" machine, but we've run the same wheels on our oldest Lynx X60 for over 4 years. They're 1/2 inch by by design and have yet to "flat spot" one yet. When I save my pennies up I'm going to by me one of those "expenseive professional" machines that wears out rollers and jams with a x-error axis error because of the light weight drive motor the "professional mfg" puts in them. Oh, yea, I forgot, I might go for a tractor drive model and pay twice what I'm paying now for vinyl.
Seriously, every time someone says they have a problem with any other brand other than Roland, Graphtec, or Summa, they get a crap load of useless info on how bad their purchase was or just plain ole' call them junk. Sorta tired of it. By the way, I paid from $1200 to $1800 for the cutters I have and to me that ain't cheap. The Big Boys better wake up and figure out a way to keep up with the competition or their going to be sitting in the unemplyoment line leaning against their professional machines. Throw -a-way plotters are here.
Sorry for the vent.......
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what in the world does this have to do with the topic at hand?
 
Firemalt

Firemalt

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I believe he was saying that though I may have purchased a "cheap" machine in many people eyes... that the cheaper machines are starting to catch up to the more expensive machine in quality, and product output.

Correct?
 
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Sign-Man Signs

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Firemalt said:
I believe he was saying that though I may have purchased a "cheap" machine in many people eyes... that the cheaper machines are starting to catch up to the more expensive machine in quality, and product output.

Correct?
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Thanks Firemalt. Correct.
 
threeputt

threeputt

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We make it a point to disengage the wheels when the machine sits overnite. But it's also very important to make sure your laminator rolls are not engaged for prolonged periods!

I think the cost of replacing one of those would far exceed pinch roller wheels. Just a reminder.
 
Pat Whatley

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Almost every day I leave with the plotter still cutting vinyl. It gets finished and I sure don't come back to raise the pinch wheels.

Never had a pinch wheel warp on either of our Summas or either Roland in 6 years.
 
iSign

iSign

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hmm... my laminator sits with rollers engaged all day and night between uses... for 2 years now... should I worry about that?
 
sardocs

sardocs

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I cut vinyl on a Ioline 'Studio 8' that I bought in '92 or there abouts, after wearing out a Camm1. The rollers haven't been lifted since i bought it except to change colours. I have never serviced or maintained this machine, ever. It just keeps cuttin'. I don't even replace the wear-strip anymore. I put a piece of sandblast stencil on there ten years ago and it's still on there.
 
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