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Sorry for the double post, but my original post was burried in another thread, and I want people to see this.
THIS design is why we love our Graphtec CE5000-60 plotter.
I saw a shirt with this same basic design on it and I liked it, but I'm not much of a soccer fan, so I decided to do this design myself in CorelDRAW.
I showed my final design to Mark and told him the size of the smallest stars, and he said (and I fully believed him) that no plotter would possibly be able to cut them.
We got our Plotter Thursday and our new heat press Friday, so I decided that I wanted to do a test...just to see what we're capable of. I knew because of this design I could compare the different sized stars and see just how small we can really go.
I started weeding it and had to call Mark over. He was astonished at what I was getting!
So I pressed it on a shirt and took some pictures, one of them on the macro setting. THAT was when we really saw what this cutter was capable of!
There's another thread here that's talking about what settings and blades are needed to cut small, intricate designs on a Roland GX-24. Well, we do all of our cutting (other than reflective) with a 45 degree blade and 30cm/sec cutting speed. I didn't change those settings for this design.
For about $500 less than the Roland (I'm NOT cutting down on the Roland, but I AM saying that there are other options out there) we got this machine which will also do contour-cutting (we haven't done that yet).
It's a little confusing at first when you initially set it up, but once you do, you WON'T be sorry.
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Great looking job. I am looking into a cutter/plotter next week at Long Beach. Hope Graphtec has a representative there. I see it...the CE5000-60 on yahoo for $1495 w/free stand. Is that price in the ball park for what one should expect to pay?
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We got ours from SignWarehouse (I know, they're support isn't great, but their sales people are extra friendly and very helpful) for $1395. They offer it on their website for $1495, but on eBay for $1395 (stand included). I called them and asked if I really had to go through eBay to get it for that price and he said he could give it to me ordering directly over the phone.
They were also offering a discount on shipping when we ordered, but their eBay shipping cost is $89.
The other nice thing is that you get 10% off of all supplies for 30 days after you order. We're taking advantage of that!
Like I said, I'm sure the Roland is a great plotter, but we are AMAZED at what this machine is capable of!
BTW, the smallest stars on this design are .023" wide. ;-)
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Thans Chani....Sounds pretty good. I am going to hold off until after the NBM show in Long Beach. I am so new to the cutter/plotter arena, I want to see some things in action..
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Huh. I just looked on Google for Graphtec contour cutting instructions and at the bottom of the first page when you search for "graphtec ce5000" is this thread. Cool!
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Hi Chani,
That's my point with what I was talking about when I say there is very little info on the net about the Graphtec cutter. So little, that your brand new thread was on the first page results! If you did the same for Roland, I bet you'd find way more info. And even after numerous phone calls to Graphtec, I still can't sort out what should be a very simple problem with reg marks. Sorry, just venting my frustrations!
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Rock on Chani,,, thats cool stuff,,, nice to have a cutter thats cuts that small,,, I do it all the time for glass wear,,, its a little of a b... to weed that small stuff all the time,,, hey what vinyl did you use????
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Hi Chani,
That's my point with what I was talking about when I say there is very little info on the net about the Graphtec cutter. So little, that your brand new thread was on the first page results! If you did the same for Roland, I bet you'd find way more info. And even after numerous phone calls to Graphtec, I still can't sort out what should be a very simple problem with reg marks. Sorry, just venting my frustrations!
Yes, that's the frustrating part of owning a Graphtec. At least this model. You might be able to find more information on the CE3000 model tho. The CE5000 is still pretty new.
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Oh, and your design looks really cool by the way. When the cutter decides to work, it works well.
Thanks! Even with the lack of information about this cutter, I still LOVE it!
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Hi Chani, the shirt looks great! Thanks again for sharing detailed pics!
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Originally Posted by Chaine
There's another thread here that's talking about what settings and blades are needed to cut small, intricate designs on a Roland GX-24. Well, we do all of our cutting (other than reflective) with a 45 degree blade and 30cm/sec cutting speed. I didn't change those settings for this design.
You don't really have to change settings on the GX-24 to do intricate designs. The 45 degree blade works well for most vinyl types (except thicker flock).
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For about $500 less than the Roland (I'm NOT cutting down on the Roland, but I AM saying that there are other options out there) we got this machine which will also do contour-cutting (we haven't done that yet).
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We got ours from SignWarehouse (I know, they're support isn't great, but their sales people are extra friendly and very helpful) for $1395.
Just for clarification, the Roland GX-24 isn't $1895. You can get it from Imprintables.com for $1595 (only $200 more than the Graphtec).
It sounds like you got a great deal on your cutter, I just wanted to make sure folks knew about the correct pricing on the GX-24.
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I just went to the show. McDougal's had the Roland 24'' for $1395.00 sign warehouse said they would match and give additional 10% on same cutter also $49 shipping. Very good deal, I think.
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