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I have seen the ad in Signcraft and went to the website: http://www.weedersheeter.com What is everybody's take on these masking and weeding devices? We seem to spend an inordinate amount of time on these two functions. How well can a machine weed without inadvertently lifting some letters? The masking device seems good for large masked vinyl as we seem to get some bubbles on that type.
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I can see this working real well with the vinyl I use because the paper track is not as slick as other tracks and even tiny letters stay put when cutting. (If I mention the vinyl name I'll just get screamed at, so I won't)
I like the idea also that it saves your butt when the weeded vinyl falls back down over the graphic and screws up some of the lettering, which then has to be re-cut.
It might be worth looking into for our needs.
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i have looked into these types of machines in the past. i can see that maybe it would help on big graphics but with a majority of the work we do, i could see that the present methods of individually weeded lines of copy work better. our software puts cut lines between the lines of copy and makes weeding a snap. i think a weeding machine would be a hinderance on line of small copy.
we use a taping machine patterned after a well know one on the market (the mustard one). it does exceptionally well for taping even the longest runs of vinyl. we built ours for under $100.00 and have five extra rods besides.
have a great one!
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------------------ Bruce Bowers DrCAS Signtech
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Hey Bruce, I wouldn't mind getting a bit of info on how you built your tape applicator. I often end up masking large pieces on my own when there isn't an extra pair of hands around, and have been thinking about getting or building some sort of tape holder. They retail for 250$ or so, so I would rather build one. If you dont mind sharing a little info, and either posting it here or giving me an email. Thanks!
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Have a friend who purchased one. Wishes he could get his money back. He bought primaraly for the weeding function, which he claims doesn't work as advertised.
------------------ Tim Whitcher Quality Signs & Design 107 E Adrian St Blissfield, MI 49228 qualitysigns@cass.net
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Back to the "Weeder". I won one in the Signcraft contest. I've had it for about 3 months, and still have yet to use it. I'm building a shop in my garage now, and planned on fastening it to one of the benchs. I had also considered bringing it to Pat's "Duck Soup" meet and offering it as a door prize, since I have not used it and don't know if I really need it or not. At this time I don't do many high volume jobs with alot of weeding, and think by the time I got a sheet set up in it, I could have it weeded already...
MC
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I wouldnt buy either one of those machines..
1. Their website took forever to download on my dial-up.. I lost interest in their products before their logo even had a chance to load up.
2. I can build both those machines for about $60, I'm not gonna spend $400 and $600 respectively on a pair of machines when I can get the rollers, cranks and other parts required from McMaster-Carr's Industrial Supply Catalog (www.mcmaster.com) or Grainger Industrial Supply (www.grainger.com).
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A friend of mine has one. The Weeder part doesn't work very good at all. Lifts up what you don't want to lift up. You have to wrap it around tubes over and over. I am not sure if you replace these or cut off the unwanted vinyl. Either way, it didn't work.
The sheeter works great. They use it daily without any problems. Wish I had the $$ to buy it!
Hope that helps!
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i have the sheeter and it is one of the best investments i have made. i am tight for space in my office (clean room)and the way this thing works i have taped up to 20 feet of vinyl in one piece, with no bubbles or wrinkles. it is a very fast way to apply tape. i think the weeder looks pretty hokey, though. just my 5 cents (2 cents with inflation) chuey
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to build your own of the type of taping machines we have you will need to have a welder, a drill press w/ a drill press vise, a large bench vise, a very good sabre saw, some "bullit" type drill bits, and a small hole saw. then you need to get some flat steel stock, the pipe, the clamping system, some acrylic plastic, and some miscellaneous hardware.
i.m.h.o.... unless you are very handy with tools and able to construct things easily, you would be far ahead to buy one of the taping tools already made. they are very well made and i can see why the charge what the do for them.
i figure that the money saved may or may not be worth the hassle if you had to farm out any of the parts. we have our own tools needed here at the shop and performed all the work in house. we did it january when things were slower and we had the time to mess around with it.
and what ever you do... don't use the machine around large floor drains. there is a strong magnetic pull to suck the clamps into the drain. ask me how i know....
have a great one!
------------------ Bruce Bowers DrCAS Signtech
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I bought the Sheeter tape applicator from Gregory and returned it for a full refund. The app. tape can not be wider than the backing paper or it'll stick to the wheels as it is cranked or pulled through. Even so, I could never get it to mask smoothly. No bubbles in the app tape, but it left the sheet sort of wavy when it should lay flat.
------------------ Brian Snyder Sign Solutions www.njsign.com Woodbridge, New Jersey
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