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Back when I worked out of my house I didn't have this problem. Construction area in the basement, vinyl cutter upstairs in a clean room. Now that I have a seperate shop, I can't keep the dust off the vinyl.
I can vacuum the floor till my arm falls off, but when I cut long vinyl that reaches the floor, it will suck dust out of the carpet that the vacuum can't.
Back when I bought my 24" plotter & stand, Roland made an optional basket that would catch the vinyl both front & back of the cutter. No longer available they tell me. Any ideas for a home made basket that won't promote more static? Any sources for a premade basket? Actually the model I saw was 2 baskets, one for the vinyl you pull out in the back and another in front to catch the vinyl after it's cut.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5407 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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I wonder if search would come up with anything. I think I remember some recent discussion on this, but now I'm thinking it was on 4edgetalk.com Anyway several people said they used the rubbermaid tubs.
Myself I have VCT floor tiles. Makes me think the plastic people put under their chairs in carpeted offices could be worth cutting down to the right size for this purpose.
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Dave; I did the welded wire shelving thing too... but I saw a new Vinyl Express Cutter in Vancouver a few weeks ago at Signware, and it simply had 2 telescoping arms with a cross piece out the back and two out the front, and attached to these was a 24" mesh material like an onion sack or fish net, so that it formed a U under the cutter, if you were looking at it sideways. I thought it was a smart design: (a.) arms will go in to create more space when it's not in use. (b.) the same receptacle works for front as back (c.) the U shape will help roll the vinyl better than my flat botttomed catcher. That cutter is on the Signware.com site and the signwharehouse.com site as the panther cutter I believe. Directed compressed air and then a mop works for killing dust... carpet sucks, no matter what. Good luck on building your vinyl catcher.
-------------------- Brian Crothers CR Signs 1790 C Tamarac St. Campbell River B.C. V9W 3M6 briancrothers@crsigns.ca Posts: 82 | From: Campbell River B.C. Canada | Registered: Apr 2002
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Good post Dave... My new summa has no vinyl catcher....they want $200 for their wire baskets.. too pricy thanks for the input....those who posted.... time to git creative.. Happy New Year!
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Thanks for the ideas. I was thinking of resorting to trying to make one out of that wire mesh I've seen at the hardware stores, the one that has small square holes. I figure with some grinding along the edges I could get it smooth enough not to catch things, but I like the closet organizing basket idea.
My plotter is sitting right here in the open where customers can see it so I was hoping for something more pleasing to the eye than cardboard boxes. Plus, my big feet will be kicking them all the time. But I'll probably make due with them until the first Home Depot in our area opens next month.
When I get my solution to this I'll post it.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5407 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Dave, They also have little white plastic caps to cover the ends of cut wires on the shelving. I have them on mine.
I built my plotter stand too. It's welded together from rectangular(1''x3'') steel. The holder for the vinyl roll is made of two 24'' conveyor rollers which are parallel to each other and spaced just far enough apart that an empty vinyl core wont fall through. I sprayed the whole thing grey,including the wire shelving, to match the cutter (ioline 24'') and it looks quite presentable.
I couldn't afford a "storebought" stand.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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But I'll probably make due with them until the first Home Depot in our area opens next month.
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