Signmaker

History

Recently (early 2015) received as a donation.

An elderly Roland CAMM-1 CX-12 plotter / vinyl cutter / sign maker.

Initial setup (22/Feb/2015)

HP JetDirect 300 network printer server connecting via parallel port to the CX-12

Network address http://10.0.0.93, printer driver (raw queue) set up on quorra / Linux.

Software: Inkscape extension 'InkCut 1.0' installed and running on Quorra under Linux. No Windows support until next version.

Material maximum width 395mm, but the cutting width is 280mm (11") maximum, less than A4 landscape.

As this device needs fore-and-aft clearance for the source and the finished material, it is best set up on a table in the studio and using the network connection to drive it.

Currently testing to establish capabilities / speeds to use (22/Feb/2015) Dclarke (talk) 22:06, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Manuals

User Manual File:CX-12-24 Use manual r5.pdf A printed copy of this is with the cutter.

Set up

This uses a network connection, so needs to be plugged into a spare network point.

Plug in both router and cutter- keeping extension lead with it.

The vinyl feeds from the back to the front.

Move the head to the correct point using the cursors.

Set the origin.

Set the weight and the cutting speed. This has been done on the printer itself. Possibly controlled from software as well, but when I adjusted the sings in software it seems to make no difference.

Send buy using the Cutter/Plotter -> InkCut 1.0. Then check Properties and that the interface is Printer and set to JetDirect300x.

Click the plot parts button and it should cut.

YMMV

Settings

Blue vinyl in craft room: Cutting weight= 70gm Cutting speed= 40cm/min