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To be honest I don’t think it is the machine I think it is a bug in the Operating System i.e windows. I’ve been having a look on the net (I’m a network Engineer by day) If I find any info I’ll let you know.

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quote Matt Faulks:

Currently running W2KP on the machine which is driving the cutter. Works fine after a reboot etc. Also ran on Vista and XP with no problems. As long as the ports are configured properly the P-Cuts seem to work fine on anything.

When you reboot does it just not see the Serial adaptor and required unplugging/replugging to get it to detect?

Cheers
Matt

Yep thats the issue when I reboot it does not see the serial adaptor and It takes loads of faffing about to get it to see it, do you know what the issue is?

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I commented on similar topic:

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=25165

But no-one bothered reading/thanking.

Out of interest Matt what OS are you running? I run W2K but If I reboot the PC I loose the connection which leads me to believe W2K has a bug with Serial/USB ?

Thanks for taking the time to put the settings down.

Chris

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I have one of these cutters for doing t-shirts, Car signs etc… I have also just cut A-board signs for my brother, it works fine now. 10" width gives quite good letter size and it will handle 16m length. It is the same as the secabo mini and I have also seen it badged as frogger. You can only run vinyl at the max width i.e you can not run slimmer bits through due to the way the rollers are set up.

I had so much trouble with it to start with, it would not cut, would cut utter gobbledi gook, stop half way through etc.. wasted loads of vinyl. Drove me mad I was trying to drive it from a DELL Laptop running W2K, then an IBM running XP. I almost binned the thing.

It will not run on XP as it does not have the correct drivers. therefore I went back to the DELL with W2K and it kept screwing up. I now run it off an OLD DELL GX110 standalone running W2K SP2 and with ARTCUT 2005 that came with it and it works great via the USB. They are cheap and work ok, once you get the hang of it. But I could not for the life of me get it to cut correctly from the laptop (and I’m a comms engineer!!) (perhaps the laptop does not output enough voltage?) Beware they are a real ball ache to get going at first, the P-cut website has little info on it.

Good luck.

[ccheater]

Thanks for the replies.

The Stainless from Victory says £122. on there site but I’ve seen em for around £70.00 to the customer on others!!

[ccheater]

Hi Happy New year.

Mine is now working fine I think it may be to do with output voltage as I know run it from an OLD dell GX1 and it works fine. It shows in Artcut as being on USB on the laptop it shows as COM2, but at least it works now. the instructions with it are pants to say the least!!

As I say make sure you tick the serial printer option on the Port after I did this it worked fine.

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Hi thanks for the help seems to be working OK now. I am running it from a PC and have also set the setting for the com port to also have serial printer ticked as it runs via USB cable with on board serial converter. Doesn’t tell me to do this anywhere!! I think that stops it flooding the cutter with data. Hopefully it works now as it is handling larger files. So I think it would run from the laptop if I change the setting on there. I’ll try tomorrow with that. Been nothing but trouble since I got it, hopefully now I can start using it to bring some cash in!

Thanks for your help

Chris

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Ta Yep I think it is a communication problem as well. I’m running it from laptop, I’ve got an old PC I can use I’ll give that a try. I dont mind getting new software but dont want to keep paying out if it’s not going to work correctly.

Thanks for your help

Chris

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Sorry to hijack this but I’m after a plotter after buying a PCrap mini cut (why,oh why??) anyway does any one know where I could see some machines in the flesh?? to look at, I’m based in Essex. Spoke to victory and I’m interested in the D60.

Ta

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Thanks for the help I’ll have a go tomorrow

[ccheater]

Got it working but it still goes pear shaped If I try anything that has to much text in it, anyone else have this issue?

[ccheater]

Thanks I’ll give it a go tonight, do you use windows 2000?

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Russ

Thanks for that!, it’s exactly what I was after.

Thanks

[ccheater]

Yep Thats what mine does appears to run out of memory. I also find it hard to set the width otherwise it ends up hitting the kill switches on either end.

Chris

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Hi Paul

thanks for the quick reply, I have got it working via the usb, but when I try cutting a more complex design it gets about half way through and then just goes of the page. I’m using the PCUT CTN630 driver. Thansk for your help.

[ccheater]

Hi Paul,

I have simiar issue, did you get yours working correctly? If so could you let me know how? Mine cuts up to a point then slices the vinyl as the blade goes off.

Thanks for any help

Chris

[ccheater]

Hi

I have a similar issue I have a PCUT minicut that I bought to do t-shirts with. I’m using the Artcut 2005 software that came with it. On desgns with a lot of text it seems to give up and just drag the blade off the vinyl. Also I cannot see how to set edges for the design, sometimes the cutter hits the stopers on the minicut and the job stops. Any help anyone? Is there better software I can use? I believe the Pcut Minicut is the same as the secabo mini and the frogger models. I have been told to use the PCUT630 driver, is there an issue with this driver??

Thanks as always for any help

Chris

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Russ what Pcut have you got? I have the Pcut mini and cant see anywhere to set pressure, as far as I can see I have to do it manual as you have said. also what software do you use I have the artcut that came with it, but do not find it that great.

Chris

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Thanks for all the help will run some tests.

Ta

[ccheater]

Thanks for the replies,

yep 20 secs sounds a lot better it may be that the temp is not what it says

Also thanks for the advice robert, yep time = money.

Thanks for the advice

[ccheater]

I did mean on the same PC

[ccheater]

Thanks, think I need to practice!!

[ccheater]

You should get a copy of ghost, look it up on google. when your PC is built ghost an image and keep it safe, back up your data regularly,If your Pc goes belly up just reghost it and put your databack and away you go, (I’m a network Engineer)

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It works off artcut I emailed the supplier, (used bablefish to translate it to chinese) they emailed me back and told me to use the PCUT 630 option and it works!!! so there not all bad on ebay P.S I just uninstalled it all and started afresh, now works!!

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quote Jamie06:

Please help!

My PCUT ct630 has decided to stop responding. It worked fine yesterday but today it’s just stopped. I bought it from Flynn Signs and have phoned before about the drivers being no good, but was told that they should be ok. It’s one of these USB serial converter things where you have to ‘make’ a new port. I was told to leave it on ‘COM3’ and it should work. Yesterday it did, but today it doesn’t. No matter how many times I try it just won’t budge.

I’ve tried changing ports and re-installing the driver, but I cannot get it to the point where my computer recognizes new hardware and brings up the wizard. Whenever I uninstall the driver and restart windows, plug back in the USB, I just get a message saying ‘your device is installed and working properly’ – which it isn’t.

Even if I can get it to work again today I don’t fancy my chances of it working again tomorrow after I’ve turned it off. Getting a bit fed up with it to be honest. I don’t want to phone Alann at Flynn Signs again because it’s a Sunday and tomorrow is a bank holiday.

I know that it’s frowned upon buying cutters from Ebay, but I have an extremely low budget and couldn’t afford anything else.

Any ideas guys?

I’m having the same issue with my minicut I didn’t even know you could buy em in the UK.

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Yep Cheater is my real name not many of us about !

I’m currently a network engineer, but have been printing T-shirts for a while with a screen press, then heard that you can do em with vinyl hence the minicut. (don’t I just wish I’d found this board before I got it!!)

Anyway off I go to try and get it working……