Contour cutting Phototex

[knucklehead]

Anyone have any experience contour cutting PhotoTex on a Roland print/cut machines? Be it solvent, or pigment. The reason I ask is, with all these new printers hitting the market, I figure someone is going to let go of a CJ machine pretty reasonable. And that's exactly what I want to do my larger wall graphics on Phototex. I have a 24 inch Epson now, and a Graphtec cutter, but I haven't hit on a reliable method of cutting the phototex yet. Thanks Mike

 

[stevesign]

Yes, i too have had trouble cutting that fabric stuff, i ended up cutting it on a Tangential Summa with an original summa blade.

I would try maybe hitting it with a lot of extra cutting pressure.

 

[TheSnowman]

I have no trouble cutting it on my Mimaki. I just put it on the slowest setting it can go, and let it take it's sweet time.

 

[skdave]

The sp540 cuts it at full speed.

 

[jfiscus]

in versaworks I use 5cm/s @ 200gsm for a contour cut, works well but still need to be careful when weeding to make sure no strings start pulling.

 

[knucklehead]

Does the Roland CJ series have about the same cutter system as a VersaCamm?

 

[Replicator]

I cut it by hand or it frays very badly, or cuts through and ruins my protection strip . . . Just not worth it !