Vinyl work

[thredz 1]

I had a small order of 25 of these.I ran them 4 up with 7 runs and had two from the test cuts,so I am giving them 30.These are about 5.5" x 11.3".I ran them at 16 i.p.s. with a 30g downforce.Even at the slower speed,I was averaging 5 minutes per run,including realinging the vinyl and tracing the run before each cut.It took a little less than a minute per logo to weed it out.But,being an old country ass boy,I like to take my time.I did find one problem with the cutter.Those carriage bolts for the roller beds are made out of something like hardened tin foil.I have done a lot of plotting on R2 that has ran for an hour or more.The vibration from the constant moving popped the heads off of those bolts.I put some high quality brass bolts on each side when the first couple popped out.And I had noticed a couple of the others had busted too,but I never gave it much thought.When I first ran a test cut on this logo.The F looked like it had moved upward,leaving no space at all at the top of the F and the G had no space in the top of it.I was checking the cutter and noticed that the roller bed was a little loose.So I grabbed me someone bolts and tightened the bed up.I didn't have a problem after that.I would recommend that you check the bed regularly.It might be part of the registration problems some people are having.If the bed is loose,it will cause the vinyl to feed at which ever downward angle the bed is running.Mine was to the left.And,if you are close to the end of a roll of vinyl.I recommend you go ahead and take the vinyl off of the roll.When you have the cutter moving back and forth,it will jerk at times from the taped vinyl hanging on the end of that heavy 2" roll.

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[MarcelC 5]

Thanks for the details on this billy. These are the kind of things we need to know about so we can work with the manufacturer to improve future models. I'll be sure to bring this to the attention to the right people who can work on making any possible changes in the plotter.

[thredz 1]

I was really just pointing out that the cutters need to be checked from time to time for the bolts vibrating loose.My case is a rare exception.I'm sure that most of the people who buy these cutters are not going to run the hour and a half plots like I do.And that is what caused the heads of the bolts to snap.When you are running at 48 i.p.s.,and you have a two inch fill that's a half inch wide,you get a lot of rapid horizontal movement.And another reason was because I have noticed some posts where they say they have lines running through the lettering.If the vinyl isn't feeding straight then the lettering will be off.The cutter doesn't care where the vinyl is,how the vinyl is running,or even if there is a product to cut.It cuts the lines and arcs that are sent to the cutter.

[marcuso 15]

Billy, I have spoken with the manufacturer, and they have agreed to use higher quality bolts on future units (and I will ask for additional for any replacements that will be needed).  I am out of town at the moment and I don't have access to a unit, so I am not certain what bolts you are talking about.  Is it possible for you to provide us with a digital picture of the bolts and their location?  It would be much appreciated.

- Marcus

[thredz 1]

This isn't a very good picture but it shows the heads of two that snapped off.The other is the bolt that screws onto the collared shft that the heads were on.I don't have pics of the shafts because they fell down inside the stand when they were snapped.The bolt are the three bolts on each side of the roller tray that attaches the plates to the stand.Hope that helps.And sorry again for the lousy picture.

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