What is vinyl cutting?
Vinyl cutting is a process where a computer-controlled cutter precisely cuts designs into self-adhesive vinyl sheets.
These designs can then be applied to various surfaces, like walls, windows, or fabric, making it a versatile method for creating labels, decals, and other graphics.
A computer-controlled blade moves across the vinyl, cutting along the paths of a designed image, similar to how a printer works with ink.
The vinyl cutter at uCreate is the Graphtec CE7000 Cutting Plotter and runs from Graphtec Studio.
What could I use vinyl cutting for?
Vinyl cutting is used for cutting stickers, multiple colours of vinyl can be combined to create multi-coloured designs. The vinyl cutter can also be used as a pen plotter.
The vinyl cutter can be used with paper, card and standard and heat transfer vinyl.
Please note that we do not have any facilities to print onto sticker paper or heat press at uCreate.
How do I use the vinyl cutter?
There is no training required for use of the vinyl cutter. Printed instructions are stored next to the vinyl cutter. They are also below.
Once you have cut your vinyl, you will need to weed out the unwanted pieces. There are weeding tools stored next to the cutter.
How do I produce vinyl stickers with multiple colours?
To create vinyl stickers with multiple colours, you'll need to cut each colour separately and then layer them on top of each other, ensuring proper alignment.
- Prepare your design by isolating each colour and creating different layers for each.
- Cut each colour out separately.
- Weed out the excess vinyl from each layer.
- Apply transfer tape to each layer and carefully peel off the vinyl to reveal the design. Position each layer on top of the previous one, ensuring perfect alignment.
- You now have a vinyl sticker made up of multiple layers of different colours.
