![]() You should not be able to feel the cut from the back side. The Titans seem to be a solid machine so I think once you get it figured out you'll have a lot of fun with that thing.Ĭutting force I would start at 60 grams assuming Titans use grams and work up like Skeeters blade set instructions said until you are cutting through the vinyl and just barely leaving a mark on the backing. If that seems super slow compared to what you have seen on youtube then speed it up a bit. I don't know what the Titan has for speed nomenclature but if you do the math and pick 25% of the highest you will at least be safe. I run a top of the line cutter which has speeds available from 50mm/sec clear up to 800mm/sec and I run mine at 200 almost all the time and sometimes slow it down even more on precise cutting of tiny objects and text. There is no advantage to cutting faster other than actually finishing the job sooner and in fact on some cutters you can cause issues with the cut performance trying to blow and go. ![]() Skeeter always give great advice and her blade setting tutorial is becoming legendary on the forum.Įach cutter is going to be a little different and I don't own what you do but typically I recommend you run about 25 to 30% of maximum cutting speed at least until you learn enough to know what you are doing. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. Unless you purchase a high end cutter from a sales person at a store, or take classes some where it is pretty much self learn.īut I will put this out here for you so you can set your blade correctly from the start. I think VinylMaster also has tutorials if you do searches for them,online. Most have HELP at the top of the layout screen, open it up and learn. Do you need Contour Cutting with Automatic Registration Mark Sensor? Doubt it.So read the Titan 2 instruction manual Cutters are pretty basically the same, Just the buttons are different.Īny cutting and design software you will have to learn. Also I wouldn't use a lot of the features. I looked at the Titan 3 before buying the SC2 but for me, the sizes didn't work as I would have to move down to 24" rolls or move up to 48/50" rolls. I do everything in Photoshop and Inkscape. Software usually comes with either machine. Always do an area test to make sure your vinyl is straight. A lot of guides tell you the wrong height, credit card thickness, it should be 1/2 that. Cut comes down to adjusting your machine properly. I've found, and other people might correct me, that the more money you spend, doesn't exactly mean a better cut. Once you send a job to the machine, it stores it all freeing up the program.Įither of these machines will work great for what you want to do. Has a nice cut groove to make removing the vinyl easy. It has a basket so the vinyl doesn't catch. The rolls that hold the vinyl roll are more solid. I don't have the speed cranked up either. Mainly the feed roller (the roller that moves the vinyl), there are 4 screws that constantly come loose. After ever 4-5 sheets, I have to make sure things are tight. ![]() I find that because of the speed, the machine falls out of alignment a lot. But I've had problems with the cut quality. It is faster than the MH 871, stronger, and has a lot more fine tune adjustments. I've had it for about 8 months now, cut around 3,500 decals on it. The thing I hate the most is at least with VinylMaster Cut, the program is unusable when the machine is cutting as it has to send the data slowly to the machine. On long cuts, I usually just watch the roll out to make sure it doesn't catch. But if you know how to arrange your designs, you shouldn't have too many problems. For me it has minor trouble cutting long, intricate designed decals, mainly because the vinyl will hang up or get caught because there isn't a basket. It is my main work horse as it has a quality cut. I usually cut 5"x5" decals, 35-50 at a time. I have both the US Cutter MH 871 and the SC2 both are 34" and I use 30" rolls. Might want to check out: Lots of good info there.
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