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I think I may also buy an extra blade/holder just for the htv. Any ideas on why the vinyl wants to peel off the clar backing and stick to the feed rollers? Do I need to drop the pressure on the rollers? Anyone else have this problem? I'm sure that the more I do, the easier it will get. Just frustrating sometimes when starting something new.

I just started cutting HTV and noticed with the Easyweed that I have to have my pressure way higher than I do with Oracal 651, which is what I normally use. An I'm guessing that because of the pressure being so high, it makes the vinyl want to stick to the rollers. Any pro tips on what I'm doing wrong or things to look out for?

I ust started cutting HTV and noticed with the Easyweed that I have to have my pressure way higher than I do with Oracal 651, which is what I normally use. An I'm guessing that because of the pressure being so high, it makes the vinyl want to stick to the rollers. Any pro tips on what I'm doing wrong or things to look out for?

can someone take that gif and recreate it to eps?? I dont have the software to draw it in the multicolor.

I wish I had a Wacom tablet. Then I wouldn't mind tracing it.

I'm looking for an Army drill seargent badge for a friend and all the ones I've found are too pixelated for me to vector cleanly. Just woundering if someone may have one in thier archive.

I tried to post it on here but got a message that I couldnt.

It will open it but I dont know how to get it from a DXF to EPS to be able to cut it

Yeah that would be great if I owned Vinylmaster.

I have this image that I was given in different formats but the only programs I have to open it is either Signblazer or Inkscape. With my limited knowledge, I can't get it cleaned up enough to cut. Would there be someone out there with maybe some better software that could vector this and make into an EPS for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated . I also have it in a PVW and DXF format if that helps. The PVW and DXF are exactly what I want, the bitmap is just close.. HondaBlackbird.bmp

Tons of help and very much appreciated.

Wow, thanks for the input OWJones. That is very helpful and I will definately look at all 3 of those printers. Would I be able to print images for white shirts and dark shirts with the same ink or would I ultimately need 2 different printers set up with 2 different ink types? I dont have a heat press yet either but looking at a couple different models. Would like to get something that I can upgrade in the future for hats, mugs, etc., but doesnt have to be able to do that now.

Thanks jaybird. Thats what I'll start researching.

When you say HTV, I know that means Heat Transfer Vinyl, right? That would definitely be a start, but i want to be able to print full color graphics and put on shirts. I've seen posts about the Epson WF printers but just really confused on what type of inks and media needed to do 100% cotton shirts. As far as shirt color goes, that could be anything from olive to bright blue, to white. Who knows.

Im sure there's a post on here explaining the differences in various types of printers but I really don't feel like reading every post and trying to find one that's asking just what I need to know. As of right now, I own a MH721 cutter and have been doing just fine with it, but recently my wife and I have been getting a lot of people asking about t-shirts. We're going to go ahead and make the plunge to buy a heat press and some t-shirt vinyl. The only problem I have with the whole deal is that I hate to tell people no when they want to order something. If i start making t-shirts and using my cutter to do simple designs, I know I'm going to have people asking about full color stuff as well. My question is this. If I want to start printing designs to put on shirts, what would be the best printer/ink combo? I will also be doing shirts for my National Guard unit and since we are an aviation unit, the only shirts we are authorized to wear on duty are 100% cotton so whatever I get will have to be compatible. I'm sure I'll come up with more questions as the responses start flowing so I'll just leave it at this for now. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.