[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Ben Brown]

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Ben

On 9/21/2011 11:47 AM, Eric Gerlach wrote:
> 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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