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Old 10-28-2016, 10:54 AM
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Stuart Chale
 
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Next step before cutting the pieces is to pack them as best you can on a page size 23.5" wide which is what Ultracote is. There are programs that do this for you to minimize wasted space on your vinyl but I haven't found one (free or demo) that actually works.
These are the parts for both wings and stabs tops and bottoms.
White parts


Red parts


Yellow parts


Orange parts


There are extra copies of the orange and yellow parts as otherwise you would just be wasting a bunch of material. They are just in case or for the next plane

The guidelines on the red and white parts are where I will cut to with each group. Much easier to cut 3 or 4 feet worth of graphics cut that off and then cut the next group than trying to cut 15 feet worth at once. There is a lot of white pieces and a 10 meter roll is more economical to cut from than trying to fit the pieces on individual regular sized rolls. There will be less waste.
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