Machine recommendation

caseymeganmarie

Looking to upgrade from my gazelle, to something with a bigger cutting size, any recommendations? Likes or dislikes? Not looking to spend a ton. I've seen sign wearhouse and us cutter have some that cut over 30 inches, not sure if they will work w mtc

caseymeganmarie

Anyone??????

juliefes

What types of media do you cut? That, as well a price range will determine which machine might be the best for you. If you are looking to cut vinyl without a mat, perhaps a KNKZing would suit your needs. http://knkusa.com/ref/juliefes/ If you want the option to cut heavy media well, then perhaps the Pazzles Vue, with its 1000 grams of down pressure, would work best for you. http://tinyurl.com/PazzlesVue   
Pazzles Vue also the easiest machine in my collection to use, and it does a great job cutting accurately around printed images.

US Cutter machines are fine if you are mostly cutting vinyl and don't need the extra pressure for cutting heavy cardstock and other media. You probably won't be happy with any of the low cost cutters, as none of them cut with as much pressure as the Gazzelle that you already have. 

Let us know what you like to cut most, and it will be easier to answer your question more specifically.

caseymeganmarie

Typically vinyl, but occasionally card stock.

Di-lite

I think you can create a custom mat in MTC so cutting size shouldn't be restricted - also MTC gives the option to split into a number of pieces so that you can cut large things in parts and stitch/glue together.  @juliefes has a good explanation how to put more than one version of MTC on your computer - also @cutterpunk might has one.

Gabe

@caseymeganmarie, I wouldn't recommend the cutters from SignWarehouse because they aren't compatible with MTC, to my knowledge.  Some of the USCutter machines will work with MTC, but I don't know which ones specifically.  You can check in the download section on the main MTC page, as it lists the plug-ins currently available.