If Silhouette Is Cutting Mat Deep

One of my facebook friends jennnifer k asked me if it was possible to cut chipboard with the silhouette cameo without using a mat.

If silhouette is cutting mat deep.

This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it. The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place. Is your mat a little full of leftover vinyl fibers or full of glitter. Shop desktop cutting machines including the silhouette cameo plus our selection of cutting materials and other accessories.

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. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line. This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media. Discover the creative world of silhouette.

I tried it with this recent project and have a few observations tips and suggestions. In this project i m using a chipboard that is a little bit thicker than cereal box. 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. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.

I wanted to cut some heat transfer vinyl for a shirt i was making but my vinyl kept slipping. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. Learn the basics of your silhouette cameo. If you find that the alignment of where your silhouette is cutting is high or low this is probably the culprit.

Mine was and i found myself super frustrated because none of my vinyl was sticking to my mat. 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. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry. How to clean your silhouette cameo cutting mat.

Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric. I decided to research how to clean my mat. Here are my tips suggestions for cutting chipboard without a mat. Please note it has come to the attention of silhouette that several sellers do not offer authentic silhouette cutting mats.