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  2. Posted

    Thank you for all of your help! 

     

    I was thinking that also- that I'd be better off with the Epson. Some people have been saying they clog and you have to do daily prints to keep them unclogged. But others love them. Guess it's like anything else :).


    Thank you again!

  3. Posted

    I heard good things about Cobra that's why I wanted to try them.

    Do you have any clogging with your 1400? I want the 1430 but then was also told that the Epsons clog. I just don't want to invest in a Ricoh that does the same size if I can avoid it.

  4. Posted

    It's strange. They had sublimation listed on their ink menu. Then took it down off the page I guess the night before I called. I called them last night and they said they didn't know what I was talking about. I said I wanted sublimation ink --poly's hard substrates etc and I didn't want to have to trim the papers. He insisted they don't carry it. He said that their pigment and dye are not sublimation inks.
    I was just stumped. He took my info to pass along for someone to call me if they ever do carry it again.

  5. Posted

    I am looking to buy a sublimation printer soon. I think I want the EPSON 1430. I was looking at Cobra ink but they said they don't sell them. Are there some other options for ink that are not as expensive as sawgrass? Or is that the best option?

  6. Posted

    Sorry to dig up this old thread. I've been "hibernating" under my work for a bit! I've been absolutely swamped!! (good thing!).

     

    I've obtained a desktop PC for my graphics office that I'd like to use SCALP to cut only. If I deactivate one of the versions on our laptops can I use the deactivated to design and save? I'm almost afraid to try it without advice first! 

     

    I would cut in Signblazer on the laptop but almost ALL of my multi tab files are in SCALP format. I think it would be HOURS and HOURS of resaving as SVG's.


    Tammy

  7. Posted

    I would like to buy a budget 16x20 or 24 heat press for ease of layout on shirts. I am going to start pressing more of my own and I struggle with lining them up visually on a 15". 

    I would also like a smaller back up cutter that I can move... I currently own a sunie 15" clamshell and a Laserpoint .
    I was approached by Pro-World on another forum about their $200 off press which would make it an attractive offer. If I bundled it with the GCC 24 it would be an ok price. My initial thought was a Gecko or a wold-paper heat press (no reviews that I can find) and another laserpoint II in a smaller size (2 seats of SCALP).

     

    So my questions are: 

     

    Does anyone have comparisons between the GCC expert 24 and the USCutter Laserpoint? Is the GCC 24 a little more accurate (their claim)? I am currently having a few issues with my laserpoint - mainly on long cuts. Tracking is SO SO and I have to re-adjust consistently. It randomly from time to time will start cutting a long line on the edge of my vinyl during a graphic. All of this is recent and it's a little over a year old. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with the Pro-World heat press in comparison to the Gecko or wold-paper? I like the world paper features (auto open etc.) for the price. But I can't find any reviews anywhere. I have a sunie and the pressure knob broke early on so we adjusted with the bolt but now that isn't working either. I use it but put fleece under it to get the pressure I need. I emailed them about the problem with no response.


    Thank you in advance for the advice!!! 

  8. Posted

    OK- I still have 3.057 because I can't find 3.058 download does anyone have it? MY SCALP is not calling for an update when I log into it.


    Now another mysterious issue- when I am editing notes on certain files (new files) and I hit the delete key or right click to delete - it says SCALP is running into an error and has to close. Makes absolutely no sense as there's no common link as to when it does it and when it doesn't. I'm about ready to scream! I have soo many files that I'm not sure at this point which ones I made in 3.057 so if I have to go back to 3.053 I will have to resave a bunch in SVG. I can do that ... but I was really hoping they'd fix the program by now. Does anyone know if they are even working on another update or is 3.058 available somewhere?

     

    Also  - for about 2 Saturdays now (when I do most of my cutting) - I've plugged in the USB to the PC and my pc shuts down with a critical error. Finally my USB went completely bad and I'm hoping that was the source of the issue but I'm not 100% sure. I've ordered a keyspan that should be here in the next few days. NOW I just hope I can get my PC to download it for use because I have windows 8 which is "buggy" when it comes to that.

     

    Tammy

  11. Posted

    Last night I started seeing the error again with the 3.057 version where it suddenly shut down and said I had run into an error with SCALP. I also can't open files from the file itself anymore. I had this problem in one of the really early versions. But - I have to go to SCALP and Open to find the file. If I double click on the file and try to open it - it tells me I have a bad file.
     

