Silhouette Cut Settings For Reflective Vinyl

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Silhouette cut settings for reflective vinyl.

Weed and apply vinyl after your design has finished cutting use your weeding hook this one is my absolute favorite to remove the excess vinyl from around the design. You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials. After your design is all cut remove the excess vinyl from around your image lettering this is called weeding. Apply your transfer tape this is the step that a lot of vinyl beginners are unaware of and yet probably one of the most important in.

You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio. White reflective for instance is only white when it s doing its thing. Material choose type of material closest to the vinyl you will be using. You can also find a vinyl guide and a sizing guide below.

Because of this there is sometimes a color shift that occurs when viewing reflective vinyl in different settings fig 1. Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. This reflective property is what makes road signs legible after dark without the cost of electric illumination. If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt.

Click on blade settings to find all the cut settings you need. Card stock plain blade 1 speed 4 force 14 blade 3 speed 3 pressure 3 oracal 631 custom. Below you ll find cut settings for silhouette cricut and brother scan n cut. This will get you to a good starting point.

Vinyl matte blade 1 speed 5 force 10 blade 3 speed 3 pressure 2.