Dakotagrafx

nice work

lots of threads on this in the search. It can be helped with changing the offset by most others have said it didn't work for them. best to search and read the post trying to find the one that helps you the best. The best step I took was buying the copam and then the graphtec - no more problems. On the other had the pcut and refine paid for the others

Good luck on the show

Thanks for the info howard!

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wow - just thought did he have to first produce a tiny torque wrench?

I have to disagree Preston - keep it clean Just my 2c

I started with a pcut and it paid for the next upgrade!

Thanks Jen

alpine sign in Lansing mi

+1

last one I heard about was a lp doing this and he had a crew that had backed out on the carriage that was rubbing on the rail. also make sure the carriage is still riding on the rail

Great job

I can't comment on the zen but I had a copam and it was a very solid machine. I know Mader got one too and loves it!

That is really cool

nice work Mader

software here free and the cutters will all work - you don't really want to start with a cutter that has had a lot of hours on it and in doing so inherit someone else's problems. If it is a current model graphtec or refine I would buy used but would steer clear of lesser units unless you can see the unit work and confirm it is not heavily used. copam is a great starter unit if you can swing it!

The carriage is the part that moves with the knife. on the back of it near the top are some rollers that sit in a track and roll back and forth. From the pic it looks like the carriage could be moving around on it's own like the wheels are not sitting in the track grooves

welcome from Michigan

wow I like that idea Rodger!

I tested one and once unzipped it opened fine

check to see if the carriage is on the tracks -- many times this is caused by carriage coming off track during shipping

Welcome from Michigan

congratulations and Welcome from Michigan