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plotter advices
I am looking at few choices of used plotters as my main (and only) cutter
Graphtec FC2100-120 (48″)
Roland cm-300 (30″)
anagraph 75 (30″)
What are your thoughts? Any alternate suggestions?
Keep in mind that this is for a start-up business on “shoe-string” budgetThanks
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5 Replies
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Graphtec and Roland are both good units, I have owned both.
My choice is the Roland. Cost me a service call for a service ($150) and that is all I’ve spent on it since buying it new in ’96. Works 6 days a week, just about every week..
Only comment I’d make, most people only sell them when they start becoming unreliable..
Cheers
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Graphtec is offered from from a reputable signshop for about $1000 US + shipping, no warranty except assurance that it is in excellent working condition
Rolland from a local dealer for $1400 US with 30 day warranty and I can pick it up.
I believe that more than 80% of the work I can accomplish woth a 30″ cutter.
I am leaning towards purchase from a dealer (it is safer) but still wanted some opinions
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mine is only a 24″ plotter and it will do 100% of my work
i got mine from graphityp at a reasonable cost of around £1500 with all the sign software too
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OK I bought a Roland 40″ (~ 100cm) cutter from a dealer. I picked it up for $1200 US
It is a trade-in unit that he has cleaned up and replaced everything that it needed (so he says). This is not my first dealing with him and I have fair amount of trust that he will stand behind what he sold me.
It is being delivered on Monday and I am scrambling to make a layout of my workspace to accommodate it.
In picking out material for everyday use I have decided on Oracal 651 line. I read about some folks having problems with backer paper but it did not sound to alarming to me since I used the product in the past without any problems.
Any thoughts on that?
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quote Misko:OK I bought a Roland 40″ (~ 100cm) cutter from a dealer. I picked it up for $1200 US
It is a trade-in unit that he has cleaned up and replaced everything that it needed (so he says). This is not my first dealing with him and I have fair amount of trust that he will stand behind what he sold me.
It is being delivered on Monday and I am scrambling to make a layout of my workspace to accommodate it.
In picking out material for everyday use I have decided on Oracal 651 line. I read about some folks having problems with backer paper but it did not sound to alarming to me since I used the product in the past without any problems.
Any thoughts on that?
Nothing wrong with 651 but I’d go to 551 personally. Not that much dearer, but is a better product for a larger range of applications.
Just my thought.
Well done on the plotter too, that is the same one I’ve got I’d say.
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