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    I really hadn't thought of this idea and think it might just be the trick! An empty ball point pen tip would be the perfect size for the crease line I'm needing. I appreciate the creative thinking!
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    I just have to get this out there. I put a cobra ink cis in my Epson printer a while ago. For the past few years I have been printing door inserts (to go behind glass) for Ronald McDonald house here in Ontario. They have always been impressed with the vibrant colors and how good they come through the glass. Well, they ordered a bunch more and I noticed I was getting low on my ink, so pulled out the bottles to refill and to my shock, the cobra ink I was using was just over 6 1/2 years old. Still perfect prints every time! If I am not mistaken, ink only has a shelf life of a year. Richard at cobra ink has some GOOD stuff! Good job Richard!!!!!!!!
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    The cutter selected in vinyl master is correct..34" laser point 3. I was asked which driver, which did not register to me what was meant. The problem was not with the software. After checking the stability of the carriage, including the rollers were on track I recut with the same jagged edges. I oiled the blade and verifired it spun freely. No dice. I finally got fed up and changed the blade in a last ditch effort and viola it cut nicely. I never retested using the pen plotter except to calibrate for contour cut, which only drew 2 lines on a printed grid. So I do not know how it looks using the plotter on letters or designs. None the less...it cuts vinyl, contours decently (needs a tiny bit more calibration) and appears that maybe a combination of wiggling the carriage and changing a defective blade solved the problem. I may run a plotter test now that I am revisiting this post. Thank you for all the help.
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    Glad to hear you managed to work it free. Welcome to your new addiction. You're going to be cutting like crazy in the beginning and will probably be fielding all kinds of requests from friends and family. I started as a hobbyist, and am still a hobbyist, but have done enough word of mouth business to pay for my LP within a short amount of time, and finally upgraded to a Graphtec when I thought I needed a "back-up" for my LP. Save you pennies, and as long as you don't break the bank, upgrade to a Graphtec as soon as you can. I can only say that I regret not pulling the trigger on it sooner. It's soooo much smoother, quieter, and accurate. Come back to the forum with your questions and concerns, because we will always try to help and hope that others can learn from your experience. Happy cutting!!
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    yes that's why i went with the refurb originally because i've rarely had bad experiences in refurb electronics and i've done that with phones and cameras in the past. the 1st refurb came DOA, the head was jammed and just grinded and vibrated. then the 2nd one was a little better but the feed roller must've been out of calibration and everything was cut squished in that axis, the test star/square was inconsistent, cut different everytime. both unit were dented and scratched even beyond what i thought a refurb should be. so both were returned and decided to go with a new 28" since all vinyl i'm using are 24" wide. anyhow, i took a hammer and lightly tapped the stuck roller assembly and it came unstuck as it was hung up over the machine screw on the rail. these units (MHs) are definitely entry level. i just wanted to get my feet wet on starting my decal/vinyl "business" (more like a hobby), but didn't want to invest in too much from the get go. but i already got 1 job done and a couple more lined up so i might wind up upgrading in the future shall the need presents itself.
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    For the creasing, if the plotter has the ability to use a ball point pen you could use that with a pen that has run out of ink and just up the pressure. If the plotter doesn't have a native pen tool, the holders are not that complicated it would not be too difficult to make something that would fit and do the job.
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    There is an older CE 5000 and Craft Robo Pro software doing the score crease and cut to make boxes. Video. on youtube.