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is jac vinyl any good to use?
Just had an email from Victory, who are now stocking JAC vinyls, (with free app tape).
I’ve seen a few posts here where members were rather put out to find it was no longer available.
Is it really as good as people say? I was about to order a couple of rolls of Metamarks 7-series, but wondered whether to try the JAC.
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I’ve used one roll before that I was given. It seemed pretty good to me, quite nice to weed, but only really used it on flat surfaces, nothing too challenging.
Sorry not much help, I’d give it a whirl. 😀
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Give them a ring and tell them that you have never used it before so could they send you a small sample roll. Most suppliers will.
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i have made a post on this before i used jac all the time i like it used loads
but now unless it was much less than mac tac 9800 which i pay silly money for then i would have to give it a miss
not because its not good just love mac tacrich
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I used to buy it from Vinyl Logistics but they dropped it (for whatever reason) and replaced it with crappy, crappy stuff.
It’s nice to work with – kinda reminded me of Oracal 651 in terms of cutting, weeding & application. Although apparently not the longterm lifespan…bit surprised that they say it’s just a monomeric vinyl and not a polymeric though. Hmmm.
quote :Monomeric calendered vinyl is a low-cost alternative (keep in mind, you get what you pay for). Because the film uses a lower, molecular-weight monomeric plasticizer, this formulation is more suitable for indoor and short-term, outdoor applications.Standard polymeric calendered vinyl utilizes a higher molecular-weight polymeric plasticizer system, which makes the film suitable for outdoor applications.
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Jac serisign is virtualy the same material as the Avery 600 range (different backing paper) & I used to use it comprehensively (& still have a lot left in stock) but after a brief spell with the horror material that is Oracal, I now buy Avery 600 & 700 from Robert Horn for much less than I paid for both Jac & Oracal.
If it’s really cheap, then you’ll no go wrong with it. I only stopped using it when VL stopped stocking it.
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Thanks everyone, Victory are sending an A4 sample (generous!) & price-list, in meantime I’ve ordered full rolls of B&W from metamark.
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not being funny but what the hell are you going to cut on a bit that small
rich
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As david and steele signs said. I used jac for almost a year. Its very good, conformable, and easy to weed. Good range of colours too. How much is it from RH. Sorry to be nosey! 😉
Matt
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quote Richard Urquhart:not being funny but what the hell are you going to cut on a bit that small
rich
:lol1: :lol1: I know, but it’ll be a good weeding test, Times NR 5mm high!
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may be but what if you wanted to see how the vinyl went down i.e application !!!!
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quote Lorraine Clinch::lol1: :lol1: I know, but it’ll be a good weeding test, Times NR 5mm high!
Go for Goudy Handtooled at 5mm you coward :lol1:
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quote Dave n Rob Lowery:quote Lorraine Clinch::lol1: :lol1: I know, but it’ll be a good weeding test, Times NR 5mm high!
Go for Goudy Handtooled at 5mm you coward :lol1:
But I just LUUURVE those gorgeous serifs on TNR 😕
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quote Richard Urquhart:may be but what if you wanted to see how the vinyl went down i.e application !!!!
Hmmm, maybe 1 row of TNR at 5mm, then the rest laid on as a flat sheet?
Anyway, unless they make a 7-year I’m not interested anyway.
See, I have learnt SOMETHING from all the hours and hours I spend on UKSB every week! :lol1: :lol1:
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I was interested in JAC vinyl from Victory but monumeric was not what I wanted, I spoke to them today and they confirmed that the polymeric JAC vinyl will be stocked in the future along with the monumeric range.
Alan D
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