MZ SKEETER

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  1. MZ SKEETER

    SC not cutting correct size

    Found this thread from previous ops with the same problem.
  2. Many people on here use Clean Cut blades and swear by them, I personally use Seiki blades for my Graphtec and get 8-10 months cutting sign vinyl. Plus they are much cheaper at 5 blades for around $25 free ship out of, Sparks, Nevada. I don't cut paper.
  3. paper will dull blades very fast.
  4. Have you watched this video? Do you have your job/vinyl set up correctly in the cutter throat? I only know of 1 person on here that answers questions who has a Graphtec FC9000. Have you contacted your Graphtec tech support?
  5. MZ SKEETER

    MH-721 MK2 Alignment Issues

    I hope you are prefeeding your vinyl before cutting, so you are not pulling from the roll while cutting. Always have enough vinyl slack to do the order. I would guess the vinyl is slipping, You shouldn't adjust the pinch rollers, as a rule. Also, how did you set your blade depth? Too much blade extended out of the blade holder will cause drag on the vinyl. This is the correct way to set your blade depth for every type of vinyl. Never use a credit card or post it notes for setting blade depth, it is about 10 times too much blade extended out of the blade holder, It's a myth that just won't go away. Make sure your pinch rollers and grit rollers are tight and clean. Your test cuts from the TEST feature on the cutter are coming out correct? To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct.
  6. . Has this cutter ever cut correctly? Is it new or used? Your cutter is a value cutter with a cheap Chinese chipset on it,, will take a bit of fine tuning to cut correctly. Best to use with a Tripplite Keyspan Adapter and your null modem cable. Setting your blade depth correctly is the first thing you have to get correct, You do not use the depth of a credit card or post it notes. That is way too much blade exposed out of the blade holder. You set the blade depth to the vinyl you will be cutting.( Instructions below). For blade offset, start at 0.25mm and adjust at 0.05 to be correct. Show your test cuts from the TEST cut feature on the machine. That has to be correct first, before you cut anything. Square should be square. You could also ad a little overcut in your cutting software, but that is not going to fix what you have going on. You have to start with the correct blade depth first. this info has been posted on here hundreds and hundreds of times, it applies to any brand of vinyl cutter, except a Graphtec has a ZERO blade offset. Something that you will have to do if you haven't, if that cutter is on a stand, it needs grounded to the stand, or static from the vinyl, will stop the cutter. The tracking is not good on those cutters for larger designs. The memory is also not good for larger designs. To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct.
  7. MZ SKEETER

    Graphtec FC8600 cant hold calibration

    This thread is on a CE6000, but is it anything similar to what you are getting? Part of his problem was the resolution, ( Steps). as well as his carriage was loose a little bit. And blade depth.
  8. MZ SKEETER

    Remembering Mr 300

    Rest in peace Bill.
  9. MZ SKEETER

    Graphtec FC8600 cant hold calibration

    I don't do any contour cutting. Can't help with that. only make sure your blade depth is set correctly so that it doesn't drag your printed design. Same way as I explained above.
  10. MZ SKEETER

    Graphtec FC8600 cant hold calibration

    I own a FC7000-75 and a FC8000-75 never had a problem with cutting/tracking on either one. I put my pinch rollers in about 1.5 from vinyl edge and always prefeed my vinyl the amount of my order. I only use 50 yd rolls of sign vinyl. My niche' is large/and long detailed designs. For something long and really straight, like a long set of stripes, I put my pinch rollers all the way, locked down. I don't ever have problems with my design not cutting correctly. My cutting software is Flexistarter. 8.6 and Flexistarter 10. I don't really understand what you are calling a problem. The cutter is not going to start cutting at the X Y point. X Y is only the start of measurement. My cutter my travel 3-4 feet before it starts cutting, on long designs. but if comes back to the front to finish them. Cutters start the cut where the design was first created at. (I also have my media sensor and pinch roller sensors off). I also may have my speed slower than you. I am not going to some race, I answer questions here while cutting, I have never had my speed over 6. I have never needed to run fast. Most people use the overcut in their cutting software for lines to be spot on connected.. Perfect cuts start with the the correct blade depth. Too many people see to use a credit card or post it notes to set their blade depth and this is just wrong and about too much blade exposed out of the blade holder. Too much blade out of the blade holder will cause lines not meeting. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. This is posted hundreds of times on here and works. Too much blade will also cause your vinyl to move, and drift over. To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct.
  11. Your cutters are under warranty, your best bet is to contact Graphtec tech support. This is a user forum, there is only a couple handfuls of people who answer questions here, and no one that answers questions here, owns a CE7000. There were problems with the tracking when they first came out, (grit rollers were made different, and vinyl was bunching) and people sent them back and bought other machines.
  12. MZ SKEETER

