print and cut advice

[Nemo]

Hello there,

Been a while since I've been on here but I need some advice as I can't bear to listen to the other half swearing any more.

We're doing a job which is totalling nearly 80 pieces, with more than 250 logos between them, on arms, back and front of garments.

We have a BN20 and are printing and cutting the logos on this. Each logo is three colour or full colour, some include white and we've been using Magic Touch's Soldark. The whole process of printing, cutting, applying app tape and weeding has taken forever (several days), with many bits of logo coming off and being lost along the way. Then, when pressing we've been getting mixed results and lost a few polos (see pic).

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When we started doing this, we were using single colour vinyl cut on a Graphtec 600 and layering but because a lot of work coming in was using many colours we invested in a BN20 thinking it would be easier and quicker. Unfortunately, every job seems to be quite intricate and problematic.

What other print methods do other members use, and what would method would you use to print this logo (below) onto a soft shell jacket/polo/hoodie at just 10cm in width? We're currently having to do the word Raid and the orange diver on the BN20 and the blue globe on 123 flex and pressing it after as the Soldark won't weed, the detail is so fine, it all just falls off.

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I feel we spend a fortune in equipment and whatever we get is still not right for the next job that comes to us!

What other options (preferably quicker and less frustrating!) are there out there? Would anyone be able to produce any test transfers for us?

Thanks for your advice!

Nemo

[arthur.daley]

As the BN 20 is obviously the wrong machine for you I could take it off your hands for say a hundred quid and as it happens I am in Canterbury tomorrow for the University open day, I could even pay cash and pick it up there and then.

No?

I'll get my coat.


However - your weeding problem, I did see a Cameo tutorial a while ago about weeding fine detail, specifically lots of little bits that become detached. Their solution was to apply transfer tape and then weed the design waste from the tape.

[scotty44]

However - your weeding problem, I did see a Cameo tutorial a while ago about weeding fine detail, specifically lots of little bits that become detached. Their solution was to apply transfer tape and then weed the design waste from the tape.

That's the way I do fine detailed stuff, saves alot of time

[Paul]

do orange and blue as one piece, with cut line around it.

[RogerC]

If it's coming off after pressing; I had a similar problem with Siser PU print vinyl at first, you might not be pressing hard enough. After my efforts failed I called my supplier and they advised that what I thought was hard pressure was more like medium so give it a try....really crank it down and fingers crossed.

[Earl Smith]

However - your weeding problem, I did see a Cameo tutorial a while ago about weeding fine detail, specifically lots of little bits that become detached. Their solution was to apply transfer tape and then weed the design waste from the tape.

Have you a link for this Cameo tutoial? Google comes up with masses of links but not about weeding.

Thanks

[daviddeer]

[Earl Smith]

Just watched the video, thanks. This system seems to be useful if using vinyl that comes without a sticky carrier. But the vinyl which I use from Polytape or Chemica usually comes with a very sticky carrier, so this method is redundant.
Thanks for posting.