My Blade Is Cutting Through Vinyl And Backing

This allows the machine to cut without the glitter getting stuck on the blade and in the housing.

My blade is cutting through vinyl and backing.

Always test cut prior to starting so you can find out sooner than later if you are using a piece of loose glitter cardstock mirror your image and turn over the paper. You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio. I m new to this. These blades come with a white or red cap.

And if you buy a new blade you will just have to test test and test again as i ve found the settings for your old blade will probably not work with a brand new blade that s all sharp and shiny new. I have measured these blades and they are usually around 0 035 longer and sometimes up to 0 100 longer. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.

The tricky news is that each piece of vinyl blade and machine can cut a little differently. I m trying to cut vinyl 651 i think and every time it cuts through the vinyl and backing. You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials. Then inspect the blade and blade housing and remove any debris that may be stuck to the blade or lodged in the blade housing.

However i have found that this blade is usually longer than the german carbide blade and will cut through the backing on your vinyl. Out of six blades i measured only one was the same as the factory german carbide blade. The chances of cutting right through the backing paper on sign vinyl are high and this is something i ve done more than once with a new blade. Open clamp b and remove the blade housing from your machine.

I ve also had issues with my cameo 4 autoblade straight out of the box. The explore series and the maker use the premium fine point blade. Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. I m using the cameo 3 with the self adjusting blade 4 0 software and i ve adjusted the thickness all the way down to 1 and it still cuts through the back.

March 06 2018 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. I contacted silhouette but the process they wanted me to go through to prove that the blade wasn t cutting correctly was so ridiculous multiple photos videos from a specific angle which is impossible for me to get on my own that i just didn t bother.