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Advise for cutting digital prints to leave registration mark
I wonder if anyone can help?
I have printed an odd shape which needs contour cutting, the the customer wants to lay them, themselves so want the backing paper the exact size of the panel it is going on, so i was wondering if there is an easy way to do this.
Thanks in advance
Dean
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8 Replies
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Cut an extra outline about 10mm around the contour so that in effect you have two contours and after you tape in up then cut up to this second line with the scapel.
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Yes that is an option but there is 645 of these and I was hoping for a quicker way
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Sorry did’nt read it right. But how is the backing paper the same size as the sign going to help line it up ?
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because they are saying they will lay the print and backing paper on to the board then fold the corner of the backing paper over then stick the corner of the app tape down and then squeegee the rest down
Dean
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Hi Dean, why not try and apply app tape to the laminated print but tear off the areas where the crop marks are then contour cut with perforated if you can, I know some machines do it. Could be risky but up the force to penetrate the backing film a little so it will tear where you need it too
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Sorry if I’m not reading this right but a thought that might help, might not also is to make one ‘positioning’ template for your customer that would position the 645 prints onto their boards.
To help me and others understand why you can’t simply cut a rectangle around each print that matches the customers boards could you tell us whether the customers boards are a simple rectangle shape and how big is each contour cut print Dean?
John
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good point John, has to be easier to do and makes life easier to line up the job
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If these are print and cut kiss cut them in your plotter and then perfect or die cut them in the plotter.
No manual cutting and all 645 will be the same size.
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