MZ SKEETER 4,708 Posted July 8, 2012 that image you showed looked like blade offset to me. Make sure there is nothing in your blade holder. Even a tiny scrap will cause problems.. A drop of light oil in holder.. Blade must spin freely... Try a new blade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster36 327 Posted July 8, 2012 Yeah some of them were blade offset. But that "S" had some wierd lines. Ive seen the problem in inkscape. Its from not proofing in wireframe before saving. Simple problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennD26 2 Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks Skeeter, how do I fix the blade offset? I tried it again using the spool option. Didn't seem to help : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennD26 2 Posted July 8, 2012 Whew this is a hot mess! How did things get so out of whack, randomly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mopar691 281 Posted July 8, 2012 Post #16 is drift issues. its not repeating or it is pulling vinyl from the roll and losing its registration. Are you spooling enough pre-feed from the roll to start with?? Post #28 is data loss/vinyl catching issues. If its data loss you will continue to have this with your connection type. You can try slowing down your bit rate to help this but from my experience you are not going to cure this without going to a full serial connection or a better cutter. Or this can also be caused by machine pulling from the roll also. I see this all the time on my cheaper cutters I use on location and have randomly laying around the shop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennD26 2 Posted July 8, 2012 Thank you, this means that the serial connection skeeter mentioned should help. I hope it gets here soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mopar691 281 Posted July 8, 2012 Thank you, this means that the serial connection skeeter mentioned should help. I hope it gets here soon! Might help the problem but on files larger than this you might still have issues. It is just a usb/serial adapter. The best solution for any stepper plotter is a full serial connection. Anything else and you are just asking for problems. Plain and simple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennD26 2 Posted July 8, 2012 Would adding additional memory to the cutter help this as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,708 Posted July 8, 2012 Thank you, this means that the serial connection skeeter mentioned should help. I hope it gets here soon! Also, that cutter is very limited on memory..MH721 or the refine series.. I hope you are turning off the cutter, and turning back on before cutting again. Dump the data from previous order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,708 Posted July 8, 2012 I have seen others buy it and like it... I see they have it back in stock again.. For quite a while it was out of stock... http://www.uscutter.com/index/page/product/product_id/1628/category_id/70/product_name/4MB+Memory+Chip+for+USCutter+MH-Series+Vinyl+Cutters+%28Non-MK2+ONLY%29 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennD26 2 Posted July 8, 2012 Mine is an MK-2, this will not work on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,708 Posted July 8, 2012 unless someone on the forum has done it. It is a question for USCUTTER techs. and according to the ad, it says for NON MK-2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster36 327 Posted July 8, 2012 Try doing what I said in the PM, Retype the file into signcut and give that a try. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster36 327 Posted July 8, 2012 One more thing before I leave the computer. On the file in post 16, zoom into that S in outline mode(view>display mode>outline) and see if the top part of that thin stroke connects to that wierd dent on the fat part of the S. They look like they connect. Which would mean its a bad font. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
