Vinyl tile is much easier to cut than ceramic tile and you can trim it using a utility knife or a vinyl tile cutter.
What is cut vinyl.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Though the idea of cutting tiles may seem daunting the process is actually quite simple.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
If you re cutting your vinyl flooring on the floor put an extra piece of flooring underneath the section that you re cutting so that you don t ruin the floor underneath.
This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.
A vinyl cutter is a type of computer controlled machine small vinyl cutters look like a desktop printer like a printer controls a nozzle the computer controls the movement of a sharp blade over the surface of the material.
You do not have to have an electronic cutting machine to work with vinyl.
There are three ways to cut vinyl siding each of which is the best for different circumstances.
Lay your vinyl flooring flat on the floor or table.
Keep your vinyl plank in place by resting a free knee on it.
Cut vinyl can produce a decal using multiple colors however each color in the design must be a different layer and because more materials are used for each layer it can quickly become very expensive to do this.
In fact one of my favorite vinyl projects that my kids and i did together was entirely cut by hand however to make things easier and to get super clean cuts and intricate designs you will want an electronic cutting machine like a silhouette.
This blade is used to cut out shapes and letters from sheets of thin self adhesive plastic the vinyl can then be stuck to a variety of surfaces depending on the adhesive.
If you manage to get the thin fonts or smaller script words to cut correctly try reverse weeding to make it easier to transfer if you are using vinyl.
If you need to cut a lot of vinyl strips and you re making short.
Vinyl tile often comes in square pieces and you may need to cut tiles to fit them to the edge of the wall or around appliances.
Cut vinyl decals are die cut from pre colored rolls of vinyl and because of that you are limited by color selection.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
Vinyl lettering includes lettering numbering or shapes that are individually cut out from a sheet of solid colored 2 mil vinyl and then pre spaced and placed onto pre masked transfer tape the number of transfer tape sheets used will depend on the size of your vinyl lettering and amount of colors used.
You can always cut your vinyl by hand using a pair of scissors or craft knife.
