My first Vinyl Cut!

[talanhart]

What settings do I use to cut Vinyl? The vinyl with backing is 18mm. The vinyl is 5mm. What number do I set the cutter and what speed and pressure do I set the machine? I am cutting from SCAL. I have an Expression.

Thanks for your help. I am offline now until morning, so TIA.


Todd

[DeDe15]

Was wondering the same thing.... about to use the Cricut vinyl but it's not exactly the right color. Looking for a navy blue instead of the medium blue they sell. Where do I get this.... Lowe's/Depot? And do you just do a multi-cut on it? Info would be of great help!

[TOASTER]

I use the Wall Pops and don't know what mm they might be but I cut at 3 speed, 3 pressure and 4 blade. When it cuts it does not cut through the backing. I take it off the mat and can use transfer tape to hold it in place when I peel off the backing. Try a small cut and see how it works for you. Also, someone on the Cricut MB had posted what she uses so you could check there.

[pastda3]

Thank you for this info. I'm off to try it even though today HAS NOT been a good cricut/scal day for me.

[talanhart]

My first vinyl cut was a success.
I used a Pressure of 2, Speed of 2 and the Cutter set at 2. I cut out 2 sets of Purple Flames in Vinyl for my Brother's Bright Yellow Golf Cart. We used the clear contact paper method of transferring the vinyl and it worked great.