Silhouette Not Cutting Through Vinyl

The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.

Silhouette not cutting through vinyl.

I did not use the mat and i ve tried blade thickness of 1 2 and 3 including cutting. Silhouette finally has more autoblades available and is sending me a new one. I m using my silhouette cameo to make vinyl letters to put on acrylic cups as party favors. Would love some help if anyone has advice.

This video shows how i resolved a silhouette vinyl cutting issue. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry. I can use an older style ratchet blade in the adapter and it will cut fine. If you are using the autoblade in your cameo 3 it s important to make sure it s loaded into the blade carriage correctly to ensure it cuts.

I sure hope it works. The end cap unscrews while it s cutting it won t automatically set itself to the cut settings in the send menu etc. 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 fix is to move the paper or material on the cutting mat over and up just slightly so it covers the top and left edge of the grid line box right.

If your silhouette cameo 4 wont read registration marks for print and cut it is likely trying to read the grid lines on your cutting mat left. I m printing all the guests names. 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. 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.

Just wasted an entire sheet of vinyl because it s not cutting through all the way. Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your. 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. 1 blade is not properly inserted and or locked down.

To cut properly the blade must be pushed all the way down with no visible gap between the tool holder and the blade.