I love your reaction when the cutter started to cut! Congratulations on your new setup, I totally get the rollercoaster of emotions while testing and dealing with the bumps on the road. Must be so satisfying to see it work now!
Oh my god. That shot where you just got the printer, I thought the printer and cutter were back to back to each other against the wall. But it is JUST the printer 😱 SHE BIG!
thank you for sharing! so many people are secretive when it comes to their vinyl machine and printer, and like you I was at a loss when to even start looking. hopefully I'll make the jump like you did, seems like such a time saver in the long run when having a sticker shop. much love xx!
When you peeled up that sticker from the paper I was like 😳😳😳 Sometimes even removable matte doesn’t come up the smoothly! Ps. That printer and cutter are ”scary huge”. Those kinda machines eats up little kids in movies 😅
Thanks so much for sharing this video, it was hugely helpful for me when my craft cutters and small printer decided to die on me within a week of each other. Time for a major upgrade!
Figured I would update here for other people surfing for a cutter/printer combo. I am in the process of returning my 24" wide Graphtec due to tension issues of the media between the lonely 2 rollers. Even chatted with Anna to see if maybe her settings would get me closer but nothing I can do seems to work. The new printer (newer version to what she bought) however is a dreamboat and I'm excited to work more with it in the coming months!!
This was such a usefully video!! I am looking at buying a printer like this but for photography stuff. And it is hard to find usefull videos but this one was for sure!
Congratulations from one print TH-camr to another! Nice equipment and you went with the right cutter (graphtech). One note if your not doing it already you can both kiss cut and die cut in the same cutting slot(channel) saves a bunch of time.
Hi Anna, WOW congratulations on your big steps and the new machines, how awesome. Can I how long does it take to cut a kit on the new cutting machine? I'm curious on the speed of the machine compared to the silhouette.
Thank you so much!! I’ll time it for you and update in this weeks vlog. You have a lot more speed options to pick on the graphtec but I am actually still cutting reasonably slowly so I have accurate sharp corners etc. Will explain more in the vlog!
Hello, thank you for sharing your experience. Do you think that both, the printer and the plotter that you bought, can work on cardstock? (300 gsm aprox.)
of course! I ended up purchasing graphicdesignsupplies.co.uk/product/xativa-removable-self-adhesive-vinyl-roll-80-micron-24-inch-610mm-x-30mt-xrsaov80-24-30/ because I really wanted a removable adhesive option and this was literally the only one I could find, without getting them custom made! I'm in the UK, but if you're overseas there may be more options available!
Congratulations on the cutter and your investment in you and your business. Those plotters do seem needlessly large but u hear great things about the Canon line up. I do have a question. Does it now cost you more in vinyl material than when you were, i assume, doing vinyl sheets? Thats my issue. I have the plotter printer, I'm considering the Graphtec the exact same model, but when i calculated the sq/ft cost of switching it was considerably more to go vinyl rolls vs just keeping with vinyl sheets. I'm currently doing laser prints on vinyl, then laminating and cutting with a brother scan n cut.
