I need some help starting my business and was hoping somebody can help me. I currently own two t--shirt shops and going well. I want to expand and start producing my own decals. I am having trouble figuring out what that machine is called. I want to make my own decals and wholesale them. Please if someone can help me with some info about that machine please leave a comment.
The machine is called a vinyl cutter which cuts opaque pieces of vinyl.
After the vinyl cutter cuts out the decal design, you have to "weed out" the excess parts of the cut to leave just the design you want to apply, then you add application to the back to make it easier to apply to the final surface.
Now a vinyl cutter prints the design to the paper? or does it just cut out the paper size?
A vinyl cutter cuts the vinyl.
The vinyl is usually a solid color (like black or white) and the vinyl cutter cuts out your design into the shape you want.
Here's a youtube video that shows it:
There *are* vinyl cutters that *do* print AND cut, but those are usually the more high end machines that cost $13,000+ (Roland Versacamm is the name of that machine)
For the normal 1-2 color decals you see on cars and such, they are usually done with a more reasonably priced vinyl cutter that can be had for anywhere from $300 to $1800 (depending on brand, features, support, etc)
No do you know the decals that you get done on t-shirts on the boardwalk? There decals that come on paper that are all types of colors. Its not a flat layer usually you can feel the decal.
I want to wholesale Heat Transfers. I went on youtube and checked out the vinyl cutters and there not the heat transfers that i have in my store. they look like more for stickers.
No do you know the decals that you get done on t-shirts on the boardwalk? There decals that come on paper that are all types of colors. Its not a flat layer usually you can feel the decal.
Those are most likely vinyl decals. You can feel vinyl.
I want to wholesale Heat Transfers. I went on youtube and checked out the vinyl cutters and there not the heat transfers that i have in my store. they look like more for stickers.
Now you're talking about something else (heat transfers) versus what you were originally talking about (vinyl decals)
You asked about decals and what equipment was needed and that's what I pointed you to
I think you just ended up in the wrong part of the forum. You can customize really well with a vinyl cutter. So, don't rule it out as a good addition, but from what I've seen on boardwalks I think you are wanting plastisol transfers or maybe even inkjet transfers for your own custom designs.
Last edited by Masterkoin; July 30th, 2009 at 07:30 PM.
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