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I recently bought a Scan N Cut and want to make some vinyl items. Wall art, decals for cars, etc.
Looking for good sources for those who work in vinyl through hobby cutting machines. Where do you get your vinyl, transfer tape, etc.? Also, what transfer tape do you use for your projects...different kinds for different vinyl?
I am looking at ordering Oracal 631 (removable matte vinyl for wall art) and Oracal 651 (intermediate permanant for car decals and outdoor signs) and have heard some people use different transfer tapes for each kind of vinyl.
Interested in knowing what those who frequently make vinyl stuff do and use?
Sorry I didn't see this post till today. I buy the multicolor set from craft e vinyl on Amazon. It's a good variety pack and cheap. I don't sell my stuff. So for a lot of simple projects for home (and testing designs ). Such as making pantry labels ... I don't need expensive stuff.
Just don't buy from craftvinyl.com or from cheap vinyl (or was it cheap htv).
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I�ve made a lot of fun vinyl stuff over the years, and I found out, that a local compagny, who makes decorations for shop windows and for other compagnies trucks and different signs and stuff like that, has a lot of leftovers, that is way biiig enough for my use, so I asked him, if he would sell some in all the different colors, and I got a huge plastic bag filled with even pretty big pieces and many different colors and even in metal as well, and if I would just put a 50,- dkr bill (which is about 8 US $) in their coffeebox, then they were happy, and I can asure you, so were I. But I just don�t think, many people even think about asking in places like this, so if you have any of these compagnies around, where you live, you maybe should go and ask, as they most likely just throw it in the bin, as they can�t use this small pieces for much. So it�s definitely worth asking them.
Thank you all so much for your replies!! I actually ended up ordering from a couple of different places because I needed certain items and could get them all together. I got 631 assorted set and the flourescent set from The Vinyl Spectrum because they had all of the 631 colors in one pack. There are many colors I would probably never use, but I wanted to make a chart with all the colors. I also used H&H Sign Supply because I wanted some camo, some glitters and needed some sign blanks and metal posts so I could get everything there. That is where I ordered my 651 and transfer tape from, too.
Since this is all new to me I also just bought some white contact paper from Walmart to practice on. I am going to make our golf outing signs for work this year and some other signs for a cruise we are doing to "learn" how to do this, so I kind of jumped feet first into the vinyl. I hope I love making stuff with it...I have a lot! LOL
Where do you get your vinyl for cutting machines?