  12. Posted

    I just thought maybe I was doing something wrong or had a setting off. If that's the standard practice- I'm good with that. I've noticed it happens a lot more on heat transfer type- I assume because it's thinner and more slick. I usually have an ok margin on the side when I get the 20" but when I get 15" sometimes I run close. It's doing it on the sides and the front line peridically.


    Tammy

  14. Posted

    We MIGHT / HOPEFULLY be headed to Vegas in the next couple of months.
    I've never attended a tradeshow - and I'd love to!
    I do vinyl signs, wall decals, laser printing transfers, heat transfer vinyl.


    Does anyone know of a tradeshow coming up in Vegas or the best resources to find some?
    Tammy

     

  15. Posted

    While I am cutting, the blade will grab the edge of the vinyl on either a side or the front edge and curl it under causing it to wrinkle up etc. I'm not sure why it won't cut close to the edge- is that normal? Should I be only trying to cut further away from the edge? My issue is that when my roll is off say 1/8" over the length of the cut - sometimes it gets really close to the edge. I am leaving 1/4" around the edges approx. vs. the size of the roll. I thought that would be enough but maybe it's not...

     

     

     

    Is there a specific setting that would be causing this? Should I try to adjust my rollers and how do I do that?


    Tammy

     

  16. Posted

    I downloaded 3.057 and I'm having the same issue - random lines and letters or figures cutting half way or not at all.

    I'm losing track of which versions are good. My computer had crashed so I went back to 3.048 because that's what I had downloaded on my  memory stick.

    Had problems with it. Now- with 3.057. I'm lost...


    Which version is safe- it's it the 3.053?

     

    I'm not sure at this point if it's my PC or the program.  I'm running an ASUS windows 8. I have my screensaver and screen dim set to 30 minutes.

  18. Posted

    I like the idea of the 50% upcharge for 2nd color. It becomes expensive especially when buying metallic or other upcharged colors.

    so- this helps with the profits. As you said- for smaller items it is not as notieable in the bottom line but for bigger projects it's a lot of cost in vinyl.

  20. Posted

    I have a question on this one as well- I have a large text piece for a semi trailer- that they want 2 toned so I'm using 2 pieces of vinyl - one in 24" x 155" ish for the outline and then the other is 22" x 151"ish for font. One is metallic gold and one is regular oracal.
    Is there an upcharge normally for specialty vinyl using this calculation method and do you charge 2x for the 2 pieces of vinyl?

     

    I don't want to overcharge but I don't want to cheat myself either... I'm using 651 because we've had good success with it.

    Tammy

  22. Posted

    I fixed it I think! I couldn't do a system restore point because everything was so damaged. But- the person that fixed my pc saved all my files to a memory stick. The memory stick contained my downloads in my user files and all of the versions I had downloaded were there. I just re-downloaded the 3.048. I must not have downloaded the 3.051 but the .048 worked good if I remember right.

  23. Posted

    I made the mistake of upgrading to the 3.052 which was really bad. I then upped to 3.053 to see if they worked out some of the bugs from 3.052. Then my computer crashed so I'm stuck with 3.053 I think. I've got some big files to cut tomorrow so I guess I'll see how bad it does. I might have to ask for a copy of the older version.

  24. Posted

    I'm having the same issue- I think it started on the more recent updates as I don't remember this before. I had to stop a couple of files because I forgot to change my origin point and I was cutting off of the vinyl. After stopping the file, SCALP said it had an error and closed. It corrupted the whole file. Then- my computer crashed a few days later.

    I have gone to saving my cutter files to a jump drive and them copying one to the desk top to use. I am keeping one on a memory stick (or jump drive) and running from a copy.

  25. Posted

    I think I figured out some of my problem last night. I had a font that I must have "lost" during the windows freeze and I tried to change it. Since it didn't recongnize it - that must have messed something up. I'm going to give 3.053 another try and I might ask you for that 3.051 if I can't get it fixed- thank you for the offer !

    I had really bad issues with the 3.052 and that's why I upped to the 3.053 last weekend. That's when my PC completely froze and I had to have windows re-installed. Thankfully the person who fixed my pc was able to save almost all or all of my files to a memory stick so now I'm reinstalling.

    I had signblazer to and still have a copy but haven't used it much since I got SCALP. I thought about going back to it for some projects to see how I like it. I liked the tracing in SCALP. But, I've also become more proficient in the use of INKSCAPE , so I could use signblazer to cut some of those files. We're pretty new at this and I have a full time career- so not as much time to spend on it as I'd like :).


    Thanks again-
    Tammy