[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Agnes Niewiadomski]

I have my own Silhouette SD cutter at home, the carrier sheets are just thin sheets of plastic which come with adhesive already put on. However it looses its 'stick' after awhile. I've just been using a repositionable adhesive spray when this happens.

If someone could find some thin flexible sheets and use the spray that should do the trick.

One thing to note about using the carrier sheets with adhesive is that the more 'fresh' the adhesive the more your paper will curl when you peel it from the carrier sheet. It's not a problem if you're gluing the cut out to something else, otherwise just set it under some heavy books to flatten it again.
Agnes Niewiadomski

-----Original Message-----
From: doug moen <doug at moens.org>
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Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:27:31 
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Subject: Re: [KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

$54 for 2 "carrier sheets" seems excessive.  I would try taping your
paper or card stock to another piece of card stock to act as the
carrier.  Then you adjust the knife so that it cuts only the first
layer.  Should work.  If the cardboard is sufficiently thick, you
might need the 60 degree blade.

Doug.

On 21 September 2011 10:08, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
> Yes, I like the idea of holding a workshop.  Currently Don has the
> most expertise, but I want to get up to speed quickly as well.
>
> Approved materials are any designed for a vinyl cutter: these consist
> of a thin sheet of raw material with a removable paper or plastic
> backing, such as sign vinyl (which we have), or 3M #1126 copper tape
> with conductive adhesive for making flexible circuits (which we could
> order).  The knife is adjusted to cut the material but not the
> backing.  The backing protects the teflon strip in the cutter from
> damage.
>
> To cut paper or card stock, you need a carrier sheet, like this (which
> we don't have yet):
> http://www.signwarehouse.com/p-PLTA-CR09300K-A3.html
>
> Doug Moen.
>
> On 21 September 2011 09:51, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca> wrote:
>> On 11-09-21 9:46 AM, Robert Gissing wrote:
>>>
>>> is there any training necessary to use the vynal cutter? how can i learn
>>> to use it?
>>> gus
>>
>> Ditto that!  Could we organize a small workshop, to introduce members to
>> ArtCut?
>>
>> Also, is there a list of approved materials for the cutter (or verboten
>> ones)?
>>
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