graphtec ce6000-120 cutting issue

[MR ANDERSON]

our plotter is having issues and i think it's caused by the strip wearing out. it will cut through in some areas and not even score the film in others. ive ordered a new strip and blade but im here to see if yall have any temporary solutions or ideas if it could be something else wrong with the machine.

[highplains]

Sounds like you're on the right track, replace the strip and blade and go from there. Don't forget to dial back the cutting pressure with the new blade or you'll cut through the film and liner and score your fresh cutting strip.

[MR ANDERSON]

thanks, any advise for getting it calibrated properly. this blade and strip have lasted a year with every day use. im not sure if that's good or not.

[highplains]

I've got an FC series plotter so I'm not sure if the adjustments are going to correlate 1:1 but with my most recent blade & strip replacement I dialed the cutting pressure back by 6 steps, so it was at 21 before now it's at 15. You'll need to play with it and fine tune it for your individual film and plotter, it's better to err on the side of caution and dial it too far back first and step it back up as needed.