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Hello, I just received the Roland GX-24 (first cutter) and I have a few questions. I bought the cutter and a heat press to cut and apply tackle twill. The twill is on its way so I haven't practice cutting any twill yet.
-When altering names on a football jersey, I would attach the tackle twill letters on a nameplate, which is a piece of polyester or mesh, and then sew the nameplate to the jersey. The old nameplates I have seem to have an adhesive backing on it so it can be pressed unto the jersey before sewing. The new material I'm working with does not have the adhesive backing. Where would I get such backing to apply to my materials? Once the backing is applied, would the GX-24 have the ability to cut it?
-Finally, is there any where I can buy a dust cover for the cutter?
Any help in any of these questions is much appreciated.
I use a normal 60 degree blade when cutting the twill on my Roland and have not run into any issues with it. Once the balde starts getting a bit dull I increase the downforce a bit and everything works great.
Twill USA sells a backing (PSA90) on a 15" wide roll. You heat press the twill to it then you can run it through your cutter, cut and weed it, then heat press on. Since the twill was cut with a cutter, you are probably going to want to outline it with some other vinyl so the edges don't fray over time.
Last edited by lauerja; September 18th, 2007 at 10:06 AM.
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Josh,
If I'm cutting twill and then want to cut some sports film do I switch the blade back to the 45 degree one or can I cut that with the 60 degree blade as well?
Josh,
If I'm cutting twill and then want to cut some sports film do I switch the blade back to the 45 degree one or can I cut that with the 60 degree blade as well?
Sorry about all the questions.
I'm not sure how thick sports film is, but I would guess that you should use the 45 degree on this. It might be a good idea to order another blade holder for your cutter that way you can easily toggle between the two different blades without having to set it up each time...
GX-24, Tackle Twill, and Other Odd Q's 