Thanks Katherine! So I actually don't use the machines featured in this video anymore (mainly because I couldn't get the cutter to reliably cut the teeny tiny stickers I make with the accuracy I expected) but the cost of the consumables was definitely something I naively assumed I would be able to absorb without much problem. It was significantly more expensive to produce stickers with the wide format kit, ink being the worst part but the roll vinyl was considerably more expensive. When I did my back of an envelope calculations prior to the investment, I hadn't fully considered how much ink/vinyl is wasted due to cleanings (which can be minimised), margins and just human error (of which I had plenty 😅) so my expectations of cost were pretty far off what ended up being the reality. I think if you were producing something like fine art prints (what the printer is really made for), you could stomach the cost/increase prices accordingly as it's a higher ticket item. I ended up selling the machines (not really at a monetary loss thanks to covid supply issues - def at a sanity loss 🤪) and after some time to regroup I went with a Graphtec F-Mark 2 - their automatic feeding cutter. I show it in my more recent videos (I got it in Feb 2023) but I'm able to use it with A4 media (it takes up to SRA3) so I kept my original printers/paper/ink etc. I should probably do a summary video on this, as this video is one of my most popular but it's not clear that I'm no longer using them. Hope this helps a bit, if you'd like to chat more feel free to pop me an email or DM on instagram or something :)
@Plannerface yes I binged a few vids and saw you went to the F-mark 2, and now I need to find more info on that machine. It loading the pages is amazing. That makes sense about the cost of material and inks. I have 2 plotters. I always buy used, because it often comes with extra ink and printheads, whatever the person had left. But you have to test the machine before buying for sure. But by doing that i can often find ink cheaper on eBay on older machines. Both are HP though i dont recommend HP for smaller home office machines. I was going sheet by sheet to print as you can't load a stack, but discovered 1, it's super slow. And 2. Even laminated the prints aren't waterproof. So I switched to laser which even if not laminated are waterproof. I still laminate. So the larger graphtec you found doesn't cut detail as well as your silhouette? That's interesting. There's like a $2100 difference in price I thought it would do amazing. I'm going to head over to insta and follow you. The Ink Shop maybe message regarding a question or two down the line about the f-mark 2 if that's cool? First I'll watch a bunch of videos on it, which may answer any questions that come up.
Thank you. Just on Google - if you search something like "matt white self adhesive media on rolls" or whatever describes what you need you'll find some stuff! Be careful with what kind of printer they are for though - mine is aqueous and I had to weed through a lot of results that were for solvent or latex printers which won't work for me. I would recommend just asking suppliers directly if you're stuck!
What paper do u use ? I have the same printer for canvas prints,i was thinking about wedding invitations,do u think i can do that on this wide format printer ?
Hi Anna, I just wanted to ask you, can your Canon Pro print on vinyl as well without any issues or you need specific material for printer? Thanks for your help
Hello! I don't have it anymore, but when I did I only used vinyl. It can handle a variety of media though, from paper to canvas. It's a really great printer!
@@Plannerface Thank you so much for your time and help 🤗🤗🤝. Just the ink is a bit expensive to be honest 😅 but hopefully can make lots of print with that model :). Thanks again 🤗
Hello there i have the same setup but i've problem with the cutting on the plotter. Well i can print through the eco solvent large format printer with the maintop software which came with it but After if i want to cut the same design on the plotter with the design i did from the Eco solvent printer machine the plotter doesnt work it cut on different places instead of cutting on the design.The plotter soft ware i use is sign master software . Please is there any software which i can use on one computer for both eco solvent large format printer and the plotter machine that will work perfectly without problem ?
This is amazing. I knew they had big printers and cutters but I never put 2 and 2 together to be able to use them for a sticker shop owner. I’ve been in the process of opening up a sticker shop but haven’t took that full leap yet. I’m in the phase of making my products now and gosh it’s overwhelming. I hope to be successful like u one day. I do have 1 question tho...the roll of vinyl, i can see its, like sticker paper. But where in the world can u find sticker paper like that on a massive roll? And do they have options like glossy, matte, and all that?
They do! Once you start looking for wide format media there's sooo many options and you can also have custom rolls manufactured. I found an off the shelf one I love but am going to look into the custom rolls too. Search for wide format roll media, stuff like that should come up!
@@Plannerface the machine specs should have it...do you mind sharing the model ... I have operate what supposed to be high end wide format but sometimes the print are grainy
@@Plannerface so awesome! I'm in the car industry but just doing it as a hobby :d is a epson ecotank good for now? That's what I'm using but some papers are bad because the glue residue particles stick on top and bottom when it cut it with a cameo 4. Could you also tell me what program you're using to cut? And print registration marks. I realized my plotter is the exact same as yours I use to cut window tint. It's just rebranded as a vinyl express!
@@dandee28 Oh awesome, that sounds so cool! I've never used Epsons myself but I've heard good things about them from friends. I'm no longer using the Graphtec I showed in this video, but when I was I was cutting with Adobe Illustrator + Cutting Master 4 plug in!
