Once the mat is loaded the screen will tell you to press the flashing go button.
The vinyl cutting process.
You can create an image with open.
The screen will show a progress bar as your machine completes the 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.
Then load the mat into your cricut machine by pressing the flashing load unload button.
Open cut studio the software bundled with the cutter.
This process is called weeding.
Vector art also has less colors to choose from which helps create a clearer image.
Any excess vinyl is trimmed off the edges and the record is ready.
Placing the labels on the top and bottom of the biscuit the 2 stampers top side a and bottom side b press down applying 100 tons of pressure at 200 degrees celsius creating the vinyl record.
A vinyl cutter that gets the job done.
Simple artwork like text is the easiest artwork to cut with a vinyl cutter.
Vector art creates clean lines and straight edges which helps the vinyl cutter calculate where it needs to cut.
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.
There is a quick cooling cycle that solidifies the vinyl and bonds the labels.
Cutting and application instructions remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear liner intact.
For more tutorials and guides aimed at helping you get the most out of your machine be sure to visit our how to section.
To prevent bubbles start in.
Computer designed images are loaded onto the vinyl cutter via a wired connection or over a wireless.
If you manage to get the thin fonts or smaller script words to cut correctly try reverse weeding to make it easier to transfer if you are using vinyl.
Remove the transfer tape liner.
Vinyl cutting for begginers step 1.
The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to.
Let us know if you have any questions and we ll do our best to answer them.
The cutting process is fun addictive and incredibly rewarding.
It should show up.
A vinyl cutting machine does not recognise a pixel so it cannot cut these images.
Bring your artwork into a vinyl cutter.
If you have tried everything above and your cutting issue is still not resolved contact cricut support.
Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.
Heat transfer vinyl is the type of vinyl used to apply a design to fabric including t shirts tea.
Aside from simple fonts already in the windows or mac operating system you can purchase additional fonts or you can.
