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  8. Posted

    Make sure your artwork is clean of any stray line. Look at it in outline/wireframe mode. I have been using my SC with SignBlazer with no problems. UScutter say keyspan not necessary with SC cutters. One other thing is I have to keep resetting my output device in cutter settings when I close sign blazer and than come back at a later time, might want to check that yours is not changing. It does this even though I have saved this in cutter settings.

  9. Posted

    SA Graphix, I don't see the glue lines around any of the letters, apparently you think you know more about Oracal's material than the people that make it. Read the entire post.

    NateL, I found it, it was a 1" line on the work causing the problem with the "n"s. Just a straight line from point A to point B. It must have been left when I was doing some of the design work. I will learn to keep my work clean. I can not find anything wrong with the "o" in the art work.

  10. Posted

    If it was not for both of the "n"s being cut in the same place, I don't think I would have belived it was a stray cut. I think that they may have opened up with the extreme heat we have been experincing. These stray cuts were not very long they did not even go into the adjoining letter. I just don't know.

  11. Posted

    New update:

    Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:23 PM

    To: Dean Strohmenger

    Subject: Fw: [Fwd: Re: FROM ORACAL.COM: Oracal 651 problem]

    Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, after inspecting it more closely it appears my cutter made a stray cut thru three of the letters. I rechecked my art work and everything appears okay. We just missed it in the weeding process. Sorry for being a bother. Someone suggested I should have used 751 on this job, but from what I had read the 651 was the vinyl of choice. Look at the pictures and tell me what you think. When would you use the 751 over the 651?

    Answer from Oracal:

    Being that this is a flat surface 651 is appropriate unless there are rivets that are unavoidable. 751 is a cast material. Being a cast material it does have a longer life span but more importantly it is a conformable material. From what I can see in the photos conformability is not necessary so staying with the 651 saved a considerable amount of money in materials. Projects like this one in the photos commonly are changed before a 5-6 year product like 651 wears out.

    Dean Strohmenger

    Senior Product Support Specialist

    ORACAL USA

    An ORAFOL Company

    1100 Oracal Parkway

    Black Creek, GA 31308

  13. Posted

    Update from Oracal

    Being such a short time since application it is most likely that a wax product has been applied to the product. Wax will dry out vinyl, adding exposure to the sun as well will only compound the issue.

    I would be glad to look at any photos and additional information about the application and the material itself anytime if you wish.

    Thank you

    Dean Strohmenger

    Senior Product Support Specialist

    ORACAL USA

    An ORAFOL Company

    1100 Oracal Parkway

    Black Creek, GA 31308

    After inpecting it more closely, it appears I had a stray line cut thru 3 of the letters. I reinspected the art work everything okay there, two of them were "n"s and one "o". Will replace and move on. By the way Oracal wasted no time in contacting me and working me thru this. Thanks Dean

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  14. Posted

    Dan, I appreciate your comments, but we are talking about 4 months. You telling me not to expect 651 to last a year, come on man. I will be checking with Oracal Tuesday on this matter.

  15. Posted

    Should it be doing this in only 4 months. So much for the 6 years as per the USCutter description. "ORACAL Series 651 has become the industry standard for high performance calendered films. Only 2.5 mils thick, ORACAL 651 offers six year outdoor durability, flexibility, thermal print compatibility, and a choice of 59 high-gloss colors. This high-quality film is a good choice for moderately complex jobs that don't require the extra conformability provided by ORACAL's cast films."

    I did not require the extra conformability provided by Oracal's cast films. So for only a couple of letters, just concerned.

  16. Posted

    I did a big trailer in April just saw it today and I am a little concerned some of the letters are showing cracks, nothing that the customer is complaining about. From what I had read I expected the Oracal 651 to hold up better than this. Could this be because of old vinyl or heat (black trailer grey letters) just wondering at this point. All the other colors look great, just the grey.

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  24. Posted

    Try this:

    1. If you have a version of SignBlazer installed, uninstall and then delete the folder: Program Files\Cutting Technologies

    2. Download the SignBlazer Elements version 6.05 zip file https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhc7cgzlyc9z57z/Signblazer%20%281%29.zip?m and extract.

    3. Install SB-6-setup.exe (deselect options for shortcuts. After install, don't launch it yet)

    4. Install SBE-update.exe (Select option for shortcut on desktop. After install, don't launch it yet)

    5. Install SBE-patch.exe

    6. Now click on shortcut on desktop. You will now have version 6.05.

    If this done correctly you should not have the counter or the nag screens any more. I had to do this two or three times before I got it right sometimes I just start clicking before I read exactly what it says. I do not take credit for this information, I just can't remember where I got it and saved it to my computer. Hope it helps.