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The main parts of the cutter are:
The main parts of the cutter are:
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File:Vinyl cutter control.jpeg|Control panel and display
File:Vinyl cutter control.jpeg|Control panel and display, used to set things up on the machine
File:Vinyl cutter Z axis.jpeg|Knife / pen holder, an electromagnet pulls the holder down onto the work]
File:Vinyl cutter Z axis.jpeg|Knife / pen holder, holds the cutter and moves it along the Y axis, an electromagnet pulls the holder down onto the work
File:Vinyl cutter pinch rollers.jpeg|Metal rollers, and movable pinch rollers
File:Vinyl cutter pinch rollers.jpeg|Metal rollers, and movable pinch rollers to grip the vinyl and move it along the X axis
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Revision as of 20:07, 8 July 2019

This page will show in detail how to use the vinyl cutter, from connecting it to a computer, checking the settings, loading vinyl, performing cuts, then weeding and making the finished layered vinyl graphics.



Overview of the vinyl cutter

Vinyl Cutter Main Unit.jpeg

Here you can see the vinyl cutter, it lives in the craft area with it's cloth dust cover over it, the stand is on wheels, but just watch as you move it, the wheels don't move that well sometimes, and the cutter is not physically fixed to the stand (it's rubber feet sit on holes in the metalwork on the top of the stand, so you could dislodge it by rough handeling.

The main parts of the cutter are:




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