Dakotagrafx

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  1. I would bet that the post above the force wasn't reduced first and didn't start with too little blade working out - and broke the tip looks familiar from other post we have seen
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    How to check used Graphtec

    run with it - should be ok - but like others have said we are not there to test it
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    How to check used Graphtec

    Should be a good solid unit unless he left it in an unseated shed for 2 Minnesota winters. In that case I would check everywhere for signs of rust. They are a precision device and should be handled as such. I am also a hard core graphtec user for many years
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    Sublimation on a tumbler with black ink

    use cactus wraps in stead of a mug press - the bottom and handles wick away the heat but in an oven the entire mug is heated evenly. part 2 is buy quality mugs - not the cheapest you can find as the coating has to be applied evenly for the product to come out evenly
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    CE 7000 Oddities

    on the adding material to the end - my guess is that you are not allowing enough material there when cutting your paper and the plotter needs enough past the end to find the marks - without enough the sensor that senses paper length will stop the feed before it gets to the marks - you can either add to the length or you can turn the sensors off
  6. no help on this problem - but if you sign up on the forum (no spam no cost) you don't have to wait for a mod to approve you post - part of our controlling spam efforts
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    Any inputs please!!??

    my opinion has never been worth more than the 2 cents
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    Roland BN-20A

    I have had 3 solvent printers and even with then doing daily maintenance themselves if left to sit without printing you will get clogged heads that don’t clear up if not used regularly. That is why I sold my last sp300i. We started going on vacations of 3 weeks or more and every time I would have to replace the black head at $700. I think the head on the bun is closer to $2000 so make sure you can keep it printing and willing to Rick board damage replacing the head yourself. If you can keep it working every couple of days to a week the. They work great for transfers. For me without the volume now I find it better for just farm it out
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    Any inputs please!!??

    Personally I would tape it to make sure there is no stretching and protect it when applied. A 7 year cast is pretty thin and easily stretched . Just my 2 cents
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    Can Someone Vectorize this for me?

    even though altered - Harley Davidson protects their "shield" as part of their property pretty aggressively -
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    Anyone using the new Sawgrass sg500 or 1000?

    With the Ricoh sawgrass printer and ink, use Tex print-r it is made for the fast moving Ricoh with gel I got and won’t smear like other paper. Hope this helps. Even when printing onto specialty decal material the Tex print r is the right choice to get to that point. As far as using the decal paper , I have only seen one person years ago doing that as the cost is so high per decal compared to a solvent printer
  12. For the short time I had a ce7000 it ran on the drivers from my ce6000 it replaced
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    windows 11 now on design computer

    cutter computer not changing, nor the other 2 but first impression on design computer is I like it. Pretty sure the Mac crowd will see some similarities. I customized some widgets, tested my graphtec pro studio, Corel, etc and everything seems happy so far. Keep in mind this is a machine with 8 core and ryzen7x , 64gb ram so it isn’t a stripped down model test.
  14. no time to play as I have to get up early for 2 hr drive to dr. anyone else in the guinea pig status?
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    What's this font????

    I would use Just In The Firestorm (Regular) - convert to outline - put a rectangle thru where the cut out is and punch it out - bada boom bada bing - close enough
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    Encad Novacut 24

    wow - there is a blast from the past - about 10+ years ago I messed with a couple - can't remember which drivers back then but with you luck - they wasn't worth putting anyting into back then but I understand people that want to tinker
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    Using SG-300 to cut Vinyl Transfer Stickers

    By all means then, do what you do and let them worry about taking care of their equipment
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    Using SG-300 to cut Vinyl Transfer Stickers

    it will cut regular vinyl fine - but I never used my roland printers for cutting other than contour cutting because my thinking was why put that wear and tear on the expensive machine - I always kept a graphtec for my vinyl cutting part of the business - until I sold the printers
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    working in the background

    working in the background to fight spammers and not answering questions as much for a couple more months these photos pretty well explains the reason to all the regulars you are doing a spectacular job helping everyone as usual
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    working in the background

    lotta work for a small bathroom, but don't plan on doing it again. guess I am getting to be an old bugger
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    working in the background

    application tape trick worked great - entering the home stretch we hope - changed out mind on the main bathroom flooring and waiting on new stuff to come in. whodathought application tape, and cutting 631 for layouts would be a part of a bathroom reno
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    Sure Cuts Alot 3/MH871

    Make sure you also install the usb chipset driver on the new computer so the plotter can communicate with whatever cutting software you use
  23. Most of the older plotters work with the Roland pnc-1000 drivers.
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    Newbie here

    if you keep them printing like arty does that isn't a bad choice but when you leave on a transatlantic or transpacific cruise, just plan on a new printer when you get back lol