New Product FC9000-160 Graphtech plotter preventative maintenance?

[Sign Forge LLC]

Hello All, first time user & first question. Started a new company and I have a new FC9000-160 Graphtec plotter, and I am just looking to keep it in tip-top operating condition. What are your preventative maintenance tips? Cleaning / oiling / anything else

 

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Welcome to the forum.

We've had our 8600 for 4 years. Literally done nothing apart from change the blade once when the tip eventually broke off. Maybe wiped dust off it once or twice.
Still works the same as the day it arrived.

 

[ikarasu]

Wipe the glue off the machine that gets left from the edges.

If you cut thin stuff and you have small pieces of vinyl sticking to the rollers... Peel those off as well..

Change the cutting strip when it needs to be done, not months after (our last graphtec had the channel under the strip cut all into because one operator never changed it at all in years...)

The basket catcher can come off easily for cleaning... The inside is a dust magnet on the 9000 series. Take it off at least once a month and wash it or something.


Those are my personal gripes! The graphtecs are beasts and don't really need maintenance. These things just keep it in too top shape and looking their best..

 

[Sign Forge LLC]

Thanks for the awesome tips! Will implement them into our maintenance schedule.