Repeated logo distorts after a few inches - Expert 24 LX

Mdrake said:

I'm new to vinyl cutting and I thought I had it figured out but I have a strange problem.

I'm attempting to cut 100 pieces of a logo for a client. It's just a 2x2 piece repeated multiple times. In the beginning, the cuts are spot on but as the cutter goes to the next row, it begins to distort. I'm not allowed to show the logo but basically, part of the logo contains a perfect circle. On the fifth row of cuts, the cutter began cutting that circle as an oval.

I'm using Cadworxlive and Vector Cut. Could the software be the problem?

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Are the rollers griping the vinyl equally on both sides? If not the vinyl could be skewing as the cutter moves it back and forward.

Try slowing the cutting speed to see if it improves things.

Mdrake said:

I'm new to vinyl cutting and I thought I had it figured out but I have a strange problem.

I'm attempting to cut 100 pieces of a logo for a client. It's just a 2x2 piece repeated multiple times. In the beginning, the cuts are spot on but as the cutter goes to the next row, it begins to distort. I'm not allowed to show the logo but basically, part of the logo contains a perfect circle. On the fifth row of cuts, the cutter began cutting that circle as an oval.

I'm using Cadworxlive and Vector Cut. Could the software be the problem?

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If you have other software you should try that to eliminate the software as a possible issue. I dont remember how vector cut works with cadworxlive...but if the data is not going to the plotter fast enough you will get some weird results.

I agree with pat...check your rollers and be sure they are pulling the vinyl evenly through the plotter.

IDK if your plotter has this option..but on a graphtec you can repeat the last job...how about trying a job of 1 row and then having the plotter just repeat it a few times and see if the cuts are accurate now.

It had something to do with software issue. But you'd better check your rollers and make sure they are pulling the vinyl smoothly through the plotter.

It looks like the vinyl may have not been completely flat when I had the problem. What I did yesterday was putting it in the plotter, using the feeders to move the vinyl as far as I need to cut, then lifted one roller and flattened it as much as possible. Seemed to fix the problem!

Hey guys...it looks like I unfortunately still have the problem sometimes. The larger the cut area, the more likely the cuts distort near the end.

I notice that sometimes, the vinyl tends to pick up a little bit when the knife lifts and goes to the next spot. Could this be the reason and does this mean I need a new knife?

Mdrake said:

Hey guys...it looks like I unfortunately still have the problem sometimes. The larger the cut area, the more likely the cuts distort near the end.

I notice that sometimes, the vinyl tends to pick up a little bit when the knife lifts and goes to the next spot. Could this be the reason and does this mean I need a new knife?

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Make sure you are using all pinch rolling.

Slow down machine.

Don’t run as many at a time.

Unroll some vinyl off the roll so the machine is not having to pull it.

it does sound like it may be a information lag
make sure you don't run any other printers/cutters whilst cutting

or start monkeying around in your cutting program with other designs while it is still sending data to the cutter

can you lower your packet size (500bytes)?