Yesterday, while making a wine glass for my sister, I almost went through an entire 12 x 12 sheet because the lettering kept pulling off during weeding or stretching too much to use. I spent ages working on it, and my frustration was through the roof. I had planned to use different colors but ended up sticking with the white sheet since nothing seemed to be going my way. Any tips for working with Htvront adhesive vinyl?
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You probably just need to play around with the force settings and do small test cuts until you achieve the perfect cut settings. However, most of the time, if you choose the HTVRONT brand and whatever type of permanent adhesive vinyl from the list and use the default settings, it usually makes perfect cuts. Sometimes, though, it’s not perfect, like with the HTVRONT Chameleon HTV. I have to make custom settings at 7 force, speed 3. I like to keep the speed at around 3-4 for any type of vinyl, as it’s best for precision.
You can also leave your mat in the machine and try to weed a little spot before you unload it. If the vinyl isn’t cut all the way, you can run another pass. I would say you can set the pass to 2 just to be sure, but sometimes my machine will do the second pass and be way off from the first one. I set mine for a second pass the other day with my self care stash pouch, and my fairies ended up with 3 legs. 
But, yeah, I do small test cuts to make sure the settings are perfect, and I write them down in a binder so I can always know that material’s settings. 
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Please don’t think I’m asking a silly question, but where are the settings? I’ve never had to adjust any before. The crazy part is I ran the pass three times, and when I was weeding it, it would either stick to the back or the letters would stay on the film instead of transferring to the paper—it was truly a hot mess.
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Nah, I don’t think it’s a silly question. You’re probably just using the default settings if you haven’t set any material parameters manually. So, once you select the layer, you choose the brand and type of material. Click the Customize option and you’ll see the force, speed, and passes options.
As for the permanent adhesive vinyl, your letters should stay on the sheet, and you should remove the vinyl that’s around them. This will leave your design on the white carrier sheet. You’ll then use transfer tape to place over the design, and use a scraper to burnish the vinyl onto the transfer tape. This means you’re going to scrape the transfer tape with some force to get the design to stick to the tape so it can be removed from the carrier sheet. Then, with your design on the transfer tape, you place the transfer over your glass, or whatever your blank is, align it to where you want it and stick it to the blank. Then, you’ll use the scraper to scrape over the transfer tape while it’s on the blank, which will transfer your vinyl to the glass/blank. Then, remove the transfer tape.
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Okay thanks so much…
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You’re so welcome. If you ever have questions, never hesitate to ask.
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I most definitely will
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Sometimes vinyl can be a nightmare to weed. Was your design fully cut out or did you have to make some cuts as you were weeding because it was still stuck to the other vinyl piece? If it was, I would totally change your settings. I made a post sharing some tips on weeding here Tips for working with Adhesive Vinyl - Tutorial that may further help you.
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Thanks so much, it was fully cut, but it was so sticky that trying to weed it turned into a horrible experience.
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Oh, I see what you mean, now. I will pull some of the vinyl back and cut it with scissors as I go along, so it doesn’t fall down and stick to the design. That helps a lot.
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Oh okay again I appreciate you soooo much
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I appreciate you very much, too!
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A weeding box around your design might help too, so there isn’t so much excess vinyl that you have to remove
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