15 inch, Thicker, Puckering and tearing

[veye-nil 0]

Hi,

I'm relatively new to cutting and was succsfull cutting vinyl in a lighter weight 48" roll on a UScutter Laserpoint 48. However, I ordered some heavier duty vinyl for application to an automobile. It is in a role 15inches wide and I ordered it with sprockets not really knowing what that meant.

my problem is that this vinyl is "puckering" when it travels through the machine. Then as it cuts fine detail, those detail areas get all torn up. I have set the 3 rollers equally spaced out over the 15 inches of the material, but it seems to pucker and bump both as it rolls behind the cutting head and after it travels through in front of the cutting head.

Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated.

Do I need to change the glad to a different size? The blade currently in the machine has been used only once.

Do I need to slow down the cutting?

Do I need to change the Pressure?

Whats the key here?

Thanks!!!

[MZ SKEETER 4,708]

Hi,

I'm relatively new to cutting and was succsfull cutting vinyl in a lighter weight 48" roll on a UScutter Laserpoint 48. However, I ordered some heavier duty vinyl for application to an automobile. It is in a role 15inches wide and I ordered it with sprockets not really knowing what that meant.

my problem is that this vinyl is "puckering" when it travels through the machine. Then as it cuts fine detail, those detail areas get all torn up. I have set the 3 rollers equally spaced out over the 15 inches of the material, but it seems to pucker and bump both as it rolls behind the cutting head and after it travels through in front of the cutting head.

Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated.

Do I need to change the glad to a different size? The blade currently in the machine has been used only once.

Do I need to slow down the cutting?

Do I need to change the Pressure?

Whats the key here?

Thanks!!!

first off, I would not use 3 rollers for 15" wide material... put 1 roller close to each end, run slow, take the blade holder out of the machine and in your hand, on a scrap piece of vinyl, cut firmly across the vinyl, You should only be cutting the vinyl and no markings or barely any marking in the wax paper backing. Adjust blade to get there. runs some test cuts to make sure you have it adjusted good.