AlexJayUK

Hi All, I normally use medium tack app tape for matt vinyl, but lately have been cutting lots of gloss vinyl. I have noticed that medium tack app tape doesn't adhere to gloss too well because of its smooth finish. Would it be wise to purchase app tape with a higher tack level for easier use on gloss, or do you just need to squeegee the tape for longer until eventually it sticks. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. Alex

Hi All, My names Alex and I am from the South-East of the UK. I got into sign making while researching CNC machines for my flight simulator hobby. The cnc machine world kind of side tracked me to the sign making side where I discovered the hidden world of sign making. My first ever machine was the craft robo, then I moved upto the Roland Stika and now I have a graphtec again (my roland was too small being the SX8 version). I am only learning still, and sign making is still only a hobby. I design everything on Corel Draw X5 and then convert to DXF and then cut on my graphtec. I am only making small signs, decals & stickers and has recently started pressing small babies garments. I also make printed gifts too. As this is only a hobby, I mainly do this for fun, but the hotel where I work has already got me making their new sign for their pub and restaurant, and I have also made some custom stickers for a flight simulator enthusiast. My name is getting about and slowly I am building up this 'side line earner hobby'. Mostly when I am out and about and I see a good sign, I take a photo on my camera and replicate it at home. I see this as good practice and most of my 'practise' work gets sold to enthusiasts so I can reclaim the cost of vinyl and app tape etc. I come to this forum to help develop and get inspiration, and very soon I hope to get a larger uscutter machine. I will be posting my designs shortly too. All the best. Alex