Foison Vinyl Cutter Driver

Asset 12 Folson Vinyl Cutter • Owned by:Basingstoke makerspace Donated By:R-Lab • Yellow - Low level safety hazard - PPE + verbal instruction (eg.power tools) • NOT to be modified/hacked/dismantled for parts etc. • Responsible person:Ben • Operational status: Fully operational • PAT testing status: Not tested • Location: Main space near stage • Purchase Date:23-Jan-18 • Last Updated: 00:28 Risks • Keep hair/loose clothing clear of the rollers • Check for signs of damage to the case or frayed cables Uses The vinyl cutter is used to cut self-adhesive designs of various patterns (typically text and logos) to be stuck on to a workpiece.

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For more advanced usage it could also be used to make stencils for chemical processes or paint. • Signs • Iron on T-Shirts • Stencils for etching or paint Preparing the design Prepare the design in Inkscape. • Set the document properties to units of mm (milimetres) - this will avoid confusion! • Draw the design actual size.

Obviously fill and colour don't matter, it only cuts outlines. • If the design includes text, use the 'Path -> Object to path' option in Inkscape to make paths. This applies also to any other object which is not a path. • Ungroup everything before cutting (Inkcut doesn't like groups) • Orientation - the cutter will cut ALONG the roll by default. This is not usually what you want for small pieces (width objects to path, right click and ungroup • Click Extensions>Export>Plot.

• Set com# and baud 38400, when printer is zero'd and online then click apply and it should start cutting. Linux (untested) The cutter shows up as a standard USBRS-232 converter cable, and talks HP-GL. The best software for printing (From Linux at least) is [InkCut] an InkScape extension.

Simple convert stroke to paths, select what you want, and Extensions->Cutter / Plotter->InkCut. Click the 'Properties' top-right to set the correct serial port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0) and speed (defaults to 38400, but you can set it via the menu button and LCD on the cutter). Old info (Ignore this and use USB, it works with above instructions) There are two physical interfaces on the cutter; • RS-232 This requires a standards compliant serial interface. Most USB-Serial adapters are 5v whereas the Foison requires one operating at 12v minimum • USB Windows requires the 'CH341SER' driver to be installed. After much coaxing, unplugging and plugging in, a Windows Vista laptop found and installed the driver which then appears as a COM port. This can be driven programmatically using Python and the PySerial package but we have yet to find a printer setup that will recognise and drive this interface. This Python snippet worked for the Cutter's USB interface set up in Windows as COM 7; >>import serial >>ser = serial.Serial(6) >>ser.baudrate = 38400 >>ser.isOpen() TRUE >>ser.write('IN;SP1;PU80,80;PD160,80;PU0,0;') 30L.

Asset 12 Folson Vinyl Cutter • Owned by:Basingstoke makerspace Donated By:R-Lab • Yellow - Low level safety hazard - PPE + verbal instruction (eg.power tools) • NOT to be modified/hacked/dismantled for parts etc. • Responsible person:Ben • Operational status: Fully operational • PAT testing status: Not tested • Location: Main space near stage • Purchase Date:23-Jan-18 • Last Updated: 00:28 Risks • Keep hair/loose clothing clear of the rollers • Check for signs of damage to the case or frayed cables Uses The vinyl cutter is used to cut self-adhesive designs of various patterns (typically text and logos) to be stuck on to a workpiece.

Category Archives: foison Post navigation Foison Vinyl Cuter Contour Cut With Signmaster Vedio.

For more advanced usage it could also be used to make stencils for chemical processes or paint. • Signs • Iron on T-Shirts • Stencils for etching or paint Preparing the design Prepare the design in Inkscape. • Set the document properties to units of mm (milimetres) - this will avoid confusion! • Draw the design actual size.

Obviously fill and colour don't matter, it only cuts outlines. • If the design includes text, use the 'Path -> Object to path' option in Inkscape to make paths. This applies also to any other object which is not a path. • Ungroup everything before cutting (Inkcut doesn't like groups) • Orientation - the cutter will cut ALONG the roll by default. This is not usually what you want for small pieces (width objects to path, right click and ungroup • Click Extensions>Export>Plot.

• Set com# and baud 38400, when printer is zero'd and online then click apply and it should start cutting. Linux (untested) The cutter shows up as a standard USBRS-232 converter cable, and talks HP-GL. The best software for printing (From Linux at least) is [InkCut] an InkScape extension.

Simple convert stroke to paths, select what you want, and Extensions->Cutter / Plotter->InkCut. Click the 'Properties' top-right to set the correct serial port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0) and speed (defaults to 38400, but you can set it via the menu button and LCD on the cutter). Old info (Ignore this and use USB, it works with above instructions) There are two physical interfaces on the cutter; • RS-232 This requires a standards compliant serial interface. Most USB-Serial adapters are 5v whereas the Foison requires one operating at 12v minimum • USB Windows requires the 'CH341SER' driver to be installed. After much coaxing, unplugging and plugging in, a Windows Vista laptop found and installed the driver which then appears as a COM port. This can be driven programmatically using Python and the PySerial package but we have yet to find a printer setup that will recognise and drive this interface. This Python snippet worked for the Cutter's USB interface set up in Windows as COM 7; >>import serial >>ser = serial.Serial(6) >>ser.baudrate = 38400 >>ser.isOpen() TRUE >>ser.write('IN;SP1;PU80,80;PD160,80;PU0,0;') 30L.