Silhouette Vinyl Ratchet Blade Setting

Change your blade depth to the indicated setting and click cut.

Silhouette vinyl ratchet blade setting.

Blade ratchet to change blade setting on each machine made in the last 3 years or so there is a round indentation on the machine in the lower left hand side. The blue fabric blade should only be used to cut fabric. This tool eliminates the need to manually adjust the blade depth. The silhouette cameo 3 is the only silhouette machine that uses the auto blade.

When inserted and locked into the machine the fin on the blade s housing should be pointing to 6 o clock. Now we are ready to cut so i m going to lay my scrap piece of brick 1 000 on my mat. 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. 1 blade is not properly inserted and or locked down.

However since the cameo 3 is equipped with a dual carriage you can still use the ratchet blades. Warranty claims must be submitted directly to the manufacturer. Returns or exchanges of silhouette products are prohibited unless customer presents original receipt and products are in new unopened condition. Each package contains 1 cutting blade with 1 ratchet cap.

Heat transfer vinyl dropdown menu i had to adjust my ratchet blade setting to 10 this will give me the down force i need to cut brick 1 000. The older versions of the cameo also use a ratchet blade. Once your silhouette is finished cutting unload the media or cutting mat. This blade is perfect for cutting materials from cardstock to vinyl to fabric.

However since the cameo 3 and 4 are equipped with a dual carriage you can still use the ratchet blades. To cut properly the blade must be pushed all the way down with no visible gap between the tool holder and the blade. Just insert the tip of the blade and twist. This tool eliminates the need to manually adjust the blade depth.

How to apply heat transfer vinyl. To adjust the blade use the gray ratchet that came with the blade or the built in ratchet on the actual silhouette machine. The older versions of the cameo also use a ratchet blade. The silhouette cameo 3 and 4 are the only silhouette machines that use the auto blade.

Adjust the ratchet blade.