[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Eric Gerlach]

We have one.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca> wrote:
> Now I want a heat press =D
>
> On 11-09-21 11:23 AM, doug moen wrote:
>>
>> Yes, textiles can be cut.  The MIT Fab Lab propaganda advertises
>> "twill" as one of the things that you can cut.  Here's a web page that
>> describes this (I haven't watched the video, though). Here, they are
>> describing a commercially available textile that is premounted on a
>> mylar backing, for use with a vinyl cutter:
>>
>> http://blog.imprintables.com/twill-made-easy-using-a-vinyl-cutter-and-heat-press
>>
>> Doug.
>>
>> On 21 September 2011 10:50, Punkin3.14<punkin at mag3.14159.ca>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Since the medium is *stuck* to the carrier sheet, does that mean textiles
>>> could be run through the cutter?
>>>
>>> On 11-09-21 10:47 AM, Agnes Niewiadomski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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
>
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