The Vinyl Cutting Process

The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut the outline of figures into a sheet or piece of vinyl but not the release liner.

The vinyl cutting process.

The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut the outline of a picture into a sheet or piece of vinyl. Vector art also has less colors to choose from which helps create a clearer image. The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife. Now vinyl cutting machines are smaller and less expensive than ever.

The cutting process is fun addictive and incredibly rewarding. Remove the transfer tape liner. The emerging craft market for vinyl cutting software and vinyl cutting machines is booming. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.

The vinyl pressing process. Let us know if you have any questions and we ll do our best to answer them. The material is then weeded where the excess parts of the picture are removed. Years ago vinyl cutting was an industrial process that was costly and time consuming.

Unlike printing a picture cutting vinyl to create graphic decals is a bit more involved. Vector art creates clean lines and straight edges which helps the vinyl cutter calculate where it needs to cut. The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife. For more tutorials and guides aimed at helping you get the most out of your machine be sure to visit our how to section.

Using a weeding tool found in a cricut basic tool kit or weeding tool set can make this process faster and easier. This process is called weeding. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. The other vinyl cutting tools that you need are readily available as well.

This cut is inspected under a microscope. A vinyl cutting machine does not recognise a pixel so it cannot cut these images. It consists of a mono stereo image up to 150hz a tamed high end and if needed a track listing that is consistent with the frequency limitations of record cutting. Using a lathe our engineers begin with a test cut to ensure everything is working properly.

The music is recorded in real time from start to finish this creates one. What results from the cut process is an image cut into the material. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. Following is the process flow for the steps necessary to cut vinyl and apply your decal to your target surface.

Weeding the material is then weeded where the excess. The results from the cut process is an image cut into the material.