Vinyl cutter
This week I learned "computer controlled cutting" on two machines- vinyl cutter and laser cutting machine.
I first started on the vinyl cutter and I have to say it was a lot of fun... I chose a photo of myself.
![](img/me.png)
I opened it on
GIMP program and trimmed it to the size i wanted , then I chose the threshold option.
![](img/gimp.png)
I played with the black and wight contrast until I gat to the point I was satisfied with and I imported the picture to Illustrator program (you don't have to use the same program as me you can use
INSCAPE)
I used the image trance option .
![](img/mebw.png)
Then I used the expand option and changed the fill to empty.
![](img/ln.png)
I changed the stroke thickness to 0.01.
![](img/ln2.png)
I started to clean the image from double lines and features that I don't want on my picture/print.Now I uploaded the file to the pc that's connected to the vinyl cutter.
![](img/vinal.png)
I set up the cutter and I made sure that the pressure of the blade is set correctly.
![](img/t.png)
After the machine finished the cuting you pule out the matirial you dont want to use.
![](img/t2.png)
I started to cover the print with masking tape and pull it out.
![](img/t7.png)
After I found a place I wanted to stick it to, Ipill the masking tape off.
![](img/t10.png)
In the end it looks pretty good.