Versacamm cutting issue?

[landdesigns]

Hello, I am having problems when doing contour cuts on graphics, when the Versacamm cuts ,straight lines and curves are fine but corners and inner corners do not cut right.It seems to rip or tear the vinyl instead of a good corner cut, I have tried decreasing the blade force but still does the same thing?, it seems worse on graphics with a laminate. I'm curious what everybody is setting their blade force and any suggestions.

 

[Gino]

Try changing your blade.... maybe it's dull.

 

[GregT]

I would think that the problem is due to a dule blade.

 

[landdesigns]

New Blade.

Changed blade, still did the samething?

 

[Gino]

Call tech support in the morning. I'm no longer qualified.

 

[Red-Eye]

Common problem...here is the solution..

http://printingdigital.net/forums/s...3-there-trick-getting-complete-cut-sp300.html

 

[JAMESGANGRACING]

i have the same problem, and have never really solved it.
i have set the eps margin even higher. with 3651 & 210 lam i cut @ 200.
i just try to be carefull weeding.

 

[lilb93]

I had the same problem with a versacamm. Set the offset to .10 it helped but did not totally cure it. In the old days of the Gerber supersprint the knife turned in all directions st by the machine. With Roland (and most all others) the knife rotates in the head. The head is plastic and the knife base is also plastic. I took out the knife (the plastic holder) and polished it with Meguiars plastic cleaner #17. Then I put 3 in 1 oil on a rag ( About 3 drops and rubbed it all around. Since then the cutting problem has never reappeared.

 

[Ken]

I don't think I could recommend putting oil on plastic parts..graphite(sparingly) perhaps.
Ken

 

[alanzhao]

I just experienced this problem this morning and tried to set eps margin to .25 but it doesn't solve the problem.

Anybody found the real solution?

 

[Samm]

Cutting speed reduction required maybe?

 

[alanzhao]

Cutting speed reduction required maybe?

My cutting speed is 30, offset 0.25 force 200

Material is oracal 3551RA with 290 laminate. I've bee doing many test prints with different cofigs still no success.

This is a common issue according to my research there must be a solution.

 

[resqfiremedic]

There is a bearing in your blade holder and depending on amount of usage the holders do wear out. You could try a drop of fine machine oil on the bearing. I have replaced these on my roland before when it didnt rotate as in the holder easily.

 

[alanzhao]

I'll give it a try, but question, it's not making a clean cut because the blade is not rotating?

 

[resqfiremedic]

My post was referring to bad cuts on corners and not straight cuts. Problems with straight cuts can be nicked protection strips.

 

[alanzhao]

bad cuts on corners

that's exactly my problem. I thought it's software problem. I wonder if anybody have answers from Roland officially.

 

[Samm]

Maybe invest in a new blade holder. Cheap enough from ebay etc. Then again...we're talking a print/cut? I don't know how these things are set up, was just going by a regular cutter.

 

[BROOKS]

check the cut strip where the blade goes across there might be a cut in that some how and can mess with the cut i was having a problem similer and changed the cut strip and it works fine now

 

[alanzhao]

I switch the blade holder with my CX-500's. Problem solved. I only have vp-540 for few month and rarely use it to cut so I thought the blade was good as new until now.

thanks all.