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Graphtec FC8600 Calibration – performance tips needed please
Hi Gang,
Are there any guides or things to try in order to get the best performance and accuracy out of the cutter?
I have tried various settings and sensor level/reg test etc but just cannot seem to get it to contour cut accurately.I have added this to my existing print&cut machine in order to speed things up but so far all I have done is given myself a headache..
It seems a rather advanced piece of gear for a cutter compared to the built in cutter feature on my printer so I am hoping it is just something I am doing / not doing and that I can get it up and running soon.
Any advice or links to guides appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Jon
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Hi jon
is this on mx material does it start correct then go off put a pen in in stead of a knife
till you get confidentHows the edge if you bought one
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Hey Chris,
Nope, just on standard digital monomeric..
I thought I had it ok but it just seems random, some of them are ok and some are not. (these are small decals in an A4 layout) Tried different settings and different reg marks etc..
Edge, going to be good for doing what it does but is completely different and that and the software are going to be a steep learning curve unfortunately…
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All depends what you call accurate over a4 sort of size you
ould be within at least 1mm
we have Roland prirt and cut . graphtec fc7000 and they can be married up your biggest problem is likely to be cutting master trying to be cleaver.
Standard vinyls should be all default settings and must use the 4 point alignment -
The cut feature on my Mimaki CJV30 is spot on, so I would expect (or should I say demand…) that a 5k+ standalone cutter would be at least up to the same level.
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Quite agree with you.
the base alignment has a lot to do with it what mean is the placement of the media before you set the arms off on its travels
It should report back to you the distance between the marks so you can check calibrated distance against what it should be -
Give Harry a call
http://www.edwardmathias.com/
He can probably get you sorted over the phone -
Thanks for everyone chiming in.
Fingers crossed everything seems to be ok now so far. I have done a couple A4 sheets of small decals on my inkjet Mimaki (monomeric unlaminated) and also a few sets on the Edge, fluoro vinyl, laminated and they all cut out ok.
I was running an older version firmware so updated to the latest 2.4 along with new driver, then did a factory reset.
Apart from that I didn’t change change much, I think I switched sensor speed from IMS? to normal, had to adjust the axis offest by -0.1 in the y direction, but that is about it.Tech dude said Cutting Master 3 has been a bit funny when communicating with the plotter and Illustrator etc.
It didn’t seem to like moving the tool about too much and setting new origins etc. So these last times I tried to keep faffing to a minimum… loaded the media, placed tool in the reg and sent data from CM3 and it went off and did its thing 🙂
Again, fingers crossed all stays well from now on.
Many thanks,
Jon
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