Vinyl Weeding Waste
If you re having trouble weeding vinyl decals you are not alone.
Vinyl weeding waste. Galileo wm is the first and only machine in the world able to automatically perform weeding operations on self adhesive films. We simply grab the edge of the sheet and peel away the excess like a giant sticker. Fill the berry with vinyl and keeps your hands desk and floor free of scraps to save hours of picking vinyl off the floor. The first part is easy.
Once you get your vinyl on your transfer tape flip it over and weed off the backing paper. From there you should be able to remove the transfer tape and waste vinyl without running the risk of losing letters. Using your weeding tool grab the thin layer of backing like you are weeding a normal design and the backing will come right off. How to not have vinyl waste.
A fourth tip for weeding small letters is to put the vinyl in the freezer after you have cut the vinyl. Ok let s look at how this is done so you have a complete picture of the cutting process. Our latest and maybe greatest product in our cricut tool organization system is our desktop weeding waste bin. Now this might sound really strange at first but hear me out.
If you have no idea what weeding even has to do with cutting vinyl or why your cricut came with a weeding tool i m here to explain. It is an easy fix for a few stubborn pieces of backing paper attached to your vinyl. Suctions to most surfaces for over an hour. Leave it in there for about an hour or until the vinyl shrinks.
It is a simple strategy whether you have a silhouette or a cricut and it really works. Weeding is where we remove all the unwanted waste vinyl from its paper backing sheet after our machine has done the cutting. The best tips and tricks to waste less and make the process as smooth and effective as possible through the years i ve picked up some weeding vinyl best practices tips and tricks. Delayed deliveries quality issues tiredness mistakes and increased.
I ll cover what weeding is and give you the very basics of how to weed vinyl effectively so that you don t waste any material. A weeding box is literally just a box that is added around any design that you cut. Easily remove ball of sticky vinyl waste from the non stick weeding cup as no vinyl sticks to this food grade silicone. Today i want to share those with you to make the process simple quick and effective.