Cutter arrived today, incredibly quick delivery. Very well packaged. Bought from Cutter Plotters (www.cutterplotter.co.uk) for £225 delivered.
Everything I need included in the box, power/serial & usb cables (yes this cutter has usb connection!) software cd's, 3 roland blades. Even a dust cover.
Initial thoughts, I'm surprised by the build quality, it's better than I had expected. Yes, it's a budget machine but certainly looks and feels more than it's price tag.
Assembled the stand with relative ease, sturdy enough for the job but I won't be sitting on it. Stand has 2 rollers at the back to hold the vinyl roll which will be very useful.
Set the needle up, different from others I've used in the past so took a little time to get this right. Plugged in, switched on and ran a test using the onboard test facility, worked a treat. This model has a small screen which shows usual info. and controls proved very easy to use straight away.
Connected it to my PC via the USB cable and installed supplied software. Again, pretty straightforward. Yet to try it through my usual software but this shouldn't prove too difficult.
Close up inspection of the cut material and the edge doesn't always appear to be perfectly straight, perhaps a little jagged but I'm really nit picking here. I think I can cure this through pressure and speed adjustment, maybe even adjustment on the needle.
Overall I'm really pleased so far. Time will tell over reliability etc. but so far so good! Here's a few stock photo's:
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