Silhoette 3 Keeps Bunching Vinyl

Two tips to help keep vinyl from shifting when cutting designs on the silhouette cameo.

Silhoette 3 keeps bunching vinyl. Each tool can usually be found for 3 5 or less on amazon and they really do help you keep your projects in the best shape as you weed them and remove them from the mat so you will be glad you have them. 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. This may need to be done 2 3 times to change the cut result. Vinyl can slide for a variety of reasons with your silhouette cutter.

It could be a problem with the specific material that you are trying to cut. 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. The silhouette hook the silhouette spatula tool and the silhouette scraper. This is the free basic version of this software.

I m pretty sure the steps are all the same no matter which you use. 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. I decided to post this silhouette vinyl tutorial in case anyone else also needs a little guidance. I had to hand hold the camera so i apologize for the hand shake be.

Create designs and send to a silhouette machine. The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade. Attempt cutting a different material such as copy paper at the appropriate setting for that material. Both of these can cause cut issues.

Paid upgrades designer edition designer edition and business edition can be applied onto to this version upgrade options. In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry. This video shows you two possible reasons that your vinyl could be sliding. Shop desktop cutting machines including the silhouette cameo plus our selection of cutting materials and other accessories.

Try using a new blade and mat. Heck if you are good with a craft knife you could probably free hand it vinyl.