new vinyl cutter loving it!

[chitown joe]

just picked up a vinyl cutter 25" cutting area and loving this thing, took me a few days to get the hang of the software, and downloaded some others, but so far it cuts great.
only bad part is cutting small letters says smaller the 3/16"
but every thing else cuts just fine even did some pics and logo's.

my smaller cutter i have cant do alot of the things this big one does,
just waiting on some extra cutting heads to have on hand for quick change outs

 

[circuitfxr]

Cool! So when ya gonna start selling custom cut designs? You could probably make some good money doing designs on the side.

 

[chitown joe]

i have already been doing that locally,for r/cer's and some 1/1 car clubs.

 

[jackobyte]

 

[chitown joe]

oh im sure it is, but i'm not piching anything, and if you mean pictures i haven't taken any

 

[momofx]

chitwonjoe I'm gonna pm you cos I was wondering about some custom decals

 

[chitown joe]

finally got some pics
the walbro is a multi layer vinyl cutting

 

[rcspeedmart]

Nice work!!!!!!

 

[chitown joe]

my version of the baja image, i left the edges a bit uneven and rustic makes it look like dirty baja

 

[CSR260]

So how does this cutter work ? Can you copy any
image (with in reason) on your pc with the software
and print it out ? Do you peal them off and stick or
do you place them down then remove the backing ? Id
rather have to peal them off.. Anyhow id love to get
a printer and do my own any info would be great!

Your stickers look great!


Andy

 

[chitown joe]

i can do most of the images i been given, the only prob i have is that if there is alot of intricate cuts real small less then 1/8-1/16" the bits and pcs get cought on the blade and can screw up the cut,so i tend to cut those type of images in larger dims, plus weeding all the small bits can be a pain in the ass.
as for images they have to be converted to vector type files and you need to know how many layers you have going on, if you forget about that you will have a jigsaw puzzle of cuts in the image you want , ill post up a example,

what i do is the peel away, after weeding i place the aplication tape on the finished vinyl and leave the backing once its ready to be used you peel away the backing making sure you have the complete image on the tranfers tape and lay it on where ever your placing,press and peel away the transfer tape.

but all depends on the image your wanting to cut.

be prepared to waste alot of vinyl practicing.
i had a smaller desk top cutter before which was easy for me but this larger one can be a pain sometimes, might be the machine i bought.

 

[chitown joe]

heres those images

 

[voo2doo]

Whats the make Joe?
J

 

[chitown joe]

what model do i have?
my large new one is a refine from uscutters, my desk top is a roland