Vinyl and similar products applied without a heat press > Cold Vinyl
Stencil?
mk162:
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--- Quote from: mk162 on July 26, 2016, 02:54:06 PM ---They are in our top 5 customers and frankly top 3 favorite customers. I am not looking to make anything on it, just looking to stay in front of the other suppliers that are banging on their doors weekly.
I'm doing OK on the 2 other orders they have in house right now.
Also, it's a challenge...and sometimes I like something out of my wheelhouse.
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If you are doing a good job of what you are currently selling them, IMO there is little chance saying no to a "specialty item" will get you in trouble.....This is based on my many years in business....And while my local business is not much these days, I have little fear of sending an inquiry to a local competitor....I know my strengths.....Good luck....
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Hey, thanks for the advice, but I don't see in there any tips on making a stencil on a plotter like I had asked for.
Doug S:
For our local school, I cut a vinyl decal and applied it to PVC board and then with a stencil knife carefully cut around the vinyl edges making sure to leave little connecting points so it would hold the centers. It was a pain but the school has been great for our business even though there is several other printers they could choose from so going out of the way a little was a small price to pay.
That being said, I wouldn't want to be in the stencil making business.
mk162:
I went with Homer's tips and it worked well. It wasn't the easiest thing I've done, but we had fun messing around with it.
I have a couple sheets of mylar shipping in and I think I am going to play around with those as well.
In the end the customer was happy and I dropped off their stencil with their $2500 order of tees and embroidery.
balloonguy:
--- Quote from: Homer on July 26, 2016, 03:01:22 PM ---thin styrene, like .020, run it through the plotter on multi pass, 3 or 4 cuts should do it...same blade you use for that cad cut heat press vinyl crap...45 degree I think
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Any idea if the multi pass feature is an option on the roland gd-24? I have a customer looking for a 7' long stencil. I was thinking of plotting in to card stock but I am open to any ideas...
Thanks,
Homer:
--- Quote from: balloonguy on February 23, 2021, 09:36:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: Homer on July 26, 2016, 03:01:22 PM ---thin styrene, like .020, run it through the plotter on multi pass, 3 or 4 cuts should do it...same blade you use for that cad cut heat press vinyl crap...45 degree I think
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Any idea if the multi pass feature is an option on the roland gd-24? I have a customer looking for a 7' long stencil. I was thinking of plotting in to card stock but I am open to any ideas...
Thanks,
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... That info would be in your RIP program, not the cutter itself. I would bet you have that option, that's a very basic feature.
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