[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[doug moen]

Thanks, I'll be there. Looking forward to it.

Doug.

On 21 September 2011 10:03, Alex Williams <malexw at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Doug, Don - you guys rock! I hope you're both coming to SoOnCon so I can buy
> you a beer...
> Alex
>
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> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:51:55 +0000
> From: ewm at hsfx.ca
> To: discuss at kwartzlab.ca
> Subject: Re: [KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter
>
> not a problem I'm sure we can give you the basics
> we are just learning ourselves so your experiences being verbalized will be
> expected... 80)
> we will tell you everything we know!!!
>
> Don
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2011, Robert Gissing <rgissing at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> is there any training necessary to use the vynal cutter? how can i learn to
> use it?
> gus
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Karl WILLIAMS <karl.williams at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> That is great news.
> Is it okay to cut card stock that is the thickness of a business card?
>
>
> On 9/21/2011 7:33 AM, doug moen wrote:
>
> We now have a fully operational 24" vinyl cutter, thanks to Don.  This
> is one of the 5 basic digital fabrication tools found in every FabLab
> and TechShop.
>
> It's actually a "cutting plotter" which is capable of cutting a
> variety of thin materials under computer control.  These materials are
> normally backed with a paper substrate. You adjust the blade to cut
> through the material, but not the paper.  Our current software is
> ArtCut running on Windows, although TuxPlot on Linux is also supposed
> to work.  We have a large supply of sign vinyl, and other materials
> can be obtained as needed.
>
> You can cut sign vinyl:
>  * For putting decals on laptops, projects, windows, doors, signs,
> vehicles. The kwartzlab door has a large vinyl kwartzlab logo (which
> we had professionally made), and a second decal with just the word
> "kwartzlab, oriented vertically, which Don made last night. The small
> vinyl Kwartzlab logo decals that Ben was selling some time back can
> also be manufactured. The maximum decal size is 24" x 11 yards.
>  * Masks for etching.  Andrew etched an aluminum plate with the
> kwartzlab logo using a vinyl cut decal back in March; it's on the
> electronics bench.
>  * Stencils for airbrushing.
> http://www.rolanddga.com/gallery/vehicleGraphics/learn/
>  * "glitter tattoos" stencils.  Alexandra sells these at Queen Of
> Hearts (I saw them during Car Free Sunday), and she'd like to make
> custom stencils.
>  * Silk screen printing masks. It's faster and easier than the
> photoemulsion technique, according to
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Silkscreen-Print-with-Vinyl/
>
> You can cut copper for flexible circuits and antennas.  RIM engineers
> cut prototype cell phone antennas using this tool, and I bet you could
> cut RFID antennas as well.  Here's a tutorial for cutting flexible
> circuits:
> http://fab.cba.mit.edu/content/processes/PCB/vinylcut.html
>
> You can decorate t-shirts and other garments.  asc365.com sells "heat
> transfer PU vinyl": decals cut from this material can be bonded to a
> T-shirt using our heat press.  They also sell "hot melt adhesive
> film", which is basically hot glue.  Patterns cut from this can be
> used to glue badges, foil, etc to t-shirts and other textiles, also
> using the heat press. You can cut mylar backed "tackle twill", a
> polyester fabric which is common used for names and numbers on sports
> jerseys.
>
> You can make stencils for sandblasting, there is a special material
> sold for this purpose.
>
> The sign vinyl in the scrap bin is free.  Don can get more.
>
> There are 10 meter rolls of white, black and red sign vinyl, 24 inches
> wide, which I am selling at cost for $1.50 per meter (1.5 cents per
> centimeter).  There is also a roll of reusable "pre mask" film, at
> $1.00 per meter.  The pre mask is transparent and sticky on one side.
> It is used to lift a vinyl decal from its backing paper for transfer
> to another surface.
>
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