Weeding small letters

[jcart 11]

Hi folks... I'm having trouble when I weed small letters, half inch or less. They want to come off with the waste. Any tips or tricks for a newbie?

Thanks,  Jon

[Guest sciondrgn]

Couple things to check for and try.

Make sure you are using good vinyl.. Oracal 651/751 seems to work well on small lettering, I have done a few items pretty small with good results.  Also check your offset and make sure you are getting good complete cuts.

Also one thing I use is a little tool that has a round point on it, I use it along with my blade to weed.  The blade grabs excess waste and my round point holds the lettering down.

[Dakotagrafx 7,297]

Couple things to check for and try.

Make sure you are using good vinyl.. Oracal 651/751 seems to work well on small lettering, I have done a few items pretty small with good results.  Also check your offset and make sure you are getting good complete cuts.

Also one thing I use is a little tool that has a round point on it, I use it along with my blade to weed.  The blade grabs excess waste and my round point holds the lettering down.

+1 and try a celancut blade on your next blade purchase - it won't fix all problems but makes it a little better

[tlzimmerman 11]

I know on flexi I can also set it to "overcut" to make sure all the cuts are clean, maybe other softwares has it too.  That has helped me a ton.

Also...when you know you are cutting the font small, many can be outset a bit so they are thicker, makes it easier to weed as well as making them stick a little better IMO.

[jcart 11]

Thanks for the replies. Great info to try on the next ones....Jon

[Truckntran 0]

For REALLLY small stuff apply to the substrate and then weed.