[twist132]

Extreme newby on vinyl cutter.
Just got a new gs24 and have had a good couple of days learning with it .
I have been using a 24 inch roll standard vinyl for decals and sometimes the cut goes good and sometimes not so good.
What is happening is that the cutter will be cutting along and then it tugs the roll to feed into cutter so hard it pulls the whole roll right off the rollers on the stand...ruining a majority of the job because the cutter goes into machine malfunction and all you can do is to shut the cutter off.
Im cutting multiple copies laid out using cutstudio so the whole cut is 23"x say 36".
Ive talked to a Roland rep and he said hes never heard of this.
A Stahls rep told me to let the roll have slack . That works but I cant stand over the cutter to make sure theres slack all the time.
Has anyone encountered this and if so did you rectify the situation? Ive searched the web to no avail.
Thanks

 

[Amw]

Extreme newby on vinyl cutter.
Just got a new gs24 and have had a good couple of days learning with it .
I have been using a 24 inch roll standard vinyl for decals and sometimes the cut goes good and sometimes not so good.
What is happening is that the cutter will be cutting along and then it tugs the roll to feed into cutter so hard it pulls the whole roll right off the rollers on the stand...ruining a majority of the job because the cutter goes into machine malfunction and all you can do is to shut the cutter off.
Im cutting multiple copies laid out using cutstudio so the whole cut is 23"x say 36".
Ive talked to a Roland rep and he said hes never heard of this.
A Stahls rep told me to let the roll have slack . That works but I cant stand over the cutter to make sure theres slack all the time.
Has anyone encountered this and if so did you rectify the situation? Ive searched the web to no avail.
Thanks

The Stahls rep is correct...that is what you need to do. I am sure this is a roll that doesn't have a lot of material let on it.
If you put a roll on there with a lot more material on it, it will be heavier and less prone to popping off the roll holder.

Putting slack will also extend the life of the plotter, it will not have to pull off the heavy roll all the time.

 

[tfalk]

Leave more slack, stand by and watch the machine or slow it down... only real options you have.

 

[twist132]

Thanks ,
After heading your responses I see that artwork setup helps alot. Cut Studio if your using the multiple design option and just multiply the designs will make the software read random pieces and scatters the cuts all over the place. So it might start cutting say the last piece first or it might start on the first design first. Then random pieces.
I find if you set your artwork up in Corel going in order up the sheet and then transfer the artwork to cutstudio this will make the cuts in rows strarting with the first row working its way up the sheet, so it doesnt yank the roll as much.
I still have to leave slack on the roll if I want to try to accomplish something else while its cutting because even if its pulling the vinyl 6" it still yanks it pretty good and the roll nearly ends up on the floor.
Appreciate the responses. Have a great day.

 

[l AliAs l]

That happened to me as well when I first started ... now I usually unroll the slack even to what I am cutting out haven’t had an issue since.

Except when I forget lol

 

[SouthJersey]

First off, the Roland guy lied because if you and I called about this, I'm sure many others have also.
He told me to lubricate the rollers, and I did.
Sorry, I don't remember if I used embroidery machine oil, graphite or white grease.
This did help some, but, unfortunately, yes, I do give it the needed slack and I babysit the machine.
AMW gave good advise, I never thought that my babysitting was actually keeping the pressure off the machine.

 

[PatWibble]

The problem is just as bad with the Graphtec ce6000. Less speed and more slack are the only ways round it. These mid priced machines are ok for t-shirt vinyl or small signs but are a major pain when doing vehicle graphics or shop signs.

Can you get a media basket for the Roland? If you can you will be able to roll out more slack without it going onto the floor.

 

[twist132]

Leave more slack, stand by and watch the machine or slow it down... only real options you have.

Ive figured it out. There is a pre feed option in settings. When turned on, it will take about 3 feet of vinyl and feed it thru the pinch rollers and then back to origin and starts cutting.
This makes slack in the roll and it also helps with tracking. Ive been keeping my cuts no longer than 3ft if I can help it. If longer than a 3 ft cut and your back is turned it may pre feed another 3 ft when it gets near the end of the first pre feed so be careful.
Also the lighter the roll, the slack hanging will knock the roll off the roller when being pulled by the pinch rollers while cutting.
I was liking the pre feed at first but when its cutting along and decides it wants to pre-feed another section
Im not always looking and it gets me by yanking the roll off the rollers. So Ill probably turn this option off and manually pre feed it myself before I start that job. It make make another step in the cut but I can accomplish something else when its cutting and not worry about a ruined cut.
Also when the roll starts getting light I just cut it into sheets the size of the job im doing.