R Series Vinyl Plotter Carriage Slams Against Wall

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R series vinyl plotter carriage slams against wall. On redsail plot cutter sometime continuous red light flows and we unable to move carriage left side that time we need to open left panel as shown in this videos and just clean and press push. A new r series vinyl cutter should arrive with the tool carriage firmly locked into the track on which it slides left and right. Grid drum moves the media back and forth during operation. R series quick start guide.
The r series features better internals and metal instead of plastic. Cutting pad provides protection for the blade while the blade is cutting. Still the vinyl express r series quick start guide is the fastest way to get up and running. The r series is a great chinese built cutter comparable to the other cutters that are made there.
Loud r series louder than usual r series plotter communication. This advanced technology is available on the vinyl express qe6000 q series and graphtec ce6000 and fc8000 fc8600 series cutting plotters fig 2. The vinyl express q series is made by graphtec quite literally the finest maker of vinyl cutters in the world. Vinyl express r series customers have two blade holder options but they re not interchangeable.
R series driver for 64 bit versions of windows. Long runs will be impossible to accomplish without learning to load and align vinyl properly. Tool carriage this unit performs the cutting with the installed blade and pen 5. Take at least 30 minutes when receiving cutter plotter to learn its personality.
A machine with an r series ii logo uses a taller blade holder. As digital printers become more commonplace in the sign and graphics industry the demand for cutters that can turn printed images into contour cut decals continues to grow. The differences are really substantial. Vinyl express r series cutters are praised for their user friendly simplicity.
Basic tracking trouble shooting as simple as it seems a major reason for poor tracking is improper alignment of sign vinyl. Platen provides the surface for holding and supporting media during cutting. Loading the blade holder r series. Plotter blade setup instructions.
Set blade depth blade depth is how far the blade sticks out of the end of the blade holder and is a major factor in how well the machine cuts and how easy or difficult it will be to weed the material. If the carriage is seemingly loose on its track to the point that you can easily pull and lift it then the carriage was likely knocked off the track during transport. R series driver for windows 8 10. Random or incomplete cuts r series why isn t my vinyl tracking properly.
Maximize your r series vinyl cutter s performance by making the following adjustments to your cutter s and software s default settings. A machine with the original r series logo uses a shorter blade holder. You can tell which bladeholder to use by looking at the logo on the front of the plotter.