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Sent to a friend[2912] Seikitech.com aka Seiki Tech Vinyl Cutters - SUCK!! -
I placed a bid on one at ebay from the user, Seikitech, like many other people, however, after watching one work. I can say as an experienced sign maker that it is a terrible vinyl cutter! - It is known for cutting jagged lines and NOT nice straight ones as needed for signs or signage. Seiki Tech is a ripoff for selling and passing off these cheap china cutters, In addition, following realizing what a terrible cutter the Seikitech vinyl cutter was, I read the following reviews about Seiki Techon the internet. I copied and pasted what others have said about the cutter. Sekitech.com sells
terrible cutters!
Here is what some people say about Seiki Tech vinyl cutters:
"We tried a Seikitech machine and it was a piece of junk. We tried to return and get a refund within the stated refund period and we are still fighting for our money. DO NOT buy a seiki tech!"
"I am almost positive that the SeikiTech machines were just repackaged versions of the other cheapo plotters they have out there."
(Ref: http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20732 )
"I had the exact same problems and tried to return it with in the 30 day period. I sent the machine back and the guy would not return my money and then posted on ebay that I never payed for the machine in the first place."
"This machine sucks and has all the problems listed above and more."
(Ref: http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21780)
People should steer clear of Seikitech.com vinyl cutters at all cost!
Posted 3 years ago
Rating:1.43
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- Seikitech.com cutters suck!
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki tech has terrible cutters!
Posted 3 years agoReport - I wished I hadn't of bought a seik viny cutter. it was a rip off. lasted about as long as the 30 day return limit then i was stuck sending it back paying over 100.00 in shipping. i would have just been better off purchasing a more expensive one that continued working and worked better..
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki Plotters are cheap and unreliable!
Posted 3 years agoReport - I ordered a Seiki vinyl cutter/plotter and it didn't work. I asked for a refund but was refused one. All I have now is a piece of Seiki crap setting around that doesn't work. I wouldn't recommend anyone taking a chance on purchasing one of these vinyl plotters.
Posted 3 years agoReport - I have a Seiki plotter, it really came with no instructions, and I am having some trouble with my designs either not cutting all the way through, or having jagged edges. Can anyone tell me what settings I should use for speed and force to get a decent cut? I have had this thing for 6 months and all the playing i have done to try to get a decent cut have not worked, and I am getting a bit frustrated. I can't seem to get any support from the company or from ebay seller that I bought it from. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki sucks!!! Seiki cutters and the Signcut software suck butt!!! You should see if you can donate the plotter to someone and deduct it off your taxes. I would imagine if you can't get it to cut, you would have a hard time selling it but that is typical with the seikitech cutter. If your able to get any money out of it, go and purchase a decent plotter so you can make your money back. At least you know what NOT to get in a vinly cutter / plotter. Seiki cutters are terrible machines. 1 out of about 10 work and then that 1 will need maintenance in the future which means you'll have to buy a new plotter as parts are impossible to find and taking it a part and shipping it back isn't cheap. As a matter of fact, it will probably cost as much to ship back the seiki cutter as the thing cost.
One suggestion.... leave the Seiki cutter alone and get a good cutter !
Posted 3 years agoReport - THE EBAY SELLER "seikitech" RIPPED ME OFF AND I WANTED A REFUND BUT HE REFUSED. I SENT THE CUTTER BACK BUT WAS NEVER GIVEN A REFUND AS OF YET. "SEIKITECH" IS A TERRIBLE EBAY SELLER AND HIS PRODUCTS SUCKS!
Posted 3 years agoReport - I left good feedback because I was afraid of not being able to get parts for my machine but then I realized that they don't carry parts 3 months after my purchase as my machine completely broke down. Boy, if i could go back in time, I would certainly have given Seikitech some nasty negative feedback. Hopefully others will remember this post if they make the bad and stupid choice of buying a cutter/plotter from Seikitech on ebay.
Posted 3 years agoReport - Never buy a seikitech.com cutter! - they are ripoffs!
Posted 3 years agoReport - The only way for people to get problems fixed is to post complaints like this. Seikitech.com is terrible and notorious for making and producing terrible vinyl cutters/plotters.
