[mckinnrg57]

Hi, my name is Rhonda McKinney and I'm totally new to heat press, vinyl cutters and design software. I've been embroidering for about 8 years now and I've had a lot of customers ask me when I was gonna add the heat press to my business. So here I am, in a world I know nothing about, but am very eager to learn. I'm also a RN, who would like to quit and do only this. I'm excited to begin this venture, so I need all the help I can get. Thanks everyone!

 

[dnicky928]

Welcome Rhonda!

 

[135367]

I have a Roland GX-24 cutter and it came with software. It's very easy to get started and another software is CadCut Works. This is free and again, pretty self explanatory, but if you run into problems, help is just a call away. I started out with just embroidery and now I have added vinyl, dtg and just getting into rhinestones. Good Luck

 

[plan b]

Rhonda,, what specifically do you want to know?

 

[mckinnrg57]

I mainly need to know how to maneuver around my software, doing 2&3 color designs, really I need to know everything! Haha

 

[plan b]

There are many ways but lets look at a simple one.

I (blue) Heart graphic (red) Cookies (black)

So you lay it out in your software and most software will let you cut by color, so you cut the amount of I out that you need,, then switch vinyl and cut the heart out.. so you get the idea,, then you just press accordingly

 

[mckinnrg57]

I've been playing around with it today and tonight, since my embroidery machine is down, I have a little time. That's what I was doing, and I think it's working out. I tried to cut some glitter flex, and it didn't cut all the way through, even at 250 force. I have a GCC Puma III, what am I doing wrong? Especially around the curves!

 

[plan b]

You need to set your blade depth..

 

[mckinnrg57]

How do I do that?

 

[plan b]

Here is the puma 3 manual,, it explains how to set your blade

 

[mckinnrg57]

Thank you so much, I'll download it in the morning, and try it out!