Capt'n Morgan

Well it has been awhile since I last posted, the wife was saying the quality of the cuts were starting to go askew and the settings were off and I think i may have accidentally deleted my settings. I changed the blades and now I'm all bucked up. Does anyone have a Link to good setup info to walk me through things. I am now permanently Disabled on July 13th of 2017 I was having lower back pain I went to a Chiropractor in town and to make a long story short he tore an Artery in my neck it bled, clotted, the clot went to my PEA BRAIN and Caused a STROKE! This doesn't Help in remembering how to setup and do things. Any help would be great, Thanks The Capt'n

Thanks for all the great REPLIES. Now I remember why I haven't Posted In 4 Years!

Hi Yall its been a few years since Ive been on. I had a Stroke 3 years ago caused by going to a chiropractor for lower back problems. he yanked my neck and caused arterial separation and I laid in Memorial Hospital South Bend Indiana for a month. I'm healed up pretty good doesn't do no good to complain, as Andy Dufraine told Red in the MOVIE SAW SHANK REDEMPTION it all really comes down to one thing!!! GET BUSY LIVING OR GET BUSY DIEING.. Anyways my question is my Graphtec FC-8600 Takes 24" Vinyl. How do I set the default settings to come up to be default to 24" everytime. See below. Thanks The Captn

Well Dakota all I can say if I am off to a great start I can thank you the Mods and other members that have a gave me the answers I have needed along the way. The reason I asked the question in the first place was because MaryJane "MY BOSS THAT TELLS ME WHAT TO DO" and sometimes where to go! Is getting a Lil discouraged with not seeing a POT OF MONEY YET. I told her it takes time to build a business most especially getting into something starting out not knowing nothing or having nothing. I have done allot to improving our operation down to proper lighting, having all the correct hand tools, storage, and stocking up on product like all types of glassware (for etching what we have mainly been doing) along with starting to build sublimation inventory. It takes time I tell her and you have to find what people want and have the product to deliver. I told her it will realistically be a couple years before seeing continued profit. ~Duke

I am no Virgin in Business as I am an HVAC Contractor and owned and operated a business for 10 years before (as I tell people) getting a real job and working for my local County and decided to chase a Pension. As it stands it worked out well for me as I retire in just less than two months. I invested in this business for my Wife and I guess myself in hopes of keeping us busy and maybe to make a few Sheckle's $$. I started this business without knowing Jack Diddley about it I mean ZERO Nadda. In doing so, there is an increased learning curve in not only what to do in every aspect of the business which includes learning software & design, equipment operation, materials... what works and for what which is including building Inventory. It seems I have spent every buck we have made the past three months Increasing our inventory. In our plans What we are doing or will be doing is Glass Etching, Decals Outdoor and Indoor Wall Art, Sublimation of Coffee Mugs and T Shirts. As we know it takes a lot of Inventory to have what you need to sell what people want and I am sure there are some mistakes to be made along the way (all part of the learning curve. My questions are this. 1. What is a Good number $$$ for starting up a business as I have described above? And I am talking from scratch. Zero Dedicated Computers, Zero Equipment, Nothing. 2. How long Until you will start to see or receiving real profitability? Thanks ~Duke

What do you guys reccomend? Do you use some kind of application liquid? And if you dont have any available can you use distilled water and a drop of dish soap in the water added to a spray bottle okay? Any Ideas? Thanks Duke

Has anyone used this cutter using 30" Vinyl to cut a full 24 inches? And if so, do you feel its worth using and find your less limited and is it more economical? Hindsight is always 20/20 wish I would have went a 48 incher. Sometimes Size Does Matter! By the way I've had it a couple months and love its performance. Thanks ~Duke

Ok you guys talked me into the Oracle 631 Vinyl and the HT-55 Application Tape What would you say if you had a choice of the 3 Best Sellable Colors to start with and the Vinyl Finish For Walls, Mirrors, Glass, and so forth for Sayings For example "Home is Where The Heart Is" Things like that what would they be? Thanks ~Duke

What kind of Vinyl do you use for Indoors On Walls and other surfaces? Will 651 work? Hate to increase Inventory If I don't have to.

Getting involved in this Vinyl Cutting thing and the related Off Shoots of this has given me a NEW FOUND respect for all Of you folks. I have been busy learning the Vinyl end and glass etching end with good success. I moved onto Sublimation of Coffee Cups 11 oz size useing 3 1/2" X 9" Sub Stock. I go into Corel and make a 3 1/2" X 9" Layout Insert Picture and Text in it go to print and Its all Jacked up Only prints about 1" of the bottom part of my layout across the top part of the Sub Paper. Is there a template I am suppose to be using? I am useing EPSON 1430 printer Cobra Ink with proper profile setup just cant get it to print right. Thanks ~Duke

Thanks to everyone & to Express2100 Tried yours and it worked like a champ!

Thanks for the suggestions! MaryJane My Weeding & Application Specialist loves the Oracal 651 Gives a finer more detailed line. On ceramic Coffee Mugs need a lil thicker material tho.

Thanks guys! I will work on it tonight try these when I get off work. and get back to you on how I do. Thanks a Bunch.

I purchased some Anchor T227 BlastLite Stencil, 22 mil, Smooth Painted & Glass, medium tack, 20" x from US Cutter and it works GREAT but is hard to weed. I also purchased some Sandblast Stencil - 12 mil That is easy to weed but is stiff and doesnt have hardly any sticky to it. So little infact the stencil lifts right off the paper when being cut with the Graphtec in spots! (They are sending me a new roll) The surface I am useing it on is glass, and I clean it with Alchohol before applying so I know its clean. The mask still wants to lift off the glass. Does anyone have any reccomendations for a good thin blast mask thats easy weeding and sticky? Thanks

No Thanks. I wish we never would have Stole Ole D*ck Rodreguze from you guys in the first place, Three years and he nearly destroyed the winningest team in College football, and we still feel the aftermath of him today! Jesse989 The 75" Samsung 3D Smart TV with Sony Reciever and Surround Sound Klipsh Speakeris is upstairs in The Living room.