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seikitech vinyl cutters are terrible. I can tell you up front. They are super nice people until they get your hard earned money then later on, long after you leave them positive feedback on ebay or where ever, and you need their support, they're no where to be found. You can email them until your blue in the face and they'll never respond. This bunch on chinese crooks should be put in jail for selling their junk. People look around. You may see a couple of good post about Seikitech vinyl plotters (Probably from the people that own the company) but everything else is that is posted isn't so good. And if you look at the feedback of Seikitech - and it looks good. Don't be misled. Let's remember, if you don't leave decent feedback, you'll never have a chance of getting anything for your plotter repaired. So everyone that gets a plotter is actually forced into leaving "Good Feedback" whether you believe it or not. Don't be fooled or misled by Seiki. Seiki cutters are terrible vinyl cutters that are terribly built and last only a couple of months.
Posted 3 years agoReport - I brought one of these vinyl cutters and its crap so its sitting in my room collecting dust.What are you other buyers going to do with yours?
Posted 3 years agoReport - I gave my vinyl cutter to the local charity at least get some possible tax write off. I knew that I couldn't show it to sell it.
Posted 3 years agoReport - There isn't any help or support / customer service for the seiki teck vinyl cutter / plotter. The cutter is a ripoff pure and simple. If you are thinking of getting a seiki cutter/plotter - you should think twice. If you have aready purchased one and haven't used up the 30 day time limit, you should contact the seikitech.com site immediate and request a full refund as stated on their 30 day refund policy. Even if this means that you'll lose $130 shipping to and from and an additional 40 restocking fee. Yeah, thats right, you'll lost a total of about $175.00 - $200. JUST GETTING A REFUND!!!!!!!!! READ THEIR POLICY VERY CAREFULLY !!!!!!! - ===== HERE IS WHAT SEIKI CUTTERS/PLOTTER POLICY SAYS =======
What is return policy?
If we have made a mistake or an item is defective please call 775-636-7621 and ask for our customer service department. You must promptly inform us about any defects, shortages, and exceptions within 5 days from receipt of your order or the order is considered complete. THERE ARE NO RETURNS AFTER 30 DAYS.
At our discretion, we will gladly repair or replace the item within 30 days upon receipt of returned merchandise. You must have an RMA number (return material authorization number) with a shipping label/tag issued from Sign Warehouse before sending any item back to us. RMA's are valid for 10 days from issuance. Please carefully follow RMA Procedures (see below) after obtaining an RMA number and shipping label/tag. Items received with an expired RMA number will be refused. ALL PACKAGES WITHOUT A CURRENT RMA NUMBER WILL BE REFUSED.
Before calling our customer service department please be aware of the following policies:
No shipping and handling fee refund.
A 10% restock fee will apply in Refund.
Return must in original package in new condition.
IT IS BEST TO STAY AWAY FROM FLY-BY-NIGHT COMPANIES LIKE THIS.
Posted 3 years agoReport - In Otherwords, Seiki cutters don't take care of their cutters or customers. Beware of reviews where they may have posted positive results for theirself. The truth is, they suck!
Posted 3 years agoReport - I purchased 4 Seiki Cutters at the same time for my business and all 4 were out of service after less than a month and half. What a waste of money.
Posted 3 years agoReport - People see the low price of the Seiki Vinyl cutter and they go for it. Then when they get it they are excited simply because it works. If they purchased it on ebay, they leave the seller positive feedback (If they didn't leave positive feedback then they couldn't ever get parts for it anyhow.. ) But after a couple of months that is when the real nightmare begins. No support, No customer service, no parts as they are china machines. The Seiki Vinyl Cutter is about the most useless machine one could have ever wanted in a sign machine. It is true that it is heavy (like most metal parts from china) It is true that it will work (for a few days) but that sums it up. The rest is pure hell. Living nightmare. You shouldn't ever try to use it for more than 1-5 signs per month to make it last for a 6 months. Otherwords, About 20-25 signs, decals will be about all you'll get out of the machine before it begins breaking down. And like the post above. Read the warranty carefully. It isn't worth crap. It is more trouble to send it back for repair than it is actually worth. Look around and shop for another machine and don't waste your money on a Seiki Vinyl Cutter/Plotter!
Posted 3 years agoReport - DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A SEIKI / SEIKI TECH VINYL CUTTER - YOU'll BE PISSING YOUR MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki tech vinyl cutters are terrible. I purchased my seiki cutter from seikitech on ebay. When I started to leave negative feedback - i was informed that if i left negative feedback then it would void the warranty. what a crock of crap. this doesn't sound like a reputable vinyl sign business supply company at all. The seiki cutter itself is on a scale of one to 10 about a 1.4 - no kidding. it is a pain to get to work. it doesn;'t work with most reputable sign cutter programs on the market. i couldn't get it to work with severap eps files. it also cuts jagged edges. overall the seiki cutter is terrible built but i expected it to be coming from china.
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki plotters are a waste. I wished I had of purchased a real cutter. It had worked fine for a couple of months but then it wouldn't work anymore. what a waste of money.
Posted 3 years agoReport - I ordered a seiki cutter and it wouldn't work. I told the guy I was going to leave negative feedback and he said that if I ever wanted support or a partial refund (Minus 140. Shipping and the 10% restocking charge) I couldn't leave negative. What a crock of shit. I can understand why everyone is leaving terrible reviews on the internet. I finally sent my item back for a partial refund. After spending 311.00, I was refunded, 176.00 when all was said and done. That was another crock of crap. Here I am losing 140.00 on a vinly cutter that never even worked to begin with but I ended up losing my ass! - I couldn't leave negative since I had received refund. So here I was screwed once again. Crap! - Stay away from Seiki Cutters!
Posted 3 years agoReport - SEIKI VINYL CUTTERS FROM SEIKITECH.COM ARE A RIPOFF!
Posted 3 years agoReport - yeah i agree . i bought a seiki tech and was excited to get it going. I installed the flexi8starter software and all the steps for installation. i typed up something for a quick test and it worked.i try to do it again and it hasnt worked since. I've tryed to contact by tele# and E-mail no response or contact yet .i've read most of the postings and thinking i'm another added victim. Gop doesnt like ugly and i hope these con people get what they deserve punishable to the fullest extent of the law. thanks for letting me vent.
Posted 3 years agoReport - They have new machines out now, they say the roller is just like the Roland roller and doesn't leave those DEEP serrations in the vinyl that don't go away.
I have a 870T and as far as Im concerned, ITS JUNK!.
I have him in communications and I have given him one resolve, as he wont return money and I have to pay shipping just to get it looked at
I will hold him liable and if he doesn't give me one of the new models, without all these troubles.
Give him super bad feedback and put a chargeback on the CC
Posted 3 years agoReport - FROM ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF, LET'S GET TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUITE AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER AND EBAY!!!!
Posted 3 years agoReport - i bought that piece of crap to and i cant even get it to work
Posted 3 years agoReport - I have to add my threes cents:) I'm here online looking for a new cutter because about an hour ago I bashed my seiki to pieces with an steel pipe. It was nothing but problems from day one.
1. The stand and wheels aren't designed correctly to swivel.
2. The packaged CD for Flexi was not Vista Ready. Tried to get help from CS and was blow off. Never got it working. Had to use it with a Graphtec Driver.
3. Serial cable broke, usb adapter setup looks cheap and ridiculous.
4. Once it was working it only had a 66% at most sucess rate. Would crash into either end in the middle of a cut or cut horizontal lines righ down the spool, if you wern't in the room you could ruin a whole roll.
5. I could go on but after reading this and the other if you still want to buy one then you deserve what you get from them. Which is a grade a piece of crap.
Posted 3 years agoReport - yes i got mine like a week ago and i still cant get it to work its a horrible design and its a different cutter then what they show on ebay and ive been trying to call them and they never answer ima go all the way to nevada and go kick their ass my dam self for selling me a piece of shit cutter i should of bought the roland gx 24 better when i had the chance but u get what u pay for i paid for the cutter 385 with shipping this is what i think of seiki teck KISS MY A** B***H
Posted 3 years agoReport - Man, I wish I had read these postings before I purchased one of these. I was starting to question my IT skills when I could not get this thing to work. Unfortunately, my wife threw away the packaging so now I am stuck with a oversized paper weight....
Posted 3 years agoReport - This is SeikiTech.
If you are our competitors, please stop posting here, be a fair competition. We never did this to you.
If you are a end user, please read below policy and contact us before posting here. If you need to post here and need help, please post your contact.
Our policy for people purchases our machines from authorized sellers.
1. 30 days money back guarantee.(no shipping fee refund and item needs to be in like new condition.)
2. 6 months warranty.(extended warranty is available.)
3. 60 days free phone support and free email support. (775-636-7621, support@seikitech). Additional support is $30 per 30 mins or $40 per case.
4. Out of warranty repair is $100 plus shipping.(no physical damage, 03/03/09 in Nevada)
If your machine is from unauthorized sellers, used or outside of US, free support is from your sellers.
Currently, we pickup most of the phone call and return 95% of the voice mail(some return calls no answer); we reply all emails(sales@seikitech.com or support@seikitech.com).
We have been in business for 6 years and we shipped thousands of machines. We have helped thousands people starting up their business. We don't know why so many bad reviews rise in these few months.
We saw some complaint about the Sign Warehouse in above post, Sing Warehouse is our competitor, not us. If you consider your machine is a paper weight, please contact us for repair. If you mention you read this post, we will offer you 20% off for repair.
If you have any question, please contact us at 775-636-7621 or support@seikitech.com
Posted 3 years agoReport - Despite what Seikitech posted above - Notice Seikitech's last negative feedback... It reads, "Does NOT do percise contour. Seiki support was no help. Beware of return policy..."
It's ashame feedback only allows a small one sentence line about what happens. Seikitech's policy is terrible.
You spend 299.00 on a machine. 70.00 on shipping.
By the time you get it... You ship it back at 70.00 (AT YOUR EXPENSE) now your out of pocket 439.00... If you do have a problem (Which you will) and you end up shipping it back, you'll recover 299. so you'll end up being out of pocket 140.00 of your money.. Look at the cost for the additional support... 70.00 per case... gee!!! Go to a reputable dealer who supports you and not one that tries to charge you extra for selling you cheap crap which doesn't work! Seikitech - you suck!!!
Posted 3 years agoReport - Lot 's of feed back form people With negitive repor. I Bough ONE and Its work Very Well and happy AS A STARTER CUTTER Yes its was A bit to setup and get working but just a little time and its WORKS WELL and NO fuss no buss and I bough on EBAY To $400.00 dollar range. so all stop wimpering AND Learn how to use ADOBE OR CorelDraw first Get some videos How TO & LEARN TO SET UP YOUR EQUIPMENT RIGHT AS of USE Flexi8starter Software It's is a starter program IF want CONTOUR Cutting it will work very well. If you Want more out of SIGN MAKING Soft ware you buy at low price and that what get Buy sign Soft ware with Vectoring and you will learn more about more what you are doing so $100.00 to $300.00 dollars for sign software it's is so so I USE Flexi8PRO And work Very Well and VERY Happy with Seiki & Flexi.
GO to sign making class and learn to use the software and Equipment and it will work for you.
SeikiTech Keep on doing A good job Thank you.
CJ. Thank you VERY much AN Ebay buyer.
Posted 3 years agoReport - SeikiTeck Its was no payne For me to set up rember the drivers with RIP software For contour cutting Printer and or in excess money
$2000.00 plus $$$$ to do this type of cutting.
as far SeikiTech my frend let me use there equipment and they bought it worked well for an 54 inch machine about 50 Inch cutting ability had to adjust feed roller to reduce marking on printed vinyl as price $400.00 dollar range to $450.00 It was Worth it so I bought 1 to. This unit is far worth every dollar I spent on it.
My other Unit that I have HAD a Brake down on the week end and tryed to get fix its The TECH told me it will half to be sent in this Plotter cutter cost me over $14,000.00 NEW and 1.5 month's later it was back with $2268.89 Dollar repair Bill. If I waited for it I would be out of business. Befor I use my frend's and it saved my butt in the sign business its is output all the time.
Ps if you all wasted money on what you bought then you never had to spend real money on high dollar Equipment witch I do not trash or use semantics in the wrong WAY.
SEIKITECH keep up the good job and
THANK YOU Very much for the fast DELEVERY.
AAAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++A+A+A+A+A rate you all. east central MI and
THANKS again. I am still in besiness. A saluce to my Friend and SeikiTech.
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Posted 3 years agoReport - Seikitech vinyl cutters suck! - They are nothing but a example of what happens when you send american jobs to china and hire a bunch of chinese in a slave labor enviorment. Cheap crap that hardly works! - I wouldn't recommend anyone buying a Seiki teck cutter as they'll be pis*ing their money away.........! Be careful if you read good reviews about the machine. I am sure that the company is trying real hard to cover up the bad reviews with good ones. Give it some thought..... You'll get what you pay for and Seiki cutters are the cheapest! - And that is what you can expect, cheap crap!
Posted 3 years agoReport - Seiki cutters are terrible!!!!! - They should stop the import of machines like this before they burn down peoples home and shops!
Posted 3 years agoReport - how can I tell if it works can't even find a driver to make it talk to the computer! ... i will give the 'support' a go and hope for some support
Posted 3 years agoReport - I too fell for the low price. The first machine started smoking when plugged in and would have caught fire if I had left the room. Seiki did send me another REFURBISHED machine that I have managed to get to work for now. It does cut jagged lines that I can't seam to fix though. **** REGARDING the above positive post, I am no detective but the mispelled words and errors in grammer are exactly the same as those I encountered during my communications with Seiki. This leads me to believe that the same person left the positive post to benefit himself.
Posted 3 years agoReport - If interested in taking action, please send your e-mail address to plotterproblems@yahoo.com
Posted 3 years agoReport - I bought mine on Ebay as well and maybe I got a decent one because I have not had any problems with it. I have had it about a year with some small issues. I have not experienced jagged cutting, or any other problems. Yes it is a cheap cutter that is why I paid a cheap price. I made my money back on my first order. If it breaks now I will just trash it and move up to a better one but for now it is still humming.
It did not come with legible instructions and speaking with help desk is a joke. He need to learn to speak English. I was never able to get the flexi software that came with it to work so I switched to signcut and I never looked back.
I got a new computer with vista and of course the cutter did not work. Tech support kept emailling me all these crazy solutions that would not work so I ordered a internal serial adapter for $24 bucks and installed it because it just will not work with the USB adapter.
Do I think the cutter sucks......I am on the fence but as of now mine is working but I did have to jump through some hoops. I got things working on my own as tech support is a real joke. I found this site because I was searching for a 60 degree blade to cut flock. Sorry to hear you guys are having suck a bad time with your cutter but if yours is not working do what you have to do to make yourself whole.
Good Luck!!
Posted 3 years agoReport - 1 out of a million chance anyone will have good luck with this machine. Hopefully, u are telling the truth. Any experienced person would know this machine is crap. Seikitech cutters are about worthless. Whowould want to use Signcut over Flexi.. If you need to do professional graphics, you need a real machine with real software to do the job. Stay away from Seiki
Posted 3 years agoReport - Thought it would be one I could learn with. I wasn't expecting much and definitely didn't think it would perform like a Roland. I honestly believe I would've been better off receiving an empty box! The signmaking software was missing. The cutter head was hanging of the track (despite being padded and taped). One good thing I can say about the cutter is that it had some extra screws to replace the stripped ones I created while trying to put the stand together. I can't seem to get the USB connection to work. STAY AWAY FROM SEIKI. I'm ordering my Graphtec tonight! Don't know if I'm up for the fight to get my $$ back. Has anyone got theirs back yet?
Posted 2 years agoReport - I've had one now for over a year, cut over 100yards of vinyl with it. I've never had a mechanical issue with it.
I think the problem a lot of people have with them is they are not the brightest people to begin with and expect this thing to be self installing and super slick like an ipod install... Its not. Its a plotter. a BASIC, CHEAP plotter. If you are at all experienced with hardware and software you can manage the install and working of it very easily.
Does it cut super detailed tiny stuff? Nope, never expected it to. For $340shipped with $100 of that in software what are you expecting here?
I wouldn't purchase one of these to rely on as a sign business, but for the hobbiest, or as a low use machine its great, you can't beat the value for price. If you want top quality go buy a Roland and spend $1800 for the same sized machine.
Oh, and those bitching about parts... they carry all parts on their website that would fail. Steppers, Mainboards, etc...
I for one think 80% of you never bought one, only saw it and are jumping on the bandwagon.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I to have had no problems with my Seiki and have cut hundreds of yards of material and have had it for over a year. I also have a Graphtec and this machine is quality through and through. It is a cheap cutter what do you expect. If you get the correct software Flexi 8.5 v-1 it works fine. As for parts most of the Roland stuff is compatible. Hell sell them to me and I will make them work. My Seiki has made me thousands of $$$$$ so stop your bitchin and make them work.
Posted 2 years agoReport - crap! I think I've been scammed! I've had my 870T for a week now. My computer won't recognize the cutter. I don't know if the rest is working or not...I can't even get past step 2. Any help would be great! I'm on the bandwagon at this point.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I've had the same seiki for 2 years, and have cut 100's of yards of vinyl..
