Scan and Cut with a Brother ScanNCut, Step by Step Instructions

The Brother Scan and Cut machines are not super intuitive, and the printed instructions are terrible. After several hours of trial and error, we finally figured out how to Scan and Cut with a Brother ScanNCut, using a complex, non-outlined image or stamp, to create a vinyl decal. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how you can scan virtually any image with any Brother ScanNCut, crop it, resize it, group it, and then cut it out on vinyl to place it on a cup, window, t-shirt, wall, or anywhere you can imagine.

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[pamelasertich]

Thank you for the step by step instructions, I just got mine so it is really helpful.

[jesusestrada]

OMG I just donated my Cricut to Goodwill and am ordering this TODAY! Thank you!!!

[ritafadams]

I'm still trying to decide, but you made this look doable for me! thanks for the video!

[cherieobrien]

I’m late to your party but really appreciate your step by step instructions so very much. I asked for a vinyl cutter for my Brotherscanncut SDx125e so maybe Santa will be kind and let me have it as I don’t need the feed roller or anything special. Thanks for sharing!

[teresasperr]

That is amazing! You could probably scan something with a separate scanner and import the image, but it's really convenient to have all this tied to one device and simplified process. It really opens up a lot of design potential! Can you do a video that shows cutting out an existing sticker or magnet please? Thank you!

[apostlekelley]

Thank you, this video really helps with the scanning features. You covered other facets as well.

[Lynnlwest]

Thank you for this video! I was so frustrated starting out, and you made it so easy to follow along. The instructions do suck!

[a.dn.]

Love your video so helpful, short and sweet.

[erindav]

Ugh I am so glad I watched this. I put the blasted transfer tape of the vinyl and wondered why it didn’t pull it up😂

[JoeIgnizio]

Good Job. 👍🏻 Thanks for the detailed video

[IraQNid]

From personal experience you should drop the number of colors to 2 if you're only working with two colors. This will help the machine create a better detection of only the areas you want it to trace. You can buy premium tracing option with more features and processing power. But since you had the graphic to print it there really was no need to scan it in again. The trace option does allow you to directly import the image straight off your PC, a USB drive, and from the meager 1.5 MBs of storage on the Scan 'N Cut.

Premium add-ons for vinyl from the vinyl kit allows you to add a weeding box plus tiling in Art board mode. The weed box applies a border to the design area that lets you waste a lot less material when it comes to weeding out the unwanted bits. The kit also gets you the dedicated Vinyl Auto Blade. Tiling mode for the Art Board lets you overcome the 12x24 inch mat size and the 9x70 inch size of the vinyl roll feeder 2. With it you can tile your creations to be spread out across a much larger space using either 12x12, 12x24, and I believe multiples of 9x70 inches. So when looking to create wall mural sized projects now you're covered.

[susieqmartin]

Nicely done! May I ask how much are they running in price these days for a Scan N Cut DX125? I have the previous model wondering what the upgrades in features and cost would be???

[deepdiver]

Hi, did you use the brother vinyl blade? I believe the regular blade is a disaster at cutting vinyl.

[rettl.]

Please tell me where you found that specific “Jeep Wave” hand? I’ve looked for it but nothing comes up that looks just like yours. TIA

[deborahsanders]

Do you have a video on Scan’n’cut showing how to cut stamped images without the white border around the image, etc?

[FreshandFelicia]

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[BB-kmnv]

Hi can this machine cut or recognized transparent plastic pet film

[LL-umug]

What if it doesn’t trace all the lines

[TheLcherrera]

My mat and feeder already giving me problems 🙃

[JM-cxze]

The money that can be made with all these jeep owners