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Graphtec, not Mimaki. ;) They Keyspan adapter I have was working fine on my Windows 10 computer at home, connecting to a crappy 24" Sign Warehouse plotter. Worked like a charm, so I can only assume the Keyspan adapter is fine. At the minimum, we're 99% certain the USB port on the plotter is...

Run to a Radio Shack?? I think I'd have to run pretty far because we haven't had any Radio Shacks around here for years. I miss them quite a bit, actually. We do have ONE Radio Shack Express inside a hobby shop within about 50 miles of my house, but I don't think they carry much as far as...

Graphtec tech support just called. Said USB port is likely shot on plotter and you need to use Graphtec-specific serial cable that has different pin layout from standard serial cable. Of course, they no longer sell them. He sent me a diagram of the pin layout but there's no way I'm soldering...

I really appreciate your detailed replies, but I'm just not having any luck at all. The Keyspan adapter I had has a DB9 connector, and the plotter has a DB25 connector. I actually had a DB9 to DB25 cable in a drawer, so I tried that. No luck. On a whim I googled the cable and it's actually a...

I REALLY appreciate the help, but so far, no luck. My PC (running Windows 10) is fairly new, about 1.5 years old. I know all the USB ports on the PC are good. I followed your instructions above as best I could, but no luck. There is nothing with a yellow flag in device manger, and the only...

That's the thing...when I plug/unplug the USB cable form my PC (tried multiple different cables and multiple different USB ports), it's not making the usual chime noise it does when you plug/unplug any other USB device. Watching Device Manager when I plug it in, nothing changes. Nothing new...

Thanks for the input. I know this has happened before, but it's been so long I can't remember what fixed it. I actually already have a Keyspan adapter that I can try. I'm going to wrestle with this some more and if no luck, I'll give the serial connection a shot.

So I have an older FC7000mkII-130 plotter. I realize it's a boat anchor if it dies because parts are no longer available, but it's worked like a champ for the 12+ years I've had it. I'm outputting out of Illustrator CC2020, using the Cutting Master 4 plug-in. This has been working fine for...

I've been in the industry full-time for nearly 20 years. My father has been a sign painter since the 70s. I'm not new to this, but I've only been running my own shop for 3 years now, so yes, I'm relatively new to the business aspect. I have a decent customer base and they all love me and the...

Honestly, I find your reply a little condescending. In case you hadn't heard, we are in the middle of a pandemic and I'm a very small shop struggling to survive. PENNIES COUNT RIGHT NOW. My customer has been in the sign industry for 30+ years. Yes, he used LEDs that were a bit too bright...

I take that back. Looks like I DO have a profile for 3M IJ900F Backlit. Should I try that printed on the translucent white vinyl and just apply that first surface? In the past whenever I've tried a "double hit" profile, the prints look great lit, but awful when not lit.

I'm trying to fix these with the least amount of work possible. I didn't provide the poly, my customer did, and he provided clear poly since the panel on the sign is already white poly. I've done the two layered prints applied first surface before (one on clear, then one on trans, laminated)...

Never sure which forum to post in as this could go in a few different ones, so I just picked General... I have a customer that does lots of electrical signs/lighting/etc, and I make all of his faces. Usually we use cut translucent vinyl, but once in a while I have no choice but to print them...

Some great tips here, everyone! However, I have to come clean...I made a mistake that I'm almost embarrassed to admit. A few months back my 10+ year old, all plastic blue blade holder broke. The threads on the bottom broke and there wasn't enough thread left to securely hold the tip on. Not...

Yeah, the type of vinyl doesn't seem to make much difference. The only vinyl this doesn't seem to be an issue with is reflective, but I use a special blade and obviously very different settings for reflective. Probably 80% of the vinyl I cut is Gerber 220/3M High Performance, and the...

So I've got an older FC7000MK2-130...thing is a workhorse for the most part, but on and off I've had difficulty with sharp inner corner cuts not completing. It's usually only an issue on inner corners less than 45 degrees. Sometimes it'll look like it's cut, but it's just not cut deep enough...

Depends how big the prints are. If they're more than 2-3 linear feet, then yes, it goes on the take-up and then right to the laminator. I still get crud on a laminated print occasionally, which leads me to believe it's happening at some point during the laminating process. My main graphics...

FWIW, I've been using the Olfa TS-1 for years to backslit individual stickers/decals, as well as to make long edge slits on prints being applied to rigid media to get them started before running them through my laminator to apply. I use it against a 60" straight edge all the time as well with...

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks for keeping unwanted items (hair, dust, etc.) off prints while laminating. Every now and then I lose a print because as I'm trimming it out after laminating, sure enough, a big old hair or giant speck of dust is right there in the worst possible...

Thanks for all the info. I've attempted to create custom profiles before when I was running X10 without much luck. Most of what I do isn't super color-critical. Making custom profiles with GamaPrint Pro seems like it might be even more challenging than with X10. My first print on the S40600...