Graphtec Vinyl Cutter
Contents
Basic Info
- Located upstairs
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Using the Plotter
- Put lever in down position to unlock
- Load vinyl
- Move 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!