TheKid

Need a bit more info on your problem. Size of cutter? Did you create the text as one word or two? Did you define a mat size? BTW, Welcome to the forum.

That almost sounds like your using unregistered software which deliberately puts a cut though in the object till it's in registered mode.

Use registration marks "Grasshopper" .. Search Tube for using registration marks. -kid

Why not get some paint mixed the color of the vinyl to mask such a small areas. Other than the bolts sore thumbs it looks great. -kid

As Yoda said to Obiwon "There is another" -kid

What version SCALP are you running.?

Rotate your object if your width is greater than 24" and your height is less than. I have a 14" cutter and can cut objects greater than 14" this way. Set your mat to match your vinyl. As long as your object is not greater than your margins you can position your file to cut by rotating it to fit your mat.

Is that made from an old PC scanner? Sweet!

Your text becomes an object. Put your weed box around it and group together. OBJECT > WEEDING then drag mouse around both and OBJECT and WEEDBOX then OBJECT > GROUP Now your weed box and text are locked together. Next go to OBJECT > TRANSFORM > ROTATE Now you have the object traveling thru your cutter with the least width. If you want to mirror. OBJECT > FLIP >HORIZONTAL will achieve a mirror image. -kid

To answer the OP's question if you have three lines of text and want to manipulate them all when resizing. Each line of text becomes an object. To combine the objects as one. Yes you use the GROUP switch. To achieve this drag your mouse around all three objects and select the GROUP. Now as the group is selected you can use the shift key and mouse to enlarge the object to your preferred size OR enter in dimensions. To maintain aspect ratio be sure that box is checked. Now that you have groups all objects as one. You can use the file in a website with the proper code to define it's size.

Anyone here dabbled with the 40-50W laser cutter-plotters as seen on ebay. I saw one for around $2500 and a smaller one for around $600. I want to try to make some vintage tractor serial number tags and thought about laser etching them. The one I'm looking at with either vector cut or burn JPG's to different materials.

I believe if you hold the SHIFT key and drag the object to the size you want. Or type in the size you need and have the box checked. I just upgraded to .060, but haven't had a chance to check it out for bugs.

When using SCALP3 my colors are layers displayed on the right of the screen. I can close the eyes on the ones not cutting so to cut one color at a time. Opening all eyes shows the layers stacked as lines in preview. I guess one would describe as cut by color when selecting that layer. If the weed box is not grouped with it's color one can mistakenly move an object in the weed box and mess up your cut. So your seven color Object would have 14 layers counting weed boxes. Only seven if the colors are grouped with a box. After grouping with a weed box they can be rotated and position to maximize your matt with less waste of vinyl.

One more thing I might mention. Cutting twice comes with risk. The slightest movement of the cut stencil could ruin your stencil on the second cut. My advice is to increase pressure and blade depth and test accordingly.

My version of SCAL3 3.053 defaults to NO to save when exiting. I also can "save as" prior to exiting and not overright original work by changing the filename.

So be sure to check the box to keep the SVG file in proportion with height and width unless to want customize the shape of it. To create exact replacement size you can input exact measurements as mentioned.

Use the pen instead of the blade until you get your problems worked out. Let's get down to basics. First, what type of OS PC are you using? Serial port or USB port. Are you using SCAL3? Are you using Windows? What are you trying to cut? Filetype? Are you using a vectoring software to create your graphic? SCAL3 seems to work best with SVG files. It really sounds like your software driver is loaded properly. Now describe your process from start to finish. I have a 14" MH using SCAL3 in win7 off a laptop thru a USB port. -kid

There are two ways to save as SVG. There is a "Inkscape SVG" and "regular SVG". Try "regular". That's what I use in SCALP.

What are the approximate size these? Also what would the cost of a not copyrighted graphic this size be? One could cartoonize their kids.

That is killer work. Did you take pictures of the layers before assembly? :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Does this guy in Georgia have a website or contact number you could pass on to me in a PM. Name and number or website? Thanks -kid

Kids when grown are hard to buy for. I'm tired of giving momey.. They're not.. Hahaha. So I decided to make something for them and this is what I came up with. She and my son-in-law have the same birthdate so my gift was fitting.

What i've witnessed at flea market and craft fairs is the artist puts the best work on display. With that said, why use dollar frames to sell as an option. If I where to do as you mention I would sell the same Hobby Lobby or other discounted quality frames closer to retail as an option. I hear what your saying and the cheap frames could just be given away with the purchased picture so they have something to show when they get home or to just protect the finished product. -kid

I think you misunderstood what I was referring to. The video did exactly as you described but using postit notepad. You remove the blade and holder and adjust till it cuts only one sheet of paper. Using scrap vinyl like your cutting is best. I did try the paper method and it worked equally as well. It's a good starting point anyways.

I appreciate the tip but I wouldn't give a dollar frame to my daughter for her birthday. Hobby Lobby has some high quality frames you can catch for half price when on sale. I think my silhouette looks pretty good and deserves more than a dollar frame. Thanks