I bought a roll of blue vinyl. I am using a Craft Robo to cut out the words Venice Beach and iron it onto a shirt.
No matter how carefully I cut the sheets to 8 1/2 X 11 they always get jammed in my HP Printer. Does anyone know a company that sells the vinyl already precut to 8 1/2 X 11? Thanks, Walter Rubin
ive never heard of them precut to those sizes, I dont think your printer will print well on blue vinyl..try white..even then i doubt it will print on tshirt vinyl. as for the cutter..if it keeps getting jammed,maybe cut it thinner. I no nothing of the craftrobo so I hope this may of helped you.
If your actually using heat transfer paper, i think they are widely available in 8.5x11" and should print well on the paper..does the CR contour cut for you? that would be a plus.
you gave me an idea to print on white t vinyl w/ my c88...ill have to try that this weekend.
Unless the vinyl is specifically designed to be used in a household inkjet printer, it should not be ran through, as the following will most likely occur:
Printer may jam while feeding it
The inks may not adhere to the vinyl causing a mess on the way out
The inks may look like they adhere, but fail on the first wash
Most cut heat transfer cut vinyls need to be cut mirrored, this is because the clear shiny side is the mylar tape holding the vinyl on, the matted back side is actually the heat activated adhesive for the vinyl, which means you're not printing on the vinyl at all, you're either printing onto mylar tape, or printing onto heat activated adhesive.
Some sites market a heat transfer vinyl that is solvent printable by machines like Mimakis, Roland Versacamms, and so on (solvent ink based inkjet printers), and some sites will market these materials as "Inkjet Printable" which may confuse you, research the material to make sure it's what you need.
There are numerous heat transfer papers on the market that you should be using, some of these may actually be cut on a vinyl cutter with an optical eye and printed crop marks to take out the trimming process, however you need to research which ones are able to have that done and weigh the experiences appropriately. There are also numerous heat transfer vinyls that are great for 1-2 color logos, you must make sure that it's designed for garments though and that it isn't a sign vinyl.
gerry, you just never know,, some of the best things that work are the ones when we do something we are not supposed to do,, i personally love testing everything that way,,
I am always searching testing and exploring a new and different way to use something, for my self or our business, I am not paid to do it for any one else,, just for my purpose and then i share good or bad results,, whenever it is possible.
so you just never know?
What might work, and what might not,,
Sandy jo
MMM
you can get a "vinyl" ment to be printed on by an inkjet printer with non-solvent inks. (normal inks) I have some that is re-positionable for walls and can't for the life of me remember what it is called. I sent off for every sample I could find when I got my cutter and can't remember what most of them are. It will also depend on what your going to put the "vinyl on. Is it T-shirt vinyl you want or "sticker" vinyl you want to print?
you can get a "vinyl" ment to be printed on by an inkjet printer with non-solvent inks. (normal inks) I have some that is re-positionable for walls and can't for the life of me remember what it is called. I sent off for every sample I could find when I got my cutter and can't remember what most of them are. It will also depend on what your going to put the "vinyl on. Is it T-shirt vinyl you want or "sticker" vinyl you want to print?
More than likely you were thinking of Photo-Tex? Not really a vinyl product, but very similar, printable with regular inkjet inks and more, and has had a lot of positive feedback from individuals in the signage industry.
The O.P. Was mentioning vinyl for t-shirts.
I've read about a few vinyls for regular pigment/dye inkjet use, although without the solvent inks, most are not rated for outdoor/uv resistance, but for a wall vinyl that doesn't get direct exposure, or indoor sticker probably works fine, just need to be sure to print the crop marks so your cutter knows the shape to cut and where to start and end at.
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