Silhouette Settings 10mil Laminate

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Silhouette settings 10mil laminate.

Silhouette does not list laminate as a materials choice so i had to play around with the settings. I am laminating using 3 mil clear glossy gbc laminate. I see that the silhouette portrait has the print and cut feature using optics to read the registration marks. Because coverstock is so thick it can be difficult to print on it.

Finally it was time to cut. Send the design to your silhouette. Cutting laminated shapes and print and cuts with silhouette plus perfect cut settings monday february 22 2016. Coverstock coverstock is a heavy cardstock typically 100 120lb in weight.

I got it to cut 5mil 125microns. I love using coverstock for paper crafts that need more structure to them like these diy paper lanterns decor. I was playing with settings but i haven t been able to get more than half way through. Once the cut lines are in place load the pixscan mat into your silhouette just like any other mat and send to the silhouette.

Only used it because it was salvaged from printing company i found a pretty cluster of leaves pattern from the silhouette store and after taking measurements of my mannequin. We start with 10 mil. For the 3 mil size set your cricut to cut cardstock. I used the clear sticker material cut setting with only one pass no double cut which was perfect for my 3mm laminating pouches.

If you have a laminator just load an empty laminate pocket into your machine and let it do its thing. I started with the 3 mil laminating sheets they also come in 5 mil. Instead i used 3mil laminating pouches which still provided the durability that i needed. The machine will read the registration marks like an ordinary print cut file.

The laminate was cut 12 x 12 to fit my cutting mat. Using laminate sheets. Well i am just wondering before i purchase it if anyone knows whether or not laminating your printed picture before putting it in the machine will mess with the optics. I do have a deep cut blade but haven t used it for fear of breaking it.

When placing your laminated page on your mat be sure to line up the actual printed page to the guidelines on the mat. For the 5 mil you ll want to set the dial to custom and choose posterboard from the menu. I chose to use the duck brand of a clear laminate called peel and stick clear laminate because it was 12 wide which fits perfectly on a cricut mat whether it s a 12 x12 mat or a 12 x24 mat. Cameo or portrait or curio with my laminator i would need need to cut or print and cut the design first laminate and then cut again.

I looked at settings and couldn t work out how to get it in the software to go higher. Duck brand peel stick clear laminate.