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What design software do you use with your cutter? If you do the measurements, you should easily be able to create a template, or at least one that's really, really close to actual. Designing in vector will be a skill that you should learn, because your cutter will only cut vector. With a little help from a calculator, it took about 30 minutes to come up with a template. I can't believe people sell this stuff on Etsy . btw - you didn't share what year your MBP is, so it's hard to determine whether or not it has a touchbar or not.

Have you tried doing a test cut from the control panel? Can you post a pic of the misaligned cut? Have you tried adjusting the offset? you can go a little up, or a little down to find the sweet spot. How small or large is your design? Have you tried to slow the speed down? What software are you using?

I'm envious. The closest thing we have to a public laser is if you're a member of the local Makerspace, which isn't that cheap to be a member of. Before I took the plunge and bought a laser machine myself, I reached out to them and asked if there were any classes for it, or if there are other members there that would be willing to teach me how to use it. I got an abrupt, "No, and no." That was the extent of the communication. A little Aloha would have gone a long way. Doesn't exactly make me want to cross the street to spit on the building if it were on fire, you know what I mean? Our local libraries only offer up free computers to use to connect to the internet. That is the only technology they offer up .

what kind of vinyl are you cutting? 651, 751, etc.? age and degree of blade? are the cuts scoring or cutting into the backing? what speed are you cutting at? that's a lot of pressure that you're using, that's why I'm asking all my questions

You can try grimco.com I have a friend that regularly orders sign blanks from them.

the old site had a. pop up too.

bump. hey mark - what cnc machine do you have? i'm on the fence about picking one up.

If you are cutting all the way through the mylar, then a carrier sheet is needed, if that's the case, then you have set the point of origin independently of where the actual corner for mylar is. Actually, carrier sheet or not, the cutter should have the ability to reset it's point of origin wherever you position the blade carriage.

Yes, any version of SBE that is sourced from USC or someone reputable from the USC Forum, will trigger your antivirus. It's abandonware due to the fact the software design has long passed on. Fortunately, there was a member who was able to work on the file and allow for users to install and use it beyond it's trial period. Because of that, antivirus programs assume that it's a virus and/or malware.

Have you reached out to SCALP, and what was their response? What version of CD are you using?

I can't see your pics. What are you trying to do? The SC is not a printer, the closest you would get to that would be if you put a pen in the blade carriage holder to plot something.

Have you checked what the workspace area is?

what software? what machine?

If you bought the machine new from USC, then it should've come with software VM or SCALP. Why do you need to source your own cutting software when one is already included? I'm guessing that you are on a Windows platform. The Titan will not use TCP/IP, it will use a COM Port and you can find which one Windows has assigned to it by looking in the Device Manager after plugging it in using a USB cable. If this doesn't help, then you need to provide us with additional information: - Windows or Mac, which version - What cutting software are you wanting to use

If the CM plug in works with your AI, there is no need for any additional software, unless you would really prefer to use a different design software. If that's the case, then any cutting software that will have the right driver for your CE6000-60 will do.

While your machine is powered off, try moving the blade carriage away from the side, then power it back up.

age of vinyl. blade depth. different blade angle. if the cuts aren't closing, retest the best off sets.

Have you tried to contact VM directly?

I love my 60* blade, and use it for everything. Put one in within a few months when I first got my LP over 12+ years ago, and then dropped on in when I got my CE6000-60 Plus when it was new out of the box. I know that some times the suggestions seem repetitive, but it's because a lot of people will provide information as to the bad/poor results they are getting, but not necessarily letting us know how they got there, or what steps they've taken to troubleshoot. I know that going be to basics and checking blade depth seem to be kind of kindergarten for some, but you would be amazed at how many don't have the blade depth set correctly the first time around. A incorrectly set blade can still cut, but it won't always cut optimally under the wide range of settings that some users can use. As far as a jagged edge ... yes there could be several causes, so there will be several suggestions - bad vector, broke blade tip, dull blade, incorrect blade depth, bad cutting strip, no slack in the vinyl, junk vinyl, etc. I rarely use the software that came with my Graphtec, because I learned on SignBlazer and I am the most efficient on SB, so majority of my jobs get sent to it from SB. If the vector is bad, I edit it in SB, if the vector is really bad, then I just try to recreate it. I also have tested it out using the Graphtec Pro Studio (in Windows), Graphtec Studio (in Mac), and VM have not had a quality issue with the cuts. Don't give up on your CE6000, it's a great machine. It was a substantial step up from my LP, so there was an expected learning curve to go with it. When sellers eventually run out of CE6000, it will be coveted over the CE7000. I encourage you to keep us posted so we can track your progressive, and hopefully contribute something helpful if and when we can.

Aloha and welcome.

Tell us what software you're using, and then you stand a chance of getting a viable solution from the forum. Most cutting software will show you, or have the ability to show you, how it's going to send the job to the cutter. You should be able to rotate your design 90-degrees and get it to cut across rather than front to back.

I agree. That's why I asked if that was the correct blade holder for that particular machine.

I donʻt know if itʻs possible to bring the blade holder down any further for OP. It already looks like the blade holder might be too long, and thatʻs why it cannot be seated properly. If the blade holder is already touching the vinyl while the carriage is in the up position, then itʻs not in the bracket properly, or it's the wrong blade holder because itʻs too long. Whatever the case may be, dragging the holder and blade like that can cause unnecessary drag on the motor not to mention possibly damaging the cutting strip.

I doubt youʻll get a response from the OP (Josh623), as his post was done in 2014.

Installing it does not necessarily means that itʻs compatible. Have you checked with SCALP to see if your operating system, SCALP version, and CorelDraw version are compatible? What kind of error are you getting, can you post a screen shot of the error?