Soren 56 Posted January 6, 2017 Has anyone worked with (cut) grip tape (for like skateboards)? Is it even possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
signyouup 178 Posted January 6, 2017 Never done it but sounds like a blade killer to me 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soren 56 Posted January 6, 2017 That's what I was thinking too. I was browsing ebay and have run across various grip tape stickers and it got me curious and thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted January 6, 2017 We do it where I work. We use an exacto knife blade in a drag knife setup. We purposely dull the tip of the blade before we use it. It's done on a large flatbed cutter. We cut from the back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenfour86 41 Posted January 7, 2017 I've never tried it in a vinyl cutter, but it could be possible. It might be a little less rough on the blade if you fed the material through grit side down and mirrored your cuts. This way you're only trying to cut through the paper backing and a thin layer of adhesive, avoiding much of the abrasive grit. I've laser cut skate board tape before, and that's how I've set my cuts up. If you're looking to keep your cuts in place like you do with vinyl, you might also try taking some wide masking tape or painters tape and covering the grit side of your material before cutting. Transfer tape, like HT55, isn't sticky enough. It would act like transfer tape and you could weed out your waste material after cutting, leaving your shapes stuck to the masking tape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites