![]() ![]() The material is weeded using a picking tool similar to a dentist’s. Once the media is removed from the machine, the excess material needs to be weeded. A box cutter, or any other small blade, can then be used to cut the media using the straight edge on the machine. The material is then pulled down past the bottom of the cutter so that the end of the design is hanging just beneath the cutter. Finally, you are ready to cut the design!Īfter the design has been cut, “Enter” should be pressed twice which will move the cutting head back to the far right. ![]() If the blade and force are at the right settings, then the circle and cross can be weeded away, leaving just the box with the cross cut out of it. ![]() The test cut involves cutting a small design that shows a circle with a box inside of it and a cross inside of the box. The test cut allows the user to make sure the blade and force are properly calibrated to cut the material. It is always a good idea to run a “test cut” before cutting a design with the vinyl. The thicker the material, the higher degree of a blade as well as grams of pressure will be necessary to cut the material. Most materials can be cut using a 45 or 60 degree blade with 70 - 100 grams of pressure. The most important variable settings are the blade angle (altered by simply changing the blade on the machine) and the amount of force used to cut the material (a simple setting on the machine). It is far better to simply check the blades frequently, and throw them out as soon as they begin to dull, than to attempt to correctly compensate for the blade’s sharpness by adjusting the force.Įach type of cuttable material is cut and transferred at different variable settings. The cutter’s blades will dull over time, requiring more and more force to cut a design correctly. The force determines how much pressure is necessary to cut the media. Once the format of media has been selected, you will want set the amount of grams of force. If “sheet” is selected, then the cutter will feed the entire media through the machine to determine the cuttable length of the material. If it is a roll, then the cutter assumes the length of the design will not exceed the size of the media. To cut a design, you first need to designate if the media is in a roll or sheet format. The longer the cut, the more likely it is that something will go wrong when creating the design, and you do not want to waste multiple feet of vinyl! It is recommended to not cut a design more than 24 inches in length. If cutting a roll of media, then it is a good idea to loosen up the roll by creating slack between the roll and the cutter. Once the media is fed and rollers are set, you will need to lock the rollers into place. ![]() Both of the rollers must be in the shaded area when cutting either roll or sheet media. It is very important that the rollers not be too close to the edge of the material and that both of them are in a shaded area demarcated on the cutter. The media must then be fed into the cutting area where it will be clamped down so that it can be moved over rollers. If using a roll of media, then you will want to set the media on the back roller with the vinyl rolling over the top towards the cutter. The Roland GS-24 is capable of cutting both sheet and roll media. The first thing you will need to do is power on the cutter by clicking the button in the bottom right hand corner of the machine. #Roland cut studio install driverOnce the driver is installed and the machine is plugged into a computer, you are ready to begin cutting. ![]()
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