Acetate vs Vinyl

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wightdemo
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Acetate vs Vinyl

Post: # 49363Unread post wightdemo
Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:09 pm

Hi guys - experience has already taught me that there's no simple answers, but.... I live in hope!

I'm slowly getting to grips with a Presto 8N. I'm getting near perfect results cutting to acetate, but really hissy results cutting to vinyl. I've started experimenting with heating the stylus and the blanks but it's not making an appreciable difference yet. Please could you give me the most like avenues to explore that will cut out the background noise on the vinyl.

Many thanks,
Steve

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Re: Acetate vs Vinyl

Post: # 49366Unread post rsimms3
Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:23 pm

Give Todd's plastic cutting video a watch and see if there are any adjustments you could make based on his experience/success.

https://youtu.be/1dGU79-1DYM

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Re: Acetate vs Vinyl

Post: # 49372Unread post wightdemo
Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:32 am

Excellent. Many thanks

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