[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Eric Gerlach]

We have a grant application in for one?

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Ben Brown <ben at generik.ca> wrote:
> 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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