Print/Cut or Print and Cut, which is right for you?

In this video I review the top 5 things to consider when deciding on an all in one printer/cutter or 2 seperate devices better.
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[@katherinelangford981]

This is the exact debate I'm having and at what point do i want to get into this. Right now i'm using letter size vinyl paper, on a 42" inkjet printer (plotter), and then lamianting, and then cutting on a brother scan n cut. This is time consuming. The stickers were for my own decal designs just to sell on the side, but now people are seeing them and asking if i can make things for their businesses. I think printer and a cutter is for me since i want lamination and cutting. Thanks. I'm going to subscribe and check out your other videos. My main business for 18 years has been paper print products. So vinyl would be a new venture.

[@user-nn7kg7qf3i]

Thanks for the info I have a small business I work out of my front porch small .. I make custom license plates I use sublimation my heat press is the only expensive piece of equipment I have so far I just started out ..

[@graphicinsights466]

Thanks for reaching out and glad you liked the info. We all had to start somewhere and a dye-sub printer and heat press is just as good as any other. You can do a lot with that equipment and keep you're overhead down at the same time.

[@bexiexz]

very informative, thank you!

[@graphicinsights466]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-pd1cg7uw9m]

Great video!!

[@graphicinsights466]

Thanks!

[@seemysunset]

Question why are these print cut not good for lament stickers ?

[@graphicinsights466]

Thanks for reaching out. You can absolutely use your Printer/Cutter for stickers if you laminate it's just not the best way to make stickers if you need to laminate them. Two main reasons are - 1. Your printer makes the money the cutter does finishing work so if your printer is tied up cutting, it can't start making you more money until it's done cutting. 2. If your prints hit the floor or sit around the shop after laminating and you run them through your printer again to cut the stickers out you run the risk of getting hair, lint dust and dirt in your printer and you may have to spend time cleaning your printer or ruining some prints.

[@seemysunset]

@@graphicinsights466 Thanks. Love your stuff. Been in manufacturing all my work history. And now I'm changing careers. Thinking about getting into the print business so I'm doing research. Thanks for all your informative videos.

[@brandogeberbin7563]

@@graphicinsights466 since most printers are solvent printers you have to dry your prints anyway then laminate. I run 50 yards at a time On XR-640. 4 rolls then laminate them then send them back through my roland. 3000 decalls in 1 week. 8k by myself. 7 years on my roland. No cleaning hair or dust. Only time down was failure of vacuume pumps, ruined the print heads. Thanks to the roland tech telling me they were still good. Now i service my roland not the techs.