I used a scrap of left over digital white vinyl and it weeds better than normal vinyl

[gabagoo]

Yea...weird... I was running these tiny little logos for wheel calipers and I ran a bunch in black a6 vinyl and the weeding was almost a horror. After cutting the black I had some scrap digital general formulation vinyl and ran some white ones. I basically stripped them in a fraction of the time it took to do the black.... Thats a good thing as digital white comes in larger rolls (54" vs 48" ) and is about $30-$40 cheaper per roll. The only thing is it does not have the nice blue background.

 

[SightLine]

Try Oracal 651 or 751.... weeds a ton better than Avery. That being said we frequently use scraps of digital vinyl for cut stuff and it generally works nice too.

 

[Jackpine]

Let it sit for a while and/or chill the vinyl (it will shrink) and it will be a bit easier to weed.

 

[MikePro]

for small stuff, i'll weed the centers of the letters. cut a box around the lettering, and lightly mask/apply... and THEN weed the box out from around the lettering. Give it a little love with the heat gun when finished, to make sure the lettering has good adhesion and you're set!

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

For little stuff, I'll only cut a cast material. No matter what the use is.

 

[dj_elite]

Oracal 651 and 751 weed awesome. Except the Oracal 651 white. I seem to always have trouble with it and have to set the blade a little deeper. I think its because of the blue backing

 

[gnemmas]

There is so much scrap left from the printer, we use it for cut vinyl letters as well.

 

[Circleville Signs]

Laminated white digital vinyl is a dream to cut and weed

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

I've noticed that our print vinyl doesn't cut well when it not printed. Ya know, just when we need to use it for white vinyl. The printed vinyl on the same material cuts great. Why would that be the case? We use Oracal 651RA.

 

[Circleville Signs]

Well, the ink itself will add a small amount of thickness to the vinyl. I don't cut digital white unless it's laminated - doesn't work too well for me.

 

[jfiscus]

I'm thinking that you used the same cutting settings between both materials and that the cutting settings worked out better on the digital material than it did on the standard "cut" white vinyl. You need to tweak your plotter settings to match your standard cut vinyl better.

I've never had great success with using digital print media for just cut vinyl. I believe the surface area of it was designed for larger projects than cut individual lettering long-term.

 

[megacab]

For little stuff, I'll only cut a cast material. No matter what the use is.

me too. however, i have never tried the weed box i see others write about. i'll give that a whirl and see if it helps with the really small stuff that i have trouble with, even with cast.

 

[Patentagosse]

For small caracters, I always place my sheet in the fridge for few minutes after a heat session. The contrast between heat & chill makes the vinyl to shrink just enough to make weeding a breeze for most cast & calendred. Only few occasions it didn't made any difference and I think it was with some 3M.
Letting it set for few days may also work but who has few days these days???

 

[Just Me]

i agree with the chilling it, if you have access to a freezer it will work also. the small box idea is also a good one, have done that before

 

[john1]

Yeah A6 has been a pain in the *** lately. I'm not sure why but i usually use a clean cut blade with a depth of 55 and now i am up to like 70 to get it to weed good. New roll too only a few weeks old.

 

[Mosh]

The 3M with the plastic liner cuts the best small letters....Glad I print, I hated weeding "back in the day"

I save all my scap print and vinyl and give it to the local schools for art projects.