Vinyl Cutter - Brother Scan-N-Cut 2

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Brother Scan-N-Cut Vinyl Cutter

Location: [File:ScanNcut.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"In the cabinet next to the door to the laser room.]

The Scan-N-Cut cuts 12" X 12" self-adhesive vinyl sheets. (hack.RVA supplies that for occasional use) When it is set correctly, it cuts the vinyl but not the backing. It can also cut paper, construction paper, and card stock. With a change of the head, it can cut fabric. For the design, it can take vector files, like SVG. You can make those with Inkscape (free download), Illustrator, or Vectr (free, online, https://vectr.com/) It can also scan, and then trace the shape to cut. High contrast original is best. This is done with the front panel.

Cutter, Chromebook and supplies are located in the cabinets in the main room above the counters, near the door to the laser room.

Be sure to check the blade settings for the material you are cutting (chart in box, vinyl cutting uses the blade set on 3. Some vinyl may need 3.5 if it does not separate easily.)

If the cutting mat is no longer sticky enough, it can be cleaned with antibacterial Wet Ones hand wipes. You cannot use baby wipes or anything with aloe to clean the mat.

Acer Chromebook login: [email protected] password: hackrvalogan

Vinyl cutting software is at http://scanncutcanvas.brother.com username:hackrva password:"cutter"

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