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Since the past 2-3 days my FC7000 is cutting very coarsely. All of a sudden its lost that smoothness when weeding. Looked like a dull blade so changed into a new blade. Was cutting still coarsely, so got a new blade holder and cutting strip too. Then got another new blade in the new holder with...

My graphtec FC7000MK2 always tends to make a small cut on the vinyl before starting to cut the actual artwork everytime I start a cutting job. Is there a way to stop this from happening ? It does this even during test cuts.

Looking forward to some new CB09 blades from ebay. Has anyone used these cheap blades before off Ebay and are they any good ? If they provide the cutting precision thats enough for me. Not too much bothered if they don't last long enough. My original graphtec blades are not lasting long either.

My FC7000 is in with a new problem (already got a bucket full of it). Since 2 days the cuts are getting skewed randomly..I have attached a picture of what I am talking about..As mentioned, one on the left is the correct one and the right is the skewed one although the original artwork was the...

Hi there, I am looking forward to a replacement Blade holder (blue) for my Graphtec FC7000. Are the cheaper compatible blade holders being sold on ebay recommended? The price difference between these and the original OEM ones is huge. Any one here used a compatible one without any issues ? thnx

Hello there, I am facing a strange problem with my FC7000 off late. The cuts are very coarse on the right side of the cutting area. I say its coarse bcos when I weed the film on the right side, it doesn't come off as smoothly as the other areas. This happens every time I cut and is not a...

Hello Forum, I am looking for Graphtec Blades for my FC7000. Should I go for the compatible carbide blades or the original Graphtec Blades? Does it make any difference in the cutting. I am using them for cutting PPF (paint protection film). I am also looking forward to 60...

I am having a 3-4 seperate artworks of around 6 x 6 inches to be cut on a 2 feet wide vinyl. But when I cut them on my Graphtec FC7000 using Felxi Pro 8.1 or cutting master pro, each artwork is cut randomly in small areas. The plotter cuts a part of 1st artwork, then it reaches out for the 4th...

I am having a 3-4 seperate artworks of around 6 x 6 inches to be cut on a 2 feet wide vinyl. But when I cut them on my Graphtec FC7000 using Felxi Pro 8.1, each artwork is cut randomly in small areas. The plotter cuts a part of 1st artwork, then it reaches out for the 4th artwork in the series...

What should be the Overcut settings in Graphtec ? To be precise the starting point and end point lengths. Also which Tangential Emulation mode would be ideal for cutting paint protection film , Mode 1 or 2 ?

Hello Folks, I have a Graphtec FC7000-60. My graphtec wont complete the cuts. It will stop a fraction of mm before the origin point in a shape. And it does this for all shapes. Is this a default graphtec behaviour ? I am having a hard time weeding (add the fact that i am cutting 8...

Hello Folks, Just had a few scenarios for my work and would like to know whether these are possible in Flexi. I will have 5 to 6 sets of artworks to be cut on a 2 feet vinyl. I would like Flexi to issue a cross cut command (sheet cut-off) to my Graphtec FC7000 after each of these...

Hi Folks, I am getting a Y-position alarm when trying to Cross-cut using the Cross-Cut option on my Graphtec FC-7000Mk2. When I restart the plotter the Cutting head gets back to the left-end of the plotter and again Beeps..Y-position Alarm again. I tried getting back the head in the center...

I have a graphtec FC-7000MK2 with Illustrator. Off late it has started cutting straight lines with curves. Pls check the attached picture of a rounded rectangle cut on a oracal Vinyl where the upper line is straight one but the bottom one is a curved one..Both were supposed to be straight ones...

Hi Folks, I have homed in on Graphtec CE5000-60 (300 gms downforce) for cutting small jobs of Paint protection Film. My plots won't be over 12 inches x 12 inches but would require the cuts to be highly accurate.Would contain a lot of circles,ovals and curves. Is it a good choice ? What...

Hello , Which plotter would be the best value for money for cutting Paint protection films (around 0.25mm Thickness). My budget would be in the range of 1200$ to 1600$ though nothing hard and fast. The media would be 24" wide. Are there any special features that a plotter requires to cut...

I am a total newbie to this industry and planning to start a new venture of making transparent skins for scratch protection for popular mobile phones. 1.Need guidance as to how to make patterns/outlines/artworks/templates (dunno what exactly to call them) from the original physical model of...