Di cut stickers

[Alan Drury]

I thought thats what the Cadet was particularly good for.
Alan

[Ian Higgins]

It is good for contour cutting but I do not think it is designed to cut right through.

Also I am looking at producing 10,000 stickers which I think is a little too much for a Cadet to handle

[Andy Gorman]

You need to find someone who either has a flat bed plotter or who offers trade die cutting. I know a die cutter service in Northampton: Fast Finish, no number sorry.

[Chris Wool]

have a look at the new summa plotters might be what you want. i know i want one

chris

[Nick Minall]

Can it di cut then Chris (?)

[Chris Wool]

nick. on the s class they call it pounce and the summa guy said thats what its for cutting right through on a separate cutting strip but leaving little bits un cut to keep the backing paper together while it cuts the rest ?..

chris

[Nick Minall]

My D 60 will do that, but only has one cutting strip though, will have to try it and see what happens. thanks for that, I had forgotten it could do it 😀

[Peter Normington]

most cutters can pounce, but to die cut is a bit different, for one thing you must ensure that the roll only feeds out, if it starts to go to and froe or back and forth, the “die” cut pieces start to lift and cause a tangle.

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Andy Gorman:

You need to find someone who offers trade die cutting.

i would go with andys suggestion..its really the only way to do the job properly, i use a local company for my die cutting….but they are not cheap, the trade prices for the service have took a major leap, just thought id let you know 😀

nik

[Gordon Forbes]

I asked this about the Summa a few months ago and the one in question actually has two strips one made of rubber so it can die cut.
I think its actually mentioned in the sales gumpf for it is its ability to properly die cut.
I presonally wouldn’t try this with my D60 unless I had a spare strip and blade ready.

Goop.

[Andy Gorman]

I would be very impressed with an upright plotter that could die cut without the aid of a vacuum hold down system. For one thing, regular plotter blades wouldn’t last five minutes cutting through the release liner. Also, most plotters of this type can’t achieve the exact registration needed, not to mention the buckling that would occur without the material being vacuumed down.

Perhaps you could try giving Graphicraft (or whatever they’re called nowadays) a ring. I know they’ve got a Zund flatbed with camera registration, they bought ours when Fineline went t!ts up.

[Gordon Forbes]

I made a mistake its the Mimaki CG-FX (print and cut) that does the die cutting of labels
Go look Andy its what they advertise.

Goop