    fc8600 not cutting in the right position

    Try turning off the media sensor and the pinch roller sensor, which is in background settings. I turned mine off day 1. You can cut anywhere you want. You should be able to cut right next to the edge of vinyl that way.
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    Remote Panel Utility

    The last update for the CE6000 controller was Sept 2015, to make sure it worked with Windows 10. I read the Adobe notes on the download.
  14. There is a little push to my pinch rollers, but not a lot. There should also be a screw on the back, so you can put both pinch rollers on the large grit roller to do scraps, or smaller pieces, if you desire.
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    Remote Panel Utility

    I run on XP for my FC7000. And had to use Windows 10 for the FC8000. I wouldn't mess with Firmware. Too many people lock their cutters up doing that. We brag about Graphtecs for a reason. They get the job done the 1st time. And settings stay right where there at, when you turn off your cutter.
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    Remote Panel Utility

    Sounds like another name for Graphtec cutting controller. It looks to be on Cutting Master 5. For CE7000 and FC9000. If you go into Legacy cutters and choose CE6000, there is a driver for Windows Controller, to run from your PC. The cutter must be sitting there ready to cut, on mine it will error and not do anything, if not ready to cut. Those changes will show up on your cutter screen. I have it for my FC7000, Yours may be a bit different. In my cutter menu. I run PROGRAM, not changes on my cutter it's self. My cutting software is Flexistarter and I run on HP-GL command. (I don't change anything on my cutter) All done on my computer. Force/speed etc. I only cut sign vinyl and a little chrome. You may be able to find a user manual for the Cutting Controller, or more info on youtube for it. I know the cutting controllers are totally different from my FC7000, to the one on the FC8000. Pretty sure CE5000 and CE6000 are different also. https://www.graphtecamerica.com/cp-download-ce6000
  17. I read where people were also having the problem with Windows 11. They seem to be making it work by using a Tripp Lite Keyspan Adapter with the serial cable that came with their cutter. The Tripp lite has it's own driver. Tripp Lite is the brand name and has always been recommended to use with value cutters anyway. Much better than the USB on the cutter. Value cutters have a cheap Chinese chipset in them. Not TRUE USB like higher end cutters.
  18. MZ SKEETER

    Which is better value

    Congrats, Graphtecs are great cutters..
  19. MZ SKEETER

    Hello everyone

    Hi Arty
  20. If you haven't located this already, here is the link to the "service" manual for the CE5000. That is all I can help with. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2175068/Graphtec-Ce5000-Series.html
  21. MZ SKEETER

    Pressure for cut not enough

    How did you set your blade depth? Too many wrong instructions out there.. Make sure the wheels of the carriage head are firmly down in the rail. They sometimes come out while shipping/moving. Make sure your blade holder is seated good. Get down eye level and watch the blade and see what it is doing.
  22. MZ SKEETER

    Sign blazer compatibility

    Which cutter are you considering? I think a lot of people are still using different named/or model drivers to make their cutters working in Signblazer, even Graphtecs and Titans. I think the major problems that some are having is on higher levels of Windows as the software has not been updated for many years. There is not a updated cutter list, only what is already in Signblazer. Since owned passed away, it has never been updated, for many years. It is abandonware.
  23. Put a pen in your blade holder, put some paper in the machine, go ahead and push the ENTER button and OK, Let it do it's thing. Then see what happens. You have a pause button.
  24. MZ SKEETER

    uneven depth

    If you were to place the entire vinyl to the left say 7-8 inches and start there, what happens? Set your blade depth,/force, to the area that is barely cutting. Guessing this is a cutting strip not even. Not a blade problem.