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  1. 2 points
    You never stated whether you have your cutter grounded to the stand. With that cutter it is a must or you will fry the z-chip with static from the vinyl.
  2. 2 points
    update!!!! yup software issue reinstalled and it worked. thank you for your help:)
  3. 2 points
    That looks very similar to the one USCutter sells in that price range. I have it and have been pretty pleased with it as a hobbiest.
  4. 2 points
    For a starter press that looks like a decent machine, unsure about the knob on the back mine was o a screw on the top of the rotating part. Get hold of an infra-red thermometer gun and check around on the heated platen to see if it has any cool spots. Set the temp based on the cool spot if it has one or in the middle if it seems to be fairly evenly heated. The Chinese heat numbers will likely be off by quite a ways so don't be worried about that just record what it should be and make a little note and tape in on the side so you know what temp you want to use. SOME of those will let you adjust the readout, I never figured mine out on my cheap press. That one has springs to allow even pressure across the whole platen like Dakota mentioned (over center pressure) which most swingers do but not all clams. I had a clam for a while and burned my knuckles trying to get the HTV on in the right place and square to the shirt. You may find that you do far more heat press vinyl than other types once you get going. It's the coolest thing since Ice cream. <edit> I just took a second look and I think that adjustment wheel will be ok for a hobbyist. It's a big screw running down the shaft. The ones that I think were weaker are ones that adjust on a cantilever like several of the clam styles. Just my opinion but not a bad one to start out with. When you get your cutter up and start messing around be sure to remember to mirror your work on HTV because you are generally cutting on the adhesive side.
  5. 1 point
    Skeeter was just making sure even for future use as an ungrounded stand on am mh has caused so many fried chips. We have seen it so much over the years and try to save someone a heartache down the road when we can.
  6. 1 point
    yes its grounded. was a software issue. I reinstalled and it stopped:)
  7. 1 point
    Have you activated your cutting software?
  8. 1 point
    first 2 things that come to mind - if using scalp make sure it is still activated - we have seen it lose activation and that causes the lines across the work at the end - other is static - did you ground your stand to the plotter - that is more for the feeding to the end as static most times causes all sorts of bad cuts but normally not the 2 lines which is the activation problem
  9. 1 point
    My work around in that situation, get one the size I want, then copy and paste it and change what it says. To each his own, there's always a dozen or more ways to skin a cat.
  10. 1 point
    The two different text sizes (D in Skarekrow's picture) can make a big difference. One is the max height of all text in your text box and the other is your font size. Where I've found the font size useful is if you're trying to create names or other text of the same size... say Bella and Chippy. If you just set the text size (not the font size) to 1 inch, on Bella it's measured from the bottom of the B to the top of B and on Chippy it's measured from the bottom of the p to the top of the C. Your letters in Chippy are then smaller than in Bella. If you keep the font size the same then you don't have this problem.
  11. 1 point
    I finally bit the bullet after many weeks looking and ordered a Liyu DF631 cutter. I decided I may have quite a lot of free time due to the lockdown so will be able to spend a lot of time getting to grips with the cutter and the software. 24 inch with servo motor. I bought vinylmaster pro to go with it.
  12. 1 point
    for occasional it would be ok I suspect if the temps are even across the platen but the first strike in my book is it has rear pressure adjustment. have seen too many post over the years of those being inconsistent pressure and breaking
  13. 1 point
    The two different size things for Fonts can be a bit confusing. Typically I don't even pay attention to them, just type out what I want, lock the aspect ratio and resize as necessary.
  14. 1 point
    clam type is cheaper and swing away gets that heat away from your hands when loading and unloading the garment. look for any press to have over the center pressure adjustment and not in back. higher end heat presses have more coils over the surface of the platen making heat more even where cheaper rely on the mass of the metal to even out and show more variation in temperature
  15. 1 point
    In VinylMaster; When you Vector the Shape, be sure and tick the Boxes as shown Circled in Red. This will leave your new Vector Shape sitting squarely on top of your Bitmap Flower image. " Menu> Order> To Back " will leave you in with something similar to Figure A. Grab The Circle/ Ellipse Tool and create a Circle Directly over the center of your Flower. ( shown here in Yellow ) Select (click on) toy Raster (bitmap) Original Flower Line Drawing and Delete. This will leave you something like Figure B, here with Leaves Colored Yellow. You can then send to your Plotter and Cut each Color Separately. Pro Tip: If you would rather not Stack the 2 Layers (Single Layer Application), Trim the one layer against the other (or Punch with a Duplicate) and add a Welded Stroke for Overlap.