Silhouette Cutting Through Vinyl Backing

Once the cut is finished use the unload button on your machine to unload your vinyl.

Silhouette cutting through vinyl backing. Trying out new vinyl or felt a blunt blade or any other number of reasons. This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue. If you ve just replaced your blade and are having this problem you probably have the wrong blade. 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 cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt. Once the vinyl is removed look at your test cut. Personally after paying 299 for this machine i don t feel i should have to manipulate cut settings to get a decent cut. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.

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. For me this is the bane of using vinyl. Can the triangle be removed completely without any places sticking. 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.

Did the machine cut all the way through to the back. Silhouette finally has more autoblades available and is sending me a new one. When cutting adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl a kiss cut is used to cut the vinyl but leave the carrier sheet or backing intact. Hi i have the cameo 4 and my desings are cutting through the vinyl like they are supposed to but the issue is that some of the words aren t cutting at all i checked the cut lines and its not that and also on some of the designs it is almost like the vinyl moved because my writing isn t lined up on the vinyl like it is on my computer.

I sure hope it works. How to stop cutting through vinyl backing. I can use an older style ratchet blade in the adapter and it will cut fine. If your cricut cuts through the backing there are usually one of two possible issues.

If this happened the blade is cutting too deep. This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue.