What exactly can a cutter do?

Yes, you could get a vinyl cutter with contour cutting capabilities. This would allow you to setup your template with registration marks, then, once it has printed, load in to the cutter for cutting around each circle.

I would recommend the GraphTec CE5000 as a great starter unit, or if you can swing the cost- the GraphTec FC7000 or FC8000

thanks, i'll take a look at what you have suggested.

Or you could get a Roland GX24...also with optic eye for contour cutting...

charles95405 said:

Or you could get a Roland GX24...also with optic eye for contour cutting...

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Yep, just as popular, and just as good.

To be honest, I'm not sure a vinyl cutter is what you are looking for, it sounds like you'd be looking more along the line of a die cutter.

A vinyl cutter works by only cutting left to right, while motors drive your material up and down. This means that you cannot cut all the way through the material, otherwise you would separate it from the whole sheet and eventually jam the cutter. When cutting vinyl, we only cut the vinyl itself and leave a slight mark on the backing paper it comes adhered to.

A die cutter on the other hand is more like a cookie cutter, you use pressure and force the die through sheet leaving a cutout of whatever shape the die is. So if you're using a glossy photo paper, or some other form of paper for your button, this would be the quickest and best way to get that shape.

Could you not print on A4 label paper that is already diecut to the sizes that you might need ?

Thanks guys,

I can get a die cutter, was just looking for a solution where it would cut whilst i make.

Looks like ad ie cutter it is.

I looked at getting pre-made circles but couldnt find anything that would be suitable

Check out what this guy does with one of our cutters: Some of my work

kenimes said:

Check out what this guy does with one of our cutters: Some of my work

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thats crazy!!!!!!!!!!!