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.
Silhouette cutting through vinyl backing.
I can use an older style ratchet blade in the adapter and it will cut fine.
It took me a long time to get it right and i often have to make small adjustments for various reasons ie.
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.
Can the triangle be removed completely without any places sticking.
Once the cut is finished use the unload button on your machine to unload your vinyl.
This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue.
By doing this you make sure it cuts all the way through your media ie deep enough it doesn t cut too deep where it will damage your mat or cutting strip and if you are cutting something that has a backing like htv vinyl or sticker paper you can cut through the top layer but not the backing perfectly.
For me this is the bane of using vinyl.
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.
Silhouette finally has more autoblades available and is sending me a new one.
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.
Did the machine cut all the way through to the back.
If you ve just replaced your blade and are having this problem you probably have the wrong blade.
Did it cut cleanly through the vinyl.
How to stop cutting through vinyl backing.
In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
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.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
Once the vinyl is removed look at your test cut.
This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue.
I sure hope it works.
Trying out new vinyl or felt a blunt blade or any other number of reasons.
