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  1. Posted

    4 minutes ago, JLS Design said:

    Yep did that.  I remembered from your last post you shared.

    oh ok... I did notice the weeding lines stand out more now in the update when you go to add them unless my eyes are messing with me lol.

  2. Posted

    Once you get it dialed in you will have perfect cuts on anything you do. It doesnt take much adjustment when messing with the blade to make it cut different. I know on my cutter i have my blade sticking out just a little more than its supposed to which allowed me to bump my pressure from 36 down to 33 . I noticed that i still had a lot of the blade not sticking out for full potential cutting which also made my blade holder almost touch or barely touch the vinyl which at first caused vinyl to be pulled up by drag. Now i have room and it cuts like a dream. For me my pressure runs from 33-36 on oracal 651,751 etc and on the 3m camo i run it at 39-41 i believe. For Siser htv i run it at about 36. Every cutter will be at different pressures unless they happen to get them set the same by luck lol..

  3. Posted

    @JLS Design ..Im not sure if they fixed the  ( check for latest update ) in scalps or not,. even tho it says you have the latest  you still may not without actually manually doing it. So Check with what version you have first in your SCALPS ,then go to  craftedge.com and click on downloads then check the latest version thats out and go from there. Even if you have the latest ,you can still re download the file to make sure yours didnt miss anything during last install you did.  ,

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  7. Posted

    4 minutes ago, Dakotagrafx said:

    and still waiting to hear that you are trying to cut a vector and not raster

    @Karebear   Here is the driver if needed for what you have listed.

     When you download the file to your computer, you might have to right click on it and run it as Administrator to make sure it installs properly.

    Have we even found out if the driver got installed or not ? here is the driver from uscutter for windows..

     

    @Dakotagrafx Since i dont know much about the keyspan ,Why does she need one if it has a USB port according to uscutters website.I thought the keyspan was for the serial port? Or am i wrong on that also lol.... .or is there a difference between a MH MK2 and a MH 871 . I dont follow these cutters and i guess i should so i know if they are the same or not. I couldnt fint the MH MK2 on the cutter page. Im gonna get schooled i feel it haha..

     

    mh_mk2_driver.exe

  8. Posted

    On 7/28/2017 at 1:58 PM, Karebear said:

    I just bought a MH 871-MK2 today from a friend. I have Windows 10 and I am having problems getting the Driver to Download. I might be using the wrong one. Any Help. Also I want to know if there is a way you can use Sure Cuts Alot 2 on this cutter? I was told by the friend that all i needed was Sure Cuts Alot. Please help... I dont want to have to sell this Cutter because I can't use it. 

     

    thanks

     

    Is this a legit copy of SCALPS 2 ? or a hacked copy from back then when they got themselves in trouble? The original Scalps or Scalps2 i believe was the version that was messed with .. IF its a legit version then try going to craftedge and re-download the software here ( Just scroll down where its says

    Download "Sure Cuts A Lot 1, 2 & 3" and click the link and then input your required info..You can also contact them on there website if you get no luck with the info i provided about the comm Port issue,,  Just open scalps and click help,support and tech support and fill the info and they will get back to you pretty quick.   Or If it is a legit version ,then pay the cheap upgrade fee to get the better version.The newer version is much better than the older ones by a lot.

  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, Dakotagrafx said:

    wanted to make sure you was not hitting print instead of cut in the menu - been a long time since I used scalp but that is pretty universal among the programs.

    @Primal Decals may be able to direct you on how to make sure that scalp is set to same port as the keyspan . . . 

    also need to make sure you have a vector file you  are trying to cut as the program will not be able to cut a raster image such as a picture - trying to go back to basics on troubleshooting here

    I have never messed with a keyspan so im not really sure if the following will work the same  as i did this for a different situation,,,,So Follow the link below....This is how i had to do it for a special usb cable for programming a ham radio that had to be on a certain comm port etc... It should be the same hopefully.  Read how to  first open the device manager page  so you can see  the comm ports .then plug in the keyspan etc until you see it pop up in the comm port  list,then follow the instructions below.,Let me know what happens and ill check some things if needed ..

