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  1. Posted

    On 4/19/2018 at 10:29 PM, MZ SKEETER said:

    You guys sound like your all competing for those small decals.. Wouldn't you rather make  say $75-100 for a set of decals?  Think big. If your good,  You can make $100 an hour.  I only make those smaller decals out of left over vinyl. So that is pretty much Free, just labor.  I started with big decals right away,  And I don't care what others charge.  Big is my niche'.  Selling a couple to 5 a week of big sets, makes for a nice week  and less work. 

    Sure would love to, but so far ive just sold to friends, local folks. So far its not expanded to others. I have a personal Ebay I have had it for years, only sold a few things over the years just electronic type items.. Selling on ebay don't you get hit hard in Fees that Ebay takes? That is why I stopped selling on ebay years ago. So do you just do random items and put on your store to sell? Im sure you have in each ad you can do custom things also.

     

    biggest job ive done was 2) kid t shirts and 2 decals 910 inch long x3 tall it think that was $50 for being shipped to them. I did just get paid for a t shirt order tho this is my largest yet. new press be here Monday shirts on Tuesday i will be busy next week got 15 shirts to make front and back full logos. I would love one of those orders each week.

     

     

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    You sound just like me, I got my First Cutter on Valentines day of this year and before that I hardly seen anyone around Facebook groups doing this stuff, well it seem like the first week i get my stuff that now everyone is doing it, Every time i see a "Can someone make me this " there are already 20 replies with everyone either giving out there facebook page or tagging a friend or someone they know who has a small cutter and does logos.. I try to put out there that i use good , new well made vinyl that will last unlike others. If people want to get me to do there stuff great.... So far Honestly i've not made what i thought i would but its been only 2 months, So I guess honestly Ive not done bad. All of what i have done have been 95% decals. I just ordered me a 15x15 heat press and Going to try pushing more for t shirts. It is amazing how many people don't understand about Vinyl shirts one of my FB friends asked if they held up being wash. I let him know he probably has Vinyl made shirts at home and doesn't even realize it.

    I have kinda become friends with a local Vinyl shops and they make all there money on T shirts. I hope I can make some. Right now i'm doing Family Reunion Shirts for my women's fathers side and i'm charging $15-25 depending on size. Not sure if others charge more for the shirts per size but I have to since i have no money up to just supply the shirts.

    Good luck hope you figure out what works for you.. I been charging $8 for up to a 6x6 decal and prices go up after that size and or if more then one color..

     

     

     

     

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  3. Posted

    On 4/12/2018 at 4:57 PM, MZ SKEETER said:

    Yes it matters.!!   Vinyl is not flexible in cold weather, as well as the adhesive is brittle from the cold.   I tell my buyers 70-90 degrees.  If I put 60 they would try 50 degrees  LOL    I have seen ads for Rapid Tac 2 for lower temps. 

    Yeah that is what i thought. I installed some on my truck today and it was warm 65-70 and it was pretty easy to get the tape off.

     

  4. Posted

    3 hours ago, jmas said:

    You can always let the vinyl sit on the vehicle for a bit so the adhesive on the vinyl dries and the decal gets stuck to the vehicle. It rarely takes more than a minute or two, and if you wet the transfer tape and leave it for a couple minutes, it'll pull off a lot easier too.

    Thanks, I will try doing that next time.. Does the outside temp seem to matter? Seems like when its warm 60 and above they do better at least for me.

     

  6. Posted

    On 4/9/2018 at 10:42 AM, MZ SKEETER said:

    I don't do installs,  my business is online only, but yes, you have to make sure the decal is firmly on the vehicle first. it really shouldn't lift, if it is installed good.  You can spray the tape a little to loosen it up, before removing tape.  Maybe your tape is too tacky. Mine is medium tack.. And I only purchase Main brand.  I used to use R-tape,  but after I purchased a roll of Main tape years ago and liked it better.  I changed all of my sizes to Main brand

    Oh alright and I might be using to much liquid.

    On 4/9/2018 at 12:46 PM, Dakotagrafx said:

    I thought I had mentioned it in your original thread when you started the project  

    You might have, I have read so much on here. and at one time. I look over some of it.

  7. Posted

    16 hours ago, Dakotagrafx said:

    lay knifeless tape on the truck = apply sheet, pull knifeless tape to cut design - remove excess

     

    WOW I never knew anything like that was around I found a video that is pretty awesome. Thanks. Something else I now know about.

    6 hours ago, MZ SKEETER said:

    Yes,  i  cut big auto graphics,  up to 27" W x 16 ft lL  and yes, I put transfer tape on it.  I use Main medium tack paper tape.  Never had a complaint.

    Really, Do you let the Vinyl sit on the car for a while before peeling away the tape? I find that the Vinyl wants to lift up when trying to peel off the Tape

     

  9. Posted

    That is some of the thickest Transfer tape I have ever seen.. the Vinyl is pretty thick itself.. I tried to cut it and i did the 2 cuts and it only cut into the tape not even into the vinyl at all I ended up taking the small piece I tried it on about 1 foot long by the 24 inches wide and i took the transfer tape off then try to cut it and it seemed to cut okay.. the tips of the design almost acted like they were tor more then a nice cut line but i got it weeded out. Not sure what he going to do, guess he could always just cut it out by hand.

