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I am just starting with vinyl and was wondering if anyone uses the material "easyweed" that one of the vendors sells? It looks similar to "thermoflex" and is a little cheaper. I don't want to save a little money and then find out it has some problems down the road. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Wayne EasyWeed Cad-Cut Vinyl Material
EW15P05
EasyWeed is a Polyurethane, ready-to-cut material designed for custom garment decoration. EasyWeed Cad Cut Material is in a league of its own because of its pressure sensitive carrier. This feature allows you to weed small vinyl letters and fine designs easily. Much thinner than other Cad Cut Vinyl materials, EasyWeed offers excellent durability, even after repeated washings. It's great for player names and numbers or even adding personalization to corporate wear. Because of its thinness, EasyWeed is extremely easy to cut, weed, and heat apply and is perfect for single color or multi-layered applications. This is a HOT PEEL product.
Compatible Fabrics:
100% polyester
100% cotton
All poly/cotton blends
Suggested Uses:
Two color names and numbers
Multi-color logos
Great for uniforms and work wear
Hi, I don't think either the easy weed or the termoflex plus is recommended for nylon applications,so thermoflex makes a different material for that application.
It is sold by Coastal business I called them and she said it was there most popular product and worked great. Here is the link if anyone is interested. It look like about $5.00 a roll less then thermoflex, but worked just like it--just a different manufacturer. Here is the link.
It is sold by Coastal business I called them and she said it was there most popular product and worked great. Here is the link if anyone is interested. It look like about $5.00 a roll less then thermoflex, but worked just like it--just a different manufacturer. Here is the link.
Hi,
I got in a crunch at Christmas time my local youth group need 50 sweats with 2 placements done for a retreat they where going on leaving the 30th.
I've always used the multicut from Joto and it works great, so I called them to get vinyl for the youth project and they where closed until Jan 2. So I remembered seeing ads for coastal on the forum and gave them a call and as luck would have it, they where open and highly recommend the easy weed.I was a bit nervous but crossed my fingers and ordered.It arrived in 2 days and I became my project I was AMAZED this stuff was awesome, out of 50 sweats doing 2 placements I didn't have a single one mess up .It peeled like butter with no wait time. When I lifted my press i could peel.I highly recommend.
Oh well, A little more research and I see there are alreay some posts are this. Did not realize it was the "siser's" brand, and it has good reviews.
Wayne
it is sold by Coastal business I called them and she said it was there most popular product and worked great. Here is the link if anyone is interested. It look like about $5.00 a roll less then thermoflex, but worked just like it--just a different manufacturer. Here is the link.
Hi,
I got in a crunch at Christmas time my local youth group need 50 sweats with 2 placements done for a retreat they where going on leaving the 30th.
I've always used the multicut from Joto and it works great, so I called them to get vinyl for the youth project and they where closed until Jan 2. So I remembered seeing ads for coastal on the forum and gave them a call and as luck would have it, they where open and highly recommend the easy weed.I was a bit nervous but crossed my fingers and ordered.It arrived in 2 days and I became my project I was AMAZED this stuff was awesome, out of 50 sweats doing 2 placements I didn't have a single one mess up .It peeled like butter with no wait time. When I lifted my press i could peel.I highly recommend.
Wayne, the first thing I did was purchase two rolls of Easyweed and two rolls of Thermoflex + from different sources to get a sense for the products and suppliers.
The most noticable difference on the finished product which in my case has been mostly blended T-shirts would be the feel or I believe it's referred to as 'hand". In my applications the Thermoflex+ has a smoother and more supple touch than Easyweed. The Thermoflex+ has less gloss and appears thinner giving a better blended look with the fabric.
On a few of my Easyweed applications I ended with an undesirable textured finish to the vinyl which may have been too much heat for too long. Both products weeded the same in my case with Easyweed appearing to peel better on delicate cuts. I'm also new to the heat application process, it is still a learning experience for me and while I may have said both are fairly equal at one time, I'm now leaning towards the ThermoFlex + as I believe it presents better on the finished product.
I love Coastal Business Supplies, but I need to say if you'd like to try out both of these vinyls (and some others) without needing to buy a full roll, go to Specialty Graphics Supply where you can buy by the foot. (Don't forget your 5% T-Shirt Forums Discount Code!!!)
Thanks for all of the information everyone. I ordered some easyweed, and will try the themoflex to-to compare.
Wayne
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Originally Posted by CuttingEdge
Wayne, the first thing I did was purchase two rolls of Easyweed and two rolls of Thermoflex + from different sources to get a sense for the products and suppliers.
The most noticable difference on the finished product which in my case has been mostly blended T-shirts would be the feel or I believe it's referred to as 'hand". In my applications the Thermoflex+ has a smoother and more supple touch than Easyweed. The Thermoflex+ has less gloss and appears thinner giving a better blended look with the fabric.
On a few of my Easyweed applications I ended with an undesirable textured finish to the vinyl which may have been too much heat for too long. Both products weeded the same in my case with Easyweed appearing to peel better on delicate cuts. I'm also new to the heat application process, it is still a learning experience for me and while I may have said both are fairly equal at one time, I'm now leaning towards the ThermoFlex + as I believe it presents better on the finished product.
I have a very expensive plotter that can cut anything - even 50 mil sandblast mask. I purchased a cheap cutter to do vinyl and heat vinyl. My signMax 30" plotter (cheap one) can not cut EasyWeed. The material is too flexible and binds and bends under the rollers.
Just some info for those who try to get cheap plotters in hopes they'll work,
This is a discussion about Difference between Thermoflex and EasyWeed? that was posted in the Vinyl Cutters (Plotters) and Transfers section of the forums.
Difference between Thermoflex and EasyWeed? 
