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Can Optical Laser be fitted to the PCut range?
Hi All,
I currently run a PCut 1220 cutter and i would like to know if any know’s if an optical laser can be fitted to the machine to allow it to contour cut images printed on my inkjet for tshirt prints etc.
Any info will be helpfull.
Cheers,
Dan
😀
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Who are you?
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mod-edit 2 see board rules :police3:
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mod-edit 1 see board rules :police3:
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???? jumping in at deep end????
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quote UPPERLevel:See profile –http://www.uksignboards.com/profile.php … ile&u=3447
Dan
That doesn’t help much. Users aren’t allowed to view other peoples profiles. 😀
How about introducing yourself in the "Say Hello" forum? You often find people a bit more forthcoming if they know who they are talking to,
PS. I don’t know anything about PCuts. 😀
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Yeah, get over and introduce yourself, ya lazy sod.
Anyway, I also know nothing about P-Cuts. I think Graphtec have some kind of optical registration thingy on some of their plotters. Then, of course, you need software to recognise and operate the registration thingy. Too much for my little brain to think about.
I’ve never heard of it mentioned on here, but if you do a bit of searching it may have been asked before.
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Andy, it’s not been talked about before to my knowledge but then I know very little :lol1: :lol1:
There are a few manufacturers that have registration systems as well as Graphtec but I think they are specific to the plotter and won’t fit/operate on different plotters. Personally I have never come across a third party registration system.
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I doubt very much it is possible. And if it was it would probably cost as much as buying a Graphtec, Summa, Mimaki etc that already has the facility as standard.
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Ok no worries, i thought it would be the answers i got but thought i’d try. It’s just i know you can fit one from Xpres on the camm-1 for contour cutting. Might have to look into getting another cutter. I’ll keep me eyes peeled on the shop see if any second handers come up.
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Andy,Martin, What (Dan?) is referring to is usually used for sublimation on dark T shirts. As he says,Xpres put one on the Camm 1 plotter.
I don’t know if it can be done with others though. I didn’t buy my plotter from Xpres,but they did put the Opus laser on for me at a later date.It wasn’t expensive at all, but I did ‘have’ to place a goodly order for other stuff 😉
But, that was fine, I shop with them anyway 🙂 🙂HTH
Babs -
Hi Barbara, yes we know what he was talking about thanks. Contour cutting for dark dye-sub garments is just one use for registration systems but they can be used for any kind of contour cutting.
What I was saying is that the registration systems were normally made for a specific make and model of plotter and I didn’t think they were any generic systems available. They aren’t always fitted as standard and can be bought as an extra for some makes and models which is probably how you were able to get one fitted to your rolland plotter. -
Hi Barb,
Yeah that’s exactly what i’m talking about. Just can’t seem to find any supplier or manufacturers of them.
I’m having a look round for a secondhand Rolland GX-24 now or maybe a VersaCamm SP30, would kill 2 birds with 1 stone!
Dan
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quote UPPERLevel:Hi Barb,
Yeah that’s exactly what i’m talking about. Just can’t seem to find any supplier or manufacturers of them. May i ask what machine you are using Barb?
Dan
It’s a Roland Dan, don’t take it the wrong way but Roland, Graphtec, Mimaki & Summagraphics are all higher end machines. Most if not all nowadays come with what you require as standard. Some older machines can also have it retro fitted. As yours is a more basic Chinese built plotter I doubt it can be done for yours. The same as Martin I have never heard of a generic system that would fit more than one plotter.
To get a definitive answer speak to either Sign Wizard or Flynn Signs. Both of them have sold hundreds of P-Cuts & I am sure would answer your question.
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Yeah i know mate, no offense taken. I thought that it would not be possible but i thought i would ask anyway.
Thanks all for your posts,
Dan
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has your plotter a set new origin command if so can be done manually
chris
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Really?
Yes it does have a set origin feature but never really looked at what it did.
I take it you would image trace the design, create a cut line and then set the 3 points of origin and let it go!
Anyone ever done it like this, does it work?
Cheers Chris,
Dan
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no the origin only re sets the 0.0. position to where the blade is when you press the button .
print 2 cross hairs the top left one is then set to 0.0. the other one is check only that you have the print in square.
set the cutpath on your page to match the new 0.0.
clear as mud.
chris
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OK that’s cool, I’ll have to give that a go.
I assume that the optical one is just the lazy mans version of it.
Cheers Chris,
I’ll keep you posted,
Dan
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might explain
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quote :I assume that the optical one is just the lazy mans version of it.
no on the rolands and graphtecs etc. it takes in to account any skue and distance traveled and adjusts the plot accordingly thats why it can not be added unless the machine knows about it.
chris
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Thanks for the explanation Martin, I learn something new from this site every day 🙂 🙂 Often from you 🙂 🙂 🙂
Babs
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