Easy Way To Cut Vinyl Letters

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Easy way to cut vinyl letters.

When laying the unweeded vinyl on the table right reading start weeding from the upper right to the lower left. Using a green standardgrip cutting mat place your vinyl face up on the cutting mat select the proper cutting material and. Choose a font in paint and spell the text for your vinyl letter decals. With your vinyl letters all cut gently remove the excess vinyl from the backing.

Open paint on your computer. Cut your vinyl in a size that is small enough for your printer. Take your sign making to a whole new level with easy cut studio. 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.

If you have letters that are 1 2 or smaller try taping out the entire area cut. The shallower cut is less likely to pick up the letters. You might try any of the following tips to make weeding small letters easier. The premier vinyl cutting software.

Use a sticky mat. How to make these diy vinyl letter decals. Weed your cut vinyl design. Before starting your job perform a depth cut test.

This way when i put the vinyl on my wood sign i don t have to worry about it being centered or worry about the paint getting anywhere other than the letters for the sign. This will keep the material firmly in place. With the vinyl i was using setting the knife to 1 picked up a lot of letters. You may want to use a weeding tool though i didn t need to for this simple design.

Click rotate and then flip horizontally. Your vinyl is cut but now you need to get it onto your board. Use a large size for the letters. Set the knife to halfway between 0 and 1.

You can use the standard letter or a4 size if you like. To do this first apply transfer tape or a transfer sheet over the designs. The 1 vinyl cutting software for macos and windows. The easiest way to design and cut signs logos graphics lettering shapes decals and stickers.

Running a cut test ensures that the vinyl cuts thoroughly and that the decal is not attached to the excess material. The angle of the blade goes into the vinyl at a slightly different angle than the regular silhouette ratchet blade or auto blade which again prevents the vinyl from being torn. Cut some vinyl to size give yourself extra vinyl around the design and load the machine as shown in the instructable i referenced. Weed directly after cutting waiting too long to weed after cutting will allow the adhesive to flow back causing the design to lift with the excess vinyl.

However 0 did not cut deep enough.