Always keep the cover closed when cutting Be careful when near the machine, it will possibly move even if the PC is off. TRAPPING - The head and roller of the machine are moved by programs in the machine's memory.to adjust or change caps for different thickness) take care not to cut yourself SHARP BLADE - when handling the blade (eg.The risk assessment is located here: Formal Risk Assessment: Vinyl Cutter Safety Notes NEVER LEAVE THE VINYL CUTTER RUNNING UNATTENDED.ONLY USE THE VINYL CUTTER IF YOU HAVE READ THE SAFETY NOTES BELOW.The top things to always remember when using the vinyl cutter are: The vinyl cutter is a potentially dangerous piece of equipment which must be operated with due care. The fact sheet for the Vinyl Cutter can be found here: Fact Sheet Health and Safety If you have any questions, problems or concerns around the vinyl cutter, or would like a personal introduction to how it all works, these are the people to contact. The current Owners of the Vinyl Cutter are: The Owners are those nominally in charge of the equipment, organising its maintenance, helping others to use it, and generally being a point of contact.

Training sessions for using the Silver Bullet will be advertised on the makespace website and on the forum. The Vinyl Cutter is Orange equipment and is available for use by any member of Makespace (with or without training). Use the correct blade or holder for the work you want to do.įor tutorials and videos, see Silver Bullet or search for videos online. Makespace has the 24' size (around 61cm).Īs well as sticky-backed and heat-applied t-shirt vinyl, the Silver Bullet can cut paper and card (with a sharp blade), engrave, emboss paper, punch and draw with pens/pencils. The current Vinyl Cutter is a versatile general-purpose craft cutter made by Silver Bullet. 3 Official Documentation and Further Information.

How to use a vinyl cutter