Watch a guy figure how to make decals for bike parts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- When we restore bicycles, sometimes all the stickers need to come off for sand and paint, especially on suspension forks. Today, we're going to learn how to print our own decals, and make them durable enough for use on bikes.
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Tip from a designer: add what is called a "bleed" to your sticker graphics, so there's a bit of extra color around the edges that you're meant to cut into. That will make sure you don't get the white bits of the sticker.
@@docdelete 100%, i ran a large scale production cnc machine for a while, and the number of times our designers didn't do this was kind of absurd. you'll never get perfect alignment of print and cut edges even with machines that cost $100k+. just print way lots of bleed, and the cut is the only line that matters.
In the last shot of the Video it looks like he has done it like that, just didn't mention it in the video
Did you watch the video all the way through? He talks about bleed towards the end
@@brentbarnett8845 Apparently you're the only person who actually watched the video lol.
8:58 "The other thing is, I can still see white around here, and so I've got to figure out the *bleed.* I gotta figure out how to make the cut lines a little over the ink, so that it comes out edge-to-edge like a real sticker."
@@DaimyoD0 I highly doubt he has the graphic design skills to bleed the design before printing
I think everyone can agree that Seth’s uploads just make your week better
so true
I couldn't agree more, well said
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Would definitely recommend cricut over silhouette vinyl cutters. Software is significantly better and can accept many different file types
Every scrapbook mom I know has a cricut. I stand by your comment.
Cricut lost my business when they started requiring a monthly subscription to use their software.
Silhouette Studio comes in a business edition upgrade that is hand over heels better than the free version. It's almost all I use for SVG work.
@@cobytenpenny5269 Cricut did a U-turn on the charge for using the software. My daughter got a Cricut last year and never paid anything to use the software.
@@cobytenpenny5269 Cricut walked back those changes and doesn’t require monthly charges (due to customer outcry). Silhouette however wants to charge you to use SVG files.
"I don't know, I'm just going to send it"-Literally what goes through Seth's head every minute of every day.
"What a guy figure out"
I had to read it 10 times before I realized I was having an aneurysm….
Remember when you thought we wouldn't watch you do chores? Remember when you thought Making your dogs omelets was content that wouldn't do well? You just Diagnosed Printer problems for 11 minutes straight and I was enthralled.
You never fail to impress me, Seth.
Puts deadly for every dog onions in an omelette for a breed of dog with super sensitive stomachs. Dog dies next week.
Don't bring up the omelette
Indeed , Seth can make videos!
This could not be any more timely, relatable or hysterical. We got a Circut at work for doing exactly this, making stickers, and even with my engineering degree it took the better part of a day and a 90 minute technical support phone call to calibrate the photo sensor to the knife point cutting location to get accurate cuts. The tictoc moms being the only source of technical support on TH-cam could also not be more true... Monogram everything.
Seth has to get a 3d printer. I can only imagine how much acessories, topcaps etc he would print (get a prusa i3 mk3)
hahaha i just recommended the ender v2 but i guess if you have the money
I can’t wait to see Seth wrap his head around a 3D printer. Even with something as turn key as a Prusa, they can be a bit infuriating at first but once you nail settings and understand why a print or design fails, it easily becomes one of the most rewarding and useful hobbies to have.
Ender team! Would love to see his prints
Nailing down 3D-printing might take weeks or even months. This could segway Seth from biking world to a different realm. With the bike park opening and his own backyard trail system, I guess it is best that Seth just collaborates with some 3D printing channel and not do it by himself. IMHO
Prusa is the exact thing i wouldnt recommand for beginners. Just get a resin 3d printer, you get started in few minutes, very easy to use and maintain. For 300$, you can get an eleego mars 2 pro which is litterally the best printer of this size you can get. Prints looks like molded plastic, it's insane.
Another option for making your stickers even more durable is to buy clear vinyl and add on top of your printed sheet, but without proper equipment it might be tricky get a good result and its going to be a bit harder to cut.
your videos are always awesome!
