Weeding

[Signsforwhile]

all day long....

 

[Marlene]

x-acto with sharp blade.

 

[Jillbeans]

I believe that weeding is a form of torture.
One of my visions of Hell is a place where the sinner will have to weed chrome vynull with their nose for all of eternity.
I usually just use an X-Acto or whatever else is handy.
Love.....Jill

 

[LightHouse]

I hated trying to use an exacto. i think when i first started I bought a kit maybe from SW, maybe from fellers that had an xacto handle and what was equvilent to a very large needle. Had it ever since and it works awesome! and you cant get cut from it either.


Edit just found it, its called a vinyl tool kit from SW. its $20 which is slightly over priced, I think you can buy the tool seperate.

http://www.signwarehouse.com/shop/m...&Search=weeding+tool&Search_Type=OR&Offset=25

 

[freehand]

My man!

Believe it or not I have found that dental tools work really good for weeding. The thing you want to make sure of is that you are using tools that have been properly sterylized. My sister works in a dental office, and she brings me tools every couple of months. The nice thing about these tools is that there are may different types, and some work better than others, some have rubber grips on them. I am not sure if there is a source for these outside of the dental offices, but you may try one of your local dentist office to see.

Exactly!

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

An employee also.

Or a needle on a stick.

 

[Davidson Signs]

Okay...you've gotten 25 responses to this but I'll add one more.....a weeding tool. From Grimco, Tubelite, etc. Works wonders.

Oh and welcome

 

[Ruddbow]

I love my blue X-acto with Glitter Prism Vinyl wrapped handle with a #16 dull blade.

After reading about a dental pick kit on here I have been using it more and more. Great for small centers.
http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/92662.aspx?feature=Product_4&kw=dental

 

[gabagoo]

With my first Gerber 4b the dealer supplied us with a Ulano stripping tool which I think is meant for weeding ruby and I have used those ever since. I don't weed very much anymore but the girl who works for me swears by an exacto knife. I have tried them and there not bad except the blade can get stuck in the backing paper at times due to the sharpeness and my lack of skill with them.

 

[Jackpine]

X-acto knive

 

[JERHEMI]

x-actos with dull blades here!

 

[nxtremesign]

I believe that weeding is a form of torture.
One of my visions of Hell is a place where the sinner will have to weed chrome vynull with their nose for all of eternity.
I usually just use an X-Acto or whatever else is handy.
Love.....Jill

Funny.... Jill, but i love to weed.....not that chrome crap.... but i do like it ,as i can close the door and turn off the noise back there in the shop.. and just weed and clear my head...it relaxes me, but i guess i just a weird one...:Big Laugh

 

[Laboratory17]

i use utility knife blades myself. no handle, just the blade

and sometimes x-acto knife

my wife LOVES weeding for some strange reason, so i let her do as much as i can. she has two kinds of tweezers she likes to use, and rarely uses any kind of blade.

then one of my friends comes by sometimes to help out. he loves weeding too. :

he prefers utility blades as well.

 

[ChiknNutz]

Damn it. I forgot about the spatula.

WTH are you s'posed to do with that?!

 

[B Snyder]

I call it a "weeding stick." Grifhold calls it a "Stylus/Burnisher."

 

[ChiknNutz]

I call it a "weeding stick." Grifhold calls it a "Stylus/Burnisher."

Yup, I've got a ton of those. My fav though is the Griffold Pin Vise...mine has a blue handle and you can replace the 'pin' if need be.

 

[Cadmn]

I use my feet just for the hell of it

 

[Al Checca]

X-acto knives

 

[OneUpTenn]

I enjoy weeding too. It is a mindless thoughtless process that has to be done but I enjoy it...at least in fairly small doses.

I use a tool I bought from SW and it is cool because it has padding on it and you can replace the needle part. Which by the way, I mean how often would you need to replace those things anyway.....like every ten years???

 

[csilvia9]

Thanks for the advice

Thank you everyone for sharing what tool you like. (Oh and I do have a clue)
Do people find it better to weed centers of letters and such first? I tend to weed from the center of a piece and work my way out. Does anyone dust their vinyl with powder to see the cut better? Someone told me to do this but I'm thinking it's not such a good idea.

Thanks again
Christopher