Roland Vinyl Printer-Cutter

Safety

While the vinyl printer-cutter is a very safe machine, there are a couple things to be aware of when using this equipment.

The vinyl printer-cutter has a heater to dry the ink in front of the door, so be careful because it can get warm.
As with any machine with moving parts there is a danger of getting your fingers jammed when the motors are moving, so please be careful not to obstruct the print head with your hands while it is moving.

Rules

As a reminder, you are not permitted to sell anything made on the equipment in the space.
If you want to bring in a new media (paper) to print on, please get staff approval first.
Ask staff if you want a different media to be put in the printer-cutter.
The max single print time is 30 min. Longer prints will have to be split into multiples and may not be printed consecutively if there is a queue.
Every person will be limited to 2 meters of paper per day, this is cumulative between multiple prints
Starting 10/21/24 we will be discontinuing Roly Poly Poster Paper, Canvas Poster Paper, and Holographic Sticker Paper once our current supply is out

How do I get access to the vinyl printer-cutter?

The Roland Vinyl Printer-Cutter requires passing a quiz to use. The canvas quiz references this page and the How to Make a Sticker guide. You may enroll in the canvas course here. Once you have filled out the agreement form in Canvas and passed the quiz, you are ready to start making stickers!

material costs

You must pay per cm for your prints. The amount of paper is calculated on Versaworks. The price depends on the media:
- - Sticker Paper (matte, glossy, wallflair) $0.045/cm
  - Holographic Sticker Paper $0.10/cm
  - Poster Paper (banner) $0.09/cm
  - Poster Paper (paparazzi) $0.045/cm
  - Poster Paper (canvas) $0.12/cm
  - Heat Transfer $0.11/cm
Prints under a certain amount of material will be free
- - One print < 60mm of Sticker Paper will be free per day
  - One print < 800mm of Butcher Paper will be free per day
You must pay before your print is started

Always refer to the Material Store page for the most updated pricing.

The length of sticker paper used will in the above example is 64.1mm. Since this is above the 60mm limit, it will be $0.26.

How does it work and what can I make?

The Roland TrueVis SG2-300 is very similar to a typical office paper printer except that it can print on a much wider variety of materials or media. Additionally, this machine has a small blade that it uses to cut through the top layer of media.

With this piece of equipment, you can make regular stickers, wall stickers, window stickers, posters, iron-on material for t-shirts, and much more!