I purchased from a variety of places and it actually was always the same product lol it was "Xativa Removable Self Adhesive Outdoor Vinyl". In the end I think I stuck with TCS CAD & BIM Solutions. I did set up an account with Sedo Ltd who were able to offer me a discount on a small bulk order but at this time I had moved away from using my wide format printer so didn't proceed! Hope this helps.
I love your reaction when the cutter started to cut! Congratulations on your new setup, I totally get the rollercoaster of emotions while testing and dealing with the bumps on the road. Must be so satisfying to see it work now!
Thank you!! Yesss 100% it’s been such a turbulent few weeks 😂🥲
Congrats!!! That's a huge investment and I am looking forward to seeing your studio vlogs with these new machines 👀👀👀😍
Thank you! Hahaha it's gonna be so weird not seeing the Silhouettes anymore but I am excited!! :D
You should make videos of just the machine cutting. I love watching stuff like that.
Oooh good idea I will get some footage of it going! :D
Oh my god. That shot where you just got the printer, I thought the printer and cutter were back to back to each other against the wall. But it is JUST the printer 😱 SHE BIG!
right?! I didn't really realise how big it actually is til I edited the clips of me stood in front of it hahaha I know I am short but it's huuuuge
With lots of junk in the trunk 😂
This video was absolutely amazing!! So happy and excited for you.
Thank you so much!! I am glad it came together haha!
So fab to see the obnoxiously large printer in action! ;)
Hahaha we underestimated it so much 😂
Go you Anna! Your business is amazing and I always love everything you create! This is the next big step in your business and I can’t wait 💙
Thank you so much Heather!!
Well deserved the following - Thank You for sharing with us
thank you for sharing! so many people are secretive when it comes to their vinyl machine and printer, and like you I was at a loss when to even start looking. hopefully I'll make the jump like you did, seems like such a time saver in the long run when having a sticker shop. much love xx!
I'm glad you enjoyed! It's so intimidating isn't it, let me know how you get on if you go that route! XX
Congratulations Anna! I loved watching your process. I'm so pleased you made the leap and took the chance 😀
Thank you! I'm glad I can share it with you all!
When you peeled up that sticker from the paper I was like 😳😳😳 Sometimes even removable matte doesn’t come up the smoothly!
Ps. That printer and cutter are ”scary huge”. Those kinda machines eats up little kids in movies 😅
Haha I was quite ruthless 😂 I’m really impressed with the removability!! Hahaha aren’t they!!
Yesssss!!! So cool to see!!
Thanks Liselotte!!
This is so exciting! So happy for you!
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing this video, it was hugely helpful for me when my craft cutters and small printer decided to die on me within a week of each other. Time for a major upgrade!
Figured I would update here for other people surfing for a cutter/printer combo. I am in the process of returning my 24" wide Graphtec due to tension issues of the media between the lonely 2 rollers. Even chatted with Anna to see if maybe her settings would get me closer but nothing I can do seems to work. The new printer (newer version to what she bought) however is a dreamboat and I'm excited to work more with it in the coming months!!
This was such a usefully video!! I am looking at buying a printer like this but for photography stuff. And it is hard to find usefull videos but this one was for sure!
Thank you for watching! I'm so glad you found it helpful - the printer is amazing!
Everything looks great! 😍
Thank you! 🤗
Congratulations from one print TH-camr to another! Nice equipment and you went with the right cutter (graphtech). One note if your not doing it already you can both kiss cut and die cut in the same cutting slot(channel) saves a bunch of time.
Ahhh thank you so much! I love your channel - so informative!
Wow I love them!!! 😍😍
Thank you!!
Grateful for sharing video, for team 🎉 keep it up
Hi Anna, WOW congratulations on your big steps and the new machines, how awesome. Can I how long does it take to cut a kit on the new cutting machine? I'm curious on the speed of the machine compared to the silhouette.
Thank you so much!! I’ll time it for you and update in this weeks vlog. You have a lot more speed options to pick on the graphtec but I am actually still cutting reasonably slowly so I have accurate sharp corners etc. Will explain more in the vlog!
Hello, thank you for sharing your experience. Do you think that both, the printer and the plotter that you bought, can work on cardstock? (300 gsm aprox.)
