Kronick Designs

How do I add the text to the design before cutting? I typed in some letters but when I go to cut, the letters are not there.

How would you cut this image? It's a jpg file, about 96 DPI. I run it though the image trace on Illustrator but when I expand it, it's a mess of paths. Anyone have a recommendation on how to get this cut ready so I can layer it? Thanks,

This may have been asked before but I am going to cut some reflective vinyl for the first time. I am using 3M 5100 and cutting with a Laserpoint 3, i have the 60 degree blade in my machine but I'm not sure about pressure. Any advice? Thanks...

A customer wants some decals done in a light grey matte vinyl for an auto decal. I can't find any 651, is there something else that someone could recommend? Thanks...

So I usually create my designs in Illustrator, save them to a flash drive and then import them into VinylMaster. For some reason today it says that it can't cut the design because the image isn't in vector format. I am saving the work as an Ai file when I'm finished in Illustrator. If I leave on "editable image", certain objects are off center, but if I check the rendered image, it makes me trace it again even though it's a vector image anyway. What am I missing here...?

Still green when it comes to layering. I wanted to ask about application fluid. Can I use that to layer a design that is still on backing paper? Trying to do it dry but I just don't have the technique down yet. I though about trying application fluid, or soap and water to layer the different colors. Recommendations...?

I have to say I hate the registration marks that come with VinyMaster. What can I do to have better registration marks, the little diamond shape pieces move and come off. I saw someone once use just plain squares and everything lined up perfectly. Do I have to do that for each layer of color or...? Thanks...

Yea, just did all that too...worked out perfect! Didn't take me three minutes though...lol...! Thanks for the recommendations...!

Talking with my cousin this morning, she bought the jpg only from a site called "canva". She never got it from shutterstock. She even sent me the email of the receipt showing that she paid for the image in jpg format. I'm sorry if I got a little hostile, but being in the screen printing business for over a decade, I know these laws and how they work. I wasn't trying to skirt copyrights/trademarks, I was simply asking for recommendations on how to make this image cut ready. I fully understand where skeeter is coming from, but I felt like i was being lectured. I will make sure moving forward that I will clearly state that any image I post is owned by me or that i have paid for it. Wildgoose, I also have had issues with Harley Davidson, their legal team is very tough to deal with, but it got resolved in the end and we were able to come to an understanding.

Ok, first of all, I didn't ask anyone to vector it for me. I simply asked for recommendations, not a lecture from you about what's legal and what isn't. So do me a favor and just stop responding. Admin, please delete this thread since it's been hijacked by a copyright/trademark expert...thank you...

Calm down ok, she did by the license to use the image after all. So, thanks for the lecture, someone else gave me some pointers on how to do it. Yes I do know what copyrights and trademarks are and how they work, I have one. Good day sir...

I understand copyrights, I didn't know that she got it from there.

Oh wow...ok, I didn't realize it was a shutterstock file. My cousin actually sent it to me and wanted it cut. Thanks for the heads up. Sorry about that... If the admin need to delete this post, feel free...!

Not sure if this subject is ok for this section of the forum, please move it is not. I am having an issue here with the R's, A's, and the D's in this design. The centers of the letters keep getting pulled out by the cutter. I have slowed my speed down to the lowest it will go and I have my pressure down to 60. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Is it a dull blade? I made sure that there is no vinyl sticking to the blade as well. I have re-calibrated the machine and everything is good on that end, but for some reason they keep getting pulled out. What am I doing wrong...?

Yea, I'm the same way, but that's their design. All the shirts that they do with that design have it. Also, I would have rounded all the claws at the bottom like the middle one. I don't know, maybe it was done that way for a reason. Still think it's cool though, definitely tested my rookie status...

Well, luckily the customer was willing to remove the font and like we did with the even smaller decals. I searched for more YouTube university videos for help fine tuning the LP3, there just isn't much out there. I changed out my blade, set up the offset and re-calibrated the cutter and everything worked great. This one was a challenge for sure but I think they came out nice...!

I did just like you said, the blade barely coming out of the holder. Used a scrap piece and it cut the vinyl and everything looks good. I was wondering if that lettering is just too small for the cutter to handle. I'm cutting it at 11 x 11 inches and the font is just under a 1/4 inch.

Using a Laserpoint 3, with the speed at 100 and the pressure at 64.

I have some magnetic material that my wife bought because she wanted to do some magnets. It's pretty thin, not sure of the thickness, but it's thin. My questions is, can this be contour cut by my cutter and then I can lay the vinyl down on top of the magnet once I do the contour cut? I have the Laser Point 3 cutter, it says that it does contour cutting so I thought I would ask if it will work, don't want to ruin any blades. Thanks...

Yes, that worked. I did a one color image that I saved under "Illustrator 8" and it imported directly into VinylMaster. Thanks man...! That was a handy tip!!!

yea, what I did was export my file in Illustrator to jpeg and ran a trace on it in VinylMaster and it came out fine. Thanks...

Hey everyone, got a LP3 for Christmas and a bit confused as how to set it up. Watching the tutorials but can't find how to set speed and pressure. Anyone have a link or can anyone give me some advice as to how to go about doing this? Am I just missing the tutorial on how to set all this up...? I tried a test print and it shredded the vinyl...Help is much appreciated...!

Ok, I am going to run with these settings then. Thanks everyone for the help, I really appreciate it...!

Ok, I ran the test cut design that is on the cutter software. The best offset that I could see is D2, if that means anything. What i am seeing now is some of the edges seem to be a bit jagged. I circled them so you can see. Looking at the vinyl though I think it may be just the pictures I took. Man, getting back on the vinyl bicycle after falling off is a little frustrating...! Lol...

Ok, so here is what I got after setting the offset, looks cleaner. I typed the words into the software directly. I am running 400 speed, 64 pressure, with the two pinch rollers as stated in the above post. What do you think?