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have a Seiki 870T, no problem unless I used cheap Vinyl, then you get a bad job, and jagged edges. The Seiki Vinyl is Crap
The USB connector sometimes is slow making connection with the software. But apart from that does a great job. I have no complaints. I used Signcut X2 with Corel Draw
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have a sk 1350t and a smaller 28 inch machine. I purchased both NEW from seikitech on eBay. I have only had a few minor problems with the 28 inch machine and use it several times a week for past 2 1/2+ years. I have only used the 54 inch machine a few times, and it worked without any problems. the only problem I am having today is the setup of the stupid USB to serial adapter so I can use the cutter with my laptop which has no serial ports. I seem to have misplaced my original instructions for setting up USB connection when I purchased these machines because I didn't need the USB setup instructions.
I have been very happy with my machines and have considered buying another set for when I must travel with them, one set at the office one in the trailer. I have used the MUCH MUCH more expensive summa, graphtech and HP plotter cutters in the past with almost exacting issues across the board. the more expensive cutters seem to be more sturdy and built from heavier materials which is nice and you get what you pay for but repairs are much more expensive too. I would rather keep the seiki's and if necessary when they do crash, rather than spend 2400$ on repairs (which is what the last repair for my graphtech machine was, hence the purchase of my seiki's) just buy a new one.
I often times cut very small logos and set them up to optimize the vinyl use as as best as possible, the cutters cut very straight (when the vinyl is loaded straight) and the precision is very tight, when optimizing many logos at a time I often set the weed border to about 1/32 of an inch and I have not yet had a single problem with doing so. the only real problem that I have when doing many many small pieces on at a single time is that the cutter will seem to "forget" what it was doing and just stop, however, this is not a problem as I might lose 2-3 small pieces and just set origin to as close to the exact place it stopped and generally it picks up. this MIGHT be a software issue and not a cutter issue, I am not pointing fingers as it has not been a major problem. an example of what I mean about this is: I was cutting 3/4 x 3/4 inch hammerhead shark logos with a .05 weed frame, 26 wide by 26 long when at about 90% thru the last row of cut it "forgot" what it was doing and just stopped, since I was making 2500 shark stickers, I changed the AI file to be 26x20 and picked up where it left off until it was done. never after that did it get confused or "forget" it cut the rest flawlessly.
I have put several hundred rolls of oracal and 3m vinyls thru my machines and have yet to use all of the replacement blades that came with the machine when purchased new. in my opinion they are great machines for new and experienced signers alike. if you believe that your seiki is junk, maybe its just you. maybe you should have contacted the mfg for repairs or replacement. just like all manufacturing of anything there is bound to be a lemon. before you go posting poor reviews about a product you just received or just purchased, contact the seller or the mfg. if your car or truck broke down a week after you purchased it would just park it out back and just complain? doubtful! you would contact the manufacturer straight away and get it taken care of even if it meant spending a little extra cash to rent a car while in for repairs. same goes for your seiki, pay the repair fee or at the very least the shipping fee to get it taken care of before you go posting like you did.
now for my plea for help... I have misplaced my USB connection setup for the usb to rs232 adapter and I am unable to locate instructions online. if anyone still has the instructions can you please contact me with that info. I have (just now) sent an email to the mfg and the seller I purchased my cutter from in hopes they can shed some light on my situation, but I am a bit impatient and would really like to get this up and running ASAP, please email me at: [ iamlisa27 at definitivex dot com ] thank in advance :)
Posted 2 years agoReport - Here in México we´ve bought one Seikitech from Ebay and that was more than 2 years ago. We have never had any trouble with it only a few human mistakes untill we got familiar with the system.
I think that beeing in México we could have been ripped off, but this guy (or guys) always attended at our calls in avery kind way. For the prices they have, i guess they had sell thousends of this machines and i don´t see thousends of complains in this forum.
Now i do think that if you want to get in this bussines you can buy one of this machines as a way to get the money you need to buy a most popular brand.
Posted 2 years agoReport - You can also check on the links of the first post, they are not as alarmist as i thought
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have an 870 and I cut all new signs for my business, It would have cost 1800.00 to have the local sign shop do this job.
It cuts 1" or larger letters just fine but small letters do not come out clean.
Worth the money for me.
I made a few bucks with it the other day.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have personally set up hundreds of cutters both professional and import types. I have never found one I could not get running including the Seikitecs.
If you are interested in solving your problems drop me an email or call
support@livesignsupport.com
251-272-1640 We will get your plotter cutting guaranteed - if not you will not need to pay, if we do then all we ask is a nominal $14.95 support charge that you can pay after your machine is running.
