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** [https://vimeo.com/199220802 Hints and Tips for New Vinyl Cutter Users (1 hr 15 min)]. |
** [https://vimeo.com/199220802 Hints and Tips for New Vinyl Cutter Users (1 hr 15 min)]. |
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** [https://vimeo.com/200088494 Setting Up Your Blade & Pen Carriage]. |
** [https://vimeo.com/200088494 Setting Up Your Blade & Pen Carriage]. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 4 August 2019
US Cutter Vinyl Cutter
What is it?
This is a vinyl cutter that can cut vinyl or paper to make signs, stickers, iron-ons and other art work.
It's located neat the GlowForge and connects to the GlowForge's PC with a USB cable. Use the 'Sure Cuts A Lot' software to prepare files to be sent to the USCutter.
What can it do?
It can cut vinyl stickers, iron-ons or paper. Vinyl sheets cannot be cut in the laser cutter because to the toxic/caustic fumes that can harm equipment and people. So, this vinyl cutter is the ideal tool to cut intricate designs in vinyl. See this demo video and see the USCutter Gallery.
How do I get started?
Contact our resident expert, Sam Green, to get checked out. Ping him on BaseCamp.
Details
- Instruction videos:
- user manual.
Cutter Settings
- 2019-08-04, Jim Fred, Siser (pronounced SEEZer) heat transfer vinyl, black, about $10 per roll at Michaels. force=200g, speed=50mm/s. Gotchas: first cut was on the wrong side. I reversed the image on the computer (necessary for iron-ons) but cut the backing rather than the vinyl. 100g was too light. Didn't play with speed. Had troubles cutting off the edge of the sides - insufficient margin. Also had some problems with vinyl 'bunching/wrinkling'. Composed image (just text) in Sir Cuts A Lot pro.
