For existing models, my Silhouette sits unused as I find it easier to do the cutting by hand than to go through all the work of automating it. If I lay out a new design with automation in mind, the cutter is great! :-)
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 12:01 PM, Bones Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > I've often thought about a cutter/plotter but there are 2 problems, one > is a lack of funds and the other is these things don't work on a Linux > OS. I'd rather hand cut the 52 pages of parts than go back to using the > Dark Side of the Force to run my computer. Anyway cutting the parts is > half the fun ! > > > Bones > > > On 16/09/18 23:01, 'Brooks1975' via Papermodels II wrote: >> The new Brother Scan N Cut DX models with 600 dpi scanner does a good job of >> cutting out circles and arcs. You scan in a page, identify anything you >> don't want cut and tell it to cut. It works well on repetitive pages and >> things like multiple wheels, tank links and similar. I tried an older CM350 >> (12 inch) scan and a CM650WX (24 inch scan) but could not get the software >> to let me identify deck edges versus "railing" lines on the bow of a ship. >> Bought used by women making quilts and cards as they upgrade, these can be >> had pretty cheap and in good condition. They have issues, but do cut film >> as well as card and paper and save a lot of work on cutting out armor among >> other things. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Mike Hungerford http://www.chthulhu.com/models.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
