Specifications

SIGN VINYL - 3 MIL

TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH

RASTER ENGRAVING 100 50 500 1 .015”

ape. Engrave deep

nough to go through the tape, vinyl, and into the wood. Make a second pass to go

eeper. Engraving at a slower speed might cause the vinyl to melt.

COMMENTS: These parameters are for engraving vinyl on wood. Apply the vinyl to

the wood and squeegee out air bubbles. Mask with transfer t

TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH

VECTOR CUTTING 5 4.0 500 1 .003”

COMMENTS: Unmasked, cuts through vinyl and not the backing. Thicker vinyl

quires more power and thinner ones require less. Adjust as necessary.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

uivalent to a vinyl cutter machine. Once the vinyl has

een cut, remove the excess d use a squeegee to remove

apped air bubbles. The tra off and the vinyl lettering or

Sign vinyl comes in a wide variety of colors, patterns, thickness, finishes, and

reflectivity. There are a few methods for using sign vinyl with the laser system. One

method is to vector cut (unmasked) through the vinyl but not through the backing. This

echnique provides results eqt

b vinyl, apply transfer tape an

nsfer tape can then be lifted tr

objects that were vector cut will stick to the transfer tape and maintain their correct

spacing with respect to each other. Now apply the tape to the desired surface and

squeegee, peel off the transfer tape, and the lettering will remain adhered to the

surface. The other method is to apply a piece of vinyl to the desired surface

(unmasked) and adjust the laser power so as to cut through the vinyl without engraving

into the material below. Another popular example of the use of vinyl is to cover the

entire surface of a wooden plaque with vinyl, use a squeegee to remove all air bubbles,

and then mask the entire surface with transfer tape to protect the vinyl from smoke

damage due to the wood engraving involved. In the graphics software, color the

background one of the eight driver colors and place white filled text on top of the colored

background. Since the laser system does not engrave white filled objects, the

background will be engraved and the lettering will be untouched. Then peel off the

excess vinyl and transfer tape to reveal the final product. The lettering will be raised

and vinyl coated.