Hi! Yes I am sure they both can, the plotter might need multiple passes but 300GSM would be fine for the printer. :)
@@Plannerface thanks!
Good video… How was the learning curve with the graphtec 60?
Thanks! The Graphtec was great, there's loads of videos/fb groups/forums to ask for advice :)
Can I please ask a question or point me In the right direction? Where did you get that roll of sticker paper from? Thank you
of course! I ended up purchasing graphicdesignsupplies.co.uk/product/xativa-removable-self-adhesive-vinyl-roll-80-micron-24-inch-610mm-x-30mt-xrsaov80-24-30/ because I really wanted a removable adhesive option and this was literally the only one I could find, without getting them custom made! I'm in the UK, but if you're overseas there may be more options available!
Congratulations on the cutter and your investment in you and your business. Those plotters do seem needlessly large but u hear great things about the Canon line up. I do have a question. Does it now cost you more in vinyl material than when you were, i assume, doing vinyl sheets?
Thats my issue. I have the plotter printer, I'm considering the Graphtec the exact same model, but when i calculated the sq/ft cost of switching it was considerably more to go vinyl rolls vs just keeping with vinyl sheets. I'm currently doing laser prints on vinyl, then laminating and cutting with a brother scan n cut.
Thanks Katherine! So I actually don't use the machines featured in this video anymore (mainly because I couldn't get the cutter to reliably cut the teeny tiny stickers I make with the accuracy I expected) but the cost of the consumables was definitely something I naively assumed I would be able to absorb without much problem. It was significantly more expensive to produce stickers with the wide format kit, ink being the worst part but the roll vinyl was considerably more expensive. When I did my back of an envelope calculations prior to the investment, I hadn't fully considered how much ink/vinyl is wasted due to cleanings (which can be minimised), margins and just human error (of which I had plenty 😅) so my expectations of cost were pretty far off what ended up being the reality.
I think if you were producing something like fine art prints (what the printer is really made for), you could stomach the cost/increase prices accordingly as it's a higher ticket item.
I ended up selling the machines (not really at a monetary loss thanks to covid supply issues - def at a sanity loss 🤪) and after some time to regroup I went with a Graphtec F-Mark 2 - their automatic feeding cutter. I show it in my more recent videos (I got it in Feb 2023) but I'm able to use it with A4 media (it takes up to SRA3) so I kept my original printers/paper/ink etc. I should probably do a summary video on this, as this video is one of my most popular but it's not clear that I'm no longer using them. Hope this helps a bit, if you'd like to chat more feel free to pop me an email or DM on instagram or something :)
@Plannerface yes I binged a few vids and saw you went to the F-mark 2, and now I need to find more info on that machine. It loading the pages is amazing.
That makes sense about the cost of material and inks. I have 2 plotters. I always buy used, because it often comes with extra ink and printheads, whatever the person had left. But you have to test the machine before buying for sure. But by doing that i can often find ink cheaper on eBay on older machines. Both are HP though i dont recommend HP for smaller home office machines. I was going sheet by sheet to print as you can't load a stack, but discovered 1, it's super slow. And 2. Even laminated the prints aren't waterproof. So I switched to laser which even if not laminated are waterproof. I still laminate.
So the larger graphtec you found doesn't cut detail as well as your silhouette? That's interesting. There's like a $2100 difference in price I thought it would do amazing.
I'm going to head over to insta and follow you. The Ink Shop maybe message regarding a question or two down the line about the f-mark 2 if that's cool? First I'll watch a bunch of videos on it, which may answer any questions that come up.
Great video. Can you share we’re to look for vinyl rolls for that? Doesn’t need to be exact just a general place to search. Thanks. Definitely goals.
Thank you. Just on Google - if you search something like "matt white self adhesive media on rolls" or whatever describes what you need you'll find some stuff! Be careful with what kind of printer they are for though - mine is aqueous and I had to weed through a lot of results that were for solvent or latex printers which won't work for me. I would recommend just asking suppliers directly if you're stuck!
@@Plannerface thank you so much I am adding all this to my vision board so one day I will get to your level. Thanks for the advice.
