Silhouette Cutting Through Vinyl

For me this is the bane of using vinyl.

Silhouette cutting through vinyl.

Blade fin is not aligned at 6 o clock the black fin on the ratchet blade housing must be pointed at the 6 o clock position or the silhouette will not cut correctly or at all unlock the lock and turn the blade until the fin is in the correct position. Discover the creative world of silhouette. Trying out new vinyl or felt a blunt blade or any other number of reasons. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.

I have a silhouette portrait it was cutting fine then all of a sudden it just seems to be scori g the vinyl i ve been through all the trouble shootings and adjusted the blade each time on each setting i ve cleaned the blade sharpened and sharpened it the settings on the computer haven t been changed. How to stop cutting through vinyl backing. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry. Place the vinyl onto the silhouette cutting mat with the backing paper side down onto the mat making sure the vinyl is covering the same area where the design is placed on the virtual mat in silhouette studio.

It took me a long time to get it right and i often have to make small adjustments for various reasons ie. Shop desktop cutting machines including the silhouette cameo plus our selection of cutting materials and other accessories. This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue. 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.

The backing of the vinyl allows your silhouette to grip it when printing. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your. One of the most common issues from silhouette cameo beginners is that their cameo 3 autoblade is cutting through the vinyl or other material and the backing. If you are new to silhouette or need more information on using your silhouette machine in general make sure and check out our silhouette boot camp where we walk through all the basics of the machine.

Cutting without a mat this option is great because you can cut smaller pieces of vinyl without a mat. Cut settings can be easiest and trickiest of getting great cut. Now you are ready to design.