Need suggestions for my project before I buy

[casaminc 0]

This is all new to me, so I am hoping to get some direction from this forum. I currently sell wooden step stools for children and I want to start personalizing them. This is all I will be doing with the cutter, so I am thinking the 12" will be fine. Can anyone give me tips on this application/use? Best vinyl?

Also, can anyone give me a general idea of how long it will take to cut one name and apply to step stool?

Thank you for your help!

[BannerJohn 1,324]

For that application,I would think that the 12 inch would be fine. However,if you watch the auctions,you might get lucky and get a bigger one just as cheap. I found out the hard way,that once you see what you can do,you quickly realize that a big one is better. I started out with a small cutter and had a larger one within 3 months.

Cutting and applying the name shouldn't take more than 5 minutes at most. I could do it in 2 but I've been doing this for awhile.

Vinyl,just about any vinyl would last as long as the kid needs a step stool.

Cast vinyl is supposedly more durable than calendered.

[Guest fivestar]

I agree with John, trust me you WILL use it for more then just the step stools.  I orginally bought mine to do barn stars and glass block nightlights and now I am doing it full-time with t-shirts and vehicle graphics along with my computer repair business.  I still cutout graphics for the wife's flower shop but I use it ALOT more for different projects then what I orginally purchased it for.

Also for step stools I would use regular calendared vinyl, it should hold up fine for you.

[kenimes 42]

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