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  1. Summa S2 D140 skips random objects in jobs

    Our cutter has recently started to skip complete shapes when cutting jobs which includes several smaller elements. This has been going on now for a few weeks, and we have not been able to find out why. Our vendor has not been able to help with this, and Summa technical support in EU are on...
  2. Discussion How do you charge Vinyl letters cut with a plotter?

    Hello guys, so i usually charge as a sqft when i cut letters and stuffs on vinyl, but when 1 sqft is completely filled with letters/shapes charging the same amount as 1sqft that contains a few cuts doesn't make sense. So how do you generally charge in this type of job. Im currently using...
  3. Need Help Reading Onyx Barcode on Colex Sharpcut

    Greetings all. We've recently added flat bed cutting permissions to Onyx to give us the ability to tile long mural runs and cut on our Colex Sharpcut. Works exactly as we had hoped. My question is the Onyx barcode and what we need in order to scan at our Colex and automate our process even...
  4. Graphtec CE3000-120

    Hi guys, I recently bought a used Graphtec CE3000-120 but I can't find a functioning software solution for Mac. Do you know of any software that will make this beast cut, and preferably contour-cut from a Mac? Any help appreciated. Best regards, Ricki
  5. Help me cut thick stuff

    We just purchased a Summa St2140. We are trying to cut the 3-6mil vinyl with 10 mil laminate and eventually 6mil/15mil combo for 21mil thick cut for offroad stuff. We tried multiple test runs and can't seem to cut through both the laminate and the vinyl. We can't seem to get the Summa dialed...
  6. Cut Blade Has One Spot Where It Gets Confused?

    We have an old but very great Roland SolJet XC-540. There's a spot on the printer about about 12" in. Whenever the carriage passes over this spot, the blade toggles up and down a couple times. It isn't dragging over the print or messing up the ink while printing, but it goes up and down, so...
  7. Need Help SP300i Having trouble Cutting Small Letters

    Good morning everyone, Just recently, I've developed a problem with my Versacamm SP 300i. Any san serif or fonts with straight edges cut sloppily when small in size on my printer. I do not seem to have the same problem when the design is about 10" or larger. The machine used to cut small...
  8. HP Latex 54 Cutter - defect or setting?

    For some time now I have had a problem with my HP Latex 54 cutter tracking going off the line sporadically on the Y axis while cutting. I have been unable to find any correlation except that it seems to happen more on larger cuts (over 40" long or so). I will have a single sheet with many...
  9. Need Help CALDERA - Importing to trim marks instead of bleed area

    Is this possible? In all previous RIPs I have used there has always an option to import to trim marks / bleed / media etc... just as you would when placing or importing a file onto Ai It appears that Caldera does not have this option available, meaning all files need to be resized / placed...
  10. Need Help Cutting on Stahl's SuperTEK Printable Clear Matte

    Good afternoon, I have a few questions regarding the cut lines when cutting on the material in the title. I use a Versacamm SP300i with a 60 degree cutting blade. On SuperTEK clear, I get cut lines that are perforated and although it's not impossible to weed, it's a little aggravating when...
  11. Valueless Cutting Error

    When I try to do a cut on the Valuejet 1624X Printer, It just scores the vinyl, and does not make the cut. Then comes up with a cutting error. I need to release and reset the vinyl to clear the error code. Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to repair this. Just noticed, sorry...
  12. Question Help! Contour Cut Issues

    I have the Mimaki CJV150-130, I print laminate and cut. Usually I have no issues. Lately every contour cut I do it's pulling and ripping my stickers! I use illustrator make a cut line save it as an eps and open it in Rasterlink. Has worked for months with no issues. Its cutting in the right...
  13. Mimaki CG-130FX Settings Suddenly Way Off

    Hey all, hopefully one of you can help me out. I was plotting on the Mimaki this morning and it looks like the blade pulled back on a large section of the vinyl and backing and got jammed. I cleared out the vinyl and wiped the blade no problem but now my pressure settings are all WAY off...
  14. Suggestions Looking for New Print & Cut machine

    Hey this is John with Skywatch Signs, I am looking to purchase a new print and cut machine for the company. I am looking for a 60" wide machine. I would like suggestions for a high quality reasonable price machine.
  15. Roland cutting force problem

    Hi guys, I have a xr-640 roland 2013, single owner. My issue started when performing PerfCutContours, on the right half side of the sheet (Control Panel side) stickers where cutting at the right force. On the left side maybe 13" in some stickers where cut not with the same force. The problem...
  16. XR-640 Cutting Force Problem

    Hi guys, I have a xr-640 roland 2013, single owner. My issue started when performing PerfCutContours, on the right half side of the sheet (Control Panel side) stickers where cutting at the right force. On the left side maybe 13" in some stickers where cut not with the same force. The problem...
  17. Two CJV30-130's for sale

    We are in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and have two CJV30-130's we are looking to sale to make room for a new HP570. If interested please email Kevin at kevin@martinpaul.com for more details. Thanks!
  18. Mimaki CJV30-160 Won't cut correct

    I've been having an off and on issue with the contour cutting vinyl on our Mimaki cutter. I would send artwork through and release the job to be cut. The machine will feed the correct amount of material and then start cutting horizontal lines in a condensed area and sometimes overlapping the...
  19. Roland Soljet ProIII XC-540 cut depth problems - help

    Hey all! We are currently working with our go-to tech guy, but this issue is a pretty big mystery with a lot of back and forth, so I'm just throwing it on here in case any of you have experienced this before. Our Roland 54 no longer cuts consistently from day to day and even job to job. Here's...
  20. Need Help Cutting After Laminating Issue

    Good afternoon everyone. I'm currently experiencing an issue with our Roland Soljet Pro III 540 XC. I've made some hard hat stickers about 3" x 1" and printed 250 of them, just over 20" long of material. I've laminated the print but I realized that earlier during the drying period, I...
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