<s>
A	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
is	O
an	O
entry	O
level	O
machine	O
for	O
making	O
signs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
designed	O
vector	O
files	O
with	O
patterns	O
and	O
letters	O
are	O
directly	O
cut	O
on	O
the	O
roll	O
of	O
vinyl	O
which	O
is	O
mounted	O
and	O
fed	O
into	O
the	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
through	O
USB	O
or	O
serial	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vinyl	B-Device
cutters	I-Device
are	O
mainly	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
signs	O
,	O
banners	O
and	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
sign	O
business	O
,	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutters	I-Device
are	O
commonly	O
used	O
for	O
apparel	O
decoration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
businesses	O
use	O
their	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
to	O
produce	O
both	O
signs	O
and	O
custom	O
apparel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
crafters	O
also	O
have	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutters	I-Device
for	O
home	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
computer-controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cut	O
out	O
a	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
vector-based	O
image	O
must	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
vector	B-Application
drawing	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutters	I-Device
are	O
marketed	O
to	O
small	O
in-home	O
businesses	O
and	O
require	O
download	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
editing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
limitation	O
with	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutters	I-Device
is	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
cut	O
shapes	O
from	O
solid	O
colours	O
of	O
vinyl	O
,	O
paper	O
,	O
card	O
or	O
thin	O
plastic	O
sheets	O
such	O
as	O
Mylar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
designed	O
images	O
are	O
loaded	O
onto	O
the	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
via	O
a	O
wired	O
connection	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
wireless	O
protocol	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vinyl	B-Device
cutter	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
small	O
knife	O
to	O
precisely	O
cut	O
the	O
outline	O
of	O
figures	O
into	O
a	O
sheet	O
or	O
piece	O
of	O
vinyl	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
release	O
liner	O
.	O
</s>
