My Vinyl Image Is Not Straight

The snapping that results could have a disastrous effect on tracking.

My vinyl image is not straight.

Make certain you are using the correct sign vinyl film. In the image you can also see that the pinch rollers are positioned to the right side of that break and are fully atop the knurled feed roller bar. Vinyl can slide for a variety of reasons with your silhouette cutter. Since most cutters do not have an auto unroll feature they will pull on the heavy roll of vinyl at their usual working speed.

If there is a lot of detail in your image or if you are using a super cute script font cursive it will only cut correctly when sized properly. Change or increase the size of the font if using one. I had to be careful not to remove the carpet from the floor with the super strength adhesive on the transfer tape. Using vinyl on plastic.

I used several colors of adhesive vinyl from expressions vinyl one of my favorite vinyl shops. Why is my image ghosting. Realistically there may just be images that are too small or intricate to cut. Ghosting occurs when the sublimation transfer paper shifts during the sublimation process such as when you open or close your heat press.

This video shows you two possible reasons that your vinyl could be sliding. After i cut the vinyl with my cricut air 2 measure and cut the transfer tape to fit my vinyl i peel the backing off the transfer tape and stick it down onto my shag carpet. I wanted the machine to cut one piece of vinyl on the 1 inch line and another piece on the 6 inch line. The vinyl letters have been cut at the techshop weeded and the transfer paper has been applied to the face of the letters.

I ll call this sandwich the letter layer. In image figure 8 shows a pinch roller placed improperly. The vinyl material would shift dramatically in this scenario as the material would not be able to move freely in that. Start by cutting and weeding your labels.

This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well. If you are seeing a second version of your transfer like a shadow slightly to the side of your image you are experiencing what is known as ghosting. Do not permit your cutter to pull vinyl off from a heavy 50 yard roll. I aligned my design on design space according to the placement on the vinyl.

The other equipmen t you ll need. Use a bold version of the font. Try increasing the size of the image.