thor2015 0 Posted January 23, 2012 I recently received a Graphtec CE5000-60 for Christmas and am trying my first cuts on some sample sheets of 12" x 12" material. When I select the "sheet" option and press enter to let the cutter measure length and width, I get a measurement of about 10.7" x 10.5". Is there any way to use more of the cuttable area of the sheet or is this a normal margin that cannot be adjusted? Thanks for any advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 23, 2012 I have a GraphtecFC7000MK-75 . I thought the measuring just wasted vinyl. I disabled the media sensor, and pinch roller sensor at the git go.. Mine was in background settings. I can place my carriage head right off the edge of the vinyl hit origin and cut. Less waste. No more measuring the vinyl, and just place the pinch rollers over the grit rollers and your fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thor2015 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks for the response- I'll give that a try. Since I've gotten this plotter I've been reading your posts on the different ins and outs others have had with the Graphtec so I appreciate all the help you've given. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 24, 2012 your welcome.. I love my machine... I have never regretted getting it.. I hope you love yours also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thor2015 0 Posted January 24, 2012 I think I will once I get more familiar with it and the software. I have to keep in mind that I am going from a hobby grade machine to something more professional grade and as such there is a learning curve. For right now I am cutting directly from Inkscape until I can get my hands on a legal copy of Adobe Illustrator. Disabling the sensors seemed to help but I ran into a glitch. After disabling the "home" and "media" sensors, I loaded a sheet and did a test plot with my pen tool to test how my software was orienting my graphic and what margins it was using. After this first plot, when I would press enter after loading a new sheet, the head would move all the way to the left until it jammed. The first time it gave me a "Y position error" fault but the next time it simply reset the machine. Since I really don't want to ruin the machine or put unnecessary stress on it I reset the factory settings to re-enable the sensors, disabled them again and now it seems like the cutter is behaving (after pressing enter the head stays put instead of trying to search for the roller position). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thor2015 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Figured out part of the problem. Disabled media and home sensors again, but I found when I changed the media orientation settings in the Graphtec cutting plotter controller the cutting head is told to search for the leftmost roller. Since both sensors are disabled, no roller is found and the cutting head just keeps drifting to the left until the controller is opened again and the settings are reset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 24, 2012 What is HOME for? I found it in your user manual...... never mind found this in your user manual If the media or home sensors have been disabled (set to DISABLED), be sure to specify the cutting/plotting area (see “4.11 Setting the Cutting/Plotting Area”). If the cutting/plotting area is not specified, the cutting mat may be damaged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 24, 2012 forum member mr300s uses Signblazer with his Graphtec CE5000 use mode HP-GL Use the Signblazer all cutter version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMopar64 47 Posted January 24, 2012 I recently received a Graphtec CE5000-60 for Christmas and am trying my first cuts on some sample sheets of 12" x 12" material. When I select the "sheet" option and press enter to let the cutter measure length and width, I get a measurement of about 10.7" x 10.5". Is there any way to use more of the cuttable area of the sheet or is this a normal margin that cannot be adjusted? Thanks for any advice. The margin is set by where you put the wheels that is what it uses to size the material... Home is where the cutter starts from MM64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 24, 2012 CE 5000 must operate differently than the FC7000. I have no problems disabling mine.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thor2015 0 Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks, guys. I've read about the cutting strips getting damaged so I am doing test plots with paper and the pen tool. If the pen tool runs off the sheet, there's a little ink to wipe off but no permanent damage to the strip. I'll also look into Signblazer as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knucklehead 530 Posted January 29, 2012 When it "measures" the width of the vinyl, it is actually just measuring the distance between the rollers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