We also do this for all the other machines out there so save our number if you decide to buy another brand.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Seikitec cutters are GREAT! If you need a cool looking 50 lb. paper weight. A bit pricy tho for a paper weight.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Seikitec cutters are the most biggest pile of s#@t I have ever tried to work with in my life. The people that you call to get imformation is the biggest line of, I still don't know what they are trying to say. You pay for what you get, nothing.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have had our first Seiki for 3 years and second Seiki for 6 months. They are all running fine. Better than many others.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have a seikitech 870T Bought it from ebay for about $200. Got it just to see if it was any good, I already have a Graphtec, and an Ioline. Yeah its cheap, but what are you expecting to get for $200-$300? You arent going to get a roland, or an Graphtec or even an ioline for this cheap, and I think if anyone bought one for this price you should have been expecting something of this calaber. I am using it with a Roland driver on Flexi 8.5 and havent had any issues with jagged lines, or bad cuts;However, I will say that the serial to USB port adapter is not the best and mine went bad quickly, I added a serial poer card to the PC I use and havent had any issues.
Bottom line is this..
its a $250 plotter..
It works..
Its Loud..
Its cheap
but i for me it gets the job done.
To say it is junk is not true, It has been a decent machine FOR THE MONEY
You get what you pay for and it this case it was about $200, and I have made alot more than that with this cutter.
If you are expecting to get a top of the line cutter for a seiki tech price, well it aint gonna happen.
use some common sense people.
Have been using mine for about 18 months (I leave it loaded with Avery A6 White) and have had no serious issues.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have just received mine that i bought on ebay i will comment honestly , right now i have flexi 8.1 on my computer and i cant seem to get it work but i dont give up easily . WILL BE BACK OK
Posted 2 years agoReport - is any official site which show report on all vinyl cutter
Posted 2 years agoReport - is any official site which show report on all vinyl cutter
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have used mine for over 2 years with no problems. I use it to print large templates and also cut thick vinyl stencil material. The most profitable $225 investment i have ever made.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Wow. You guys must be complete idiots. I purchased mine well over a year ago and have never had any difficulty with setup nor production of perfect signs. We have even lettered an entire fleet of vehicles with them. In the process, we have saved thousands of dollars.
A few hints for the idiots:
1: Jagged lines. Check your art program. You can get this is you are not converting your vectors properly. I too got this in the beginning but figured it out with only 15 minutes of time invested. Do some simple searching in Google. The answer is staring you in the face if you would only look.
2: Make sure you have the head set properly. Too much depth / cutting speed or pressure can trash a sign very quickly. Each vinyl is physically different and cuts different. READ your packet of info that comes with your vinyl, duh!
While I am not an agent for this Seiki company, I do find that it works perfectly for what we bought it for.
I would actually recommend this plotter as I am buying a second one due to volume of use. Its a great work horse and we have made much money off of it with practically no problems.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Wow. You guys must be complete idiots. I purchased mine well over a year ago and have never had any difficulty with setup nor production of perfect signs. We have even lettered an entire fleet of vehicles with them. In the process, we have saved thousands of dollars.
A few hints for the idiots:
1: Jagged lines. Check your art program. You can get this is you are not converting your vectors properly. I too got this in the beginning but figured it out with only 15 minutes of time invested. Do some simple searching in Google. The answer is staring you in the face if you would only look.
2: Make sure you have the head set properly. Too much depth / cutting speed or pressure can trash a sign very quickly. Each vinyl is physically different and cuts different. READ your packet of info that comes with your vinyl, duh!
While I am not an agent for this Seiki company, I do find that it works perfectly for what we bought it for.
I would actually recommend this plotter as I am buying a second one due to volume of use. Its a great work horse and we have made much money off of it with practically no problems.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Its a 300 plotter/cutter not 30,000. What is an awesome plotter/cutter for $300 then?
Posted 2 years agoReport - I've had my Seiki Tech for almost 2 years and noooooo problem. If you're a Moron and can't figure out how to "tune" it and you use an small image (low resolution) and blow it up 100x is its Not Going To Cut Straight Lines. I think I paid $240.00 for mine and it's better than what I expected. Stop complaining or buy a Cutter that Costs $3,000.00 next time.
It's Not Exactly A Plug and Play and You Will Need Some Time To Get It Set Up Properly!
