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my bad jay I only looked at it for a moment, good find !

flexi ,corel those types of programs for signs premade things I dunno exactly what you would call them but from what I can see they get pricey

jay that 1 says add a stand for 150 for 1300 + the shipping ,the 1 skeeter posted was 1250 and shipping was 47 --so far the cheapest I could find it for was 1250 skeeter I have given thought to things being the samething under a different brand name and why I am here asking all these stupid questions from all the reading I have done so far alot of it seems to come down to what software you use also ,is there any that I should stay away from or a program that I should lean towards or look into more than another guys have been a big help so far

I usually google everything ,but when doing so you need to know what exactly your after and since I really have no clue when it comes to these I have been using ebay just to see prices and compare models etc , wether its ebay or a real store in the end its the same product ,I will be buyng in a month or so.. I just want to have all my ducks in a row and my pencil sharp when I make the order Im a custom metal finisher by trade this is something I am trying to add to it and thanks for you help and the links

can you find 1 for 1000 LOL thanks for your help on this ,I havent really shopped that hard yet but so far your 2 were cheaper than my 1

ok cool thanks ,I also found a roland cx24 for 700 used but local I hate to buy things used because you never know what your gonna get but is 700 a good price for a used roland cx24

thanks for the welcoming ,but the link I posted does it seem like a good price for a decent machine

I love the smell of my trx250r running on c-12 on a crisp fall day 2 strokes forever

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280468316280&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT says make offer and free shipping comes with stand

I noticed the gcc had a greater cutting force than graphtec,I will be cutting sand blastmasking mainly at 1st and then the warranty was better on the gcc , we could be splitting hairs, this 1 claims this and the other company claims that, and so on just hate to make a bad purchase since I have no clue on any of this figure its best to ask

That is a good machine servo motors and good tracking. But at the price point I would probably pop on the graphtec or roland . Dan ok but that would entail spending more and if I can get the same machine for less it would only make sense to get the gcc instead of the graphtec or roland ,I am a complete newb to this so please edumacate me

what about the gcc puma III I was looking around and have found some deals I have never made a decal or sticker in my life so I will be jumping in head 1st on this ,I dont mind spending the coin for quality ---just dont want to over spend if I can avoid it

thanks you !you have been most helpful

thanks for the way you broke down the main players as far as whos who, as far as a budget lets say a grand, but I would like this to be a package kind of deal and keep my spending right at 1000 contour cut, lasers, automatic trade mark readers , I pick things up quickly but care to also dumb that down abit for me

I am looking for a cutter/plotter or?LOL have been doing some reading and man am I confused now , atleast 10x more than before I joined the site I am looking for a reliable tool to make graphics/masking for painting ,maybe a sticker here and there for the kids ,neices and nephews etc 24" seems like a good start and I get lost after that but I have already read that this is junk or stay away from that etc ,what do the pros and the others who may not be pros but would do things differently if had a chance to do it different so what do you guys recommmend as far as ease of use/learnability ,reliabilty,and parts availabilty Im no graphic designer but can get my way around a pc and use photo shop alright LOL any help and insight would be great thanks for any help at all