Dragonduster

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  1. Posted

    9 minutes ago, MZ SKEETER said:

    Your cutter is a Liyu brand.  That looks like a tracking problem.  Also too much blade  exposed out of the blade holder could cause the vinyl to shift while cutting. Make sure your blade is set correctly and that your vinyl is feeding straight. No mention which cutting software, add a little over cut in your cutting software. 

    To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct. 

    my cutter is a SC UScutter and i read that i should use liyu drivers (before it was redsail) with signblazer.

    the exposed blade is fine as i checked that from the start and doing the cut tests i barely saw the marks in the backing paper.

    "add a little over cut in your cutting software." i havent made this but i think i should try this too.

  2. Posted · Edited by Dragonduster

    when i send the design (its a rectangle with the corners rounded) to cut it will always finish like in the picture (red circle) and the line should cut where the green line goes, i did a test cut (from the machine) and it made the square and diamond shape cut fine, i checked the design and its fine, i tried with the pen and plain paper and the drawing was correct, i checked with cutting pressure with 800g, 400g, 200g, 45g and all finish the same, i have always used redsail but tried liyu with the same end :(

    i dont know what may cause this since the design is fine, doing a test cut is fine and everything i try ends fine, but when i start to cut the job, it ends like that.

     

    i have the SC uscutter machine and using SignBlazer v6.0.5

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  7. Posted

    i was making a decal in 2 parts, the first one was cut fine, but in the second part, when i try to cut it, it will make 2 diagonal lines making that part useless and it doesnt cut it like i want.

     

    i have used the drivers of RedSail RS1120C (been using this all the time) and Copam CP2500 but i still get that line cut (attaching image of the cut)

     

    i am attaching the file here too to see if someone can figure out whats wrong with it (i made the size smaller so i can upload it, but i am cutting it to the size around 64 x 35".

     

    I am using a uscutter SC serie cutter.

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  9. Posted

    i will help my GF with a luminous sign and i was wondering if normal vinyl would do it or do i need translucent vinyl? Will be black (most of it), red and green (like android green)

     

    attached is an image as to what i mean with luminous (like those)

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  11. Posted

    Here where i work, a guy was installing a paper that looks like frosted glass, its not vinyl (doesnt feel like vinyl when i touch it) and as far as i know, the price of the vinyl here is around $7.50 a meter, the frosted vinyl is very expensive compared to that and the guy installing it said it was paper, anyone knows about it? Or is there a cheaper vinyl brand that sells frosted vinyl?

    Thanks.

  21. Posted

    i used oracal 641 clear on a phone, it got scratched very fast while my GF put the phone inside her purse =\ 

     

    Is there any vinyl scratch resistant or something like that? i would love if there would be one like Skinomi's ones lol

  24. Posted

    I entered qty 1, 5H by 37W, complexity 8, 1 color. When I put a 1 in 23" it goes to $49. When I zero it and put a 1 in 36", it goes to $50. When I put a 1 in both, it shows $64. 

    i think if u put 1 in the QTY with 5H and 37W, complex 8, 1 color, u would need to put a 1 in 36" since its bigger than normal ones, that way it will give your $35 + 15 since its bigger than 36", if you use the 23", you will get a +14, if you put a 1 in both 23" and 36", that means you have 2 decals, that would mean 2 in QTY.

     

     

    Just downloaded and it looks great.  Thank you very much for sharing.  I have a question on how I should fill it in.  If for example, I have a line of text 5"H x 37"W how would you enter that.  Would you put 5 and 37 in the height and width cells. A 1 for over 23" and a 1 for over 36 in?  If I just fill in the height and width I get a price of $48.30.  If I just put in a 1 over 36" I get a price of $15.00. How would you fill this example in.

    you need to fill the column A to E (mandatory), then if its a specialty vinil, or the decal is smaller than 6x6 or you use fluorecence color, add a 1 below it, if its bigger than 23" but smaller than 36", add a 1 below the 23", if its bigger than 36" add a +1 below it, its easy to understand =)

     

     

    Please correct me if i am wrong

  25. Posted

    i went to oracal to check them, they only says about the duration outdoor/indoor of their vinyl, but not how long they will last without using them.

     

    i want to buy by rolls all the colors, but some colors are more "rare" to use, if they dont last long, the buying a roll would be a waste.