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Joe Donahue

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Mar 3, 2017, 12:36:00 PM3/3/17
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I'm considering purchasing a Roland GS-24 vinyl cutter. I want something that both prints designs and cuts them out. Do most vinyl cutters do this, or do I need to find a vinyl cutter/printer? Obviously I don't know much about these things and would appreciate any ideas on brands and models.
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Joe

Andrew

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Mar 3, 2017, 4:14:22 PM3/3/17
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The GS-24 is a cutter. It does not print. 

It does have an optical sensor and is capable of cutting contours, meaning following the outline of a design. But to do that on large objects requires a separate large format printer. 

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Tatian Greenleaf

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Mar 3, 2017, 4:40:55 PM3/3/17
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No, most consumer vinyl cutters do not also print.  I received some marketing materials from Roland and their color print & cut vinyl machines were in the $10,000 range.  It's very possible they make cheaper models but I haven't looked into it beyond that.

We use a US Cutter SC model for vinyl cutting but have been considering Roland machines as well.

Tatian


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On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Andrew <andre...@gmail.com> wrote:
The GS-24 is a cutter. It does not print. 

It does have an optical sensor and is capable of cutting contours, meaning following the outline of a design. But to do that on large objects requires a separate large format printer. 

--andrew

On Mar 4, 2017, at 2:36 AM, Joe Donahue <jdona...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm considering purchasing a Roland GS-24 vinyl cutter. I want something that both prints designs and cuts them out. Do most vinyl cutters do this, or do I need to find a vinyl cutter/printer? Obviously I don't know much about these things and would appreciate any ideas on brands and models.
Thanks,
Joe

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Clint Johns

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Mar 3, 2017, 4:45:54 PM3/3/17
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Why not print out with a traditional printer, and print a cross hairs homing position that can be aligned with the vinyl cutter's knife edge before cutting them out? You would need to feed the vinyl sticker material in very square/perpendicular/parallel with regards to the feed, but it should be a close enough deal.

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Diego Fonstad

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Mar 3, 2017, 5:47:11 PM3/3/17
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The smaller craft cutters (Cricut and Silhouette) do have the option for a pen head.  I would characterize them as more of a plotter than a printer.  

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Andrew <andre...@gmail.com> wrote:
The GS-24 is a cutter. It does not print. 

It does have an optical sensor and is capable of cutting contours, meaning following the outline of a design. But to do that on large objects requires a separate large format printer. 

--andrew

On Mar 4, 2017, at 2:36 AM, Joe Donahue <jdona...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm considering purchasing a Roland GS-24 vinyl cutter. I want something that both prints designs and cuts them out. Do most vinyl cutters do this, or do I need to find a vinyl cutter/printer? Obviously I don't know much about these things and would appreciate any ideas on brands and models.
Thanks,
Joe

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Andrew

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Mar 3, 2017, 7:37:23 PM3/3/17
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Diego-

That's a good and important distinction. I'll take print to mean "generate full color output from Photoshop."  Plotters do mono color SVGs. 

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Barbara Cohen

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Mar 6, 2017, 11:56:48 AM3/6/17
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Silhouette Studio software (comes with the Cameo) has a "print and cut" feature. Print your design on your regular printer with registration marks, then feed it through the cutter to cut out the shapes. http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/2016/09/using-the-print-and-cut-feature-successfully

Super easy to use, and very budget friendly.

~Barbara


On Friday, March 3, 2017 at 4:37:23 PM UTC-8, andrew carle wrote:
Diego-

That's a good and important distinction. I'll take print to mean "generate full color output from Photoshop."  Plotters do mono color SVGs. 

--andrew

On Mar 4, 2017, at 7:47 AM, Diego Fonstad <dfon...@castilleja.org> wrote:

The smaller craft cutters (Cricut and Silhouette) do have the option for a pen head.  I would characterize them as more of a plotter than a printer.  
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Andrew <andre...@gmail.com> wrote:
The GS-24 is a cutter. It does not print. 

It does have an optical sensor and is capable of cutting contours, meaning following the outline of a design. But to do that on large objects requires a separate large format printer. 

--andrew

On Mar 4, 2017, at 2:36 AM, Joe Donahue <jdona...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm considering purchasing a Roland GS-24 vinyl cutter. I want something that both prints designs and cuts them out. Do most vinyl cutters do this, or do I need to find a vinyl cutter/printer? Obviously I don't know much about these things and would appreciate any ideas on brands and models.
Thanks,
Joe

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Andrew

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Mar 6, 2017, 4:24:30 PM3/6/17
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The ROLAND software has a similar feature. What holds it back is that most of us lack a printer large enough for 28" sheet vinyl. If you're only working on A3 or smaller, Rolan, Sillouette or even the Titan will cut contours just fine. 

--andrew

Lucie deLaBruere

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Mar 7, 2017, 11:58:47 AM3/7/17
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Barbara
   When you say regular printer.. are you saying that you feed  pieces of vinyl through an INK JET  printer or a Laser Printer?

Lucie
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