I would recommend using a scalpel instead of a scissor for the details on the sticker! (if you dont have a vinyl cutter)
Or a new Xacto blade.
@@62swampboy62 same thing
@@62swampboy62 Or the chances of my hopes and dreams coming true
@@bensneller5797 not really. Scalpel is hella sharper. Harder to find too.
Good luck with finding the quality tutorials on youtube these days without the dislikes...
LTT fans in the house!
I hope Seth keeps it as "What a guy" instead of "Watch a guy"
I’m so glad that your doing more paint stuff. A lot of us have old bikes that we want to make look custom or “one off”.
Great video!
Great video. A little tip when you're taking the vinyl off the sticky mat, to keep your vinyl from curling up remove the mat from vinyl instead of removing the vinyl from the mat. I hope that makes sense
Yep! Flip the mat over and bend the mat up instead of whatever you’re making.
Hey seth about 4 years ago I started watching your channel and bought my first bike. Last week I got a Specialized epic comp :) Thanks for getting me into the sport. I love your content
As someone in the print industry (I print thousands of stickers a month), I recommend doing a cold laminated instead of acrylic spray. Not only are you trying to protect the print from water, you also want to protect it from uv light and chemicals. The spray will chip and deteriorate where the cold laminate will have a stronger protection.
If you’re doing it by hand, get a metal ruler with a cork backing and a x-acto knife. So easy to do straight lines quickly and you are able to get the little bits left over pretty quickly. Also could use a box cutter with a new blade.
And a self healing cutting mat! Even with a cricut, I usually end up cleaning up stickers with an x-acto knife on a mat.
From a fellow vinyl cutter user (cricut). I’d just like to say that this is by far my favorite video of yours!! 😅 I was trying to talk to you through the TV to give you some helpful advice!
I feel your pain Seth! My wife bought the Silhouette cutter and it was frustratingly complicated to get to work just as you experienced. And that's coming from someone who's been doing IT for 20 years!
me working at a vinyl print shop watching this hahahah
but honestly Seth that's pretty hard to figure out without anyone teaching you at first and i've had an encounter with the specific brand of plotter before so nice work you did pretty good for doing it pretty much alone
Berm Peak Became my Most Favorite Mountain Bike Channel Ever!!!
It's just Relaxing watching seth Shred the Trails and Organize and upgrade his Mountain Bikes!
Hope this Channel Grows more Bigger and Livelier Than ever!!!
My 10 year old sister has one of those sticker things and she is a master at it and she showed me how to use it so when you were trying to figure it out I knew exactly what to do 🤣
Hi Seth. I have been watching all of your videos for about a year now. I am a 58 year old retired BMXR from ColoRADo. I love MTN, Road, Gravel, and cruiser riding. Well I am now Finally giving you props for creative content and making me laugh. I love flip bike and now that you are painting some frames and parts and making your own DIY stickers. Nice work dude.
TJ in Boulder, ColoRADo
Is there a title typo, is is supposed to be “Watch a guy....” instead of “What a guy...”?
Seth, I am not even close to been a mountain biker but I cannot express how thankful I am to have found your channel! I've also learned so much from your content! Thank you sir
Hey Seth love the videos. One technique I use is to make waterslide decals (which can be done with an inkjet printer), then use a 2 part clear coat spray on the whole fork/frame to make it weather resistant.
Only you could make me enjoy a video about making stickers..... You're the man Seth.
For someone who thought their next printer was gonna be a 3D one, you have basically perfectly described how most 3D printers are by the end. There is a setup, a learning curve, and tons of dialing in to do for some printers. :P
Depends on the printer really, an ender needs a lot more work then a prusa mini
@@Steph.98114 I went with a refurbished ender, and it was printing great right out of the box
@@ezraclark1793 not talking about print quality, talking about reliability.
I just watched a video about making stickers for your bike and yet I was glued to my phone with so much anticipation. Only Seth has the ability to take something like this and make it amazing. I truly look forward to Seth’s videos every week.
