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Janey, I have looked on the Multicam site at the control software and from what I can see the Job Previewer is very, very basic- it doesn't give you the features and control I have on my machine so I can see why you are struggling. I think that the important aspects of tool pathing and feed...

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M90 G90 G17 G70 G74 G00T1 G97S500 G00Z-0.5551 G00X0.0000Y0.0000 M12 G00X0.8499Y11.0015Z-0.5551 G01Z0.1969F19.7 G03X10.7712Y1.0803I9.9213J0.0000F19.7 G03X20.6925Y11.0015I0.0000J9.9213 G03X10.7712Y20.9228I-9.9213J-0.0000 G03X0.8499Y11.0015I0.0000J-9.9213 G00Z-0.5551...

If you bought an ATC system you have the right to expect that the system will function as advertised- an automatic tool changing system. Multicam CANNOT possibly claim that they have supplied you with a functioning ATC if there are 7 tool holders missing. It sounds like Multicam are trying it on...

How can "plug and play" ever compensate for ignorance and incompetence? Doug has the SAME machine AND software and LOVES the setup he's got.... the only difference is Doug has been patient AND realistic in his entry into CNC... guess which person will make more money out of their investment...

I would check the connection between the drive motor and ballscrew- sounds to me that the coupler is loose and the motor shaft is slipping under high loads. If a coupler is loose a low traverse speed will still work. It's the fast acceleration and rapid spinning at high speeds which slips the...

How long your equipment lasts is mainly down to you. If you knock the ar$e out of your cutter, never maintain it, force it to cut materials it wasn't designed for and treat it badly then expect it to die very quickly. I don't know if technical support is all that big a deal. As long as your...

The reason why these little plastic signs are cut throat is because they require little or no skill to produce. You will find that ANY kind of sign which is easy to make will eventually end up in the toilet in terms of price and perceived value. If someone wants to make these things for 2-5...

When I owned Fuji grand format equipment the service and tech support was horrid. The agents selling the machines knew next to nothing and the whole experience was akin to taking many thousands of pounds out of my bank account and then setting fire to it. The machines were so bad I was given a...

Shouting at me and waving your wad of toy money around is all well and good but you haven't answered the question.... did you get the machine checked over before buying it? You attacked Mutoh as unreasonable extortionists but you won't say whether you acted with due diligence before handing...

I'd still like to know whether you had an engineer look over the Falcon before you paid for it?

You've bought a cheap incomplete machine which you don't understand and can't afford to repair and haven't the foggiest how to operate. Someone with experience would have PAID a Mutoh tech to come and inspect the machine BEFORE buying it. I don't know how cheap the machine was but seeing as it...

Your machine is exactly the same as mine. I have always run my machines through sign wizard and have a driver for a US spec machine (I have a US imperial geared machine and a UK metric one). The cutting heads are indeed tangential which give you better results on smaller cutting than drag...

If you want to find out what a supplier is really like the best thing to do is try them for yourself- that's what I always do. It has been my experience that a lot of people will not accept any responsibility for their actions- they just want to find someone to blame. Some suppliers I have...

Print on transfer paper has been around for ages- and always has been a pretty cr@ppy. You have always only been able to do White or Light shirts and unless you have a printer that lays down White ink I can't see how you could ever do dark shirts. This is a cheap alternative to proper direct to...

How does wrap pricing work then? From the sounds of it to do wrap work properly you need to spend a small fortune on equipment, consumables and all the associated "bits and bobs"- software etc. How can you create a good ROI when the market prices vary so much? Is it simply a case that some...

Wraps make a lot of money for printer manufacturers, ink suppliers, vinyl companies and specialist distributors. I wonder how many people who spend big to "do" wraps have ever actually worked on a few before hand. I've done plenty or wrapping projects and it's not for me- it's a tedious...

I think Joe's point is a good one- you need to carefully consider the pros & CONS of starting in the sign business. Work out properly if there is even a market for your new venture- in many cases local markets are already flooded out with more capacity than there is demand for. If you open a new...

What are the barriers to entering the sign trade? None. You don't need to make a significant investment based on a proper business plan, you don't even have to be capable of making signs. You can buy the equipment for next to nothing and then bluster your way through production- it's hardly...

You need two extractors- one for connection to your spindle assembly and one for bed cleanup. I use a pair of Ryobi woodworking extractors- one for each task. You don't want mega extraction at the spindle head as it will counteract your vacuum hold down and pull up parts once they have been cut...