Posted 2 years agoReport - to the people that said they have no problem with runing the seiki cutter ,will you please email me at memphisinatl at ya hoo dot com to give a little help,,, i need it thank you
Posted 2 years agoReport - I BOUGHT A SEIKI CUTTER LAST YEAR. AFTER 1 MONTH I BOUGHT A ROLAND 24" FOR 1500.00. AFTER USING THE ROLAND 1 TIME, I THREW THE SEIKI IN THE GARBAGE. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THE ROLAND PAID FOR ITSELF AND THE SEIKI. A DECAL THAT TOOK 15 MINUTES TO WEED WITH THE SEIKI, TAKES 15 SECONDS TO WEED WITH THE ROLAND. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SERVO MOTOR, NOT A STEPPER.
Posted 2 years agoReport - maybe if yall had bothered to sit down and work with it for a few hours rather than just coming online and ocmplaining about it yall woulda had pefectly fine working seiki's like me.
Posted 2 years agoReport - I have 2 Seiki cutters and have had no problems with them at all, other than the fact that they are noisy when cutting, and the roller grips sometimes have a problem pulling larger rolls of vinyl through the cutter, but never a problem with jagged or unstraight cuts. Honestly I have more problems with my Vinyl express Q100 cutter than with the Seiki, I don't know maybe I just got lucky
Posted 2 years agoReport - Looks liek all the complaints are about jagged lines. Other than people screaming it is crap, i see no evidence pointing to what the "crap" is. Im buying one. Learn how to use your vector programs.
Posted 2 years agoReport - Looks like all the complaints are about jagged lines. Other than people screaming it is crap, i see no evidence pointing to what the "crap" is. Im buying one. Learn how to use your vector programs.
Posted 2 years agoReport - To all the poeple that are complaning of the seiki cutter, stop being so lazy and learn to read the the instructions. thats the biggest problem with the machines it the numb nuts that buy them. plain and simple, read and follow the instuctions to the T, then if you have problems with it still, visit their support forum. every single problem that I have read above, other people have had, but they where smart and the posted it on the forum and the got there problems fixed. so quit doing the lazy thing of crying like little babies and visit the forum, you might become less dumb if you do.
Posted 1 year agoReport - I agree that Seiki is a cheap and horrible brand. I only use Roland they are the best I believe. Someone on Ebay was posting a Roland GX-500 54" cutter and for brand put Seiki. They showed a picture of a Roland so be careful!!!
Posted 1 year agoReport - i've got a seiki that i've been pounding for about a year also. i had some connectivity issues, but only because the usb cord was stretched such a long distance it cause the wires within the port to bend a bit.
other than that, flawless. and using vector graphics will solve the issue with those jagged lines. this item cuts like a charm.
flexi 8.5 & corel draw x2.
Posted 1 year agoReport - i've got a seiki that i've been pounding for about a year also. i had some connectivity issues, but only because the usb cord was stretched such a long distance it cause the wires within the port to bend a bit.
other than that, flawless. and using vector graphics will solve the issue with those jagged lines. this item cuts like a charm.
flexi 8.5 & corel draw x2.
Posted 1 year agoReport - Sekitech 870t: Have had it for over 5 years and this is to all the guys syaing they work great... you got lucky... 2 motherboards and 5 usb adapters later still getting the same issue.Mid cut it will just start ramdomly cutting all over the vinyl. Yes this has been adjusted and still no change... The support is awful. hard to understand when they talk and its always you need to buy this... Sorry I have dumped enough money in to this. This was a project machine so yes it is cheap... but i would prefer to actually get one really good cut out of this thing. 2 weeks ago bought a new motherboard at the advice stating it will fix it from seiki and one hour after install it starts doing the same thing. Now mind you this is with Flexi, Signlab, Signcut x2 all do the same. So please, Show me where seiki is even worth the investment. Get something else save a bit longer and get something worth using.
Posted 1 year agoReport - my Seiki Cutter Works Great for 2 years now
Posted 1 year agoReport - My Seiki is only cutting 1 basic sqaure. Anything more than that Artcut freezes in the Output screen. Can anyone help?
Posted 3 months agoReport - Me and my wife bought our seiki cutter 2 years ago started our own store with it we now have 6 of these machines running day in day out we employ 7 people with them and sending our son to collage I invite any one with ur expensive plotter lets do some friendly competition ill blow u out the water with any of our cheap seiki cutters
Posted 3 weeks agoReport - seiki works fine when you spend alittle time to get it to work!
And YES...its a cheap plotter...waht do you all expect??? A Suma, a Roland or what? No its a Seiki...but you can get it it to work without a expensive piece of software!!!
Posted 2 weeks agoReport
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