What paper do u use ? I have the same printer for canvas prints,i was thinking about wedding invitations,do u think i can do that on this wide format printer ?
I have only used self adhesive vinyl so I'm not sure, but I would think it could do invites!
Hi Anna, I just wanted to ask you, can your Canon Pro print on vinyl as well without any issues or you need specific material for printer? Thanks for your help
Hello! I don't have it anymore, but when I did I only used vinyl. It can handle a variety of media though, from paper to canvas. It's a really great printer!
@@Plannerface Thank you so much for your time and help 🤗🤗🤝. Just the ink is a bit expensive to be honest 😅 but hopefully can make lots of print with that model :). Thanks again 🤗
of course!! It is really expensive 😭 I really underestimated the cost of ink tbh!
Hello there i have the same setup but i've problem with the cutting on the plotter. Well i can print through the eco solvent large format printer with the maintop software which came with it but After if i want to cut the same design on the plotter with the design i did from the Eco solvent printer machine the plotter doesnt work it cut on different places instead of cutting on the design.The plotter soft ware i use is sign master software . Please is there any software which i can use on one computer for both eco solvent large format printer and the plotter machine that will work perfectly without problem ?
I'm not sure, sorry! I would advise looking for wide format forums or groups on Facebook and asking there!
This is amazing. I knew they had big printers and cutters but I never put 2 and 2 together to be able to use them for a sticker shop owner. I’ve been in the process of opening up a sticker shop but haven’t took that full leap yet. I’m in the phase of making my products now and gosh it’s overwhelming. I hope to be successful like u one day. I do have 1 question tho...the roll of vinyl, i can see its, like sticker paper. But where in the world can u find sticker paper like that on a massive roll? And do they have options like glossy, matte, and all that?
They do! Once you start looking for wide format media there's sooo many options and you can also have custom rolls manufactured. I found an off the shelf one I love but am going to look into the custom rolls too. Search for wide format roll media, stuff like that should come up!
How much square foot per hour... How much passes they use to print that quality?
I am not sure on either of those unfortunately! I just got the machines so haven’t timed any bulk jobs
@@Plannerface the machine specs should have it...do you mind sharing the model ... I have operate what supposed to be high end wide format but sometimes the print are grainy
Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2100 and CE7000. I ended up going with a "fine art" printer because I was concerned about grainy prints
Will this make a good printer to print out patterned vinyl like the ones people buy at craft store?
I would think so! I never tried it but I know it's used in professional settings so I would suspect it would do that no problem!
What kind of vinyl cutter printer do you have
This was a Graphtec CE7000-60, but I have a Graphtec CE7000 F-Mark 2 now!
May I ask which platform you sell on
I'm on Etsy and Shopify!
@@Plannerface so awesome! I'm in the car industry but just doing it as a hobby :d is a epson ecotank good for now? That's what I'm using but some papers are bad because the glue residue particles stick on top and bottom when it cut it with a cameo 4. Could you also tell me what program you're using to cut? And print registration marks. I realized my plotter is the exact same as yours I use to cut window tint. It's just rebranded as a vinyl express!
@@dandee28 Oh awesome, that sounds so cool! I've never used Epsons myself but I've heard good things about them from friends. I'm no longer using the Graphtec I showed in this video, but when I was I was cutting with Adobe Illustrator + Cutting Master 4 plug in!
i could of smuggled 7 of my relatives in that printer
What is the price of ploter machine canon
The printer was about £2000 and plotter around £1800!
Buy Roland!
Print&cut!
wuuuuuuuuuuuut kind of printer is it...?
This is the Canon Imagegraf PRO-2100!
If you export them in pdf in 300 dpi then the printing would be the same
Can you please tell me where you purchased the large format sticker paper please 🙏🏽
I purchased from a variety of places and it actually was always the same product lol it was "Xativa Removable Self Adhesive Outdoor Vinyl". In the end I think I stuck with TCS CAD & BIM Solutions. I did set up an account with Sedo Ltd who were able to offer me a discount on a small bulk order but at this time I had moved away from using my wide format printer so didn't proceed! Hope this helps.