slice&dice

Kijiji?

I meant with a scissors or xacto knife, cut away that extra white edge showing around the black outline. You're doing fine, in any case. You've got the right idea, to just jump in and play around. It looks like you have a "thing" for aliens!

Before you place Marvin anywhere, clean up his edge contours. By the way, you might enjoy having a MEGA 10-DVD collection of cut-ready material. ebay auction 230847194933 Last week, I used a shark from that set. (Put it onto a MAKO boat)

There are hex-nuts that hold your grit roller onto the shaft, it's possible they are not tightened. (Allen wrench)

He is not talking about downforce here, but rather the speeds. Apparently, there is a glitch that prevents his machine from going any slower than the highrange 50-80 (ostensibly, 500mm/s - 800mm/s) What happens when you are already cutting, and try to adjust?

I noted this exact phenomenon when I first started using my SC. http://forum.uscutte...post__p__276856 ...it makes this noticeable Tap-Tap-Tap as the blade holder comes into contact with the vinyl (the base is hollow, I guess, and echoes the impact). Somewhere I recall noticing a video or tutorial about how to take apart an MH unit and dampen the noise. I'm seriously tempted to dismantle the SC and perform this same type of acoustic alteration.

Susan mentions: "I would love to have a Graphtec or Roland..." Yeah, hon, me too! However, I'm OK for now with the low-cost SC that slices and dices all my sign lettering.

Yeah, it's weird, because the language within the thread announcing this new procedure says: "...those newbie posts will need to be approved by a moderator before they are saved as a public post for others to view and reply to. This includes any kind of post, whether you create a new topic or your first post is just a reply to someone else's post." This restriction is applying to everyone who jumps into a thread STARTED by a newbie. Apparently, something odd is happening regarding that particular segment of the approval process. Don't spend too much time on it, John, go and enjoy the holiday, start a bar-b-q or something!!!!

Cutting speeds are usually registered in mm/s and the slowest speed I can access on my SC/Liyu is just 100mm/s and I normally run at 800mm/s (top speed)

For the record, the RedSail cutters are among the lowest-cost Chinese cutters in the marketplace today, and there is an old adage which for sure applies -- "You get what you pay for"

It appears that all subsequent posts made into threads started by newbies will bring up the "Approval needed" message. For example -- (I posted a Welcome note, and it's still awaiting approval)

Welcome to our neck of the woods.

http://www.theboysdepot.com/silly-hanging-monkeys-wall-decal-mural.html

Skeetz, you probably replied to a newly-registered user, and from what I understand, that means it will need to be approved.

As your sig says -- "Guardian of the gate" I still think it's hilarious that the thread which announces the new rules actually had a spam post in it immediately! (Warseseda gave us a VIAGRA link) To which I can only say --- "KEEP UP" the good work, guys! (pun intended) After the holiday weekend, I am pretty sure things will level out and the Forum will be more secure and cleaner. Happy Labor Day to all.

The problem is apparently not within Inkscape ---- the problem/conflict originates within your Operating System. Have you tried to RESTORE your entire system to a point prior to when you first tried to install Inkscape?

Have you checked that the carriage is sitting on the track properly? Alternatively, remove the left side panel and check your belt-tension adjustment. Welcome to the Forum.

A few months ago, I mentioned my idea about placing a pop-up canopy in front of my sign store, to attract attention. I meant to post a photo, but forgot about it. Well, here ya go.

Please note ------- all new registered users will now have their posts go through a human moderator before appearing in the forum.

What is suggested when you search online for a solution?

Search eBay: Land Shark canopy (cabana) (comes in Red or Lime) Only 50 bucks, delivered to your door in a few days. It's a really neat item, comes in a pouch, even has the weights included (they hold water, so can be emptied for travelling light) In fact, the entire package is portable and compact, not like those heavy and bulky 10x10 monstrosities. This thing definitely has the "Wow Factor" By the way, it also works on a compact hatchback vehicle.

How large is the wall? A 50" cutter is probably overkill, especially considering that handling such wide pieces of vinyl is not easy (weeding and app taping). In my opinion, a 34" sized cutter would be better for you than the 24" For sure, 30" vinyl is reasonably simple to work with on a table, and you can obtain very nice large designs that fill empty spaces on walls.

You have encountered some operating-system insanity or conflict from whatever version of MS Windows you're running. Here's what might allow running the program (Vista and Win7 workaround) --- 1. Click Start Menu 2. Click All Programs 3. Right click on the application you're trying to run 4. Select Properties 5. Click on the Compatibility tab 6. Check the checkbox next to "Run in compatibility mode for:" 7. Select XP SP 2 from the dropdown 8. Click "Apply" 9. Click "OK" 10. Then open up the application as you normally would.

crossbow vector.eps

While there's a bit more to it than this, let me at least provide the basic steps --- FILE: Import (embed) PATH: Trace bitmap Edge Detection (manipulate threshold accordingly) Separate vector from original bitmap and delete that original Select new vector and COPY PASTE into Signblazer. (note that the size may be enormous)