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cool video. I'm guessing your home brew recipe of application fluid will work just as well?

Cool thanks! Now I don't have to run out and buy more stuff

The two kanji characters translate to something along the lines of (the best) fastest; or (the most) fastest. Of course it's something that makes total sense in it's native language, but a looses a bit in the translation

Hey all ... So I really excited because my first official "paying" job for my cutter came in. Anyway, it was a bunch of text stuff, but I ran into a problem of the buts being stuttered or perforating the vinyl. It didn't pierce through the vinyl so I was all good there. I have a 24" LP, using USB. The issue seemed to happen regardless if it was straight text created in SBE or an imported text block. I placed two identical text verses on a single pass, but it was different letters that it would stutter on. The only common thing was that it would stutter on the diagonal cut on letters (i.e. M, W, V, etc.). It would move along and cut everything else fine. Any advice would be appreciated

I just did a double take on the font. It actually looks like it's more of a Chinese font rather than Japanese ... but then again, it's been several decades since I took a Japanese class. ACK!

holy schnikies! Really? When I thought I had setup the cutter decently, I had the pressure on 60 ... then I started to use other brands of vinyl and have (softly) settled on 70-80 and my range of pressure. Am I totally off base? Should I be upping the pressure and adjusting the depth of the blade more? As it is, I can barely see it poking out of the holder.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=404987

I was a heavy VM abuser too. With them starting to charge now, it's just not something that's worth me paying for. I downloaded Inkscape (I call it Inky - sooo much shorter) a while back, but for whatever (user-error) issues, I just didn't make it work ... I didn't. Well with VM now charging, I decided to give Inky a try and low and behold, SUCCESS!! And unbelievably easy. Check out the Inky bulleting board. It's a lot easier than it appears to be ... not to mention I think scion dragon posted a you tube on how to vectorize using Inky. Good luck!

I don't think I need to be in the sign business to be the first one to want to stand in line for that! Could you imagine the money a patent on such a device could generate ... that's better than winning the powerball!!! Well, maybe not - at least not if I were the sole winner of one over $200million strong

Does anyone know if there is a font out there is the Beowulf movie font? or if it was a customized font specific for the marketing of this movie...

Manual? We don't need no stinkin' manuals! I read thru the "manual" that came on the CD. It was almost as clear as muddy water ... Thank goodness for this forum! WooHoo!!!!

Does anyone know how I can make my XP PC show me the actual thumbnail rather than the Adobe icon for my .eps graphics?

I will generally try whatever file extension that my graphic is in. If that doesn't work, then I usually will open it up in Fireworks first then save as either a .tif or .jpg. If Fireworks didn't work, then I give it a go in PhotoShop or AI (but my Adobe software is really outdated (PS6 & AI9).

I'll be the first to admit that I downloaded Inkscape, did a quick walk with the instructions provided compliments of this forum, but still didn't "get it." So I was really, really bummed when I visited the VM website to get something vectorized and I was presented with the notice and survey about it being bumped off the Stanford servers (understandably). But when the survy hinted to some of the prices they were thinking about charging ... Good Lord! Well, I have my 4 free tokens, and a few more here and there - basically made everyone in my family sign-up so I can use their tokens. I decided to bite the bullet and give Inkscape another run. Low and behold ... I succeeded. VM was great while it lasted, but I'm glad that I was forced to be reliant on other means to vecotrize. I cut as a hobby and certainly don't cut enough that it would support the VM prices. Thanks VM for all that you've helped me out in the past. Thank you to the USC Forum for teaching me "how to fish"! You guys totally rock!

I started out using a regular gripster xacto, then moved over to an xacto retractable ... the retractable blade is a lot sharper and thinner. http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/X-ACTO-retractable/BDM25 There are some that use regular razor blades, or dental picks. I think it's just a matter of personal preference. I would say if you have a razor or xacto try that first, before spending money some thing you might not need or like. But if you really want a weeding tool(s) or kit, you can always find them on eBay... http://tinyurl.com/2nnkkf http://tinyurl.com/2t7wkd

sometimes I find that coloring pages are just the thing I'm looking for. I don't know if it works for y'all, but I thought I would share this one too. http://www.afunk.com/ EDIT: and this one ... http://childfun.com/ and this one ... http://www.cartooncritters.com/categories.htm

I don't think there is actually a p/n for it, but if you PM Ken, I'm sure he'll be able to get those to you pronto. I'm sorry that you had issues setting up your stand. I encountered some frustration as well, and had to take a small break before I tossed the whole thing out the window. Please don't view it as a reflection upon the cutter. It's a great cutter and I couldn't be happier with mine ... unless it came with an actual "what's in the box" schedule and better instructions for the stand

Is your "old program" AutoCAD? If so, why don't you try zipping a few of the files and posting them here so that someone can help you with the exact file you're trying to use. It sounds like mostly a SB issue. You might want to post this in the Sign Blazer bulleting board, as well as posting it on the Sign Blazer Forum too. http://www.signblazer.net/forum/index.php

Help ... I'm looking for any and all Jeeps. The more the merrier

Totally awesome! Thanks!

How rude of me ... WELCOME to the Forum!! We're always here and very willing to help.

You can get all kinds of answers with your simple question. It just really depends on personal preference and budget. Many here say that if you can afford it, Copam is the way to go (top of the line and quiet). I can only speak for my toy. I have a 24" LaserPoint. Couldn't be happier. I'm a total noob to cutting, but I think I made the right choice. I would've bought the Copam or a larger LP, but shipping ate into a huge portion of the budget so some middle ground had to be found. I've never had to cut anything that was taller (or wider) than 15". But I'm glad that I got the 24" and not anything smaller. Good luck with your decision. Just know that you cannot find a better forum support product than here.

Mahalo! I be edumacated now!

dang ... maybe I can hook-up with the Lucky Charms leprechaun, the Trix bunny, and the Tucan from Fruit Loops and we'll be all set to start our own band ... I could also hire the Keebler elves for back-up. :) Naw, but seriously ... what is colorplast and flutes? ... or maybe it's code in some kind of secret cutting society that I'm not invited to :'(

(mini hijack) ... Why is colorplast problematic? ... and what are flutes?