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Cutting CD Covers in Bulk?
ZooCity:
We have a Triumph Ideal cutter that we are unfortunately selling if interested. Probably not worth the ship but it's a more modern deal and not quite as heavy as the older ones. I'm really hoping to find some place to stash it until space opens up for us but will likely have to sell. Modern though it is I'm still not psyched about moving it.
http://www.digitsmith.com/cameo-22x30-diamond-chase-32x32-frames-triumph-ideal-6550-cutter-38620.html
This one does need blades sharpened.
mimosatexas:
That Cameo is a beauty. How many impressions? It looks nice and clean. I have literally an original Cameo24 from who knows how long ago. the thing actually has plywood in a couple places. Works like a champ though. Few things have been tweaked or rebuilt with parts from Grainger. Got it for $200 :D
StuJohnston:
Unless you need the digital read out and auto depth adjustment, the 'ancient' $500 cutters will do the same job that the multi thousand modern jobby will. On the other hand, I would at least hold out for one that the blade force is provided by the machine rather than myself.
As for where their hiding, it really is down to patience and perhaps a willingness to travel or ship. For full disclosure, I paid a little over $500 for my cutter and the only thing not so modern on it is that it requires manual engagement of a clutch via two levers to operate rather than two buttons.
Finding a 19"+ Cutter would be tons easier than the size that I got, so at least you have that going for ya.
The cameos are not so bad, but ever since I got a larger press that has pneumatics and a plc, I have been skimming craigslist and other sources for a more modern version of my little cameo. Most of the stuff that I have had to fix, I either had on hand or just took a trip to motion flow control and talked to an engineer there.
mimosatexas:
This is what I deal with in Texas. I search Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio daily.
http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/4079781830.html
http://austin.craigslist.org/bfs/4034952060.html
http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/4063444161.html
http://houston.craigslist.org/bfs/4003433558.html
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/for/4049355012.html
http://houston.craigslist.org/hvo/4016962792.html (probably the best deal, though I'm always weary of the "as-is" in storage without power to test if it's working types...)
Seriously, I look every day and this is very much representative of what I've seen out there for the last year and a half. Hell, some of the ones I linked have been listed that long and they just keep re-listing them every few weeks at the same price. My favorite is the post where it says "poor condition" but still they want $3200.
ZooCity:
The Cameo's in great shape (as many are, hard to kill these things) but lord knows how many impressions overall. It would be a lot cleaner if we had it from the start but this came out of another flatstock shop. The Tempo we got with it was the real doll of the lot though.
I agree with Stu, the pneumatic sq/fld pressure + modern stroke controls are a real treat but the ol' Cameo gets it done all the same, just takes more wrenching around.
I really like the cutter we have though I haven't used it for reals. It seems like the right mix of size/features/age. Probably going to store it somewhere as I'd hate to give it up and buy a new one later for 12k.
I wonder if the insurance/liability costs to the mfg isn't part of the high price tag on these new?
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