Silhouette Do You Need Mat For Cutting Vinyl

I recommend the oracal transfer tape as well.

Silhouette do you need mat for cutting vinyl.

When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut. I like the silhouette america brand cutting mats spatula and scraper but find this hook to be the best vinyl weeding. Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your. Without the margin of the mat to catch the roller needs to roll on top of the vinyl to keep it in place as the machine cuts.

When cutting vinyl or heat transfer vinyl without a mat on silhouette cameo or portrait the right roller needs to be moved in. But you need to make sure you match the cutting to mat in your options so it shows with or without a mat. If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. Keep your cutting mat from slipping and sliding on large cuts by putting.

You ll also need transfer tape. Check the box to show cut border. Either way this post is for you. Maybe you got a brand new silhouette cutting machine for christmas.

I buy heat transfer vinyl from happy crafters and expressions vinyl. Recommended vinyl tools for silhouette cameo you ll also need a few basic vinyl tools including a weeding hook spatula cutting mat and a scraper. Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.

Or maybe you have had yours for a while and just need a gentle push to get it out of the box. This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media. Oh and here s an extra non stencil film related tip for ya. Save those mats for cardstock.

Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo. When you load your media you need to choose the corresponding setting for what you are loading. I always cut my stencils using the silhouette s cutting mat but i m sure you could try it without and it gets loaded face up just like vinyl. This is so that your cameo can.

It allows you to cut 12 12 if using a standard mat or 12 24 if using a larger mat. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette. Each work and are both great options. No need to flip or mirror your image like you do with htv.

This will bring up a red cut border and will show you the maximum cut able area of your vinyl.