Thank you SO MUCH. I was going bananas trying to figure out where to start the scan. It's my first time using my machine to contour cut, and I'd been wrestling with the dang thing for awhile.
I thought all Titan 3 model's were ARMS based. Is this not the case? I am looking at buying a used one currently. Any idea on what I should check for and/or ask? Thanks for your videos!
Hi Chvydrptop, There are about 3 different Titan cutters out there. The first is the regular stepper motor which is just like other stepper motor cutters. The second is the servo motor cutter. This is much quieter, stronger pull for cutting and bringing vinyl through. The motors operate differently and more efficiently than stepper motors in performance. Its also nice to have a more quiet operation if you are running it at the house or shop. Any cutter is great for starting a business depending on the next level you take it, better quality machines would be good. The 3rd Titan cutter is the ARMS cutter. This is the servo automatic registration mark reader. I am sure that the Titan combined with Vinyl Master ARMS edition software is still being worked on by the 2 companies to make them even better for reading marks more accurately, faster and more flexibility in contour cutting. I have tested the Titan 3 cutter at the time running old, slightly advanced registration marks in combination with the HP Latex 360 series printer and ti was a dream. So it is always being improved which is a good thing. If you are wanting to get a Titan cutter it mainly depends on what you are going to be doing, What material will you be cutting and how much cutting time you will be doing. The Titan 2 would be the middle ground for doing most of your cutting needs. It can cut thicker material too. Any cutter can do contour cutting but not to the level of a Titan 3 ARMS cutter. There are other cutters out there that are ARMS cutters for sure. I just don't think that the manufacturer is working with say a company like USCutter with a software company to being about better and more advanced contour cutting ability. This is where I left off with testing the cutters. The main thing is that any of the failures that had happened were reported, worked on by the cutter manufacturer and resolved. Its never easy but it gets done. For the most part USCutter tries to keep all issues under a very low percentage. The main points are what you will use it for, for how long, Is it for a hobby or starting a business? Will you be looking at starting to do ARMS contour cutting soon? Will you be printing from a printer and cutting? Check how long you can have the cutter and then if you decide to upgrade, you can. Check on the warranty and ask if you can purchase another years worth of warranty or so, it helps for parts and swapping, its basically insurance like anything else. Let me know what other questions you have and I will try to get them answered asap. If I think of anything else later I will add to this.
@@TheWorkBench thank you for the detailed reply. Titan3 with ARMS sound like the best bet just so time isn't wasted down the line when I move onto cutting color print outs. At first I will be using the cutter for cutting solid vinyl for either signs or vehicles. Eventually, I will evolve if things work out to the printing portion. I was looking at a used Titan 3 28" cutter. Owner is currently a small business and they make vinyl and then put them on clothing. From the reading I have done online in forums and from videos on youtube, I know a uscutter machine isn't as good as a graphtec. Which leaves me wondering if buying a used on is a wise investment. If I do go ahead with the used Titan3, anything I should ask about off the top of your head? Should I ask for the machine to be demoed in person? Thanks again for your help!
@@chvydrptop In this case, yes, the Graphtec is a very well built cutter and would be Japanese rather than Chinese made. I have seen older 5000 series still running even today in a few sign shops and are not supported any longer that are still going strong. USCutter may have some available like the 6000 series possibly. They can be a bit more sophisticated if anything does happen to the motherboard, carriage or motors. There are small dip switches on the motherboard to reprogram it. They are great cutters and can be used with Vinyl Master too. I would check if the Graphtec can operate contour cutting equal to the Titan 3 ARMS cutter in that software too. Normally it has is own proprietary software for contour cutting. The main thing is that the used Titan cutter has parts and a warranty which you can get a used Titan cutter at USCutter with a warranty. I would request a demo from the buyer or in person if possible. He or she may or may not give you that but just 'as is'. Personally I started out with a 24 in Titan servo motor and tested the water. I made decals, cut shirt logos and heat pressed them. I made layered decals and shirt designs and it did well. I used some of the money to upgrade to a 50 inch ARMS cutter because I had also bought an older HP Latex printer for $1500.00 from a sign shop. Got the printer finally running and started printing on Siser color print doing custom logos people had on shirts with heat transfer too. I then used the money to purchase an extra carriage, carriage belt, USB board and motherboard for the Titan 3 ARMS for backup parts. This is the route that I took. Hopefully the person with the used Titan has parts, lots of vinyl, cutting blades, the cutting software, heat transfer vinyl to give you too. So that you have everything to get started. Be sure to match what USCutter and others might have the cutter for as 'used' too to negotiate a price. Because I'd rather get one with a warranty vs a higher priced one that's used elsewhere.
