A vinyl cutter is a device that is used to cut vinyl or other material into shapes. The vinyl cutter is about the size of a desktop printer. Some vinyl cutters are connected to a computer with a cable. Others use cartridges to determine the graphic design that is to be cut by the vinyl cutter.
Once the material is removed from the vinyl cutter, the design may be removed from the material sheet. This design may be used for scrap booking, card making, sign making, sewing, or many other crafts. Large-format vinyl cutters are available for making signs or other large-format designs. These vinyl cutters tend to cut vinyl only.
Most vinyl cutters support the use of several materials. These vinyl cutters will cut paper[paper?:paper sample maker cutting machine], vinyl, vellum, and card stock.
