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I found this from Mz Skeeter; "vertical text, just type the letter and hit enter after each letter,, will place the letter below each letter" and this..." Once vertical, you can select the text and use Node Edit to adjust spacing." Me? I don't have the program. I used the Search Feature.

At Conde ask for Christy Fox and tell her Bob from Mad Hatter Graphix. She is nice I say bob cause my dad deals with her I don't . Go broke is right. Don't forget heat tape and Dye Trans Spray from Conde .

Hello I have been using my mh871 mk2 on my windows perfectly fine I just pick up a macbook and now im having issues downloading the drivers any thoughts ? The guy from the support line told me there wasnt any? Or how do I get it to work? Thanks in advance

I will check him out.

Rented space, wants to be able to take it down

fdc is fine vinyl and stickerman5000 on ebay has great deals on it

As far as your list goes my recommendations would be: Already picked a great cutter Software - you can start with Inkscape Other software - possibly some vector packs but they get expensive so you may want to wait and decide what your actual needs are before just buying a whole bunch Vinyl - Oracal 651 is the best bang for the buck ad you are safe to pick up white and black for certain App tape - you might try several types but you are always safe with any of the paper R-Tape. The ones with RLA are nice IMO Weeding tools - I end up settling in on a pair of sharp pointed tweezers but there are a host of options out there and taste differ. Squeegees - I buy good quality 3M squeegees they seem to stay straight a little better. I like the 3M Gold for most applications but the Blue are nice and flexible so i keep one of those on hand too Ruler - Definitely need a good ruler, I have settled in with a 24.5 inch see through Fiskars which help when cutting after the app tape. I also have a long SOOPER Edge but I use it less Cutting mat - Buy the 36.5"x24.5" OLFA green mat or probably similar. As big as you can get without a fold in it. I also bought the 48"x 24" white cutting mat from USCutter but it says it is self healing and it's really not. The green IS self healing and stays smooth for masking your work. Marking Pencils - I use the water soluble marking pencils Coroplast and Banners - I bought some banners thinking I would move more of those than I have so I would wait until you get an order on any substrate. Other things you might want - Heat press and associated accessories to have a completely different revenue stream. You will be all set to do Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) with your cutter. It's easy and affordable Good quality masking tape for application time. 3M automotive refinishing masking tape or American PG are a couple good available brands. These are going to cost you double what the cheap stuff is but no comparison. After you get going if you find yourself doing a lot of large graphics using full width 24" wide vinyl you might consider a Big Squeegee Cut Vinyl Tool. Takes a little learning but they are awesome for taping off big jobs by yourself. Pre-application - I recommend some Orange citrus adhesive remover and plenty of rubbing alcohol and probably some application fluid. I have used a couple different brands of app fluid for wet apps and they seemed similar to me. I also use some methyl alcohol mixed/diluted with water as a basic cleaning solution. It comes in a tin can and you mix it yourself and is affordable to use a lot of for cleaning off grime and also after suing the orange citrus. Don't buy the squirt bottle from USCutter, most won't even work. I buy mine at Home depot and they are better quality. OK that was a lot of info. Last thing I can think of right now. You are going to want to get set up with at least one of the wholesale suppliers in your town to buy substrate and you may need to prove to them you are a viable business. I don't know what suppliers are in your area. We have Denco Sales and Sun Supply. They will stock all sorts of substrates, vinyl, app tape and tools. Probably not as cheap as USCutter for any of it but they are close and quick and sell cast vinyl by the yard for one off jobs that require a unique color.

Dang 1 I actually knew and I was beat to the punch.

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I hate to say it but as I get older my memory fails me but it seems like the belt was split on the back of the carriage on the LP1. Had to do the LP1 and the LP2 so I'm trying to remember which was which way.

it may be one continuous loop but I just can't remember - can you tell if the ends are cut or slightly jagged like just old and broke? are there other cracks in it that might be a clue?

Yeah, I have been going blind trying to zoom in on it to see. I even went as far as dropping it into photoshop to play with the lighting to see, no luck. I just went to youtube to watch video on laserpoint but it was a 2 not 1. Belt and carriage is definatly different on that than the PCUT.

it's really impossible to tell from the pic of the part on the site http://www.uscutter.com/Creation-PCUT-CT630-Carriage-Belt

As mentioned earlier. Your text is considered an object. Your graphic is considered a object. Any other items you add are consider an object. If you have move each of those objects around before you mirror then the objects are not groups or other words locked as one. It's kind of like flattening the objects to one. Then you can manipulate the object as you see fit. Change size, mirror, position etc. Just a tip on grouping. You are group two objects together and manipulate them. Then box the entire graphic and group the entire as one. Remember mirroring is looking away from you from the original. This would made the looking away side the shiney side. When cut it's flipped over and now looking at you with the shiney side up. I think I got that right. So when putting the vinyl in the cutter. The shiney side is the face. Face down in the cutter. When pressing it on. Face up. Did I get that right?

Are you selecting the entire text, grouping, then reselecting the group? I just tried it in SCALP ( don't have v2) and it worked. I know I said flip vertical earlier, it's actually flip horizontal. To me, flip vertical means flip on a vertical axis. LOL

Private message sent. There's a patch that eliminates the 'nag' screens.

I bought a bare bones f150 xl in 1995 now after just 250,000 miles parts have started breaking on it . I called Ford but they were no help . Oh well I was warned by a Chevy guy not to buy it.

Ericjgidney, First, welcome. Second, I have an SC24 which works flawlessly. Third, yours will too. Stop and relax, and realize none of your cutting dreams will come over night. Think months if you're good... year minimum if you're confused. Take your time.

That is blade offset problem. It looks to be too high.. You adjust that in your cutting software. Your corners, should be sharp. What is it set at? To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing.

Here is one i just finished up. Its more on the Quote/Invoice type sheet that breaks everything down(Limit to 10 colors, so it all fits on one page). the multiplier section is for if you are doing multiples of one color, ie: race car numbers. The only thing i didn't do was set up for the cost for the vinyl/ sq. ft. the app tape is based off of a $75 price. The tax and preparation fees are a rough idea, i just had to throw some numbers in there. Enter in all you fields, change the footer and its your personal, or customer quote sheet. Thanks, J3werks, Custom Graphics and Signs Blank Calc usc.zip Blank Calc usc.zip

I've got something worked up like your thinking. ?!? Take a look at this, it's just a cheesy thing I made one night, but it works just like the Sign Cac website one. EXCEPT: the extra colors, I trying to get my math figured out... FunctionSignCac.zip FunctionSignCac.zip

I made one myself when I first bought my cutter. It's not as clean as yours. And mine prices a little higher. I'm getting a total of about $0.55 a Square Foot. That;s with Vinyl roll costing about $26.00. Here is mine, it's ruff, but it works for me. pricing calcuator.zip pricing calcuator.zip

Thanks everyone for the support. I figure this is one way I can give back a little bit. I filled out that last column that I forgot, and also added a check to make sure it wouldn't error out when there were no totals. I added a Sum at the bottom so you could add a couple vinyls together for a bid or whatever. I didn't change anything on the left side, so if you already put all your stuff into the old one, just Copy and paste it into the fixed one. Hopefully it helps someone. Roll Vinyl Calculator 2.zip Roll Vinyl Calculator 2.zip

this is for me and the other 20 ppl that did not give thanks for all the work that you put into this. Thank You