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I get the feeling that I may overdoing the questions of late but I sure am glad that this board is here. I am giving up on my old roland camm. It’s no longer dependable and I can get some money back on it as a trade in. My question is wheather anybody has heard of the 24”plotter New Star OH60 and if so, what do they think of it against the Roland camm 1 CX24. I can get the Camm with a stand cheaper than the New Star 24” with a stand. I am really only interested in cutting masks for painting and masks for doing awning work so the machine won’t get a lot of use but the materials are reasonably thick to cut. The awning mask suppliers recommend using a 60degree blade. I am cutting directly from Corel and happy to keep doing that. Thanks to one and all
------------------ 'To be born once is natural, To be born twice, now that's a miracle. ------------------------------------- From the sometimes sunny south of Ireland,
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never heard of the other one...post its web site....as for cuttin from corel you may have to buy a better roland like the cm-300 which is a way better machine then the one you got....
------------------ joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-944-5060 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND
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I use the Camm 1 24 / Corel combo. I haven't heard of the other one either, but I would think about this. A few startup companies, don't make it and if their is not enough volume to maintain a aftermarket parts dept. by someone on the side, you will eventually own a boat anchor. Especially in this quickly-obsolete tech industry. I will say that I am reasonably happy with my equiptment and Corel gets me anywhere I want to go with it, as I'm not looking to do colormatch printing like you can get in the real expensive progs. Actually Corel is a far better program for the artist that wants to create, but thats just my opinion. Their are a few machines in the same pricerange with better down pressure for cutting some stencils I believe. I went for the reliablity in the Roland and their are a lot of people to help me through problems here on the board if I get stuck. Bronzeo
------------------ Jack Davis 1410 Main St Joplin, MO 64801
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I don't have a link for the other site but was wondering why you recommend the cm300?
thanks Jack it's sounds like we are alike in what we want from the machine. I get all my coloured cinyl cut by another sign shop. I am a one man shop and don't want to carry the range of 30 or so materials my supplier does.
------------------ 'To be born once is natural, To be born twice, now that's a miracle. ------------------------------------- From the sometimes sunny south of Ireland,
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go to roland site and check the specs on a cx-24 and printem...then look at the cm-300 its the pro version 30" machine....made to work with thicker materials has a lot more setting for speed pressure etc etc....and it will still work from corel.....wiythout any problems..
------------------ joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-944-5060 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND
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I started with a 24" Roland cutter and it is a great machine for light work. I've had a 30" Ioline SmarTrac for the past 2 years or so. I also have a Gerber Envision 375 (15"). I love the Ioline. It is so easy to use. It has dials for speed and blade force instead of an LCD control panel. Both functions are adjustable "on-the-fly." The one I have listed for $4,000 or so but I think I only paid $3,100 for it (Brand New). I went to check out the 30" Roland machine at a local distributor. I asked the salesman to allow me to load the vinyl and see how it tracked and to fiddle with the control panel. I wasn't impressed with the tracking or ease of use compared to the Ioline. Even when the salesman set it up it didn't track very well. Maybe it was a bum machine. I've seen the cheesy ads (who designs and approves these ads???) for the New Star plotters in the magazines. Like Jack said, you may end up with an anchor. Anyway, the Ioline I have is also available as a 24" model and I would recommend considering it.
------------------ Brian Snyder Sign Solutions www.njsign.com Woodbridge, New Jersey
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Miles, I've been using a Roland Camm 1 for about 6 years myself. It's been a good machine but like all things mechanical it was time to upgrade.
I just traded for a Anagraph AE-60 24 inch machine. Man do I love it !!!
It'll cut almost 3 times faster than a comparible Roland, it's pounce capible,has a paper cutting feature for card stock etc.
It's quiet as a mouse too!
Only cost a little more than a Roland.
Best of all it's made in America !
Mine was damaged in shipment though and Anagraph was super to work with in geeting a replacement shipped out.
If you are interested email me and I'll give you info.
------------------ Glenn Hall Hall of Graphics Toledo, Il
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I have a CM 24 I keep around for a backup & I use a CM400 Pro daily they both track as straight as a dragstrip.The CM400 has been getting used all day every day for over a year,not one problem.My longest cut for one panel is 40ft, perfect tracking.I am a Roland fan,it's the only brand of plotter I've ever owned,never had a problem so why change.
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Thanks for the feedback, Here in Ireland we are limited to availability of equipment but the roland does seem a reasonably machine. I will be checkin one other company on Monday to see what they have. I'll let you know on I get on.
------------------ 'To be born once is natural, To be born twice, now that's a miracle. ------------------------------------- From the sometimes sunny south of Ireland,
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