     

    Does anyone here do big auto graphics? do you ever put transfer tape on it? my buddy likes it w/o the tape on it. goes on wet and says its to hard to get the tape off and I myst agree cause the ones i have applied wet was kinda a pain to get the tape back off. but on lettering you kinda got to have the tape

     

     

     

  10. Posted

    3 hours ago, haumana said:

    If you're going to test cut, I'd recommend cutting it twice, rather than trying to get the blade to go with more force and deeper - that might be a little too much drag on the machine. That being said, for large pieces you need to cut twice, you run the chance of going, ever so slightly, off track a bit.

    You buddy might be better off trying to find someone who specializes in vehicle wraps. They can print it up and wrap his vehicle.

    Thank you for the reply.. He doesn't want a wrap were just doing 3 different colors on the bed of his truck ive already cut the other colors this is the last of it.

     

  11. Posted

    So mu buddy has been looking everywhere for someone to print his puzzle pieces he wanted for his truck in big sheets 24 by 8 foot long and hasnt had luck well he found a guy on ebay and he ordered it and when he got it seen its already got clear transfer tape on it. he said that is how his regulars like it. well he told the guy he was going to have it cut first. Will my cutter cut it with it being on there or will if even cut right with it? It looks like hes got some lines in it so im worried about it looking clean after it cuts it..

     

    Told him he might end up just having to cut it by hand. that be a pain.. I guess I'm going to try a spare piece to see how it does.

     

    it also isn't oracal not sure what it is, it has a silver backing what type of vinyl could it be?
     

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    So met a guy today he is a relative on my woman's side the family and he has a Blazer with Dale Earnhardt all over it he wants some logos for his hood but he said the vinyl already on the truck is lifetime, I think someone lied to him? or is there really some kinda vinyl that will last a lifetime?

     

     

     

     

     

  16. Posted

    Ive read of people cutting their cutter on and off before a new job i never understood but it seems my SC2 refuses to cut if i don't do that from time to time if ive cut a few things, Ive never waited long to see if its going to cause if it doesn't just cut right away Im not waiting so i stop and turn off then back on..

    if i am cutting using the same color material as before and i paused it of course i have to cut off then back on so that it doesn't spool my roll of vinyl past the rollers and then i have to re feed it. this is very annoying so now i figured out if i just feed it while paused where i want it to start cut off then on it just feeds forward then back but stops where i left it.

     

  18. Posted

    8 hours ago, welshnutteruk said:

    Hi all I'm new to all this as my mate give me all his vinyl and sub Equipment before he moved abroad, I have bought Vinylmaster cut v4.0 and am looking to practice vectorising a image, I have followed online videos but on my tool bar it doesn't show a vectorise icon like it does in all the videos, how can I add it

    sorry for the dumb Q

    regards chris

    I have the same one and it only shows up when you have a image on your screen that needs to be Vetorized. click on the image so the box is around it then it should be near the top.

    click it and then follow the steps on the next page. hope that helps.

     

     

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  19. Posted

    4 hours ago, slice&dice said:

    I have been doing this for about 6 years, and have a rather extensive customer base -- including restaurants, landscapers, toy store, hair stylists, auto dealerships, auto repair & body shops, nightclubs, car washes, property management, etc etc.

    The place I'm about to move into is nothing fancy, but provides me a space to work in and offers some drive-by visibility.

    I'll need to get it ready over the next few weeks (electrical wiring, painting, flooring) but right now I want to get these banners done, so I'm doing them at my house in the car garage.

    That Pizza restaurant banner is 4' x 9' (double sided, 18 oz. heavy duty outdoor) for $400. ---  jobs like this are out there, just go look for them and sell sell sell. Don't wait for them to come to you, be proactive and walk into businesses, that's what I do every day.

     

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    Oh wow, Nice. and yeah longer you done it more people you met right now no one knows who i am.

     

  20. Posted

    19 hours ago, CoatingArms said:

    You'll get your money back in vinyl you don't waste or ruin.

    I'm sure. I have wasted quite a bit.

    16 hours ago, darcshadow said:

    The SC2 had two larger grit rollers and 3 movable pinch rollers, correct? You should be able to move the pinch rollers around so that you could cut scrape vinyl that's about 2" square.

    Now getting scrape vinyl lined up straight can be a bit trickier but so long as the scrape is a decent size larger than the design you just make sure the design is far enough away from the edges to start with and you should be good to go.

    It does, But i find for some reason the cutter ends up swinging the vinyl that's in the center of the machine out from under the rollers. not sure why but ive had it do this quite a few times.

    i have tried 2 rollers, 3 rollers sometimes i get lucky

     

  22. Posted

    9 hours ago, slice&dice said:

    Darn it, I was hoping to get the new LP3 unit when it became available for sale, but since I sold my MH last week, I'm sitting here without a cutter at all. Some jobs are drifting in (even though I moved out of my storefront location, some repeat clients want things done, and I'll be able to accomplish them in my garage in the meantime) and I bit the bullet and ordered the SC2.

    The one thing I am most concerned about is getting the wrong blade holder included with the machine, but my fingers are crossed that it won't happen (This actually occurred with someone who posted here last month).

    I also added the optional Media Basket with my order, since I do long jobs (for banners) and I like to keep the vinyl off the floor.

    With shipping and the 34" SC3 Sale Price with the catch-basket kit, my order came out to $420.  (I have 3 jobs now pending for more than that!)

    Once again, USCUTTER comes through.

     

     

    I love mine and wow wish i was getting the jobs you were.. Right now i have nothing... this was a week w/o any income it stinks

     

  23. Posted

    I wondered if people used these or not, I need one but so far i just unplug mine when there is a storm. I have a smaller one on my PC mainly so if power goes out the pc just doesn't shut off. i have time to shut down properly if it doesn't come right back on. having the cutter cut off during a big cut would stink