pete8314 3 Posted November 19, 2018 This might be a silly question, or I'm not sure of the right search terms. I'm using a Graphtec FC8600 for cutting 3M 1080 vinyl, typically a lot of fairly small shapes. Then I go to my cutting table, weed, pull a layer of TransferRite over everything, then cut out (freehand) what's left into individual pieces using a Martelli rotary cutter. The process works fine, but the cutting is tedious and time-consuming, and since i do it all freehand, the straight cuts are not perfectly straight. Today I received a sample from another company, and their cuts are clearly done by machine, I've attached an example. It's a vinyl decal with the TransferRite over it, but as you can see, the cut around the piece is perfect. How are they doing this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted November 19, 2018 like it is die cut? https://wmevents.com/2013/05/die-cuts-to-die-for/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete8314 3 Posted November 19, 2018 No, at least, I very much doubt it. There's a lot of shapes, so that would mean a lot of dies, and the cost would be disproportionate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jburns 239 Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, pete8314 said: Does the mask go to outer edges of decal, or edges of backing paper? Today I received a sample from another company, and their cuts are clearly done by machine, I've attached an example. It's a vinyl decal with the TransferRite over it, but as you can see, the cut around the piece is perfect. How are they doing this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete8314 3 Posted November 20, 2018 Edges of the backing paper, so it would have been cut at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted November 21, 2018 The example you show is just a simple rectangle so I I would guess they most likely used a paper cutter, or even a straight edge and a good knife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete8314 3 Posted November 21, 2018 That's certainly possible, but I have 50 examples like that are they're all identical, so would require an awful lot of precision using a paper cutter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted November 21, 2018 UScutter sells these https://www.uscutter.com/USCutter-TrimMaster-Trimmer-180-cm https://www.uscutter.com/Mondo-Trimmer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikemike 711 Posted November 21, 2018 Or, if you want to cut a few at the same time. https://www.whitakerbrothers.com/paper-cutters/mbm-triumph-5260-paper-cutter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneGreen 131 Posted November 26, 2018 If you use a straight edge and an exact-o it's not that hard to cut right on the edge of the weedbox. If you are gang cutting a handful of the same design all of the weedboxes will be the same size. If you are cutting a bunch of different decals at once, I'll sometimes create my own weedbox making all of the decals the same size (or maybe just the same width, depending on what I'm cutting). It's simple to line them up in the cutfile, then I can lay my 36" straight edge down and cut one side of a dozen pieces at once. Repeat for the opposite side and then just cut between each one to separate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites