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  2. haumana
    Aloha StanD - I would recommend that you sign up for this forum as a regualr user, so that your posts will go up immediately for everyone to see. Does cost of thing. As for what's happening, have you checked the file to see if there's something a little wonky with the area that it's freaking out at? I'm guessing that it does that in the same place? You might also try scaling the file down and put in some sacrificial vinyl to see if it's still does it. If you're willing, you can also post the file for other members to inspect.
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  4. Guest
    Hey all. Im having an issue with my Vinylmaster LTR 5.0 program cutting1/3 of a 2' x 2' camouflage tree limb type cut, going to the second 1/3 of the cut, which would be cool but before going to the middle third it will freak out for a couple seconds up by the origin spot, roll back to try an finish the middle which it does for a few spots but then I catch it cutting the second 1/3. That in itself wouldnt bother me but if the vinyl rolls out a 1/16 or 1/8" it ruins the entire cut by being misaligned. What causes this? tia, Stan
  5. haumana

    sign blazer

    haumana replied to xeto's topic in SignBlazer

    Just know that you'll probably want to turn off your anti-virus before installing it.
  6. xeto

    sign blazer

    xeto posted a topic in SignBlazer

    Hello, Is their a download for that program anywhere. Thanks
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  8. darcshadow
    They are stripes in the flag. Which now that I look at it, the flag is backwards! The star field should be on the left.
  9. slice&dice
    Best of luck to you in this new endeavor. We all reach the point of having to deal with Nodes, at some junction in our learning curve. I've even gone into TEXTS and changed them to objects, just so I can go in and change a letter slightly to look better. (A font touch-up, I call it). By the way, those two vertical elements between the dog's ears seem odd, I would just delete them entirely, and leave that area clear.
  10. Worble7
    ok thanks everyone I will be learning how to do this next. Jeff
  11. darcshadow
    And after thinking about it more, if you're just using these as stencils for painting, you only really need to separate the dog. The flag you can just paint blue, using tape/cardboard to cover the area you don't want paint and then repeat for the red. No need to use two stencils and have to fight with getting lining them up.
  12. darcshadow started following Removing parts of a design to make a stencil
  13. darcshadow
    Once the image is a vector there should be a command like break apart. That will allow you to pull the dog away from the flag easily. I would then draw a box over the star field of the flag and duplicate the flag and box. Move one copy of the flag and box over and then punch to erase the field leaving only the strips. On the second one do an intersection command which would leave only the star field.
  14. MZ SKEETER
    You need to be cutting on an adhesive cutting mat or you will be chewing up your teflon cutting strip. UScutter sells them..Walmart for Cricuts. https://uscutter.com/uscutter-vinyl-cutter-carrier-sheet-cutting-mat-a4-a1/
  15. haumana
    ditto to what Slice said, at least for the flag part. it looks like the dog is not touching the rest of the flag, so that should be easy enough.
  16. Guest
    Hey Team, I am trying to understand this VM program and can not find any source to complete my task. Can you please help? I have a 34inch US Cutter and use the Vinyl Master cutting software. I normally import a design file using Adobe Illustrator and cut decals Well now I want to experiment with some more DYI home "printed" stickers as a "Kiss Cut" option. These "Kiss Cut" Stickers I would like to make are printed on sticker substrate and have a laminate on top. The sticker sheet size is a 10"x10" and has a tail of 5inches of blank material so the wheels will have something to hold on too if the blade goes past the registration mark. I have included registration marks to my design file. Have the printed sticker sheet loaded into the cutter machine, I have tried setting up the VM cutter to Find my registration marks by manually setting them up and calibrating the location of the registration marks. I am now challenged with when I click cut, It goes to the location of the registration marks but then advances the substrate sticker sheet completely off the rollers. It continues to keep advancing forward and doesn't stop as if there was over a 100 feet of material. ANY Advice or Ideas to help me get to the next step would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance for your time and wisdom.
  17. slice&dice
    OkeyDokey, My glance at this particular effort would involve Node Editing. By doing Dups of the entire design, then going into the editing mode of nodes and bang away the elements of each layer (on each duplicate) you want to remove. It's tedious, yeah, but you've got clean lines & space separating the elements there.
  18. Worble7
    Thanks for the reply, I'm using the software that came with the Graphtec it's pro studio by SAi's Flexi here's one of a few I would like to do. Thanks Jeff red on the flag stripes I would like to do the something like the Raider logo was done
  19. slice&dice
    Jeff, good morning. That's a fair question, but requires a bit more info for a tutorial answer. Software? What is the design appearance? (screenshot posted here) and also, how many colors? (vinyl Layers)
  20. Worble7
    How to remove parts off of a design for multi color painting for a stencil. TIA Jeff
  21. Guest
    Did that and the cutter is still in mm
  22. slice&dice

    Vinyl walking

    slice&dice replied to Tango's topic in General Help

    20-foot running cuts on a SEIKI 870T? Fuggeddaboudit.
  23. haumana

    Vinyl walking

    haumana replied to Tango's topic in General Help

    You should be able to segment the stripe into where there would breaks at the doors, etc.
  24. MZ SKEETER

    Vinyl walking

    MZ SKEETER replied to Tango's topic in General Help

    So which cutting software are you using? I had a Seiki, very likely you can't cut that, But with the correct software, you might. You need a cutting software thart has OPTIMIZE CUTTING ORDER. or similar name. What that finction does is You select a certain amount to be cut at a time of your 20 ft. The cutter will start at the bottom of the stripe and cut say you selected 1 ft. It will cut the stripe the 1 ft on each side of the stripe, then advance another 1 ft, again another 1 ft, until it reaches the end of the stripe. So your vinyl is not going all the way down one side and back. I always measure the distance from the side of the vinyl to the pinch roller on the left and right side. The distance should be the same I use 1.5" distance from the edge of the vinyl to the pinch roller. Make sure overcut is on. Also do not be pulling vinyl from the roll, while cutting. Have enough vinyl pulled and free from the roll hanging behind your cutter. I started my business with a Seiki for 14 months. Then jumped up to a Graphtec, because of the tracking problems. Graphtec don't give you problems with tracking. My Seiki came with Flexistarter 7.6. I still use Flexistarter with my Graphtec as it is great cutting software. I use Flexistarter 8.6 currently. If posssible, you could probably cut 10 feet and overlap the ends.
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  26. Tango

    Vinyl walking

    Tango posted a topic in General Help

    I cut vinyl as a hobby, trying to help a friend with stripes on a vehicle. I need to cut stripes 20 feet long but I can’t keep the vinyl running straight in the cutter. My cutter is an inexpensive seiki 870T. Should it be capable of doing this?
  27. slice&dice

    Any thoughts on this one?

    slice&dice replied to haumana's topic in Fonts

    That sure sounds like a fun night! Boom Kanani.
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  30. haumana

    Any thoughts on this one?

    haumana posted a topic in Fonts

    Any help on this one would be appreciated.
  31. MZ SKEETER
    Check out the vinylmaster comparison chart. For other info contact vinyl master support. https://vinylmaster.software/tools-features Only a handful of volunteers here to answer questions, and I don't think any of those volunteers print.
  32. Guest
    Does VinylMaster DSR support full print and cut workflows, and how does it manage contour cutting for complex designs? How does the integrated RIP software in DSR enhance printing output compared to external RIP solutions?
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