Silhouette Cutting Through Vinyl

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Silhouette cutting through vinyl. 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. Shop desktop cutting machines including the silhouette cameo plus our selection of cutting materials and other accessories. Cut settings can be easiest and trickiest of getting great cut. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.

Trying out new vinyl or felt a blunt blade or any other number of reasons. It took me a long time to get it right and i often have to make small adjustments for various reasons ie. If your silhouette stops cutting after it has started prior to fully completing the job and reports that the job is complete or if your silhouette cuts a stray line through the middle of the job generally a diagonal line then the issue probably that a larger packet of information is being pushed from the computer to your silhouette. 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.

How to stop cutting through vinyl backing. The backing of the vinyl allows your silhouette to grip it when printing. 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. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.

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. I love this option because you can use long rolls of vinyl and cut multiple projects at once. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. Cutting without a mat this option is great because you can cut smaller pieces of vinyl without a mat.

For me this is the bane of using vinyl. Discover the creative world of silhouette. The tricky news is that each piece of vinyl blade and machine can.