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  • How to cut only the backing paper?

    Posted by Marko on 24 March 2009 at 13:29

    Hi

    How do you cut backing paper without harming the vinyl? There has to be some kind of knife / tool to do this. Is the procedure called "halfcut"?

    Marko replied 16 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Jayne Marsh

    Member
    24 March 2009 at 13:43

    Why would you need to cut the backing paper and not the vinyl? Just curious really 😀

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    24 March 2009 at 14:01

    look up crack back type labels but cant find a cutter

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    24 March 2009 at 14:31

    oddly enough I put some reversed wound laminate in my plotter upside down by accident, and when I did a test cut it had cut Just the paper,
    Dont know if it was just luck though?

    Peter

  • Marko

    Member
    24 March 2009 at 14:44

    Ok, I found a spare Roland bladeholder. Placed a new blade in it, checked the depth by dragging it on the backside and voila!:lol1:
    Now I have a cutter for the backing paper!!

    Works like charm.

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