Seth's creativity is amazing. He takes basic tasks and somehow makes it entertaining. No other channel like it on TH-cam.
i appreciate you showing the cost of learning at the end ! revealing the failures is super important
Your ability to make literally anything entertaining is truly phenomenal
I've been watching this channel since he was riding the trek just because i love how he improvises everything. Hat's off
Man I feel your pain and your triumph. I got flash backs from watching this. Got into the same thing the other year and the learning curve was borderline twisted. Solid work dude ✌
I also have one of those Silhouette machines and i absolutly love it. It just gives you so many possibilities, you can make those decals, plotted sticker that look absolutly awesome, but you can also buy sheets, that can be ironed on to t-shirts or cappies, to make your own merch.
Those Silhouette machines are awesom to get creative and they absolutly do the job!
Im so glad that you also tried it and hope you will let us know what you craft with your machine!
no idea about bikes but I'm looking to get away from Print on Demand and do my own thing and this REALLY helped me see what I need and what I can do, thank you!
After doing so much research on how to make waterproof vinyl stickers this video is the clearest instruction video I have come across
I'm not the only one with problems getting a new device set up. Honestly the best How to Video on the internet. Keep up the great work.
I enjoyed watching you navigate this double black diamond course in sticker making looking forward to seeing you put it to use on your next projects!
My wife has been asking me how to do this for 8 months and I never looked into it until now! Thanks Bro! 👍
Loving these retiring videos!!
Your timing is perfect. I'm having a frame stripped and powder coated. This may have solved my sticker problem. Thanks
They do also sell sticker sets for bikes. If it's just one bike you're fixing up, no sense in buying up all this stuff. I think it's worth it for Seth just because he's planning on doing a lot of these.
@@rcranes2227 he's selling stickers too right?
Maybe he plans on producing them himself too?
@@sebastianjost doubt it. Look for the decals in ebay. They go for about 8 bucks a sheet. Just looked up some Giant brand ones. Not sure if they're original or if people make them and sell them, but as you can see, anybody can make pretty decent stickers these days anyway.
I am really close friends with a guy who used to work making car stickers. For single color stickers you can just buy colored vinyl sticker sheets and cut it straight from the machine.
A trick we learned for full color stickers is cutting out individual colors and lining them up to make a complete colored image. Extremely durable stickers.
Aye awesome to come across this video and learning how to make my own stickers like a pro! Shout out to Seth, I appreciate every bit of stress, and gray hair you gained from making this video!
Only Seth can get me to watch 12 minutes of sticker making and still be entertained lol. Keep up to great content!!!
you know I love how excited Seth was when the cutter worked
This is brilliant!! I needed to know how to make my own stickers.. Not for anything bike related but for something else..
As a long time Silhouette user, I felt your pain and the range of emotions leading up to the first successful sticker. The final products came out amazing!
Hey Seth, it’s so funny to see how you struggle with the silhouette. It took me a while but buy colored car wrap und cut it out from there if it’s one color anyway. I already made over hundreds of stickers with it.
Cheers
Urs
Thanks for doing the research and development for us !!
there are so many use cases for this thanks for the cool tricks you share!!!! im gonna make some stickers for my dirtbike !
I think everyone can agree that Seth's videos can put a smile on anyone's face. Seth Keep up the good work and I can't wait for the next upload.
When you're kiss-cutting vinyl with a backer, you can usually skip the adhesive mat. Its purpose is to hold the cut elements in place that might move out of place like e.g. a single layer of cardstock.
What a guy. You're awesome Seth
Great vid man, thanks for sharing!
As always, best channel ever, always surprising us and learning with you!!
As an engineer that helps my TikTok Aunt with her projects, figuring it out how to work with that same machine and software was the worst, but when you finally do, is so satisfying the amazing patterns that it can make
I agree.. We need more uploads.. Best part of opening youtube. Seth...
