I could leave the review with the title, but hear me out.
The machine itself seems every bit as good as the big brand names, there is no stupid subscription needed, and once set up and the quirks of the software are overcome, it really does work nicely.
I am using it to print .png images that I create / export from Inkscape or Corel Draw (for my old artwork, I am going fully open source over time...). It is not obvious how to send a job to print. Well here goes what the manual won't tell you...
Go through the process of a print and cut like the manual shows, by clicking send to cutter... THEN you will see the send to printer dialogue...
After that and you have a good print, it might not work, I was getting my cuts WAY off from where they should be, the size and shape were dead on, but on the material they were off by like 1/2" to the side and 3/4 to 1" too high up!
After googling I found that with other software the print object has GOT to be sized to what you want it OUTSIDE of the cutter software and MUST be the same size in the cutter software, so make your adjustments outside in your graphics suite.
Once I did that, design, print, cut has been running smooth as glass.
So far I have been printing sticker paper, and heat transfer paper and am VERY happy with the results. Very clean cuts, right where I want them with a beautiful end result.
I have matched this up with the Vevor 15x15 heat press that is sadly on clearance, and I must say a wonderful pairing. I did want dedicated function machines so even though I plan on adding tumblers later on, I will do a dedicated heat press for tumblers so I can do / have done both simultaneously. I am hopeful I can grow my business to support that.
These tools from Vevor make it easier to afford to launch and expand a small business on a budget. Thank you so much Vevor!