HTV (heat transfer vinyl) laser cutting on glowforge

[evansd2]

@takitus

this stuff is incredibly bad to laser cut

Yeah there was a whole thread:

Can I make iron on transfers?

I don’t know of any current HTV (Heat-Transfer Vinyl) that is actually made from vinyl; it’s all PU (polyurethane). I just spoke with the customer success team over at Siser North America, the makers of Siser HTV. Their logo has the byline “Heat Transfer Vinyl”. [SiserLogo-1] There is no vinyl in their “heat-transfer vinyl”. It can be cut with a laser. the term seems to come from the fact that the material is roll-based (like sign vinyl), comes on a backing substrate (like sign vinyl) and…