Load Material - USCutter Laserpoint II User Manual & Assembly Instructions

Making Your First Test Cut
A Basic Guide To Vinyl Cutting
Now that you've got your system fully
assembled let's take a moment to test it and
also take moment to learn a bit about how
to "fine tune" the machine so that it will do
quality cuts on the different materials you'll be
cutting. To do this we'll do a standard test cut,
which when competed will a simple triangle
inside of a square. Load the material roll and
adjust the pinch rollers. Remember to make
sure the top roller is placed so that there is a
bottom roller (called the "grit roller") beneath
it. Remember to line the material up so that it
is moving straight through the feed area, and
resist the temptation to run the material close
to the edge of the cutter feed area or you
increase the risk of a mis-feed that will wrinkle
your vinyl. (See the graphic on the top of pg.
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21 for an example.)
Assuming you're cutting standard signage
vinyl, you'll want to use your 45° blade. If
you received vinyl along with your cutter
package, chances are very good it's a standard
GreenStar or Oracal signage vinyl. Now, find
the TEST button on the cutter control pad and
press it. It should cut a pattern that looks like
this:
For thin and regular sized media,
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Most vinyl products
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This Test Cut will help you to calibrate the
machine for this material. Examine this cut
and use a weeding tool or exacto knife to
weed the square out while keeping the
triangle on the paper. ("Weeding" is the word
for removing the cut vinyl in the design.)
Use this simple diagram to make adjustments.
There's a certain amount of trial and error to it
at first, but you'll quickly get a feel for it.
Load the blade so
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