The Vinyl Cutting Process

Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.

The vinyl cutting process.

A vinyl cutting machine does not recognise a pixel so it cannot cut these images. Now vinyl cutting machines are smaller and less expensive than ever. The results from the cut process is an image cut into the material. It consists of a mono stereo image up to 150hz a tamed high end and if needed a track listing that is consistent with the frequency limitations of record cutting.

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife. The other vinyl cutting tools that you need are readily available as well. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.

The vinyl pressing process. What results from the cut process is an image cut into the material. This cut is inspected under a microscope. Let us know if you have any questions and we ll do our best to answer them.

The cutting process is fun addictive and incredibly rewarding. Weeding the material is then weeded where the excess. Years ago vinyl cutting was an industrial process that was costly and time consuming. The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut the outline of a picture into a sheet or piece of vinyl.

The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut the outline of figures into a sheet or piece of vinyl but not the release liner. Mastering for vinyl is the process of creating a separate master that can be cut into a vinyl record without added unwanted distortion. Using a weeding tool found in a cricut basic tool kit or weeding tool set can make this process faster and easier. The material is then weeded where the excess parts of the picture are removed.

Using a lathe our engineers begin with a test cut to ensure everything is working properly. The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife. Following is the process flow for the steps necessary to cut vinyl and apply your decal to your target surface. For more tutorials and guides aimed at helping you get the most out of your machine be sure to visit our how to section.

The music is recorded in real time from start to finish this creates one. Vector art creates clean lines and straight edges which helps the vinyl cutter calculate where it needs to cut. Unlike printing a picture cutting vinyl to create graphic decals is a bit more involved. Vector art also has less colors to choose from which helps create a clearer image.

A vinyl cutter that gets the job done. When the recording is started the sapphire tipped cutter etches the sound onto the lacquer disc.