Vevor KI-375 Vinyl Cutter/Plotter

Max feed width 375 mm
Max cutting width 285 mm
Pressure 10-500 g
Speed 10-800 mm/s
Precision +/-0.01 mm
Dimensions 58.42 x 24.13 x 15.24 cm
Location Craftpunk/Digifab room, on the right on upper shelf
Status In working order
User manual Vevor product guide

Usage

Requirements

  • Inkscape (free download for PC, Mac and Linux)
  • Vinyl sheets/rolls or paper stock that you want to cut

Bringing your own laptop is preferred so that you can continue to source/edit designs when not at the space. However, Inkscape is also installed on the corner computer for you to use. If you aren't picky about material, there is also a big roll of adhesive black gloss vinyl on the shelves that you are free to use.

Instructions

On the machine

  1. Lift up roller clamps at rear
  2. Feed in material from the rear (if using a roll, have it unfurl over the top instead of out from underneath)
  3. Align top-left corner of material to be just below the cutter blade
  4. Slide rightmost roller (when viewing from the rear) horizontally so that it holds your material from the right
  5. Pull down roller clamps
  6. Connect power cord and switch power button on

On the computer

  1. Connect to your laptop/the corner computer with one of the USB cables from the shelf
  2. Copy the serial/COM port
    1. Mac: run ls /dev/cu.* in terminal (e.g. /dev/cu.usbserial-110)
    2. Linux: run ls /dev/ttyUSB* /dev/ttyACM* 2>/dev/null in terminal (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0)
    3. PC: Open Device Manager → Ports and look for USB-SERIAL port (e.g. COM3)
  3. Open/create a design in Inkscape
  4. From the toolbar, open Extensions → Export → Plot…
    1. Make sure Port type is set to Serial
    2. Paste the serial/COM port into the Serial port field
    3. In the Plotter Settings tab
      1. Set Resolution X and Y to 1000
      2. Set Rotation to 270°
  5. Hit Apply, which will begin the cut

Tips

  • You can fit 375mm wide material, but can only cut max 285mm design out of it
  • You can only cut paths, text and shape objects (e.g. rect), not images. Use the “Trace to bitmap” tool in Inkscape if you have a vector-looking image.
  • Make sure you keep separate shapes on separate layers. If you nest paths within a single layer, the cutter head will not lift and you'll get unintended cut marks across your design.
  • Speed 300mm/s and Force 100g are sensible defaults
  • If nothing happens after hitting Apply, check the machine isn't in Offline/Pause mode
  • The rollers are strong enough to pull out a roll; you don't need to account for slack
  • There's a slicer that usually lives on the Dremel table you can use to trim your material

Guidelines

  • Always leave the cutter head in the default origin position. If it isn't, simply hit the Reset button while powered on.
  • Flip the power switch off before unplugging the machine, and switch it on only after plugging in
  • Return the USB/power cables to the shelf when done
  • Please inform someone whenever the machine begins speaking to you

Accessories and consumables

Name Location Image
Power cable On shelf next to machine
USB-A to USB-B cable On shelf next to machine
USB-C to USB-B cable On shelf next to machine
Blades Container glued to machine

Known Issues

Date Description Workaround Proposed Remediation
20/10/2026 Mac support requires modified Inkscape Extension Download fixed extension Submit upstream PR to Inkscape?

Modifications / Maintenance History

Date By Description Work done Cost
28/30/2026 Ron Au Supply USB-C cable A lot of laptops like MacBooks need adapters for the existing cable so I added a new one $12.31
28/30/2026 Ron Au General maintenance Calibrated roller springs so they no longer leave deep imprints in vinyl, cleaned rollers and gave the whole thing a wipe N/A
  • tools/craftpunk/vevor_cutter
  • Last modified: 36 hours ago
  • by ronvoluted