Miss Renegade

Unfortunately this was the cutter we could afford, otherwise I would have gone with something a few steps up. Cracks on carriage arm? None. Cutting strip gouged? No. Cutting strip level? Yes. No object/raising of the carriage head, wheels move free in the track. Maybe the next time I do a run I'll start it on the left hand side opposed to the right and see if the issue persists.

Yeah I barely feel it when I run my finger over it, and I have to tilt it in the light to be able to see the blade. I'll check it all out tonight and report back.

I stand corrected, I assumed the higher the cutting force the harder it pushes the blade into the material. I haven't had issues with cutting into the backing paper unless I up the cutting pressure considerably, which must be where I connected force and marked backing paper in my head. I'll back the blade off a hair as it is barely visible now and barely marks the backing paper. Dakota, I had used her directions on setting blade depth when I first received the machine because the blade depth at half a CC thickness (where ever I found that unhelpful information) clearly wasn't doing any good which was what I was referencing in that comment, which is why I assumed my current blade depth was good because I haven't had issues marks on the backer. Still going to double check all the things you guys mentioned once I'm home in a few hours as I still think that something is wonky with the left side of the machine.

I know the blade depth is set correctly and not the recommended credit card length. Thank you for your input Mz Skeeter. I'll double check the cutting strop and carriage wheels tonight when I get home. If I send the carriage head from it's starting point (right) to the left side I have not noticed any jumps/skips, which leads me to believe it should be in alignment. Thanks Dakota, I'll make sure to the arm at a look also. It really baffles me though, it has no problem cutting one continuous image, but when it is multiple smaller ones is when this issue arises.

Hi all, I have a MH-871, which has been good for what I need (hobby use). I noticed this issue shortly after receiving the machine, but I chalked this issue up to being new (which still may be the issue and I am overlooking something simple), but have noticed that when I do a run of multiple images the cutter seems to lose pressure with the last half. This has not been noted when doing a larger image (24 x 26”), but is noted when doing four 5 x 5” images. It is always the left-side (while facing the machine) ones that suffer. Eg. The first two stickers cut fine at 60 cut pressure, the third one seems like it was cut at 40 , and the fourth (final) one seems like it was cut at 20. The first two will take 2 minutes to weed, the third one a painstaking 30 minutes, and fourth is not going to happen at all. This happens whether I line up multiples and cut as one run or if I send them individually to the machine (just moving the location of the head as I go). I have attempted changing pressure, but if I start out at 80 (for example) it will blow out the backing paper. I have attempted changing blade depth (where I have it now is ideal [barely visible – test cuts are perfect]). I’m not sure what causes this, my husband thinks it could possibly be due to alignment (when our machine first arrived it had been manhandled by the post and had a damaged leg on the left side – we figured it was only aesthetic and decided it didn’t bother us, come to find out we needed a new motherboard. Grr). I am hoping there is a simple fix, because unfortunately I don’t have the money to step up to a big boy cutter just yet.

Thanks for that information, that's something I probably wouldn't have thought of. Unfortunately, we've had issues with the 871 we received (we think it's a motherboard, have an e-mail ticket into support now due to work schedules, but will call them today since we have a storm warning and I am staying home today).

Yes, this is a correct assumption; however we have a love for all brands (he says as long as it has an engine and wheels he loves it). Husband has a 91 YJ he has built. As well, we currently have 2 CJ2As (actually one complete 46 and one 48 tub) in the backyard, a 2011 grand as the daily, and his truck and trailer. Of course he mentioned another one to me on Friday that he is contemplating. (I think he has a problem, he states it is not a problem, though we are running out of space). I could easily see how we could get hooked on this as well. We went to work on a friend's Samurai last night and had a couple of the guys ask for decals, for a machine we don't currently have in our possession. I told them they need to be patient as we don't have it yet. They might be just as excited as we are.

Thanks for the welcomes. Goose, thanks for letting me know I'll look those posts up. We should get our order later this week so I have time to research and read up. Would have loved to get a big boy machine, but since this was just for the trail boss I figured we can learn from there and if we suck at it, it wouldn't be a HUGE outlay of cash. Have fun and stay safe on the trails.

New here, as is everyone else posting these topics. A bit about me and how I came to be here. Husband runs an off-road club that holds an annual event each fall. We were discussing having shirts made for the drivers so the people behind could tell who their leader was. I said it's only really visible if the person driving is out of the vehicle (otherwise you may just see a bright colored sleeve). I threw out the idea of using a magnet that way it could be reused over the coming years. We'd need a bunch of them and the price adds up quickly, so we decided yesterday to purchase an MH series 34" cutter to try our hand. No real graphic experience (know my way around Gimp a bit, so this will be a learning curve), but as this will be text only it shouldn't be too hard (famous last words). We're both really excited for it to arrive and see what we can do and grow from there in our skills and abilities.