Print, Laminate and Perf Cut Decals with Flexisign and Graphtech (PLUS a little trade secret!) 

Just a tip from a fellow Graphtec user. I noticed your setting for the up position was up. This causes the blade to come fully in the up position which increases wear on the head and also can cause jagged edges on the vinyl. If you adjust this value to the same value you would normally use for contour cutting, it will only lift the head to that force which stops the up and down motion, still cuts through the vinyl as if it was a continuous contour (‘but only perf cuts through the backing sheet) and makes the running a lot less noisy. Hope that helps and thanks for the video.

Thanks for the tip on Substance! Really really good laminate! I love their silver metal flake also for stickers, customers love it!!

I really need to step my game up. You've used waaay more of those ULINE sticky-notes than I have lol. Thanks for the tips! Just got a used fc8600 yesterday and I'm frantically trying to dial in the perf cut settings. Appreciate you sharing the info!

Ever since I purchased 60° blades on Amazon for $12 (pack of 10) I only do cut-through/diecut. It is night and day compared to perf cut. I have an FC8600

GREAT JOB! Thank you

Been trying a ton of things on my graphtec, ended up pulling the blade back in a ton to almost standard cutting levels and driving the force up only 10+ from the original cut, my perfs come out a lot better with a custom perfing line but they're still jagged. Never going to be as good as a die cut with these things.

Thank you sir! I use cutting master 4 through corel, but using these numbers for the fc8600 has helped tremendously...the only thing I may differ on is I use the cb15u blade and the cb15u setting for perf cut, but the setup is basically the same! I never got perfs that would actually "pop" out until now, maybe it was the "up" setting that I had wrong?

What printer do you currently use? Do you use eco-solvent, latex or aqueous inkjet? What do you prefer? I'm currently using a Graphtec CE7000 for die cut decals, but plan to switch to printed stickers and product labels.

Great video. In regards to the laminating? it doesn't need to be heat treated? Would the laminate peel off or does it adhere permanently?

Wondering if the any of the decals are meant for being outside (attached to a vehicle) ? Wondering if the weather would fade the color? Would you ever consider putting a laminate on something as small as the stickers shown?

Using flexi and same cutter. So do the settings at printer override settings in flexi? Or can you also change settings through flexi without manually changing on cutter?

is there any option in flexi to smooth out the edges for per cuts so its easier on the cutter

i bought some of the substance ICON® PL-3150 overlaminate. There seems to be a lot of silver even with lots of pressure added. Also looks like some metallic flake in the vinyl. I just applied it today so maybe i need to wait a bit. Any tips?

Curious do you always use type 1 marks, or find they get picked up better than type 2 or is it just personal preference?

Could this be done with a grapthec 7000, you think? Awesome video

i have a vinyl express q42 its pretty much the same. Could you help guide me through setting it up for stickers? what printer do you have may I ask, is it eco sol? i have a bn20a

What's your sensor levels to scan successfully marks on glossy material?

To be able to cut the adhesive completely, do you use a special Teflon? Does this type of cutting damage the Teflon?

This perf cutting has really puzzled me , in your video is it just one cut? I wanted to do two, a contour cut , then the perf cut a bit wider to make sticker removal easier , would i contour cut , then move/switch blade position and run the cutter again? Im using a roland 54" cutter with flexi

what kind of material you use for stickers, media and laminated? thanks so much

What would your settings be if you were to perf cut non laminated stickers?

Hi, i know this vid is a year old but i have a question , i have set my cutter to 8mm cut 0.2mm up / line pattern setting 1 / same as the vid, but the cutter is not cutting 8mm lines its just doing dots no matter what setting i choose its just dots not lines any feedback on this please /

Sorry im confused are these decals to put on your car? Are you gonna put something over it so you can put on the window

How long are you waiting in between printing and laminating?

I see that you have a 54 inch printer and cutter but it looks like you are using 30 inch vinyl and laminate. What's the reasoning behind this? Easier to work with because of the smaller size? Just wondering because I have a 54 inch printer and cutter. Thanks

I think I added my comment in the wrong space. Do you have a good file that follows this process that you could share so I can follow.

questions, so is perfcut the same as diecut stickers?

which decal media is this I dont think u said

What kind of printer is that??

nice..but haw too setup the cutter..tx

can u make a video of the machine cost and profitability and different costs in this business?

Hi i have a roland evo solvent can i use this stuff

Are these decals pr stickers?

60 degree blade, what happens if you try it with a 45 degree? ....where can I find a Big Squeegee ?

Where did you get that killer size squeegee...!

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I just want to know what super squeegee that is lol link? I need that lol

Did you look at the Summa cutters?

Why do some people perf cut and others diecut?

lol that perfs a little rough lol

You don't need a machine for laminating?!