Learn EXACTLY How to Center a Stencil on Your Disc (My Tried and True Method)

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I wish I knew about this method of centering a stencil on my disc sooner. It’s really easy and gets perfect results every time!
If you’re like me it can be frustrating to have a stencil that took forever to cut out be off be off-centered when you apply it. Even if it’s a little off my OCD self will never let it go. So, I rip all the vinyl off and start again, which is not the fastest or most fun thing in the world to do… But, there is a super-easy way to get it centered with repeatable results. Is it the best or “correct” way? I don’t know, but it’s been working for me with great results so far.
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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Items Needed
0:57 - Software Walkthrough
2:33 - Find Center of Stencil
3:00 - Apply Transfer Paper
4:47 - Apple Stencil to Disc
6:24 - Outro

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4 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 16

@Mathleticsdept 27 дней назад

Thank you!!!

@jrod66ify Год назад

Thanks. Very precise and informative.

@discsdyedbydave Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@thedon5692 Год назад

Absolutely genius dude💪

@discsdyedbydave Год назад

Thank you 🙌

@michaelmoore4010 2 года назад

I've been using a laser, but adding the center dot is going to be huge. Thanks for the tips!

@happylittleaccidents_discdyes 2 года назад

Wow. So I don't have a printer or any of these materials other than the vinyl. I've always gotten away with just hand cutting stuff if it's simple, but I never knew how ppl were able to center and apply these so good. Mine are bubbles central and I just cut and then deal with them before dyeing. This all makes sense now! Awesome video man.

@discsdyedbydave 2 года назад

Thanks! I don't know how people can hand cut stencils, too much work lol. But it it's a craft to hand cut them and I respect that.

@HerrmDogg 10 месяцев назад

Hey there, great video! I do have a question though, in your example for the center dot to align with the laser, you poked a hole. However, what if you don't want to do that? For example, if the center of my stencil is an area I plan to color and don't want the hot dip dye to leak into the hole? Thanks in advance!

@adamlassen1185 Год назад

so what does the transfer paper do? in your video after you pulled the paper off you cut to rapping the vinyl around the disc and showing the final part but you don't show how you went from the disc being black to having your wite part showing on the vinyl?

@discsdyedbydave Год назад

The transfer paper is just that, helps transfer the vinyl to the disc. The next step I did was weed out the parts of the vinyl that I wanted the dye to take.

@TheJeffe3000 Год назад

Do you use heat at all when applying the stencil? I’ve been using 651 and still get minor bleeding.

@discsdyedbydave Год назад

Only when I'm down weeding and about to do the hot dip. Don't think there is a need to use heat when applying. But after, yes.

@cheevang3829 2 года назад

Nice method. How do you have your laser set up?

@discsdyedbydave 2 года назад

You can catch a glimpse at the 25-sec mark. It's janky, but works. It's a level that has a built-in laser that is balanced on top of a mic boom arm...

@michaelmoore4010 2 года назад

I use a cheapo cat toy laser that came on a carabiner clip. Makes it easy to hang anywhere. Only down side is waiting for it to stop swaying...