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 * I have had a certain amount of success running the cutter with a serial connection from Inkscape under Linux.  More messing around is needed.--[[User:Artag|Artag]] 13:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I have gotten the cutter to reliably cut reasonably complex shapes (see image to the right). See http://github.com/muz/Ruby-PNC950. Looks like the serial port needed negotiating correctly.--[[User:Muz|Muz]] 20 August 2010.
+* I used the cutter on 5th July 2011. It had a problem where the carriage for the cutter was sticking in the "up" position for about 0.25s after the "pen down" command was sent to it — this was making it miss most of the first cut of each section.  The problem was fixed by taking the cover off the carriage (single black cross-head screw) and applying WD-40 to the point where the carriage meets the adjustable end-stop screw at the left.  (Try to push the carriage down gently by hand a few times and you'll soon see where the sticking point is.)  The WD-40 and, presumably, whatever contaminant was making it stick was removed using kitchen paper. --21:36, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
 ==Model==
 * Roland CAMM-1 PNC-950. [http://www.signcutpro.com/files/man/roland/pnc950.pdf PDF manual], [http://support.rolanddga.com/Docs/Documents/departments/Product%20Management/Product%20Information/Specialty%20Products/PNC950_FAQ.pdf FAQ].
 ====Specifications====
 * It holds up to 610mm (24") media and cuts up to 584mm ( ~23").