I use a Brother Scan n Cut2. I don't do vinyl. Instead, I use it to make stencils for spray painting. I apply a temporary adhesive to the "back" (you print it in reverse), press everything in place, spray paint it a couple times, peel it off and call it a day. It does NOT work well for small fonts nor does it work well on surfaces with protrusions. Anything less than a quarter of an inch is pushing it. (That's not to say you won't get better mileage than me.)
Anthony