highonlif

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highonlif last won the day on August 18 2012

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  1. highonlif

    Stencil material

    Regular vinyl works fine and is cheaper than the sandblast. I use standard vinyl for spray paint templates daily.
  2. highonlif

    Cast your vote!

    I am a cabinet builder by trade, so I am actually planning a cabinet stand that I can store the extra rolls of vinyl in. So a stand is not an issue. And a wood cabinet doesn't build static. I have an MH721 and spend time dialing it in and it is loud. I am not complaint about how it cuts at all. It works great for what I do, but it's time to upgrade to something I can run a little faster and don't have to readjust the tracking after every 3' cut.
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    Cast your vote!

    As my last post stated, I'm looking to upgrade. I have decided to spend the money for a servo driven cutter. I'm not sure however which one to choose. Graphtec CE6000 or Roland GX-24? There is only $50 difference between them. I know most people don't have experience with both, so I'm asking you to cast your vote and give a reason to choose one over the other. Thanks. Chris
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    Looking to upgrade. Why Graphtec?

    I don't generally do really small details. I use it to cut spray paint stencils and smalls pieces if vinyl are a pain with that, so I keep stuff fairly sizable. like my detail stuff is like 4 to 5 times the size of the semper fidelis in the above pic.
  5. I'm looking to upgrade to a better cutter. I have an MH721 and it keeps up with the work and performs well enough for me, but I've replaced the motherboard 3 times in 2 years. Looking for opinions. Why should I spend the money for a Graphtec over a USCutter TC series? Please be specific as this may be a deciding factor in my purchase.
  6. highonlif

    MH 721 - No Rulers?

    I've never even looked at the ruler on mine. I align the left end of the vinyl with the feed roller knurl edge. makes it real easy to tell if its tracking right.
  7. This is the chip to replace. you have to be handy with a soldering iron and stuff though. http://www.uscutter....H+Series+Cutter or if your not handy with a soldering iron, take the cover off the right end and see which motherboard you have. they go for $80. With everything mine was $106 Chris
  8. Sounds like you may have the infamous Z axis problem. First of all, is it grounded properly?
  9. highonlif

    Wasted Vinyl

    can you post a pic of your setup?
  10. highonlif

    Y axis freaking out!!!

    it was grounded the way it was supposed to be, but now i'm thinking about running a wire from the machine to the stand and then to an earth ground, for good measure.
  11. highonlif

    Y axis freaking out!!!

    unfortunately, the mh721 only has a 3 month warranty.
  12. highonlif

    Y axis freaking out!!!

    UPDATE: Talked to support and my 4 month old cutter has a failed motherboard. oh well. overnight a new one for $106 and we should be back up and running tomorrow afternoon.
  13. highonlif

    SignBlazer E. and Register pop up form

    Thanks Mx2! got my code last night. That's awesome.
  14. highonlif

    Y axis freaking out!!!

    I believe it's definitely electrical. I don't think it's the button board though because the first problem showed up while cutting. that's when I starting trying to isolate the problem. Thanks for the reply.
  15. I'm sure I will have to call support tomorrow, but wondering if anyone has come across this one. My wife called me at work and told me the cutter quit working right. MH721. x axis works fine. z axis works fine. stepper motor is good. I took the cutter apart, took the belt off and the motor turns perfectly when prompted. Let me shut down alot of questions real quick. the problem exist without being connected to the computer, so its not the usb cable, settings in software, drivers or anything outside of the cutter itself. when the belt is attached, i press the "offline/pause" button to manually move the head and thats when it gets stupid. sometimes it works right a couple times, other times it just sits there and rumbles, still other times(most recent attempt) i push the right button and it rumbles and moves to the left. WTF? the head is not jammed in any way. I can push it by hand all the way both ways. any ideas? maybe the carriage control cable? any help would be great. got orders due to be shipped monday and cant lay paint without the vinyl. thanks, Chris