chrisbigsplashpromos
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I am having trouble getting a Vinyl Express Qe60+ to cut correctly.
A little background, we got this plotter for free from a business that no longer has a use for it. It sat in a back room unused for a couple years. I've cleaned all the dust and grime off and it looks good as new. However when doing test cuts, they are terrible.
The test cuts are a square with a triangle in the center. Both the square and triangle are pretty "janky" looking. Normally this is an offset or a cut pressure problem. But adjusting these things doesn't seem to affect the test cuts. The only thing that I've found that actually affects the test cuts is turning on "tangential" mode. The square cuts more accurately but doesn't connect in the top right corner.
I've adjusted every setting I can think of (cut speed, cut pressure, quality) and nothing changes. I've replaced the blade and blade holder. No difference. On once occasion the further left the cut head was, the more accurately it cut. But right after, it went back to a uniform ugly test cut.
Normally I can fix an issue like this with offset and cut pressure changes, but this is unknown territory for me. I've attached some photos to show what the test cuts look like. Any ideas of what is going on? Thanks in advance for any help.
A little background, we got this plotter for free from a business that no longer has a use for it. It sat in a back room unused for a couple years. I've cleaned all the dust and grime off and it looks good as new. However when doing test cuts, they are terrible.
The test cuts are a square with a triangle in the center. Both the square and triangle are pretty "janky" looking. Normally this is an offset or a cut pressure problem. But adjusting these things doesn't seem to affect the test cuts. The only thing that I've found that actually affects the test cuts is turning on "tangential" mode. The square cuts more accurately but doesn't connect in the top right corner.
I've adjusted every setting I can think of (cut speed, cut pressure, quality) and nothing changes. I've replaced the blade and blade holder. No difference. On once occasion the further left the cut head was, the more accurately it cut. But right after, it went back to a uniform ugly test cut.
Normally I can fix an issue like this with offset and cut pressure changes, but this is unknown territory for me. I've attached some photos to show what the test cuts look like. Any ideas of what is going on? Thanks in advance for any help.