xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 the 'test' cuts are horrible and its making everything i cut look horrible. ive been reading things on this forum for hours and have tried A LOT of the things ive seen and its still doing the same thing =/ in the picture : the red star is how it use to cut like a day ago.. perfect lines and the black is how its cutting now. every test i do looks like this. ive changed the speed and all that stuff.. different vinyl, different blade, everything. im stuck =/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 what cutter, - are the rollers on the track (carriage to rail) check the set screws on the grit rollers also - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 oh sorry, its the MH 871 -mk2 yes i checked the rollers and they are on track. set screws on the grit rollers? where would that be. sorry im new to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 the grit rollers that the pressure wheels press against - something is definitely moving - I would also look for cracks in the carriage area like around the blade holder that is more than a change in offset that is movement 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 although I think you also have an offset issue going from looking at the corners - maybe 2 problems - what changed since the good cut? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 the grit rollers seem fine and i didnt find any cracks in the carriage. and i can only change the offset from the SCAL program... so that shouldnt interfere with the test cut should it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 no it shouldn't - so we are back to unwanted movement in the carriage or rollers. you aren't making it pull off the roll are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 we have covered the most common areas of unwanted movement. maybe someone else will have an idea - that thing is all over the place - not sure if you can slow down the test cut but would try to slow down on the cutter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 if this is a new cutter I would submit a ticket under usc's main site for support - they don't come on here much - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 yea i tried alot of different speeds. even super slow it does that same weird cut. im gonna message them or call them Monday. i just wanted to see if anyone on here could help me so i didnt have to wait =/ thanks for tryin! ive been lookin for answers on here all day and still havent figured it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenwind / One Off Grafx 187 Posted September 7, 2013 Would Static or the cable have anything to do with it. Making sure it is grounded well. But i'm with Dakota looks like movement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 7, 2013 the test cut is internal to the cutter so the cable wouldn't affect that and I don't think it is static this time of year and on that little cut -that is why I am stumped Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 i dont know if this helps any... but every test star i cut looks exactly the same. like its cutting perfectly wrong. if that makes sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenwind / One Off Grafx 187 Posted September 7, 2013 maybe try to send it a non test star Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 7, 2013 I have. still messes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted September 7, 2013 Let's revisit the grit rollers --- there are allen screws holding the grit rollers onto the shaft. I would check to make sure those screws are tight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 8, 2013 i fixed it!! i took off the carrier box and a few of the nuts inside it were loose. so i tightened em and now it cuts perfectly 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenwind / One Off Grafx 187 Posted September 8, 2013 Good to hear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted September 8, 2013 ---- slice&dice said: "I would check to make sure those screws are tight." and ---- dakotagrafx said: "so we are back to unwanted movement in the carriage or rollers." Excellent, we got him looking in the right direction !!! Gold stars for us both!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TVW 4 Posted September 10, 2013 I just saw this, having same issues, going to try that tomorrow although they're sending me a new box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoxoVendetta 3 Posted September 10, 2013 see if the blade holder wiggles around at all. if it does then ya thats the problem =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TVW 4 Posted September 10, 2013 Well I went ahead and took that cover off, nothing is visibly loose. :/ I'll double check everything is tight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YIllustrations 0 Posted September 15, 2013 What exactly did you use to tighten the nuts and bolts in the machine? I am having a similar problem, but I cannot seem to get this machine to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
