Vinyl Cutter Tutorial

From start to finish

For this video, I wanted to walk you through the whole process that I use to create a stencil from my vinyl cutter. The software I use isn’t the most professional, but it should be satisfactory for a majority of the people here. And the combination of the software and equipment I use saves thousands of dollars. On top of that, it takes only a few minutes to create a professional looking stencil from the comfort of your computer.

This is the information I focused to help save you money, but if you are looking for a “high priced” cutter package, then I will list some resources below the video for you.

Also, some of you may decide to choose a different vinyl cutter or software so the process might be slightly different for you. But you will get the basic idea of the steps it takes to cut out a stencil with a vinyl cutter.

In the previous video I briefly went over the steps needed to cut out a stencil with the vinyl cutter and this video I decided to explain it in sections and show you in detail:
1. Vector Conversion Section 1: Convert images to Vector Format with a vector software program, if not already. A vector file is required for the vinyl cutter software to work.
2. Cutter Software Section 2: Import vector graphic into your Sign Cutting Software. Adjust graphic to desired size and add any desired text.
3. Cutter Operation Section 3: Have the Cutter automatically cut the design out
4. Stencil Application Section 4: Remove cut areas that you want to etch. Place on glass with transfer tape.

Now I will show this process in action with the video below….

Note: When using the hinge method, typically you leave the backing paper on first, tape one side, and make sure it is aligned properly first, but this works fine for the small stencil.