The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
Silhouette cameo 3 cutting cardstock without mat.
Previous silhouette machines allow you to cut vinyl and other backed materials without a mat but with the portrait 3 and the cameo 4 you can now cut materials like cardstock and paper without a mat.
The arrow on the screen is indicating where the material will be loaded into the cameo.
Cutting cardstock with silhouette cameo.
I make pastries for a living and i am wanting to make my own boxes but i would like to cut a bunch at once instead of having to reload every 2 3 boxes.
First look at how the silhouette cameo 4 can cut paper without a mat.
Save those mats for cardstock.
Can i cut cardstock without the mat or is there any way to cut a longer pattern.
Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your.
Change the cutting mat to none.
Matless cutting is an option.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
First you want to set up the software to tell the cameo that you are cutting without a mat.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
Secrets and cut settings from the pros.
The cutting mat can still be used to cut on the cameo 4.
If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials.