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Super Accurate Plotting

March 27, 2012 at 9:57 pm  |   Service

There are a few necessary steps to make sure your plot files are extremely accurate. You will need PMU version 4.0.758 or higher for the following procedure.  For version history, see the changelog. First, you will want to carefully align your blade.  You will visually try to get it as close as possible to do [...]

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Check Signal Cable

August 12, 2011 at 9:20 pm  |   Service

If you are experiencing skips in your plotters movement, or intermittent failure of the pen or cutter, you may have a signal cable that has a faulty or broken connection. To check your cable, do the following: Unplug both ends, and put both ends in a vice, or something to keep them stationary while you [...]

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Adjusting linear slides for Plot/Cut on Head

July 28, 2011 at 3:34 pm  |   Service

When plotting and cutting, if the pen or cutter does not “snap” back up, here are a few quick tips for fixing.

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CAD Tutorials

July 21, 2011 at 3:39 pm  |   Service

DraftSight is a free full-featured 2D CAD program that will allow you to make patterns that can be imported into Plotmaster.

We have selected a few tutorial videos that are particularly relevant to creating patterns for your Carlson Plotter/Cutter. You can find the complete series of videos at the DraftSight YouTube page.

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