byronco 0 Posted October 30, 2008 Hi, I'm new to cutting and I wouldn't have been able to do anything with my new LaserPoint 24 if it weren't for the great information in this forum. My question is about the emergency stops... I have cut a few small things with no problem...I'm using the SignBlazer software on a PC. Now I've undertaken a large project for a friend who wants a twelve foot by 4 foot banner. Since my cutter holds 24 inch vinyl, I'm cutting the sign in two 24" by 12' pieces. The problem is that the part of the machine that holds the blade keeps bumping the emergency stop on the left side since the letters are so big and are going up to the edge of the vinyl. My vinyl can't really be adjusted left or right (that I know of?) since it is sitting firmly between the brackets on the rollers and is coming up pretty much centered through the pinchers. Everytime the blade bumps the red button, my project just stops and won't resume. This is leaving me with partially cut vinyl and is wasting a lot of time and money. I can't get it to resume from where it stopped...is there a way to do this? Is there a way to disengage the emergency stops? Adjust where the vinyl sits in the back? Are you not supposed to be able to go almost all the way to the edge of the vinyl? I'm just pretty much scratching my head at this point and would really appreciate some pointers. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,221 Posted October 31, 2008 While the cutter is a 24", in reality you won't be able to cut all 24" of it. Closer to 22.5"or so. The red kill buttons are there for a reason. They prevent the motor from burning out when the carriage goes too far to the left or right side. Be grateful that it works, else you would be needing to buy another cutter. Another thing you should consider is the vinyl drifting. There will be some drift with that kind of length, you might want to consider shortening up the run length. If the vinyl starts to drift, with that kind of width your vinyl might start tenting, and then it will get all jacked up on the carriage and/or blade. No, there is no way that I'm aware of to resume the cut once it's pressed the kill button. I don't think there's a way to disengage that either. I would much rather loose some vinyl to the kill button, than frying the motor and not have a functioning cutter. I would shorten up the cut length, and consider cutting it in a narrower width. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byronco 0 Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks for your help, I'll adjust the project accordingly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
