Silhouette Is Not Cutting The Vinyl

I m using my silhouette cameo to make vinyl letters to put on acrylic cups as party favors.

Silhouette is not cutting the vinyl. Not cut lines on your design. As the scale is decreased and intricacy increased along with thicker material types you may expect to see lower quality cutting results especially around corners or detailed areas. And before attempting cutting ensure you unroll enough vinyl to ensure your cutter doesn t pull from the heavy roll which can result in slippage. This will show you how to make sure your cameo 4 blade is tightened correctly.

Get your vinyl from jsi signs. 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. For example an intricate image cut on a small scale may cut out well in a thinner material such as vinyl but may not cut out well on the same scale with cardstock. Discover the creative world of silhouette.

Yes if the imported svg image you wish to cut doesn t have any cut lines around it your cutting machine will not know what to cut. My friend and fellow instructor elly from silhouette secrets has diagnosed this issue so often on facebook that she keeps a photo of a properly installed blade on hand to post whenever someone is having cutting issues. You also can remove the cap and clean it out. Just wasted an entire sheet of vinyl because it s not cutting through all the way.

Would love some help if anyone has advice. 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. Get your vinyl from jsi signs. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.

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. Shop desktop cutting machines including the silhouette cameo plus our selection of cutting materials and other accessories. 1 blade is not properly inserted and or locked down.

To cut properly the blade must be pushed all the way down with no visible gap between the tool holder and the blade. And it ll simply make no cuts. I did not use the mat and i ve tried blade thickness of 1 2 and 3 including cutting. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.