Advice on Cutting window tint film please?

[Stuart Miller]

Yes Nicholas its perfectly possible to cut window film on a plotter. I do everything from quite complicated designs , to car windows and conservatory cuts.
Not sure about the Roland.
I use a DGI – OM150 which can take 60" rolls.
The backing liner is very thin on film so Blade angle, pressure and set up are quite critical and need adjusting for each type of film, and age of blade.
I use two different blades; a 30 degree blade for thin automotive films and a 45 degree blade for thicker metallised archetectural films and vinyl.
The settings were advised for me when I purchased the plotter and got a days set up training so can not advise for another machine.
I would suggest just trying and playing around with the settings.

[Robert Lambie]

interesting Stuart, maybe i need more Patience and time for trial and error mate. i tried a few test cuts on the new new Avery conspicuity marking films without success. they are a sort of multiple layer / laminated polyester film like window films but thicker. that said, my samples were only A4 and gave little margin to cut once the pinches had taken hold of the media. so a few cuts was all i could get. maybe i should try for more samples… 😀

oh and i did cut it no problem, but pressure was too high and went thru the carrying film, or not high enough and wouldn’t weed.

[Stuart Miller]

Maybe the plotter is the key although I know on the tint forum I use people there use different types.
I remember being told when I started up that a plotter for film could cut vinyl but not necessarily the other way around.

Other tinters think it is just Blade and Pressure adjustments.

[Nicholas Gormley]

what forum do you use if you dont mind me asking??

[Stuart Miller]

http://www.tintdude.com