mikekelley

Just got my new Laserpoint - Love it- except this one little quirk. I'm cutting using signcut and after it completes whatever I've told it to cut, the cutter displays "Waiting" and pushing any button does not change this. No matter what I push, nothing happens, and I can't send anything to the cutter while its frozen on "waiting." The only way to get it out of this "waiting" thing is to press a reset button or turn the cutter off and on again. I'm using the latest signcut software with a macbook pro.

wow...weak sauce!

I'm interested in picking up one of the laserpoints, but i need to make sure that it's quieter than my refine. The refine is way too loud (i'm going to be moving into an apt with 2 other people) and I do'nt want to drive everyone insane with the sound.

I'm willing to bet user error at this point. Can we see some pics of the cuts?

So I just made the switch from Artcut 2005 (ohmygod) to SignCut with illustrator, which I thought would be a good move. All of my text works wonderfully and cuts fine, but whenever I import an image into illustrator and live trace it, then export to sign cut, the machine (Refine MH1351) will cut the whole thing once and then go back to the beginning and start cutting it again. This, as you can imagine, is super frustrating because I have used the cutter for years with a crappy program like artcut with no ill-effects whatsoever. If I do text in illustrator and create an outline then export and cut, it works perfect, but non-text is just a big no-no, so I can't do any logos, etc. Any help or ideas would be appreciated..

I don't believe that there is a fill or color assigned to the outline. I've attached the file that I'm trying to trace and cut. Thanks for the help thus far!

Title says it all for the most part - I do a lot of small decals and I'm having trouble with finding a good tape. Clear choice isn't sticky enough, and the paper crap that I got from SignWarehouse lifts in the corners and also doesn't have enough tack. Just a crappy product all around. Basically looking for a good app tape for small decals that doesn't peel on it's own, and has a lot of sticking power.

Signwarehouse has a good selection but I find their shipping to be grossly overpriced.

I ended up going with the R-tape conform. Pricey stuff, but WOW it is awesome! Perfect. Thanks!

Here is a cool thing I did today. Got bored. The results are as followed: Oracal 651 on foamcore. All cut on an MH 1351. It's in the corner of one of the photos, hah. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3050493615_e7d21fa741_b.jpg[/img] Here is one of them before I applied it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/3051332538_27caa49355_b.jpg[/img]

I was surprised at how well they came out. Also, the refine did a great job. awesome cutter for the price.

I just got a new cutting strip for my MH1351, and was wondering how to go about installing it. I've read here and there that some double sided tape may work well or some glue, but I was just wondering what others have used and their results. I didn't use anything yet and hoped that the strip would stay there with the adhesive that was already there from the last strip, but no luck, as its coming off already. Thanks!

Think it was 20 bucks. Kind of steep for what it seems like it is (a piece of teflon/plasticky strip thing), but it solved my cutting problem, so I can't complain. I just pulled out the old strip (had to wedge under it at one end with a razor), cleaned off the gunk that was left over, put down the double sided tape and then carefully lined up the new strip and just slid it into place, pressing as I went. Works perfectly and was simple enough.

I'm also pretty new myself, only been at it 6 months or so. The reason I replaced it is because the old one was all pitted and nasty from the blade slipping off and digging in, and I *THINK* that was part of the reason I was getting sloppy cuts. I replaced the cutting strip and put a new blade in today, and what do you know, it's cutting perfect with no rough edges or weeding troubles, and all of the cuts are closing nicely.

Found some 3M stuff, works great, thanks!

Any thickness in particular? Should it even matter?

I was just curious if any type of receipt was emailed or kept somewhere when you completed an order from the US Cutter Direct site. I ordered a bunch of supplies and got the reference number, but I assumed (you know what that does) that I'd get an email with all that info, so I closed the window. Haven't seen anything yet. I'm not too concerned, I was just wondering if there was something I could keep for my records. Also, I was wondering if tracking information would be sent out upon shipping of the order. Or some type of shipping confirmation. Thanks!

Ken, sent you a pm regarding this. Thanks!

Any timeframe on how long it usually takes to ship? I placed the order last night. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer these questions...I know you guys are busy.

This is my first ever menu job, so I was wondering if I could get any insight as to pricing this out right the first time. What I've got is a 53" tall by 40" wide side that will need: 58 pieces that are 8" wide by 1.5" tall pieces that give the fillings/toppings options (garlic, mushrooms, etc) All of these are different so it would be like designing/weeding 58 different decals. 9 pieces that are 9" wide by 3" tall that have the title of the item (e.g. hamburger, whatever) And 2 title pieces that said "XYZ Restaurant Menu" that would be 4" tall and run the width of the top and bottom of the sign. Any help would be much appreciated. Let me know if I should whip something up in photoshop/MS Paint to give you a better idea of what I'm looking for.

I recently got a Refine cutter and I'm having some issues with the length of the cable that came with it. It is hardly 4 or 5 feet long, which makes for a really cramped working area. I have been trying for a few weeks now to get a longer cable. I got my first 25 pin male/male cable about a week ago. Plugged it in, and it didn't work. Checked out the specs of both the new (non-working) and old cable, and realized that they were a different gauge, so I figured this was the problem. Ordered yet ANOTHER cable and it still doesn't work. These are the two cables I've tried: http://www.cablesondemand.com/Library/InfoManage/Items.asp?product=CS-DSDMDB25MM and: http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=222867&cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEDBLET328ORDER-_-03order&SRCCODE=WEDBLET328ORDER At this point I'm getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing. I'm trying 25 cables if it makes any difference, using ArtCut. (god this program sucks) Which type of cable am I supposed to get? Any links or anything? Thanks!

Ken, any idea of how long those are? Thanks for your help thus far. Mike

Hmm, can't seem to get my USB connection going. Has anyone here purchased an aftermarket 25 pin cable? Any leads as to where to buy one?

Thanks ken. Unfortunately I am having tons of trouble getting the USB connection to work. Blah. Baud is set to 4800 on both the cutter and the software, I've tried the most recent drivers - http://support.uscutter.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=32 but nothing seems to work.