Not sure if this is a silly question. When cutting cardboard, should I remove shipping labels? I assume on tape the answer is yes as it is plastic I believe but not sure about shipping labels. They are a shiny like paper but I don’t really know what is in them. I just don’t want anything to harm my machine. Thx
Most labels are paper but “if in doubt”. Oh, and most packing tape is polyethylene based and cuts fine. I actually add packing tape to foam board before cutting when making RC airplanes.
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I do because I find that they are an extra layer and the cardboard settings are light enough that sometimes they won’t cut through (especially if the label is on the back side).
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Thank you both!
That’s a good point. I just have a stack of cardboard I’ve not done anything with yet. but I can see a random label making things go south. I will make sure to avoid them. 