My Cameo 3 Is Not Cutting On Vinyl Sticky Paper

You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24.

My cameo 3 is not cutting on vinyl sticky paper.

The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. Makes a nice cut and just kiss cuts the backing paper. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette. Blade fin is not aligned at 6 o clock the black fin on the ratchet blade housing must be pointed at the 6 o clock position or the silhouette will not cut correctly or at all unlock the lock and turn the blade until the fin is in the correct position.

I waited some more while trying to fix the problem myself to no avail and finally i came to this site and happened upon your sage advice and my wonderful cameo 3 is again cutting like a dream. I wasted sooo much heat transfer vinyl. I use roll vinyl usually fdc 4200 vinyl no mat and on mtc i use a blade setting of 1 or 2 depending on how old the blade is and a force of around 5. I was frantic over the whole paused cameo 3.

This article helped tremendously. Don t worry be crafty. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below. There are times though that it might cut too deep cutting through the paper behind the vinyl or too shallow not cutting all the way through the material in some or all places.

I am having an issue where every single time i attempt to use my transfer paper to the vinyl it will not lift. Congratulations you have completed your first silhouette cameo vinyl cut. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your. Happy crafters has all the trending colors of htv and oracal 651 that you need as well as the customer service to help you get your job done.

For this silhouette cameo project you re going to want to use adhesive 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. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry. I am using silhouette brand vinyl and transfer paper.

I called and waited on the 1 800 number until they offered to call me back. Understanding the cut settings can help you know what to do when the cut isn t just right so you can fix it quickly and be back on track with a perfect cut. I have a cameo 3 used only a couple times but my auto blade was not cutting correctly. Looking for heat transfer vinyl for shirts or adhesive vinyl for mugs windows and more that can be cut in your silhouette cameo circuit explore or brother scan n cut.