Silhouette Portrait Mat Slipping

Resticking a silhouette cutting mat.

Silhouette portrait mat slipping.

This ensures the rollers grasp the mat and hold it securely in place as the silhouette cuts. Silhouette portrait help this is a need to know video but even if you do this right you can run into troubles with the cutting thanks for watching. I just got off the phone with silhouette and had to edit this post after getting some great help. Load options for the original cameo cameo 2 and portrait are selected using the buttons on the machine itself.

So something i learned rather quickly after ruining 2 pieces of cardstock on my new silhouette cameo. To restick the silhouette mat and another off brand cutting mat i used dritz basting spray from my local wal mart for less than 10 00. You want to make sure the mat is fully dry before applying the spray adhesive. If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials.

I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette. If your mat is slipping check to make sure the white release lever on the right is locked in place facing up. If you are having issues with your device i hope this video can help. Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your.

The mat was feeding initially but then would start slanting and feeding totally wrong and end up at. Removing materials from the mat. Once clean dry with a towel and set to the side. Tape off the edges of your mats to.

Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut. On your cameo portrait use the arrow keys to choose load cutting mat align your cutting mat against the machine s rollers and press the enter key. In order to prevent damage to your cutting strip a mat should always be used when cutting materials without a backing i would rather take the time to load my mat than have to replace the cutting strip on my machine. These are the top 2 user errors i found people are having with their silhoutte cameo 3s.