[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Ben Brown]

We hav... OH I see what you did there ;)

Ben

On 9/21/2011 11:43 AM, Punkin3.14 wrote:
> Well, that was easy!
>
> Let's try this again. I want a laser cutter.
>
> On 11-09-21 11:32 AM, Eric Gerlach wrote:
>> 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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