I,ve got an LT-55 that we use for stone countertops (we sub out the fabrication).  I am trying to incorporate it into our solid surface production as well, but I do not have a plotter.  Does anyone have a plotter that they use with the LT-55 to make vinyl templates?  If so, would you be willing to cut out a few templates for me and how much would you charge?  Thanks.

Brad Rainey

Brad,

Where are you located, I have sold a hand full of the plotters and I can check to see if there is anyone close to you that can print for you or someone can print it put it in a tube and ship it to you.

Thanks

Gordon Shell

Thanks Gordon,

We're located just south of Jackson, TN. 

Try Owen Liddick A Cutting Edge Surfaces in Southern OH; you should be able to email him the file, he can print it, roll it up into a shipping tube and ship it to you within a day via Ground UPS.

Owen's number is (740) 4231196

I'll check my database for others also.

Just a recommendation;

with a good nesting program, like allencad, you would have the least amount of waist with a 30" plotter. the program with nest and index the pieces for you to assemple after they print.

Should have spell checked that one, oops.

Tom,

The software cuts the top up into pieces with indexing marks and places in the width of the media you are using like in the pic above. The software will give you a few different choices to choose from before you print.

The blue is the top, the red is the top tiled to fit the media.

I'll look for some better examples but hopefully that explains it in a nutshell.

Here is another nested top using global stone pro software, www.globalstonepro.com

I know the global software can be set up to break-out the edge stack pieces, the allen software is more for creating the single layer template but thats not to say you can't manually add the edge pieces to the drawing to be printed.

As with any program you have to do some set up so that the software can identify the stacked edges kind of like the colored lines on your LT-55.

example:

if you set up the program to read all of your red lines as 2 layers of 1.5" strips it would be able to break those out and nest them. (if you were using 3cm you wouldn't have to worry about those pieces :) )

The allencad program sets the separation points and index points for you, it also gives you multiple choices so if you don't like the first layout you can re-do it with the push of a button.

I'm not trying to sell either software I have just had experience with both, there are others out there but these are the 2 I know and have used.

I can give you contacts for both that can explain each in extreme detail, dont want to get in trouble for posting here if yo want the contacts drop me a private email.

thanks

The global software does work with veining