Thanks Seth, that exactly what I want to do. Buying a few sets of stickers is basically the cost of a vinyl cutter, so cost effective to make your own
Mate, you’re killing me with your application. Dish washing liquid. Spray bottle. Wet everything, sticker and bike. Apply sticker. Slide straight. Wipe with a cloth. Perfect every time.
Great video as always, thank you! Hoping we get to see more of that SCX24 JT you slipped in at the end 🙂!
I can’t understand how Seth does it. I had been trying to make stickers on my own and gave up. He goes and does it in one day and makes it entertaining to watch. Now I need to try again…
Seth, your patience with learning how to use this is epic. I would not have been able to endure.
yeah new flip bike episodes coming! Can't wait!
MORE RC CRAWLER STUFF!!! Would love to see you get back to the crawler course
Man, all this is hella neat, hope to see more of this stuff!
Put the decals on the fork THEN spray it with clear coat. It’ll help it stick to the fork & protect the fork paint.
This aint no more the same this series is next level 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
I was watching seths videos because i lost hope that he was gonna upload this week, Killer video man love you
This guy needs a Prusa mini now. Keep up the great work Seth!
Was planning to do this! Thanks for the video seth;)
Throwing bark at a fork. You are really on the cutting edge of original content Seth! Keep it up!
I recommend the silhouette plugin for illustrator as it lets you use all the standard illustrator tools (path offsets etc) and print from illustrator itself with the registration marks then lets you send layers to the machine as cuts (with different settings per layer if needed).
Excited for the video
Hey Seth, it’s not only for TickTock moms! I use this and I don’t only use printable vinyl I actually use permanent vinyl which can handle the weather. also and I put it on my bikes!
You just made my day! Finally a berm peak video
I really enjoyed this!
I was just researching vinyl cutters and your video pops up ☺️
So enjoyable to watch & so glad you got there in the end - stickers looked awesome 👏 I'll 'stick' to using a commercial company to do my logo stickers especially as I can see how much effort goes into it 😜
Love your vids seth
i subbed to your channel about 2 or 3 years ago when i was thinking about getting a mtb. i never did end up getting one but i stayed subbed and ive enjoyed every vid youve uploaded, and even tho theyre all different, theyre kinda the same...
Ho ho ho when he got it ahahah love you Seth. Your uploads make my day even if it’s not even close to bike related
I like that. A few months ago I was out maybe 15 miles from home with a flat and no bike shops. I was not prepared. Finally found a yard machine repair shop and the guy there put some goop in my tire and I was able to ride home. Later I was talking to the guys in the produce department and we decided we needed some stickers that say, 'Thank you Gwyneth.'
Seth got sticker happy😂❤❤❤ love the vids
You can buy sheets of whatever color vinyl you want and load those straight into the cutter and cut your decals that way if they are just a single color, that skips the printing step, and you get the bikes frame color showing inside the letters, rather than white.
It’s a good day when Seth uploads 😎
That Silhouette software is actually pretty damn good and even better it's free. But I only use a vinyl cutter for masks when I'm painting. For decals I still use a regular printer on decal transfer paper then spray the clear to seal it. It's always fun to make your own.
Printable vinyl and cutter sales just went thru the roof. Seth's videos are good for the economy😃
Weird timing, I've spent the weekend watching videos on how to make vinyl decals (so I can customize my bike) and you push out a video on the very same topic. You confirmed my thoughts that there is a bit of learning curve to get the hang of it. Now I just have to determine if I want to make purchase the cutter or not....
Loved this video
I love you man! Every video that you post entertein's me!
You’re awesome Seth hope life is awesome!!
I love the berm peak flip bike logo!!
The "figured it out" noise at like 10:08 was gold!!
You gave me inspiration to print my own stickers!
I don’t know why, but that was incredibly satisfying to watch. Reminds me of the process I had to go through to design my logos for my jerseys. Over $1,000 spent before I got it right.
Never thought you would be doing this, but it just makes sense!
IDK what ur channel is turning into but you always make it interesting and I'm here for it.
Episodes like these man!
That looks pretty cool. I wondered where you got all those custom stickers