Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
If silhouette is cutting mat deep.
This mat replaces is the regular cutting mat that is initially included with the cameo machine.
One of my facebook friends jennnifer k asked me if it was possible to cut chipboard with the silhouette cameo without using a mat.
How to clean your silhouette cameo cutting mat.
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Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.
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.
Mine was and i found myself super frustrated because none of my vinyl was sticking to my mat.
I wanted to cut some heat transfer vinyl for a shirt i was making but my vinyl kept slipping.
I tried it with this recent project and have a few observations tips and suggestions.
Learn the basics of your silhouette cameo.
Please note it has come to the attention of silhouette that several sellers do not offer authentic silhouette cutting mats.
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.
Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.
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.
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.
The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place.
If you find that the alignment of where your silhouette is cutting is high or low this is probably the culprit.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media.
Here are my tips suggestions for cutting chipboard without a mat.
In this project i m using a chipboard that is a little bit thicker than cereal box.
This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it.
Is your mat a little full of leftover vinyl fibers or full of glitter.
In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
