Graphtec Vinyl Cutter

Basic Info

• Located upstairs
• ...

Using the Plotter

Load Vinyl

• Place roll on back rack
• Put lever in down position to unlock
• feed vinyl in from the back
  • it will get stuck on lips as you push it through. I suggest using a small tool to help lift it up.

Position Rollers

• Flip lever up
• Press enter for Roll 1
• Move head with keypad to desired origin
• Press Origin
• Print!
• Pull out weeding
• put transfer tape on design
• clean target surface
• put on a light spray of transfer solution
• place vinyl on object
• squeegee transfer solution out from design (inside to out)
• let dry
• peel of transfer tape
• done!

Setting up Linux

• Hook up to USB
• Install printer in CUPS
• Choose Raw Queue as driver
• Maker sure plotter is in HG-GL mode
  • Hit pause
  • Page Next until you see command
  • Enter
  • Arrow over to HG-GL
• The best way to plot in Linux is with the Inkscape plugin, InkCut
• Install inkscape
• Download InkCut here:

http://inkcut.sourceforge.net/

mv InkCut-1.0.tar.gz ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/
cd ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/
tar -xf InkCut-1.0.tar.gz

Using InkCut and Inkscape

Basics

• start Inkscape
• draw something to print
• make sure it is a path
• select it
• Extensions -> Cutting/Plotting -> InkCut

Text

• Create text
  • fatter characters will be easier to work with
• Rotate text 90 degress if needed (default will cut deep, not along the front edge of the vinyl)
• Select text
• Object -> Fill and Stroke
  • No fill
  • Select some stroke
• Object -> Object to Path
• Object -> Ungroup
• Extensions -> Cutter/Plotter -> InkCut
• Print!