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I want to purchase a vinyl cutter but before deciding what suits me I need some more info. I don't understand what contour cutting is and what use it would serve. Can anyone help me? I'm considering purchasing an SC or a laser point 2.

My intentions are simple:

1) do lettering for my trucking fleet

2) do numbers and sponsors for my race car

3) maybe make some t-shirts with company logo

Does contour cutting have anything to do with those three things?

If I buy a cutter that doesn't contour cut will I be sorry?

I have searched some in the forums but I am far too busy to spend days researching this one aspect.... Hope you understand and can help.

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Contour cut is used to cut printed decals with optical registration marks if you don't think this will be a necessity I would not bother with it but if you think maybe in the future then go for it . Either way the cutter will cut decals just like any cutter . These are entry / value cutters and are a little more hard to get setup just right but can be done with a little reading and research how to properly set your cutter up . Many of the issues with the value cutters that I have read have came from lack of taking the time to learn their machines and setups before trying to cut .

Dan

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I figured I would get the SC machine with registration but now I know I didn't need it.  I have not used it one in the nearly 1 year since I got my cutter.

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5+ years of cutting vinyl & never a use for contour cutting . 

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