by hipresto » March 1st, 2016, 12:41 am
No, you didn't tell me to use that force...I hope I didn't indicate that you had. The stock is Kromekote 12 pt Cover, Coated 1 side. I tried sample cuts at force up to 185, which didn't quite cut all the way through in one pass, which is why I had been doing two passes. I tookk your advice on trying one pass, and 220 did the trick. And no, it is not deeply scoring the mat...in fact, it barely registers at all.
The two little cuts are supposed to be there, and they should have end nodes, as the svg was created in Illustrator, and a line segment must have two nodes to print. I did not reopen the svg to look at the line segments, but I have never had trouble before.
If 220 seems excessive to you, I agree. But I should tell you that brand new out of the box, this cutter seemed to need significantly higher force to cut through papers - even those list on the guide elsewhere on this site. I questioned it at the time, but I was on a deadline, and could not send the cutter back even if that were necessary. I will have to address that issue at a later time. At least it works.
The speed issue is an odd one. When I get a moment, I will test out different configurations. Yes, there are other windows/programs open on my computer, I did not realize that that could affect SCAL.
Also, I suppose it might be a good idea to take a video of the cutter in action, though I can only be assured that I can capture the slow speed at will. The faster cuts come much more infrequently now, and it might take quite a bit of trial and error to catch a video of that occurrence.
Thank you for your continued help. I do hope I get to the bottom of these issues.
-HiPresto.