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Subject: Re: Fantastic results with cheap sign vinyl as toner transfer medium

From: "dubob4432" <dubob4432@...>
Date: 2012-10-11

Excellent, thanks :)

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "brucethehoon" <amorrow@...> wrote:
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> I believe that the vinyl I tested with is of the same type that the cricut uses, and I used the highest fuser setting and there was no melting of the vinyl, nor any indication that the vinyl had been damaged or partially melted in any way.
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dubob4432" <dubob4432@> wrote:
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> > good idea - will check them out. anybody tried out the ones specifically for the cricut to see if the fuser melts it?
> >
> > bob
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> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@> wrote:
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> > > > anybody want to sell a foot or 2 by 8"+ of vinyl cheap? would like to try
> > > this out
> > > > but since i don't have a vinyl cutter, don't have any vinyl nor use for it
> > > if i can't
> > > > get the desired results.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hobby shops - or rather craft shops that sell scrapbooking stuff will have
> > > it.
> > >
> > > You can get in sizes like that for the CriCut machines that have been
> > > mentioned on here a few times.
> > >
> > > Some eBay sellers will sell you a page-size sheet for a couple of dollars.
> > >
> > > Interesting, I guess any high-gloss vinyl would work. I've got a few
> > > different types so I might try that.
> > >
> > > There is a small possibility that the vinyl will melt in your fuser. Years
> > > ago a sales rep showed me some new vinyl stock (for labels), it got as far
> > > as the fuser. Took me ages to clean it out.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
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