Re: WP 34s calculator at auction Message #29 Posted by Eric Rechlin on 5 July 2013, 6:50 p.m., in response to message #28 by John Ioannidis
I use an "electronic die cutter" (basically a plotter with a blade instead of a pen).
There are lots of problems. First, I am having a terrible problem with blades. The manufacturer of the cutter has changed their blade design, and the new blades just don't cut the vinyl as well as the old blades. I've tried some third party blades (some of which are quite expensive), and the quality ranges from useless to slightly better than the new official ones (but none as good as the old official ones). Then when things seem to be working, I have problems again and have to keep fiddling with settings to get it to work, wasting more overlays in the process.
Next, the overlay material has changed twice now. The manufacturer I use keeps introducing new products and discontinuing old ones. They claim to have now gone back to the way it originally was when I first started making them, but I'm not convinced. And each time they change I have to adapt.
Finally, the clear spray I use to protect them is very finicky. If it's too cool out it gets splotchy. If it's too dusty out, then dust gets on the overlays. Sometimes towards the end of the can it doesn't spray as evenly and may end up too thick.
It's just such a hassle trying to consistently make good overlays.
Eric
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