34Ford 7 Posted May 4, 2010 Just picked this cutter up Saturday, so Im learning. Was cutting fine then "no media" pops up. I pressed ENTER and it continued. Here is what I found out. I had a 5 yard roll on the stand rollers. Thats not all that heavy. When the vinyl went to feed out during cutting, it took the slack out and naturally the roll of vinyl had to turn. Bump. Error. Is this machine so sensitive it causes a error when it suddenly pulls the vinyl on a roll? Am I going to have to cut my vinyl close to size and not feed off of a roll? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted May 4, 2010 Mine has done this on a few occasions, What I do is turn on the auto pre-feed and set it to 1-2 feet and that seems to work fine. Also the small media locks (if you use them) make sure they are not to snug up against the roll to cause tension. Hope this helps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
34Ford 7 Posted May 4, 2010 Hum... will need to read up on what the pre-feed is. Thanks. Yea, I know the media locks were not to tight. I also thought since it was feeding so fast that went to advance out and took the slack out it caused a sudden load on the feed rod and basically errored out the motor, if thats possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted May 4, 2010 I have a 30" model. and run my cut speed at 5, So my material feed advance also runs at that speed. Really there is no need to run fast. I pre feed all my orders except small scraps, Pre feeding is what makes your tracking good. The machine can follow the previous roller tracks. there is a sensor on the back of the machine that can tell if the material is there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted May 4, 2010 Hum... will need to read up on what the pre-feed is. Thanks. Yea, I know the media locks were not to tight. I also thought since it was feeding so fast that went to advance out and took the slack out it caused a sudden load on the feed rod and basically errored out the motor, if thats possible. Yeah that is a possibility, I slowed the machine down from the factory defaults as well that could play a factor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
34Ford 7 Posted May 4, 2010 Ok I guess this is solved. Found this. When using roll media, either extend and load the length to beused beforehand or use the media feed procedure ( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
34Ford 7 Posted May 4, 2010 Hi Claw. I see we are almost neighbors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted May 4, 2010 Hi Claw. I see we are almost neighbors. Yup Not to far away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
