Media Services (co-branded LES): Vinyl Cutting

Base Charge: $20 per cut

Booking

Vinyl cutter

Appointment

For discussion or enquiries about the cutting service, please contact Media Services via email.

A vinyl cutter is a computer-controlled cutting device. The computer controls the movement of a sharp blade over the surface of the material. This blade is used to cut out shapes and letters from sheets of thin self-adhesive plastic (vinyl). The vinyl can then be stuck to a variety of surfaces depending on the adhesive and type of material. 

This service is available to current HKU faculty, staff and students by appointment only.

• This service requires payment in advance and is available up to one hour before the Media Services office closes.
• Adobe Illustrator is recommended for artwork creation.  
• Send your file to us via email so we can review it.
• Margin requirement:
  • Leave at least 50 mm at the top and bottom edge of the material, and also
  • Leave at least 30 mm on the left and right edges of the material.
• Print the artwork with AASII plugin for precise cutting.
• Cutting driver only handles one artwork per job.
• Reserve a PC workstation time slot in our booking system.
• Library reserves the right to decline a printing request or cancel a printing job if the object may infringe copyright or contain abusive constituents.

RGB colour is the default setting mode for vinyl cutting.