[amayausers.com] Re: Roland Cutter - gX24 vs. GX -300

Ok, first off - the GX24 is the best money we've ever spent right behind our 
heat press.  Of course they work in tandem for our industry so...

Personally, unless you are going to get heavy into signmaking, I'd say save the 
money.  You can always ebay it later.  We cut decals fine and short run, quick 
turn shirts all the time now.  I have made a few signs - and for what we needed 
including graphics on our car, the 24 was fine.

The software works well as does the export from illustrator or corel - 
providing you have clean lines.  If you don't you may end up sending the logo 
out to be vectorized so you have good artwork.  It's a little simplistic (the 
software) but gets the job done.  Imprintables warehouse has some good videos 
on YouTube that show you how to get the basics done.  They were very helpful to 
get started.

We get our sign vinyl from Fellers and for heat press material, may I suggest 
you go with Jotto Multicut from jottopaper.com.  It's hot peel - and no muss, 
no fuss.  Some of the cold peel heat press vinyl is a little tough to work with 
and sometimes, doesn't adhere well.  Jotto's paper does well even with fine 
details.

Lastly, you need a GOOD PRESS.  Ideally, if you are new at it, get the ones 
that do pressure readout.  Sometimes when you are trying to figure this all 
out, it's difficult diferentiating between heavy and medium pressure etc.

If you buy and get stuck, I can probably help.

Oh - get the stand.  Works real well - unless you have a study tabletop already.

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John Yaglenski
Levelbest Commuications
Levelbest Embroidery

P: 301.591.2481 / 888.229.1779
F: 301.841.7602
I: levelbest.com / lbemb.com

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From: "Veena Viswanath" <irisembroidery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:48 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers.com] Roland Cutter - gX24 vs. GX -300 

Hi all,
I was thinking of buying a vinyl cutter and wanted to get some feed
back on GX 24 and/or GX 300 from folks who own them. The price difference
is about 1200 and wanted to see which one would do the task for me. I would
be using this for heat applied graphics, may be for banners, and vehicle
decals.

What are the pros and cons of one or the other? How have you liked
it? Does it come with any software? What is the learning curve?

How easy is it to cut from vector art software (corel, illustrator)?
What did you buy with your initial set? Do I need to get a stand or is the
table top better?

What else do I need to look for that I have missed? 

Appreciate your response.

Best Regards,
Veena Viswanath.

Iris Embroidery
510-226-6171
www.irisembroidery.com

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