Dakotagrafx

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  1. next step up is a servo cutter - titan 2  - I love my graphtecs but haven't heard if they worked out all the bugs in the ce7000  - - the only series I would stay away from.  miss my  ce6000 and had to return the ce7000 = stepping up to the fc9000 was a  bit of a leap for a semi retired dude.   stay warm sir

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    The font is 4BigMedicineDNA (regular *Oblique) [SignDNA / (Commercial)]

    If you plan to do this kind of work often you should consider buying the Find-My-Font program. Probably one of the best bang for the buck programs available. I even use it on my own files sometimes when I can't remember which of my many fonts I used to create something. It's about $50 last time I bought it. 

    Also, there are tricks to utilizing font search software. The one you posed was so washed out that it wouldn't work as it was. I picked the most distinguishing letter (in this case the P) and traced it out so it was clean, then screen shot the trace and used that for the search... whalla we have the correct font. 

    one of the best purchases I ever made and that same investment has never needed me to pay to update, how many other programs can you say that about

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  3. not sure on regular gasket material but the fc9000 did cut some 3/16" thick rubber this summer to make a new seal for a flip style gas cap on my 65 mustang  - rubber was no longer available for the Shelby style flip cap so had to redraw it in Graphtec pro studio and cut it on the graphtec using the red cap holder and same blade I use for thick sandblast resist.   get er done in the end.  

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  4. I have a 1965 mustang that the original owner put a eelco flip gas cap on.  The original rubber that is about 3/16" thick had deteriorated after all those years and is no longer available - I found some rubber that is proper thickness  - designed the holes for the mounting bolt and vent hole along with proper diameter (in graphtec pro studio) and put in the cb15u blade, that I use for rhinestone template and thick sandblast mask,  - cut a perfect replacement gasket.  never tell a sign/decal person that something can't be found - we make em.

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  5. skeeter hit is right on the head early on - the offset definitely was not at 0 to begin with - I have had some software change the settings (flexi) on the plotter when I sent the project to cut.  I have owned several roland and graphtecs and the graphtecs hands down will cut much finer detail than the rolands.   not sure if skeeter mentioned it but I think the 8600 has a 2 position blade holder retainer - the blade holder needs to be in the back part of that retainer (blade position one)

    FC8600 Series Vinyl Cutters, Cut Plotters, Vinyl Cutting, Roll Feed Cutters  | Graphtec America, Inc


  6. On 5/30/2022 at 10:19 PM, headgreen said:

    Hi guys,
    I have some questions and I hope you can share your knowledge with me.
    I have a small t-shirt business and I do heat press. I use stock transfer papers for printing but I also want to do custom designs, such as adding names and numbers on the back of the shirts.
    I was thinking to buy small DTG machine but since I work from home and live in a studio unit, I won’t be able to have a place to store the machine. Also, I don’t want to invest in DTG at the moment as it’s on the expensive side.
    After I go through the several topics, I had a basic knowledge about sublimation printer and how it works but things get confusing after this.
    As I read, there are many sublimation printers on the market and Epson is used widely.
    When choosing the printer, you should better off choosing the printer that has available color profile on the internet. Some printers come with 6 different color but most of them has 4 color option. best affordable sublimation printer
    Since I’m very new to this, I’d like to choose a model that is very easy to use, reliable and doesn’t require some steps to operate. I also prefer a printer that offers white printing. So, I’m wondering which printer do you guys recommend for me? I’m also wondering if I’ll be able to print on cotton hoodies. Some says I can, some says I can only use a garment that has up to %50 cotton. Got confused  

    50 percent cotton will produce only 50 percent of the fibers being dyed as the sublimation ink will only adhere to the poly fibers - not to cotton.  sublimation does not print white.  dtg you will have to use almost daily or the heads will clog and you will have an expensive boat anchor.  personally I use a ricoh printer (sawgrass) because it can sit for a few months unused and still fire right up - now you can buy several epsons for the price of a ricoh but in the long run you WILL be buying several epsons as they do clog - find a niche that works for you that doesn't include the costly equipment and if you are printing what everyone else is printing you will have to compete on price . . . which never works out in the long run


  7. where are you getting your mugs?   coating has to be spot on even = best mugs I used over the years were from Marck in toledo ohio - cost more but the mugs were always perfect and very durable unlike some of the cheaper ones I purchased that had uneven coating and many broken handles 


  8. Graphtec FC-8000-75 30" Vinyl Plotter
    New graphtec blade and working great
    includes media catcher
    Stand
    tested and functions as it should including cut off knife
    will demo at pick up.
    normal wear on vinyl rub areas and scratches from cut offs
     pick up in Coldwater, mi - no shipping 

    $2500

     

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  9. an aqueous based ink will never bite into or dry properly on a vinyl that is not specially coated for aqueous inks.  you need specially coated vinyl made for aqueous inks - and where that coating is applied to the vinyl is where the product usually fails after a year or so.  to properly print onto regular vinyl (even then should be made for printing on) use either a solvent, latex or thermo resin printer.

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  10. first step I would reinstall the printer driver itself after downloading direct from roland - in case that got corrupted.   I am guessing that this is the same computer that you printed from the day before?  have you tried replacing the cord (not sure if bn-20 uses a usb or a network cable).  personally I always had 2 computers set up to print from so I would try the other computer.


    Nothing to do with your problem but a side note and advice for a newbie:
    Make sure you leave the printer plugged in so it can do the self cleanings 3-4 times a day by itself - your print head is one of the most expensive I have seen and once clogged the nozzles on a solvent printer don't come back like on a aqueous printer - that little bit of ink a day it uses to clean is just a cost of doing business and much less than a print head.