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  • Cutting alignment

    Posted by John Wilson on September 25, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    Think that’s the best way to describe it :lol1:

    Right I’ll use square as an example as it’s easier to explain

    If I print a square and then cut that square once it’s been printed I end up with a white line down one side as if the cutting is off….. it’s only a mm but still a nightmare on text and certain images

    I’ll take a pic in the morning to explain this better but if anyone knows what I mean then do you know a fix to this (?)

    Gary Birch replied 15 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
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  • John Wilson

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Ment to say…….. Roland SP300V 😎

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    on the opposite side to the white line has it cut through the print by the same amount

    chris

  • John Wilson

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 10:00 pm
    quote Chris Wool:

    on the opposite side to the white line has it cut through the print by the same amount

    chris

    Good point but I don’t think so…. I’ll double check in the morning but as I said I don’t think so

  • John Wilson

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    also it’s with everything that i create or that versaworks puts a image boundary so it’s not down to me doing it wrong 👿

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 10:05 pm

    if it was cutting ok do a environment check before doing anything else.

    chris

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    I know what you mean John – it’s a common problem with the versacam and Cadet printers. The problems is worse the smaller the images being cut.

    The answer is to introduce a "bleed" to all your graphics being cut. i.e outline the cutline by a mm or so to ensure the cut path is within the printed area

  • John Wilson

    Member
    September 25, 2008 at 10:23 pm
    quote Chris Wool:

    if it was cutting ok do a environment check before doing anything else.

    chris

    i always do that before I print anything

  • Gary Birch

    Member
    September 26, 2008 at 7:24 am

    I`m with Phil on this. For all critical work I use a bleed.

    I do long runs of printed stickers which aren`t so critical and over the day it can lose some of its accuracly so much so I end up reloading the media and doing an AUTO Print and Cut alignment.

    But on the good stuff use a bleed.

    Cheers

    Gary

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