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Hmm ... All of my blade holders are made of aluminum, so I guess I'm just used to it. The servo should be okay with it, provided that a) the blade tip is in tact, and its not dragging with a broken blade, and/or b) the blade holder is free of debris to free spin properly. When my vinyl cut doesn't look to be spot on, I will take out the blade holder and inspect the blade itself, and well as clean out the holder. You can try the blade holder with a Clean Cut Blade, which often times do not require as much force to cut, which should cause less drag on the servos.

That looks like something that would pay itself off very quickly. Very cool!!

Do not quote me on this, but I've read online, that other owner's have successfully used the CB09 Blade Holder in the CE Lite-50 machines. I know you can find after market manufacturers that make those blade holders, fairly inexpensive. Whether you want to spend money testing that out is entirely up to you. But if you give it a go, will you let us know the results?

If you do a good amount of detailed cuts, you might want to consider getting a 60-degree blade. I usually run 60-degree blades in both my machines all the time.

Check your blade, see if there's still a good point on it, or if you've been using the blade for a while, try swapping it out. Check blade depth. Even though you're curring slow, you can try to slow it down even more. Check the blade holder carriage, because there's times that the holder can crack, or the thread get stripped, etc. Check your cutting strip. if there are cuts in it, then it might be time to replace it (or turn it around). Check your blade offset.

Thanks slice. For some reason, my puter didn't display the images

Are you able to post screen shots of the nodes in Inkscape, and a screen shot of the nodes in SBE? I'd be very curious to see what the difference is. I have and still do, vectorize in Inkscape and export the .eps for SBE. I hadn't really noticed if there's a substantial difference in node counts. Posting your file might get some forum members to give it a test cut for you to see what's happening.

No problem, just here trying to help as many people as we can btw - thank you for taking the time to register to our forum.

Have you checked both paths as stated above, your software might be pathing to a different location (even if you see a settings directory). What version of Windows are you running? Was a there a recent update that happened since the last time you used the software? What version of VM are you running? Did you try everything that Madawc suggested?

[Google Translation] Good morning, I purchased a Graphtec CE 1000-60 cutting machine which I am trying to connect to my Windows 10 computer. signblazer cutting software. Working original connection cable. Driver hard to find, I installed the CE2000-60 one which should normally be compatible. But it's impossible to get the cutter to work with my computer. If anyone had the same problem as me and if they could help me find the solution, I would be indebted to them. Thanks in advance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was this cutter working when you purchased it? Does it cut when you run the test from the cutter's control panel? A photo of the type of cable you are using would go a long way, as it looks like this cutter has two different ways of connecting to your computer. Whatever COM Port Windows has assigned to your cutter, it needs to be 4 or under, any COM Port above 5 will not work. It would be preferred if you did the translation on your side first, as not all of the volunteer moderators or forum members will take the time to translate it for you. [Google Translation]: Ce cutter fonctionnait-il lorsque vous l'avez acheté ? Est-ce qu'il coupe lorsque vous exécutez le test depuis le panneau de commande du cutter ? Une photo du type de câble que vous utilisez serait très utile, car il semble que ce cutter ait deux manières différentes de se connecter à votre ordinateur. Quel que soit le port COM que Windows a attribué à votre cutter, il doit être de 4 ou moins, tout port COM supérieur à 5 ne fonctionnera pas. Il serait préférable que vous fassiez d'abord la traduction de votre côté, car tous les modérateurs bénévoles ou membres du forum ne prendront pas le temps de la traduire pour vous.

Good luck with the refund. I admittedly am perplexed. Either the seller ran a test, which typically does not require the cutter to be connected to any computer, or he did not. Now, if the seller did run a test, and it in fact cut someting - a retangle, a star, a triangle, whatever the machine's default test "pattern" is, then I am going to side with Slice and say the current issues are with connectivity. If the seller fired it up, tried to run a test (via the cutter's control panel) and nothing happened, then do you best to get your money back and scrap the machine when you finally do.

Nice that you found which COM Port your machine assigned. Next, is that port under 4? If not, try to reassign the port to a number 4 or under. Are you using a null modem cable if you are using the serial port out of the machine? If you are, do you have the drivers for the keyspan (serial-usb) adapter installed? When you have a low number com port assisned, make sure that you select the proper port in the cuttign software, and do not allow for "auto" because that rarely gets it right. Do what you can not to use any usb extensions, or having the cable be too long.

Awesome job restoring the pin machines! We have several, or more like a small collection of them (about 8 or 10 of them). It's great when they all work well, and not so great when they don't. Either way, it's fun playing them, and almost fun repairing them ... almost.

Apparently there was a power outage while I was on vacation, and while power outages have happened before, this is the first time that it's killed my LaserPoint (first generation). No fans, no beep, no rolling, no LCD. I'm just thankful that it didn't kill my Graphtec too. I have a feeling I know that the answer is to replace the circut board ($100ish) that handles the power, but is there anything else I need to take a look at, or is it even worth trying to resurrect this machine. I like having two machines I espcially like that I had the LP dialed in to cut reflective, since I've needed to take over making signs for a local tow company, instead of torturing my Graphtec for those jobs. If anyone has any suggestions or input, I would greatly appreciate it.

truth.

can you post the original files?

There have been times, where I've need to scale down the vector file, outside of the cutting sofware, and save the vector format in a smaller size (physically and file), then import it in to the cutting software and re-size it there. If you're thinking there are too many nodes, then it might be worth your time to clean them up. Foe every node you have, it's another piece of data that gets sent to tell the cutter how to turn and how far to go, until the next piece of data is providing the next bit of information. I like to think of nodes like little stop signs, the more I have, the longer it'll take for me to get from point A to point B, and increases the chances for more jagged cuts/lines, instead of cleaning up the nodes and making it more like getting on a highway, with smooth curves and less likely for stop and go actions. The data from the nodes can add up, and some cutters can basically choke on that much data. I will typically clean up nodes if there are tons, it makes for a smaller file size, less data that gets sent to the cutter, and sometime, even smoother cuts in the graphic. You can either give us a bit more information ... size of the job, or even post the file, preferably in .eps or .svg form, and other can take a look at it and provide feedback or suggestions.

my guess would be the circuit board as well. do any of the other buttons work on the control panel? If they do, are you able to run the test cut from the panel.

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As far as I know, the MH871 will only run on Windows. That being said, you can try using bootcamp, or VM Fusion/Parallels to run Windows and see if that'll work for you. I was able to sucessfully run my LaserPoint (original) on Parallels and Fusion with Windows 7 & Windows 10, on my much older MacPro, but when that machine crapped out, I replaced with an M1 Apple, and while Windows will run via Fusion, the USB/COM Ports are not as easily configurable that's required to properly communicate between computer and cutter. Truth be told, I gave up on that, and got myself a Graphtec, which I run with the very limited software that Graphtec has pushed out for on Mac. I do most of my design in other software and just import to the cutting software. If I need to cut stuff on my LaserPoint, I have an older Win7 machine that I fire up for that.

You might need to post the file for someone to help troubleshoot it for you.

I do not believe there are any scanners that can directly as any vector file, including .svg, .eps, or .ai. The closest you would get would be to scan to .pdf, or vectorize your scanned image using other software.

I start my vinyl just a little forward of the cut strip. Like Skeeter said, if you position the blade carriage and vinyl where you want it to start, then hit the Orgin button, then you should be good. The cutter should not roll back the vinyl from that point. Just position everything, hit Origin, then send the job to the cutter.

what cutting software are you using, and can you let us know what some of your settings are?

I would try darc's suggestion first, and if that doesn't work, then go with slice's.