• grue@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I get the impression that Cricuts are super proprietary. Better to get some other brand of vinyl cutter machine, like Silhouette, Brother, Vevor, etc.

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      2 days ago

      I’m with you on that if it was for me. I have been looking at a getting a laser engraver, and I don’t even consider proprietary software and materials.

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          1 day ago

          I was looking at an ohmtech k40, but, haven’t been able to justify the price for what will, essentially, be a toy

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            I was in the business for a while and they can be more than toys but that’s mostly up to you and what you want to do with it/need it for. Once I stopped working in the industry I kept mine for a while but eventually sold it since it didn’t really solve any problems for me and took a lot of space just to make cool Christmas presents… I have a friend with 3D printers and other stuff that I go to when I need something for my business.

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      Yeah, I have often regretted buying it, but it was on deep sale. I also wasn’t sure if I’d use it much so I didn’t want to spend more for a silhouette. They locked a lot of features behind a pay wall a few years ago, but it’s easy enough to bypass if you’re good with gimp or a similar software