Kelleybell123 10 Posted November 11, 2012 I posted this in the Corel forum but wanted to give everyone a chance to offer their opinion on this. The more the better! Ok so tell me Im wanting to buy a complete "set" of sorts & I need you all to give me your opinions on if its a decent deal or should I pass. Now Im nowhere near a pro but I want to get started in selling decals & bumper stickers & things like that and figured this would be a good "STARTER" set. It all would cost me about $1000. Here it is: Thanks to any of you who can chime in! Heat Seal H312 Roland Camm 1 cx-24 HP Designjet 2500 CP (also has about 5 or 6 extra ink cartridges) PC and software (this is what I found Corel 9 on also comes with something called Design To Prodution ??) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted November 13, 2012 Did I ask a question I shoulnt have on this site? I was hoping someone would give me an idea on if this was a good starter package for me. Thanks so much in advance I really do like this site. There alot of talented knowledgable people here & I would value any input I get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinylmotivations 143 Posted November 13, 2012 I am sorry I had missed this post- The cutter isn't terrible- it really depends on its shape and condition. The laminator is a small 12" pouch lam and I guess would work but really can get a better one for continued use. The printer is an inkjet that would be ok for interior or very short term prints- and wouldn't work out well for long-term car decals. Corel 9 is very out of date, doubtful if not positive it isn't supported by corel anymore- and wouldn't use anything less than 13 *(X3) It really depends what the owner is asking for the package, at a $1,000 it seems a bit high unless the printer is working and prints a good head pattern then I would offer 8-900. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted November 14, 2012 Yeah I knew all of it was old but now Im thinking it might just be too old. So...Here is the other option I have...I can get the Black Cat Cougar or The new Silver Bullet 24" (mainly bc I want to also do paper crafting with it but MOSTLY for the contour cutting I understand that it does) and get a ciss system for my Epson 1400 or even buy a WF 1100 and a laminator of some sort later for a good price. Do you think at this point that is what I should do (the second option)? That combo should do decals pretty good right? Thats what Im leaning towards at the moment. Thanks again for any input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinylmotivations 143 Posted November 14, 2012 I am not sure I know anything about those other 2 machines. I would say the Roland would probably be a better machine than the other 2 as Roland/Graphtec are the top machines on the market IMHO. What is your budget? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted November 15, 2012 I really dont want to spend more than $1200 but I want the most "bang for my buck" when I say that I mean if Im going to buy a vinyl cutter why not buy a craft cutter too that will do alot of other things also like making greeting cards & even a bit of engraving. I already have a pcut630 so I have a vinyl cutter now but just wanted to see if I could get one that would have the laser eye that helps contour cut. Thats what I understand the Silver Bullet/Black Cat cutters will do also. I wasnt quite sure about the Roland Camm 1 cx-24 up there b/c I understand some of them have the laser eye & some dont so I was going to test it & see when I go take a look at that set up on Saturday. (Even though I also heard that you can contour cut using it with signcut ) I dunno alot about this stuff yet as you probably can guess Ive only done a few things with the pcut actually so I dunno alot about alot you could say,lol. I sure do appreciate that you are actually trying to help me I am disappointed others on this site havent tried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted November 15, 2012 I really dont want to spend more than $1200 but I want the most "bang for my buck" when I say that I mean if Im going to buy a vinyl cutter why not buy a craft cutter too that will do alot of other things also like making greeting cards & even a bit of engraving. I already have a pcut630 so I have a vinyl cutter now but just wanted to see if I could get one that would have the laser eye that helps contour cut. Thats what I understand the Silver Bullet/Black Cat cutters will do also. I wasnt quite sure about the Roland Camm 1 cx-24 up there b/c I understand some of them have the laser eye & some dont so I was going to test it & see when I go take a look at that set up on Saturday. (Even though I also heard that you can contour cut using it with signcut ) I dunno alot about this stuff yet as you probably can guess Ive only done a few things with the pcut actually so I dunno alot about alot you could say,lol. I sure do appreciate that you are actually trying to help me I am disappointed others on this site havent tried. You can also purchase Flexistarter10/with contour cutting for about $130 or less on the big auction site. You don't need a laser , It will turn most any vinyl cutter into a contour cutting machine. Registration marks are measured from the blade in the center of the registration marks. The Flexistarter 10 software controls the contour cut. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