Thank you SO MUCH. I was going bananas trying to figure out where to start the scan. It's my first time using my machine to contour cut, and I'd been wrestling with the dang thing for awhile.
I thought all Titan 3 model's were ARMS based. Is this not the case? I am looking at buying a used one currently. Any idea on what I should check for and/or ask? Thanks for your videos!
Hi Chvydrptop,
There are about 3 different Titan cutters out there.
The first is the regular stepper motor which is just like other stepper motor cutters. The second is the servo motor cutter. This is much quieter, stronger pull for cutting and bringing vinyl through. The motors operate differently and more efficiently than stepper motors in performance. Its also nice to have a more quiet operation if you are running it at the house or shop. Any cutter is great for starting a business depending on the next level you take it, better quality machines would be good.
The 3rd Titan cutter is the ARMS cutter. This is the servo automatic registration mark reader. I am sure that the Titan combined with Vinyl Master ARMS edition software is still being worked on by the 2 companies to make them even better for reading marks more accurately, faster and more flexibility in contour cutting.
I have tested the Titan 3 cutter at the time running old, slightly advanced registration marks in combination with the HP Latex 360 series printer and ti was a dream. So it is always being improved which is a good thing.
If you are wanting to get a Titan cutter it mainly depends on what you are going to be doing, What material will you be cutting and how much cutting time you will be doing. The Titan 2 would be the middle ground for doing most of your cutting needs. It can cut thicker material too. Any cutter can do contour cutting but not to the level of a Titan 3 ARMS cutter. There are other cutters out there that are ARMS cutters for sure. I just don't think that the manufacturer is working with say a company like USCutter with a software company to being about better and more advanced contour cutting ability. This is where I left off with testing the cutters.
The main thing is that any of the failures that had happened were reported, worked on by the cutter manufacturer and resolved. Its never easy but it gets done. For the most part USCutter tries to keep all issues under a very low percentage.
The main points are what you will use it for, for how long, Is it for a hobby or starting a business? Will you be looking at starting to do ARMS contour cutting soon? Will you be printing from a printer and cutting? Check how long you can have the cutter and then if you decide to upgrade, you can. Check on the warranty and ask if you can purchase another years worth of warranty or so, it helps for parts and swapping, its basically insurance like anything else.
Let me know what other questions you have and I will try to get them answered asap. If I think of anything else later I will add to this.
@@TheWorkBench thank you for the detailed reply. Titan3 with ARMS sound like the best bet just so time isn't wasted down the line when I move onto cutting color print outs. At first I will be using the cutter for cutting solid vinyl for either signs or vehicles. Eventually, I will evolve if things work out to the printing portion. I was looking at a used Titan 3 28" cutter. Owner is currently a small business and they make vinyl and then put them on clothing. From the reading I have done online in forums and from videos on youtube, I know a uscutter machine isn't as good as a graphtec. Which leaves me wondering if buying a used on is a wise investment. If I do go ahead with the used Titan3, anything I should ask about off the top of your head? Should I ask for the machine to be demoed in person? Thanks again for your help!
@@chvydrptop
In this case, yes, the Graphtec is a very well built cutter and would be Japanese rather than Chinese made. I have seen older 5000 series still running even today in a few sign shops and are not supported any longer that are still going strong. USCutter may have some available like the 6000 series possibly. They can be a bit more sophisticated if anything does happen to the motherboard, carriage or motors. There are small dip switches on the motherboard to reprogram it. They are great cutters and can be used with Vinyl Master too. I would check if the Graphtec can operate contour cutting equal to the Titan 3 ARMS cutter in that software too. Normally it has is own proprietary software for contour cutting.
The main thing is that the used Titan cutter has parts and a warranty which you can get a used Titan cutter at USCutter with a warranty. I would request a demo from the buyer or in person if possible. He or she may or may not give you that but just 'as is'. Personally I started out with a 24 in Titan servo motor and tested the water. I made decals, cut shirt logos and heat pressed them. I made layered decals and shirt designs and it did well. I used some of the money to upgrade to a 50 inch ARMS cutter because I had also bought an older HP Latex printer for $1500.00 from a sign shop. Got the printer finally running and started printing on Siser color print doing custom logos people had on shirts with heat transfer too.
I then used the money to purchase an extra carriage, carriage belt, USB board and motherboard for the Titan 3 ARMS for backup parts. This is the route that I took.
Hopefully the person with the used Titan has parts, lots of vinyl, cutting blades, the cutting software, heat transfer vinyl to give you too. So that you have everything to get started. Be sure to match what USCutter and others might have the cutter for as 'used' too to negotiate a price. Because I'd rather get one with a warranty vs a higher priced one that's used elsewhere.