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Vinyl cutter blade settings.
First increase the force and do a few test cuts.
The blade pressure setting is related to using the right blade depth when setting up the blade.
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.
Too high speed can cause partial cuts i e the cutter blades to skip the vinyl material or fail to cut a solid line.
Card stock plain blade 1 speed 4 force 14 blade 3 speed 3 pressure 3 oracal 631 custom.
This is especially true if the design.
The tricky news is that each piece of vinyl blade and machine can cut a little differently.
Another result of incorrect speed setting is the end point appearing offset from the start point.
Below you ll find cut settings for silhouette cricut and brother scan n cut.
You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials.
Click on blade settings to find all the cut settings you need.
Below is an example of how a square will cut when the blade offset is set too high too low and just right.
If on a test print you are using more than 180 as your pressure setting on regular vinyl consider moving the blade to a a greater cutting depth.
Vinyl matte blade 1 speed 5 force 10 blade 3 speed 3 pressure 2.
Issues with sure cuts a lot 4.
Cut settings finally if all of these checks are okay you can move to adjusting the cut settings.
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.
The key items in the plotter setup include.
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Blade angle and offset blade depth and blade pressure speed.
You may also need to increase the blade depth but do this after you try increasing the force.
You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio.
Standard cutting force or pressure press should be set to 100g on the cutter for most vinyl materials.
With the introduction of the new avery dennison cut vinyl film portfolio featuring hp750 high performance and sc950 supercast films i thought this would be a good time for a refresher on plotter blade selection and set up.
Blade holder setup guide this guide is designed to assist with the installation calibration and trouble shooting of your roland compatible vinyl cutter blade and blade holder.
You can also find a vinyl guide and a sizing guide below.
The blade offset value can be changed in the cutter settings window which can be accessed by choosing cutter settings from the cutter menu or clicking the settings button in the cut window.
We advise you to try lowering the cutting speed to see if the problem goes away.
Cut and press settings for products at products cricut setting silhouette setting brother scan cut setting etched vinyl light card stock material.
