Using the Vinyl Cutter & Heat Press
- Reserve up to four hours per week.
- Reserving more than one piece of equipment is not permitted.
- If the machine is not reserved it is available for walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis!
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Using the Vinyl Cutter & Heat Press
If you are looking to add vinyl graphics to a cup, shirt, wall, or something more ambitious, our high quality vinyl cutter and heat presses are up for the job! Just bring your vinyl material along with a logo or design if you have one and we'll help you get started. VinylMaster Cut is an easy to use design software if you are starting from scratch.
Our Equipment:
Yes! We created an in-depth tutorial for using our:
Here are the manufacturers PDFs for set up and use:
• Adhesive backed vinyl
• Static cling vinyl
• Heat press vinyl
• Hard paperboard
• Stencil material
You can create files for the vinyl cutter on a software called VinylMaster Cut. Watch tutorials.
Heat transfer vinyl. Remember to mirror your image before cutting.
Bring your own materials to cut. Check the allowable materials tab below.
You may bring files with you. VinylMaster Cut can import the most common raster file types including: bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .psd, .raw, .rle, .tga and .tiff. You can also import the most popular vector based formats including .ai, .dxf, .emf, .eps, .hpgl, .pdf, .plt, .ps, .psd, .pdoc, .vClip, .vLogo, and .wmf.
If you have other file types, you can likely convert them using a MakerSpace computer and software. Just ask our staff!
Find tutorials for using Maker Kits and MakerSpace Equipment here.