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^ I'm a germ-o-phobe. < Just got home for work ... so now I can work more at home :- V What inspires you?

^ uncle's tweety bird requests and some Hawaiian honu (turtles) < Just realized that the times on my posts are about 3 hours ahead of actual HST time. V What did you want to be when you "grow up"? (Yes, I know the tense is not proper)

a change of clothes, one of the laptops, cell phone, work bag, hidden cash.

John sounds right - it really doesn't sound like the blade depth is set properly. How thick is this card stock? Is it possible that the blade is cutting through the stock and possibly pulling up some trace amounts of adhesive on the blade itself? (thereby causing the carriage to be stuck in the down position when it's moving from letter to letter). A little more info couldn't hurt either: which cutter do you have? how are you connected to the cutter? (sometimes bad USB connection can cause communication problems - slashing could be one of the many possible outcomes of that problem), how much pressure are you using? what is the speed set to? Give us a little more info about the card stock (thickness, poundage, etc.), and if possible, a bit of info on your adhesive back.

Jack of all trades, master of none... I will do just about anything anyone is willing to pay me for (legally) ... websites (hosting, design, managing, domains, etc.), PC/laptop repair, small business networks, home networks, chauffeur, mover (there are always a lot of family and friends moving - what's up with that?), dog watcher, dog walker, lots of help desk (hardware and software), IT consultant, audio/video technician, home theatre system installer, survey/focus group participant, HR consultant, Workers' Comp consultant, CAD drafter, babysitter (although I have to do that job for free), etc. But by far the best job is being the doggie cuddler. I'm a student of life and want to jam as much useful and more useless knowledge I can possibly fit into my little brain.

Dude (JC) you sooo need to bling and fuz your tricycle and take that for a spin! Just don't forget to post it on youtube for our entertainment

^ Had a decent day. Helped out the sister-in-law. Caught a nap. Watched some Sci-Fi channel. < Still trying to mentally workout on the layout of my home 'office'. V I thought the last line of the post was supposed to ask a question for the next poster to answer ... no?

Ahhh ... good to know. I'm now learned ... at least with this bit of info

Let's not forget Carol Burnett ... John Belushi (way funnier than brother Jim) ... Chevy Chase (Caddy Shack & Fletch)

Hands down ... Gilda Radner. The rest ... in no particular order ... Eddie Murphy (back in the days of his RAW tour) Chelsea Handler. Elaine Boosler. Henry Cho. Kathy Griffin (love her TV show)

It's a fee-based font. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/comicraft/shout-out/regular/

No problem ... Vectorizing and node editing ... compliments of Firemalt http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,8390.0.html Creating thicker lines ... compliments of Firemalt http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,5276.0.html Firemalt is the bomb!!

Give us a bit more info ... PC or Mac, what are you trying to print to? (physical printer, .pdf, etc.). Does it give you some type of print screen then freeze, or does it just freeze with no window opening up?

Mahalo! I've always wanted to know the node edit stuff. I would always do my clean-up in raster form, then converting to vector with Inkscape. This is the bomb! Ken - you need to make this a sticky!!

Is there a reason why the pressure is set so high? I started out with a pressure of 60, and now am up to about 75-80 with Oracal 651. I haven't found a need to increase blade pressure since everything cuts well.

Umm.... if the US Cutters are Roland compatible, then shouldn't both Roland, and Roland compatible blades work in an LP?

you can also check the bottom (flat face) of the blade holder. there are times when mine will get goopy adhesive and it will stick to the vinyl just a wee bit longer than necessary when the carriage raises the blade.

You can post in the vectorizing section, but I suggest that you download Inkscape and give that a go. Do a search on tutorial videos, there are a handful out there - lots on youtube. sciondrgn did a quick one on how to vecotrize using Inkscape. http://inkscape.org good luck

I didn't quite understand your response to Ken's question - have you tried to just cut something (not contour cutting). Hitting the test button doesn't count because that doesn't require any interaction with the computer. Try just typing in text or importing a simple vector graphic and cut that. If it doesn't cut, let us know what does happen - is there an error, does Sign Blazer Elements (SBE) say that it's sending but you're not getting any response? How are connecting from PC to cutter? If you're connecting by USB, be sure that you are connecting directly from PC to cutter. No hubs, and try not to use a USB extension. In the cut screen settings, which cutter is selected? In the cut screen settings, which port is selected? I recommend that you take the time, and update your signature so that other forum members who are wiling to assist you aren't asking the same questions again and again. (i.e. cutter model, cutting software, PC or Mac, OS, connect type, etc.)

do they come in 1440x900?

It's either fortunate or unfortunate that I remember most of my dreams, at least for a few days. Most of the time I'm dreaming, I'm fully aware that it is a dream... That's probably why I don't feel well rested no matter how much I sleep sometimes. Anyone believe that if you die in your dreams, you die in real life? Hmm... I've died more than a few times in my dreams ... yet I'm still here. So very bizarre. I'm always amazed and envious of others who don't remember their dreams at all. Wish I suffered from that ailment.

Let me know how it goes. Seems like a really expensive thing to "test."

... rang the door bell and asked, "Where can I find Owl? I need to ask how to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear."

Shh... it just started not too long ago here