[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Robert Gissing]

will cutting paper dull the blades of the cutter?  i had heard that blades
for cutting paper are different from blades that cut vynel and fabric, any
thoughts?
gus

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Agnes Niewiadomski <
agnes.niewiadomski at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know you can cut fabric on the Silhouette, however they tell you to use
> their fabric interfacing with it. This is their tutorial
> http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/2011/02/monday-tutorial-fabric.html
> And here is a video demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SBXbbeRTs
>
> Not sure what kind of material this can be substituted with...maybe just
> regular thin iron on interfacing to give the fabric more substance? Or
> another idea would be some clear contact paper from the dollar store(sticky
> on one side). I will try it on my machine and let you know how it turns out.
> I wouldn't want to pay the $8/sheet for their fancy stuff.
>
> Agnes Niewiadomski
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:50 AM, 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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