My Vinyl Image Is Not Straight

In the image you can also see that the pinch rollers are positioned to the right side of that break and are fully atop the knurled feed roller bar.

My vinyl image is not straight.

I ll call this sandwich the letter layer. Unlike iron on vinyl you do not need to mirror adhesive vinyl when cutting it what you see is exactly what goes on the plastic. The vinyl material would shift dramatically in this scenario as the material would not be able to move freely in that. Start by cutting and weeding your labels.

Cutter masking tape pen burnisher. Using vinyl on plastic. The other equipmen t you ll need. Realistically there may just be images that are too small or intricate to cut.

I used several colors of adhesive vinyl from expressions vinyl one of my favorite vinyl shops. Make certain you are using the correct sign vinyl film. After i cut the vinyl with my cricut air 2 measure and cut the transfer tape to fit my vinyl i peel the backing off the transfer tape and stick it down onto my shag carpet. Since most cutters do not have an auto unroll feature they will pull on the heavy roll of vinyl at their usual working speed.

I aligned my design on design space according to the placement on the vinyl. Ghosting occurs when the sublimation transfer paper shifts during the sublimation process such as when you open or close your heat press. Vinyl can slide for a variety of reasons with your silhouette cutter. If there is a lot of detail in your image or if you are using a super cute script font cursive it will only cut correctly when sized properly.

This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well. Do not permit your cutter to pull vinyl off from a heavy 50 yard roll. This video shows you two possible reasons that your vinyl could be sliding. I pinky promise the vinyl was lined up exactly but when i cut it it cut 1 centimeter higher than i indicated for both cuts.

The snapping that results could have a disastrous effect on tracking. If you are seeing a second version of your transfer like a shadow slightly to the side of your image you are experiencing what is known as ghosting. Try increasing the size of the image. Use a bold version of the font.

The vinyl letters have been cut at the techshop weeded and the transfer paper has been applied to the face of the letters. I wanted the machine to cut one piece of vinyl on the 1 inch line and another piece on the 6 inch line. In image figure 8 shows a pinch roller placed improperly.