(1) User Manual:
Chapters 1, 2, 9 and 10 are specific to the KNK Zing. Chapters 3 – 8 are Make The Cut only and will be useful to all owners of Make The Cut software.
(2) Videos:
(3) Getting Help:
If you have a problem with your new KNK Zing:
- Please refer to Appendix B in the user manual first. It answers the most commonly asked questions.
- If you still need help, we urge you to contact your dealer.
- If you cannot reach your dealer, you may post here or at one of the support forums listed below or contact KNK USA directly.
(4) User Forums and Groups:
The following forum and Yahoo group are available for posting questions about your new Zing and sharing experiences:
KNK USA Forum
KNK Zing Yahoo Group
(5) Latest Recommended Cut Settings:
IMPORTANT: These settings should be used for the initial test cut. Adjustments may be necessary based on the condition of the blade, variations in the material, humidity, condition of the cutting mat, blade tip height, etc.
Suggested Cut Settings for KNK Zing – May 14, 2013
(6) MTC Support:
- To download the latest version of MTC, register your activation pin, or retrieve your registration number, click on this link.
- To view free videos for learning MTC, click on this link.
- Support groups and forums for Make The Cut:
Make The Cut Yahoo Group
Make The Cut Forum
Yes… It’s on my list to get some sections added to Chapter 10 to cover the tools. I didn’t receive them in advance of the users and my time for the past few months has been devoted to tech support for the new Zing owners. So, I need to set aside some time to determine the best settings and tips to share in the manual. If you find out anything on your own, please do let me know!
How do you get Illustrator files to import not shrunk. It seems MTC wants to import them smaller. Help!
Email me at smccauley45@cox.net and I’ll help you. Send the original AI file and let me know the dimensions that it SHOULD be based on how it was created in AI.
I am trying to weld a rose, from the MTC gallery, to a text, ‘Mother’. It won’t weld. What a I doing wrong? Thanks for all your help.
I would need to see the file to find out why it’s not working. You can send the .MTC file to me at smccauley45@cox.net.
Hi Sandy,
I just got my Zing and while reading the manual and playing with the MTC software, I noticed that there is no Preset option in the pull down menu.
Is the Preset option coming in a later version of MTC?
Dolores
You should have been notified when you opened MTC that there is a new version available. You can obtain it from my site here. Grab the MTC 4.1 and the Zing plugin file (2nd and 4th links):
http://www.iloveknk.com/Support/Software/Make%20The%20Cut/
I’ve been faithfully making my way through this manual, thank you for all your hard work, it’s clear that a lot has gone into this. I work in the IT industry and it’s rare to find a manual this well put together and complete.
So, in my little way I’d like to help out. On page 46 you’ve listed how to unselect all shapes, but you missed the one that I use on a daily basis. “Click on a blank area of the mat”. I’m sure people would figure it out on their own, but you’ve been so thorough everywhere else, I’d hate to see anything missed.
Oh wow… You are correct and it’s actually the only way I unselect all shapes, too! lol How I neglected to mention that is beyond me! I will definitely include that in the next update.
Thank you also for such kind feedback. I do love to write these manuals and I’m very open to input from the readers! Always feel free to let me know about other things you discover. Thanks!
I am working my way through the manual, but due to issues with YouTube, i cant access any of the videos (they are blocked in YouTube’s “Safety Mode” and i keep clicking to turn Safety Mode off, but it keeps turning back on… argh!!!) If i download the exe version, does it have the videos embedded, or are they still just links to the YouTube channel?
(It may also be worth investigating why your videos are considered by YouTube to have mature or objectionable content, and are therefore being restricted. I can see other YouTube clips about the Zing, but not the ones from the manual.)
Thanks!
I don’t personally have any videos on You Tube. We use Vimeo to host ours. However, several of our KNK dealers have You Tube videos linked in the manual, so I need your help figuring out which dealer or dealers may have restrictions. Here are the three dealers involved:
http://www.youtube.com/user/skatkatzaustralia?feature=results_main
http://www.youtube.com/user/paperthreads?feature=results_main
http://www.youtube.com/user/createNcraft?feature=watch
Let me know which ones you cannot access and watch.
hey sandy,
it is cathy in texas! long time no talk to! i bought my daughter a Zing for her classroom. she is trying to learn something about it really fast so she can cut some letters. since i don’t have make the cut software i am not any help to her. is there a beginner’s video or can she set up a telephone class with you to help her get started?
Has she been through the Zing User Manual? There are links to videos as well as detailed tutorials:
http://www.iloveknk.com/support/zing/
Once she works through Chapters 1 and 2, then I’m happy to help her. I’ll be free late tomorrow or Friday afternoon. Email me at smccauley45@cox.net.
I have just purchased the engraving tool and was wondering if you have hints and special instrc
I have a section in the Zing UM that covers using the engraving tool: Section 10.09. Read that first and then, feel free to let me know if you have any questions about your particular application!
Hi Sandy
I would like to know if I can use the Cricut blades for KNK Zing, thanks
Another question Sandy
would you please send me the link for watch the YouTube video on Print and Cut using MTC.
I’m a beginner and have made a lot of tests for PNC and I can’t do it perfectly (sorry my english is very bad)
Sorry for the delay in responding. You can use the Cricut bladeholder in the Zing, but you cannot put Cricut blades into the Zing blade holder. It can only use Zing blades.
We don’t have a detailed one yet! I’m so sorry! You’re referring to the Zing, right?
yes I’m referring to the Zing, do you have some video or instruction for make the PNC more precise cut?
Have you gone through the steps in Sections 9.02 – 9.04? The last part of 9.04 shows how to adjust the X and Y values to get a precise PNC. You will probably need a negative value for X, as well. My values, for example, are:
X: – 0.2 Y: -23.5
Also, set your Cut and Up Speeds to 9 and 9. 10 is too fast. And I think you get a more precise result if you do not use the material guides (the little post screws). You can use the one on the right, but I do not recommend using the one on the left. I think it causes the mat to drag just a little bit.
Also, what language do you speak? I might be able to find someone to help us with translation. And I will also try to get some videos on PNC made very soon if you are still having problems getting a perfect PNC.
Hi Sandy, I’m back trying use MAke The Cut. I have purchased from The Rhinestone World some font to cut for templates. It’s a SVG file and is sizable. How do I set this up to cut? Can you tell step by step? I have it opened and I’m going to use sticky flock and #10 rhinestones. It’s suppose to 1.5 inch in size. Thanks!!! Marilyn Hutchison
If the image is supposed to be exactly 1.5 inches in size, then after importing, select it and at the top of the screen you’ll see W and H. Just enter 1.5 inches in whichever window it’s supposed to be… I assume it’s the Height that should be 1.5″. Note that I’m assuming the entire alphabet will be imported? You may need to apply Break so that you can work with one letter at a time. If you like, send me the file and I’ll make a video showing how I would do this in MTC.
I just tried to cut a vinyl sign that is 36″ long and 13″ wide. The cutter lost alignment as it moved back and forth, back and forth, end to end to end to cut the approx 200 letters ranging in height from 1″ – 4″. Before long, the inside of an “O” was on the outside. Very sad waste of 3 feet of vinyl. Why doesn’t it cut in a linear path instead of making dozens of movement from end to end?
Hi Steve,
We’ve wanted to have cutting order added to Make The Cut, but it hasn’t happened yet. What speed were you using? Slowing down cuts like this can help greatly with the slippage that can occur from too much movement in and out of the machine.
Sandy,
) so I want to print it out. You do a great job on the manual, tutorials, and answering questions.
Have you updated Andy’s latest goodies in the Zing/MTC manual? If not, when do you expect to do so. At least he’s doing a bunch of updates at one time. I don’t think there will be many changes for a while (unless he’s working on getting the Zing to do housework
Thanx
I have everything but cut order added… and Zing Speak. I’ve been hoping Andy would release 4.7.3 from beta and put on his main Make The Cut site as the latest download. Then I would release the manual. What I might do is go ahead and finish it and then make it as a Beta PDF download until 4.7 is officially done!
Does this cutter follow a black line around the printed object? This machine sure would cut down my labor intense cutting by hand if it does. I’ve been seeing this machine more and more on internet sites.
Yes, it does! If you want to print any image first and then cut it out, then you use a process called print and cut to achieve that. Feel free to post more questions or you can email me at smccauley45@cox.net.
Hi, just wanted to find out will the KNK Zing be able to cut cardstock of 400gsm?
Thanks
It should. The Zing can cut 0.02 and 0.03 chipboard. Is this a particular brand of cardstock that we could test ourselves?
Do you have any videos of the MTC software creating an applique shape and cutting it on the Zing?
Our Australian dealer made this video showing the Zing cutting fabric.
http://www.youtube.com/user/skatkatzAustralia#p/u/3/A3vA1cj8L2I
Is there something more you’re interested in seeing? If you provide more details of what you want, maybe I can help!