My Vinyl Keep Tearing On My Cameo 3

1 blade is not properly inserted and or locked down.

My vinyl keep tearing on my cameo 3. This will prevent the vinyl backing from sticking to the cutting mat and tearing when it s removed after cutting. To cut properly the blade must be pushed all the way down with no visible gap between the tool holder and the blade. My machine is tearing or dragging through my material there are several variables that may cause a machine to tear through material. It may help to gently put the vinyl backing onto the mat to help keep it flat while you re putting the transfer paper on top.

The same setup on the cameo 3 but the force setting is at 10 which is their default setting for sign vinyl. For the best deals on heat vinyl transfer. Now on to the 13 things you absolutely need to know. 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.

My friend and fellow instructor elly from silhouette secrets has diagnosed this issue so often on facebook that she keeps a photo of a properly installed blade on hand to post whenever someone is having cutting issues. Makes a nice cut and just kiss cuts the backing paper. If your cricut maker or cricut explore machine is tearing or dragging through the material check the following. 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.

Fortunately this problem can usually be resolved with some basic troubleshooting steps. It makes my day to hear from you and i love to update my posts with your tips. Now that you watched video 1 how to set up your silhouette cameo 3 it s time for us to make our first cut and weed. Line up your media with the line on the side with the silhouette cameo this line was the same color as the machine but on the cameo 2 it is now highlighted in red.

If your cricut machine is tearing or dragging through the material check the following. Tips for new silhouette cameo users. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. 7 tricks to cleanly cutting tiny script fonts on vinyl with silhouette cameo monday december 10 2018 one of the biggest frustrations for silhouette cameo users trying to cut very intricate designs and text is the more intricate and the smaller the design the harder it is to get a clean cut.

Fortunately this problem can usually be resolved with some basic troubleshooting steps.