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advice on cutting flock please
Customer looking for small t-shirt run so i thought i’d give it a go – didn’t realise flock is a different animal to ordinary vinyl! How do I go about cutting it on my Mimaki?
Regards
Martin
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4 Replies
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Think you need a different blade With diff offset
You willprobably need to try diff pressures etc -
I use a Graphtec to cut flock, standard blade. It just incresead the pressure quite a bit.[/url]
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quote James Phillips:I use a Graphtec to cut flock, standard blade. It just incresead the pressure quite a bit.I do the same way
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Hi
As Derek has said your best option is to get a different angled blade specifically meant for cutting flock, with own pressure and offset settings. You can use a standard blade and increase the pressure, but obviously that will decrease the lifespan of that particular blade.I keep different blades for cutting different types of materials, such as one for sign vinyl, one for t shirt vinyl one for flock etc. And i have all their setings written down on a notice board.
If you ring EDWARD MATHIAS, google them, tell them what you are trying to cut, they will send you the correct blade and give you some advice.
If you get the correct blade to cut flock you shouldn’t need to increase the pressure very much at all from normal vinyl, i have been cutting it for months with the same blade on a reasonably low setting (pressure 12 on graphtec ce5000 120). Always do a very small test cut first starting at lowest pressure setting, so you don’t blunt the blade before you begin.
Hope this helps
Liam
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