I am having an issue where every single time i attempt to use my transfer paper to the vinyl it will not lift.
My cameo 3 is not cutting on vinyl sticky paper.
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.
There are times though that it might cut too deep cutting through the paper behind the vinyl or too shallow not cutting all the way through the material in some or all places.
Makes a nice cut and just kiss cuts the backing paper.
I am using silhouette brand vinyl and transfer paper.
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.
Yrym ht clear vinyl transfer paper tape roll 12 x 50 ft w alignment grid application tape for silhouette cameo cricut adhesive vinyl for decals signs windows stickers 4 6 out of 5 stars 9 013 16 99 16.
For this silhouette cameo project you re going to want to use adhesive vinyl.
Understanding the cut settings can help you know what to do when the cut isn t just right so you can fix it quickly and be back on track with a perfect cut.
In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below.
Congratulations you have completed your first silhouette cameo vinyl cut.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
The same setup on the cameo 3 but the force setting is at 10 which is their default setting for sign vinyl.
Looking for heat transfer vinyl for shirts or adhesive vinyl for mugs windows and more that can be cut in your silhouette cameo circuit explore or brother scan n cut.
I checked that the blade was installed properly bought a new auto blade and mat checked settings checked if strip was damaged it all came down to updated firmware.
This article helped tremendously.
I was frantic over the whole paused cameo 3.
I wasted sooo much heat transfer vinyl.
Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.
I have a cameo 3 used only a couple times but my auto blade was not cutting correctly.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
Don t worry be crafty.
You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24.
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.
