vinyl cutting

Grooves into plastic

Vinyl cutting is the process of using a machine to cut designs, letters, or shapes from sheets of adhesive vinyl.

The blade follows computer-generated paths to create decals, stickers, signage, or heat-transfer graphics for clothing.

A vinyl cutter is the machine that does this work: She started a small business making custom decals with her vinyl cutter.

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blade · weeding · adhesive · plotter · design · SVG · heat press · crafting · lettering · signage · contour · mat · precision · peel · burnish · layering · squeegee · registration

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recording/reproduction method

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Sound captured numerically

CD burning · streaming · cloud storage · tape recording

manufacturing scale

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Creating grooved audio discs

injection molding

CRAFT METHOD (for sign/craft vinyl)

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Stencil-based ink transfer method

digital printing

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G