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Revision as of 14:23, 23 May 2015
| Vinyl cutter | |
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| Model | Jinka JK721 (72 Cm) |
| Sub-category | Office equipment |
| Status | Good working order |
| Consumables | Unknown |
| Accessories | Unknown |
| Training requirement | No |
| ACnode | No |
| Owner | Hipster |
| Origin | Long term loan from Hipster |
| Maintainers | Hipster, Velyks, Det |
Data
- Max. Cutting Width: 610mm
- Cutting Speed: 10-800mm/s
- Cutting Force: 10g-500g
- Page with more info
- Setup info
Software
The Windows and Linux drivers are on the Whittenstein usb card that is attached to the machine.
We've currently been unable to get the FTDI Virtual Com Port drivers working with the cutter under OSX Mavericks. If you have success with OSX, please update this page.
Linux Instructions:
Download Inkscape, move items in the driver folder from USB card into: /home/.config/inkscape/extensions
Run inkscape and should be there under extensions, cutter/plotter.
Usage
The vinyl cutter will happily take HPGL piped over serial, eg in Linux:
cat filename.hpgl > /dev/ttyUSB0
Make sure you have write permissions for the ttyUSB0 device, a quick temporary hack for this is: sudo chmod 0777 /dev/ttyUSB0
Note: If you have multiple USB serial devices, the cutter may not be ttyUSB0
What you use to make the HPGL is up to personal preference. Inkscape can export as HPGL, and has plugins for both Linux/OSX (InkCut) and Windows (Inkscape CAMM-GL) to help fine tune cuts.
Note: Inkscape 4.9+ generates large HPGL with all the coordinates as a single line. This buffer overflows the black vinyl cutter causing it to crash.
Smaller designs may be fine, otherwise manually add a carriage return after each instruction by using a text editor.
Protip in vi:
:s/;/;\r/g
Specification
| Model Item | JK721 |
| Max Paper Width | 720mm |
| Max Plotting Width | 630mm |
| Gross Weight | 25 kg |
| Packing Size | 96 x 35 x 43 cm |
| Interface | Serial Port & USB Port ( Optional ) |
| Language Format | DMPL/HPGL |
| Max Plotting Speed | 800mm/s |
| Max Cutting Force | 500g |
| Cutting Tool | Imported Hardness Alloy Steel Blade |
| Power Supply | AC90V~AC240V |
T-Shirts
You can heat press designs onto t-shirts using the heat press
Consumables
Put something here about appropriate types, thickness, etc.
Suppliers:
Old Vinyl Cutter
The old cutter is in the space but is not functional Equipment/VinylCutterOld