[JohnnyBGood]

GCC expert 24 Cutter Question

I am very interested in making decals for myself. I am currently buying my decals and this is getting VERY expensive with the cost of the decal, shipping and waiting time for it to arrive. I will be basically making letters, numbers and logo designs with 3 or 4 color vinyl. I don't have a clue as to what I need or where to begin, but with this site, I can now head in the right direction. With me being a beginner, I am thinking that the GCC expert 24 cutter will be my best bet according to this site and my limited budget (any other recommendation are welcome) am I still better off investing into a Roland? Although I see a $1700 cutter taking me years to earn my money back. If it's as easy as everyone says, then the t-shirt could be something that I do later on. Besides me buying the vinyl, paper, squeegee, knives..... is there going to be additional software that I am going to need with this cutter? It only comes with GreatCut, but I see others using something like Coral and Ill. I notice that the more expensive cutters also come with dvd training videos and editing software and additional fonts and graphics for you to start out with. Is that necessary?

I guess my biggest concern is... what's the absolute easiest for a beginner, and what excatly do I need to purchase to make this experience as easy as possible. My computer is XP, I am a fairly easy learner. I have found this cutter on a preferred vendor.... Imprintables Warehouse????

 

[GHEENEE1]

Re: GCC expert 24 Cutter Question

:welcome: Johnny,I have recently bought the Expert 24 from Imprintables. The greatcut software that comes with is not a design software. I use Corel x3 and cut from there via the plug in that comes with great cut. I'm very happy with my Gcc, I'm fairly new to vinyl cutting, easy cutter to use. Mike

 

[JohnnyBGood]

GHEENEE1

Did you purchase Corel x3 from another site or is that something you can get off the internet for free?

I think I am going to go ahead and order that Expert 24 today.

Also, did you just hook this thing up and start playing with it, did you buy some videos or informational books, or just had someone to show you how to begin using this and design your decals?

Thanks for your input.

 

[royster13]

Re: GCC expert 24 Cutter Question

I was cutting from my Expert 24 in 15 minutes from Illustrator CS3.......It is a great plotter for the price.....I paid 390.00 from mike[USER=108410]@Imprintables[/USER].com Price included shipping, 10 yards of sign vinyl, 10 yards of heat transfer vinyl and weeder....

 

[GHEENEE1]

Re: GCC expert 24 Cutter Question

I bought my Corel X3 off e bay. I bought this one CORELDRAW GRAPHICS SUITE X3 COREL DRAW ~ Full Version ~ - eBay (item 160471208589 end time Sep-19-10 22:07:51 PDT) Don't buy a student-teacher version. Like one of the posts said, I was cutting in about 15 mins. I know inkscape is a vector design software thats a free download. Not up on how it works with the GCC. Mike P.S. theres a trial version on the Corel site you can test drive.

 

[groomerjanie]

I am also a newbie and am looking into buying this cutter. I have the WinPCSIGN 2010 professional edition. Will it work with this cutter?
Thanks for your help.
Janie

 

[royster13]

I think Imprintables still has a few of these packages available......
http://www.t-shirtforums.com/preferred-vendor-introductions/t138765.html

 

[JohnnyBGood]

Ask to work with Zach. He's a real nice guy. He got me everything I needed to get started up at a very good deal.

 

[Twanabee]

Janie. Winpcsign2010 will work with this and over 400 cutters. Great program for rhinestone designing. Only one I use.

 

[nitewalker]

I think Imprintables still has a few of these packages available......
http://www.t-shirtforums.com/preferred-vendor-introductions/t138765.html

Go for it. It's a win-win for both parties. Imprintables gets guaranteed business for at least a year (probably longer due to my experience with them) and you get a free $900 vinyl cutter along with some other stuff. Plus you're supporting breast cancer R&D.

 

[D-Cal]

Is this considered a contour cutter.

 

[royster13]

No the Cut 3000 is not a contour cutter.......

 

[D-Cal]

No the Cut 3000 is not a contour cutter.......

Thanks for Replying

What king of cuts can it do?

 

[nitewalker]

It can do everything the expert 24 can do, but it's better. It has a servo motor, 400 grams of force, etc.
It's a GCC Bengal. A great cutter, but without an optical eye. Can't beat the price (free) though. I have one on the way.

 

[royster13]

Has anyone asked Imprintables if you can get a different cutter and pay the difference in price?

But I do love my Expert 24....It is a solid machine for less than 400.00....

 

[JohnnyBGood]

Just ordered mine about 10 minutes ago!!! And is shipping out tomorrow!! Imprintables has great service. I called Steven and he picked up on the 3rd ring. No automated service, no voicemail, no waiting 30 minutes on the phone. Now that's awesome!!

 

[D-Cal]

It can do everything the expert 24 can do, but it's better. It has a servo motor, 400 grams of force, etc.
It's a GCC Bengal. A great cutter, but without an optical eye. Can't beat the price (free) though. I have one on the way.

How did u get it for free?

 

[nitewalker]

How did u get it for free?

It's a special deal Imprintables Warehouse is offering.

 

[scuba_steve2699]

The Cut3000 offer does have some left. please send me an email if you are interested: steven[USER=108410]@Imprintables[/USER].com. Unfortunately there are no substitutions in this deal for other cutters. The Cut 3000 was specifically put together for this offer and our drive to support the Susan G Komen breast cancer foundation. You can see some of the details for it here:

http://www.t-shirtforums.com/preferred-vendor-introductions/t138765.html

 

[scuba_steve2699]

Just ordered mine about 10 minutes ago!!! And is shipping out tomorrow!! Imprintables has great service. I called Steven and he picked up on the 3rd ring. No automated service, no voicemail, no waiting 30 minutes on the phone. Now that's awesome!!

Thanks! I try to get to all the calls but sometimes they do go to voice mail. You can try me on my cell phone also at 518-728-5890 if I am out of the office.