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What cutter should i buy (help)
Hi all
I have been looking in to buying a new cutter. I curently have a p-cut 630 S**T.
I am looking in to either buying a Summa S class D series or a Graphtec FC7000. I am looking for a maching which in 3-4 years wont be to out of date but still be a very good for a good few years. Obviousily the less i can spend the better but i am willing to pay for a summa if it will last.I am looking for any help or advice from any one and if you have any better ideas or advice to offer me#
Could always be a dirrerent make as well
Thanks Adam
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10 Replies
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i carnt fault my graphtec at all excellent machine, 😉
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Both are excellent machines but I would go for a Graphtec and the CE series 610 wide is under £1000 now I think. If you work with Corel the Cutting Master software which comes with it, in my opinion has the edge over Win Cut which comes with the Summa.
Alan D -
bit of a jump in class of machine 😉
first choice would be the s class but i have just bought a fc7000 130 as a extra cutter and very happy with it the price difference was to big.
i already have a 9 year old 54 inch graphtec which is still going very well and used every day and i hope many years left with it.i cant get on with the cutting master program so use the windows driver straight out of corel.
chris
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Hi
I got my Graphtec 610mm cutter and must say its a really good machine works well and is well built. @ £999 + vat and came with a free stand, can’t fault it well worth the money.
cheers
Lee -
I can’t speak for either of those makes but I’ve run a Signpal, a Roland and a Mimaki over the years. The Mimaki wins hands down. I’m aware that they are expensive but you get what you pay for …… they are superb cutters and I can highly recommend them. I’m sure any other Mimaki owner here will tell you the same. 😀
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we’ve had two graphtec’s a 610 which has recently gone to a new home still in perfect working order after several years of work with no problems, a graphtec 760 still working every day no problems, they are solid and reliable, a signpal ultra 1220 which has also recently gone to a new home perfect working order after several years another good solid reliable machine. just recently a mimaki, not had it long so I can only say seems a good solid work machine.
Lynn
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If you can afford it – and plan to keep it for a LONG time – Mimaki is the best you can get.
Summa & Graphtec are essentially the same in cutting ability & build quality.
Graphtec usually has a ‘slicker’ appearance, whereas the Summa..looks pretty basic!
I’ve ran a Summa D120 for a few years now – never had any bother, superb detail cutting & long length tracking. Have also used Rolands (not overly impressed) and Graphtecs (new or old – they also track brilliantly).
Victory do some great deals – check ’em out. Avoid second-hand stuff on ebay…probably somedody elses problem!
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I don’t have any experience with different make plotters so can only speak for Graphtec and I can’t fault them from my own experiences. If I had to go out and buy another plotter I would have no problem buying another Graphtec machine. I haven’t read any bad reports about them on these boards, it was easy to set up, I have had no problems with cutting any of the materials I have used and had no real problems with tracking when cutting long lengths.
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I use a Graphtec CE3000 and I’m not overly impressed with the tracking. On the 1200mm model, the media holder is prone to a fair bit of sideways movement which can often cause the material to skew whilst feeding. I hear the Summas are very good tracking-wise, but I’ve never used one.
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Thanks all for your Help Really helpful
Thanks adam
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