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Could this be a blade holder issue? I have a small amount of play which means I can pull the blade in and out ever so slightly. So when the blade comes in contact with the vinyl it pushes it up that extra bit into the blade holder. Thanks

Hey, thanks Lady_Vi

slice&dice, Duggy & mabscotthandyman, thank you all for the kind welcomes. I've managed to seek some rather interesting information so far which will certainly help me along. Thanks again

This is amazing, the detail is outstanding!

Thanks for the welcome Ravenwind. I have to agree with you, there are a lot of experienced members - I'm here for the journey too.

Hi, I managed to cut the same URL at 4" wide so I'd say the letters were around half a CM and it cut neat, apart from a little tag inside the 'd'. But now I can't seem to get it setup right. It has problems cutting letters which are a lot bigger too. I tried it just and the 'O' I cut, start and end points didn't meet, it seems as the blade carried on round and cut into the letter....?

Ok, I'll give that a shot now, Thanks.

I'm using a 60degree blade but also have 45 & 30. The design is a simple website URL. I would say it's small - Tahoma font - and in total the whole length is 5". Used machine, only been used a handful of times apparently. Cheers.

Thanks for the welcome Jay.

Hi Skeeter, thanks for the speedy reply. My blade is only slightly sticking out, just less than half of a credit card? I have tried that technique after reading a post of yours when I first received the plotter. ATM my offset is set at 0.40 which was recommended by the blade supplier, I've tried it between 0.20 - 0.50. The vinyl I'm using is Oracal 651 I ought to mention that I'm using Signcut Pro via USB. I've made sure the carriage head is on the track with all wheels positioned. Blade holder is free from any scrap vinyl which has also been oiled a tiny bit to help blade rotation. Thanks.

Hey Skeeter! Thank's for the welcome.

Hi guys, I joined the forum a few minutes ago, I started out with an introduction to say hello, but I could seriously do with some help. I'm having so much trouble getting my machine to cut neatly - The problems vary, and can change each time I cut - the most irritating issue I have is the cut's not completing and leaving little 'tags'/'pigtails' (not sure of the proper term) mainly on my circles such as the letter 'O' - but recently it's been the letter 'U' aswell. I've tried everything I can possibly think of, and searched far and wide on the internet to fix the problem. I've tried the offset, new blades, overcut, blade pressure, how much the blade sticks out of the holder. I'm slowly giving up but I'm pretty sure it's operator error . Any help would be kindly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi guys, Just thought I'd post a cheeky topic to introduce myself. I'm from the UK and currently getting into the swing of things after purchasing a new cutter. ATM I'm running a PCUT CT630 which I purchased from eBay at a reasonable price which included some cheap vinyl to get me going. Hopefully I'll be able to meet some friendly experienced faces that could help me along my way. Thanks!