Making Your First Test Cut - USCutter LaserPoint3 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 pages 14 and 15 for an example.)
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