Best Vinyl Cutter for beginner

For larger volumes you will want a servo cutter.

Graphtec for me

We love graphtec! We own a few of them and highly recommend the fc8600's. But rolands are great too, we have used them and do use their printers.
If you are spending someone else's money though...summa makes some very nice equipment.

Beginner beginner or beginner serious? That is if you just want to dabble maybe one of the hobby cutters as they strive to make them simple enough for most to comprehend.

If you want to latter turn serious, the hobby cutters won't do. But cutting vinyl is as far from push button easy as you can get. It drops many people into the deep end of the pool quick. Way over the head, and they can't swim.

dcbevins said:

But cutting vinyl is as far from push button easy as you can get. It drops many people into the deep end of the pool quick. Way over the head, and they can't swim.

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I disagree completely here. As far as textile decorating methods go, a vinyl cutter is about as easy as it gets. With the Graphtec CE6000, you get the cutter, two pieces of software (illustrator/corel plugin, and standalone design software), and a video that shows you start to finish how to set it up.

For most people they can be operating in a half a day, and fully comfortable with a machine within a week. There is no method that is as easy, clean, or low-maintenance as a good cutter and a heat press.

Maybe more entry-level cutters are more difficult, but the CE6000 is a cakewalk.

The Graphtec, Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh, Summa cutters are all professional grade. They really aren't 'beginner' from a cost perspective.
Consider a Saga, GCC, Creation, etc. unit that you can trade in later for one of the above. Make sure you get a training session if you really are a beginner and haven't cut vinyl before.

300 bucks and you get cameo 3. Good enough for beginner. When you need those expensive suggestions which our dear forum members suggested to you, you can go and spend few k.

Until then, cameo 3 will work.

CorelDRAW basic will not work with Graphtec CorelDraw plug in. CorelDRAW basic does not have macro editor. The plugin requires the macro library to work with it. Otherwise, you have to use Graphtec standalone software. It wasn't easy for me. I rather use the plug in because I can create vector graphics or clean and modify traced objects better in CorelDRAW. I don't have to switch back and forth between CorelDRAW and Graphtec standalone software.

Serious beginner. Embroidery for over 8 years and have enjoyed, thought I'd dab in the heat press since it seems to be a growing thing and the possibilities are endless.

Thanks,
Melissa

Thanks!!!!!!

Question, does Illustrator that works with my embroidery machine software work with the vinyl cutter?

taknchances said:

Question, does Illustrator that works with my embroidery machine software work with the vinyl cutter?

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Yes it does, but I am not telling you, cause you didn't like my post -.-

Thank you. It's not that I didn't want to since I was thinking that I had. I thank you and everyone else for their time, I'm sure all of you are busy and taking the time to reply, well I do appreciate it very much!!

Thank you again!!

taknchances said:

Thank you. It's not that I didn't want to since I was thinking that I had. I thank you and everyone else for their time, I'm sure all of you are busy and taking the time to reply, well I do appreciate it very much!!

Thank you again!!

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I was joking,don't worry about it

Where are you located? Thinking near the sea with your name, very original.

beautiful city and surroundings seacookie

is that your house in the upper right with the flag?

into the T said:

beautiful city and surroundings seacookie

is that your house in the upper right with the flag?

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Hey, I know it's a small castle, but at least it's a castle