     

     

     

    http://www.sealevel.com/support/article/AA-00441/0/How-to-change-asynchronous-serial-COM-port-assignments-in-Windows-Device-Manager.html

  10. Posted

    New update guys ,,The latest version for Scalps4pro is now 4.063 here you go from craftedge.com..       http://www.craftedge.com/download/download.html

     Even tho you use scalps to check for a newer update ,it is still having an update check issue, So always go to their website to manually check for a newer version number....  Here is what has been done so far ... Weeding lines appear more visible to me for one.

     

    • Fixed a problem with cutting with CAMEO 3 cropping off design
    • Fixed a problem importing certain SVG files
    • Fixed a problem with the Brush and Erase tools
    • Fixed a problem with incorrect weed lines
    • Fixed a problem with Cut Extras tab cutting rows/columns switched
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  22. Posted

    8 minutes ago, Dakotagrafx said:

    add registration marks at the top to help alight then when assembling.  most programs have the option but I like to just make a couple of stars and then copy and past over for each color layer.   if  flexi I use the function to cut each color separately a lot when doing multi color decals.  I  have around 1 tb of tiles and if I broke each down over the years into pages for each color it would be a lot more space

    very true on the tiles.. For that i just hide what i need to and cut each one so on and so on, I guess im just strange or like do it this the hard way lol

  23. Posted

    2 hours ago, steved13 said:

    Thanks for the input.  I think I got it figured out.  So far it's pretty easy, but I won't know for sure until I get a chance to cut it and see what it looks like.  I imported the file into inkscape, and then saved it as an SVG file, then imported the SVG into SCALP3 and when I selected cut by color I got several layers of color, but the different things are separated properly (by the look anyway).  So I should be able to cut the boat in black and then the blue, and put it on a yellow substrate and have it right.  I; going to also cut the yellow and try my hand at 3 colors.

    I have actually never used the Cut by color in scalps. I feel its much easier to have 1 page for the original design and then other pages with it broken apart as each layer.Thats just how i do it ,seems easier to me..

    as for cutting the design, i would cut the boat out in the black. cut your yellow out and then your blue as needed and then layer.

  24. Posted

    14 hours ago, Wildgoose said:

    Most things don't auto trace all that good unless they are at a very high contrast. Fonts rarely trace good no matter what you do. To get better looking jobs you will want to learn to figure out the font and type out the letters new. I believe SCALP automatically converts typed text to outlines, meaning they should just cut after you type them. ( I can't remember if that's accurate. ) It takes some practice and every design program is a little different from the next. Inkscape is the best bargain bang for the buck but is a little clunky none the less. 

    Your boat must be doubled up both in blue and in black. Try selecting the black and locking that layer then select again and see if you can grab something hiding below it. I forget the procedure to do that in Inkscape. I get spoiled with AI. 

    You are correct,it does  automatically converts typed text to outlines,...

  25. Posted

    5 hours ago, clhyer said:

    Well, you have the most expensive tool!  Before you buy that pancake - let me hook mine up and run a few tests for you.  By itself it would be woefully inadequate for the job, but if you are only going to do a few it "might" work for you.  My concern with it, as stated above, is that it will have to run constantly.  Run constantly = heat; heat = water; water = wet sand; wet sand = plugged gun.  Wet sand in the cabinet seems to "never" dry out.

    It might be a week or so before I can do this, I am heavily involved in a remodeling job right now.

    Cal

    Sounds good bud.Thanks

    2 hours ago, darcshadow said:

    Water, that's another thing to be sure to get, get a water separator for the hose and put it as near the blast cabinet as possible.

    I know about the water separator. I had it on my compressor as well.I plan on running 2 on this ,if i get something.I want zero water getting in lol.