WEEK 3 - Computer Controlled Cutting

WEEK 3 - Computer Controlled Cutting



This week documents chronologically the exploration of cutting tools and materials

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Vinyl Cutter has a pin (drag knife ) which cuts through the vinyl after it presses it down .Written below are some of the things that i have learnt over the course of .The path which is generated after the image is uploaded .Higher the resolution higher the accuracy for the curve . Illustrated below is the difference between the same images but pay close attention to the cut accuracy . Vinyl Cutter is a temperamental peice of eqipment . It will cut the same materaial 80 gms of force and score the other side it will just score it . Weeding is harder than it looks . Tools helpful in soldering are extremely helpful in weeding . Masking tape is helpful but can sometime be ineffective against vinyl . Clear tape is powerfull enough but will leave a residue .


This is my name in devnagari script. This is the same file which i have used for cutting it on the vinyl cutter . As you can see the jagged edges which cause the machine to do a bad job



This is the first cut on the printer .Notice the jagged path.This was due to low resolution. My weeding technique was horrible . I used the transparent tape . It left a sticky residue. and it was not properly placed .





Cutting the vinyl using the vinyl cutter.



I choose to cut this Japanese Emblem(). This is the old symbol for Samurai. I chose this symbol as it offered some complexity to push the limits of the machine.



Rescaling the image



Vinyl failing due to "too" intricate details.



My name cut in devnagari script. Notice the curves due to higher resolution images.
Greater the resolution of the image greater the precision of the Vinyl cutter . My first try illustrates the due to low resolution of the image the resulting cut of the vinyl has jagged edges.


One of the problems is faced was the parameter window was not opening. Due to this i couldnt edit the parameters after editing . I looked on the internet to find the clearing user cache date will help . So I cleared the user data sure enought the parameter came up.