MrJoel 72 Posted September 2, 2017 Ok y'all, I have an order of 50 small (4x6ish) us flags... my eyes are hating me on the stars! Any suggestions? I'm not opposed to explosives at this point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 393 Posted September 2, 2017 A printer maybe? Cal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 2, 2017 Are you wedding the stars out of a solid background or weeding the background off the stars? Sometimes you can reverse the process and it will go better. I do that on HTV quite often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrJoel 72 Posted September 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Wildgoose said: Are you wedding the stars out of a solid background or weeding the background off the stars? Sometimes you can reverse the process and it will go better. I do that on HTV quite often. Taking the stars out of a solid pattern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mb20music 760 Posted September 3, 2017 How much are you charging for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrJoel 72 Posted September 3, 2017 2 hours ago, mb20music said: How much are you charging for them. I"m well covered in price, unless surgery is required to fix the eyes after this first, they are chrome... second, the chrome I had at first had a protective film over it that I didn't remove prior to cutting third...i'll snag a star with the ultra sharp weeding tool and then I find out it's just the protective film that came up, not the actual vinyl. I ran some R-tape chrome that a friend had and It is much better. Trying to decide if I want to continue with further batches or not. on my reflective stuff I generally just take a larger piece of weeded material and gently dapp it on the smaller stuff...that pulls it right up, the larger chrome pieces don't pull it, maybe some reflective could do it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrJoel 72 Posted September 4, 2017 So I went and got a pair of needle point tweezers, but they didn't work. So I took my sharpening stones for my knives and went to town on making those bad boys fine and sharp. The result was a pair of tactical weeding tweezers 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted September 4, 2017 I use sewing needles, will pick them right out. Sewing needles in a pin cushion are part of my tools. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Primal Decals 621 Posted September 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, MrJoel said: So I went and got a pair of needle point tweezers, but they didn't work. So I took my sharpening stones for my knives and went to town on making those bad boys fine and sharp. The result was a pair of tactical weeding tweezers you can also use the back end of a bic pen with a small piece of double sided tape on it .that you just dab the stars out with , if you understand what im saying.. Or the weeding tool for HTV that has a really nice hook style on it ,grabs really good. Siser Weeder Pick Tool from uscutter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arty-rc 719 Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, MrJoel said: So I went and got a pair of needle point tweezers, but they didn't work. So I took my sharpening stones for my knives and went to town on making those bad boys fine and sharp. The result was a pair of tactical weeding tweezers I've used needle nosed, sharpened, tweezers for years. Best weeding tool yet! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 5, 2017 2 hours ago, MrJoel said: So I went and got a pair of needle point tweezers, but they didn't work. So I took my sharpening stones for my knives and went to town on making those bad boys fine and sharp. The result was a pair of tactical weeding tweezers That's pretty much what I like to use. I buy some hand made tweezers at a local machinists supply store that a retired guy makes. They call them machinists tweezers and are for picking little bits of steel out of your fingers. They work fantastic for HTV and small elements. They are almost too sharp for some of the regular work so I use a larger pointed pair I bought somewhere for regular size regular vinyl. Biggest problem I have with the sharp ones is I live in a house full of girls and they are always taking them for their own use and don't put them back. They are pretty expensive at around $25 a pair but are made from spring steel and should last forever. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrJoel 72 Posted September 9, 2017 On 9/4/2017 at 7:18 PM, Primal Decals said: you can also use the back end of a bic pen with a small piece of double sided tape on it .that you just dab the stars out with , if you understand what im saying.. Or the weeding tool for HTV that has a really nice hook style on it ,grabs really good. Siser Weeder Pick Tool from uscutter. So, after about 1 quadrillion stars, I have found that if you roll the vinyl slightly it loosens than and makes life a lot easier 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigmax 166 Posted September 13, 2017 I have several straight point tools and happened to drop one some time back, which bent the point. Turned out to have formed a slight hook in the point. I modified slightly with some fine grit sand paper and work GREAT for small weeding projects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrJoel 72 Posted January 24, 2019 On 9/4/2017 at 9:21 PM, Wildgoose said: That's pretty much what I like to use. I buy some hand made tweezers at a local machinists supply store that a retired guy makes. They call them machinists tweezers and are for picking little bits of steel out of your fingers. They work fantastic for HTV and small elements. They are almost too sharp for some of the regular work so I use a larger pointed pair I bought somewhere for regular size regular vinyl. Biggest problem I have with the sharp ones is I live in a house full of girls and they are always taking them for their own use and don't put them back. They are pretty expensive at around $25 a pair but are made from spring steel and should last forever. I wish I could find some of those locally... I just picked about 4200 1/8” ovals... can’t feel my fingers now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcbevins 340 Posted January 24, 2019 Warm HTV weeds better. You could lay it on a warm press for a few seconds prior to weeding. Some $2 3X reading glasses help. I do it when I am wearing contacts as the near component of my bifocal contacts ins't as strong as glasses. No shame. I am oldish. Means I survived thus far. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted January 24, 2019 I would kill to have 'young eyes' again! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites