ericmschwanke

Having odd cuts...

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I have the US Cutter Laser II and getting some weird cuts happening. I am working on cutting a 6x12 inch image with text. 

 

I set up my SCAL 3 program for 6x24 so I can cut two of the same exact decals side by side. When I cut them one of the words on the end cut perfect but the second image it cut "as you can see in the photos" overlapped some of the text.

 

I am setting the cutter up as origin point when cutting from the SCAL 3 program... Any ideas? Its driving me crazy!

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Try looking at the object in wire frame. I'm guessing there is another object there or try outlining everything in black and taking a look. Post up the file and someone will look at it.

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Is it possible the odd cuts would be coming from the paper shifting? I was doing a 36x24inch cut after this smaller text and it was being very strange on the alignment. but the end of  it the paper was off 6 inches from where it started and was cutting through all my other designs from the paper being off alignment. 

 

Is it possible my blade is sticking out to much and causing too much pressure? Could one of my motors pushing my paper be slower than the others? 

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Try this..... Drove me crazy in SCALP. Hide what you're cutting them "select" your mat with the selection tool. In other words, draw a selection box around the outer edge of the workspace. It's possible there's some nodes there that you can't see, but are being cut. Highlighting the may will tell you, then you can delete them.

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Thanks. I will give that a try. It was just so odd because I was cutting perfectly the last few weeks and now the last 3 jobs are just screwed up.

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Avoiding grouping your objects when you do. You'll end up grouping the stray parts, if that's the case. Then you'll need to view cut lines only.

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I think I realized some issues. I am having issues with how the paper is rolling. I added two photos of how the paper ends up getting off jointed towards the end of a longer cut... I also included the actual cut how the outlines appear through the SCAL 3 program.

 

 

 

 

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Is it possible my pressure is too high while cutting and pulling the paper? I am at speed 200 and pressure 105.

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From USCUTTER support.
 
Why is my cutter making the vinyl go sideways?

 Although the vinyl may appear to be loaded squarely, it takes only a slight skew to create a noticeable shift. If your vinyl shifts drastically to the left or right when feeding, the first thing to check is the pinch-roller positions. Most vinyl cutters will have specific places where the pinch-rollers cannot be placed. These positions may or may not be clearly marked. The best method to follow is simply to ensure that the pinch-rollers are placed directly above the knurled part of the feed-rollers. If your cutter is experiencing issues with material tracking, download our Material Loading Guide.

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So the odd cuts continue and I really need some guidance here. I attached my outlines of what it looks like in SCAL 3 and what the cut looks like after. I read and have all the info on aligning the paper correctly and there is not a tracking issue. I run the paper almost 35 inches back and forth before even doing a cut to make sure the paper is tracking correctly.

 

 

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This has to be some sort of software glitch to be that far off. Try loading the weeks free trial of SignCut Pro and try a different cutting program out. 

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