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Entry level-ish vinyl cutter recommendations?
Hoping to tap into the width and breadth of the hive mind here and get some recommendations on a vinyl cutter.
Want to get one for me personally but also for some use at the boatyard. Don't really want to spend more than $500. Just want to be able to do registrations numbers, boat names, and logo replications for when we do paint jobs. Needs to be able to cut vinyl sturdy enough for a boat. Probably 24" wide at the max. Figured our knowledge base on here is so wide and deep, I might be able to get a little insight, some pointers, or a simple wave off. Have done some research, and I used to be a graphic designer, so have no fear of the software end of this project. Just don't know what to look for in a (cheap-ish) machine. Also any pointers on vinyl etc. would be awesome. Was looking at the US Cutter Titan- $395: http://www.uscutter.com/TITAN-Vinyl-Cutter-28-53-inch Or the more expensive Titan2 which has a servo motor as opposed to a stepper, but is much more expensive- $695: http://www.uscutter.com/TITAN-2-Viny...-28-53-68-inch Or maybe the GCC Expert- $495: http://www.imprintables.com/gcc-expe...yl-cutter-3016 And the much cheaper GCC Clipper- $295: http://www.imprintables.com/the-clip...yl-cutter-2802 Thanks guys!
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Do yourself a favor and stay away from those Chinese POS vinyl cutters. Find a good used Graphtec, Roland or Summa. Even a 15-20 year old Graphtec will be less of a hassle than one of those. I have a sign shop and when I reopened my own business after working for someone else for a few years, I was able to get a used FC7000-100 41" Graphtec for $2500. The machine is now about 17 years old and is a work horse that never have to worry about.
I had one of those Chinese machines for about a year or so and it was so temperamental that I grew to hate it. I wasted 20-30% of the vinyl I ran through it due to tracking issues and no matter what I did, it did not get better. I replaced it with a 24" Roland that I got from a customer (who thought he would get into the sticker business until he realized that the plotter was the simplest part of the business) for about $300. That Roland served me well for about 2-3 years until I upgraded to the Graphtec. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email me [email protected] 561-740-9900 shop 561-302-8260 cell |
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