it is possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so there is no background?
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it is possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so there is no background?
it is possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so there is no background?
Is it possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so that just the image is transfered to the tshirt without the background? What would be the most efficient method to achieve this?
Craft ROBO from USCutter (about $260) for the smallest desktop cutter that will contour/cut almost anything -- just to get your feet wet. They have a bigger model for about $900 (Craft ROBO Pro) that cuts larger media. Comes with an automatic plug in for Adobe Illustrator (I think Corel too?), so you can design and cut from the same program (without having to open another application).
I really like the price of that Robo pro! How does the process work. You print the tranfer with a printer then run it through the cutter? I haven't grasped the whole concept yet. I wanna make sure I get everything I need.
yeah, there's probably a ton of posts on this forum about the ROBO and how to use it. You may want to do a search to get the good, bad and the ugly. Basically, all you'd need is a desktop printer (laser or inkjet), the Craft ROBO, Corel or Illustrator, and some transfer paper for dark fabrics. This is how I do it:
The ROBO software has a plug-in for Illustrator (what I use to design), so I design my graphic in one layer and then I draw a cut line around my image in a second layer. To print on the transfer paper, I hide the cut line layer and print my design -- with registration marks -- to my laser printer. The ROBO software plug in will make the registration marks for you too, by the way, or you can make your own reg. marks.
Then I load the printed transfer into the Craft Robo and send the cut line layer --with the same registration marks -- to the Craft Robo (same Illustrator plug in does this). The robo's optical eye detects the registration marks and cuts exactly on the cutline -- even if the material runs crooked through my laser printer. Then just weed the excess.
It took some troubleshooting when I started (blade force, live area, etc.), but it's exceeding my expectations so far. I bought the regular ROBO (CC200-20) just to try it out, and I really wish I would have bought the PRO instead. The CC200 prints onto 8.5x11, but the actual live area is only about 7"x7". The PRO has a much larger cutting area. If you want more info, feel free to PM me.
Re: it is possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so there is no background?
Yes, Angie gave you some good advise. If you're thinking of a cutter, I would suggest that you check the US cutter forum, where you can get a lot of advise about cutters.
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it is possible to print a heat transfer and have it cut so there is no background? 
Do you know of a setup that would get me in the door while keeping my arms and legs attached? 
