Just got a cricut

[Dosproduction]

So as the title says, just got a cricut, I’m a artist (I’ll post some pics), but I’m having fun making shirts. Was trying to think of some good not obvious pro 2nd words to put on them. Prefer to not be the typical cliche ones. Anyone got tips for a new cricut user. (In regard to pics, the one with the NAZI is my boss (navy), his dad (Nazi), grandpa (WW1 spike). I’m a beekeeper hence bee stuff. And the black and whites are shirts with graffiti I just did on the cricut).

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What is a cricut?

 

[Lpherr]

What is a cricut?

A crafters cnc. It cuts paper and vinyl, similar to a plotter, but much smaller.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

A crafters cnc. It cuts paper and vinyl, similar to a plotter, but much smaller.

How would one apply that to making shirts? I thought it might be some kind of automated silk screen thing.

 

[Bigtanker]

What is a cricut?

Paper, vinyl cutting CNC machine. I think my wife owned/owns every one they've made.

They a pretty cool. We made this for my document holder at work.

 

[Lpherr]

How would one apply that to making shirts? I thought it might be some kind of automated silk screen thing.

Use it to cut transfer paper/iron-ons.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Use it to cut transfer paper/iron-ons.

Ah, okay. That makes sense.

 

[Bigtanker]

Anyone got tips for a new cricut user.

Buy the annual subscription to the cricut thing (I forget what it's called) it's about $100.

Spend some time changing formats for pictures. Jpeg to PNG seems to be popular. There are so many options and different pages to help and get clip art. Time and practice is your friend with this.

 

[target64]

How would one apply that to making shirts? I thought it might be some kind of automated silk screen thing.

You use heat transfer vinyl. I have one myself. They are not too complicated. But there is the standard rabbit hole.

 

[target64]

I got one to cut out water transfer decals. I have used it as a high dollar label maker for tool boxes,

 

[target64]

Tip, scan you tube for ideas and projects.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hat's off to all you creative folks!

 

[91FXRS]

I don't want to google it because I certainly don't need another hobby..... what does a CNC cost?

 

[Chewie]

Bought one for my wife for Christmas a few years ago. Still in the box in her hobby room along with 4 sewing machines, 1 new and set up but never used and 1 new in the box. In fact her hobby room has never been used except for storing her hobby stuff!

 

[Bigtanker]

I don't want to google it because I certainly don't need another hobby..... what does a CNC cost?

The Cricuts are about $300. But just like anything else, it can be a rabbit hole. All you "really" need is good blades and good cutting mats. But that's like saying all you really need for an AR is a mag and irons......

 

[Bugzilla]

To respond to your original request, “27 Words”
The number of words in the 2nd amendment.

 

[Dosproduction]

To respond to your original request, “27 Words”
The number of words in the 2nd amendment.

That’s a good one, thanks I’m going to use it.

 

[Bigtanker]

I've seen a shirt the had a single stack mag and a double stack mag profile (looking directly at the back witness holes) with a greater than < in between them.

Something like this.

 

[Lpherr]

I don't want to google it because I certainly don't need another hobby..... what does a CNC cost?

I have way too much invested.
Especially for a hobby, but mine is a little bigger than a Cricut (5'x X 5'y X 7"z).

I believe a plotter will do the same as the Cricut, but software would be required with a plotter. Whereas, the Cricut comes with the software and it used to have proprietary cartridges with premade vector. I don't know if they are still that way.
With a plotter, large format or nested projects could be produced. And the last time I looked at plotters, the price wasn't much more than the Cricut, but the software is where the cost comes in.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Here is a Cricut on steroids. If anyone wants to start a t-shirt sticker business on the side.

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