Silhouette Cameo 3 Cutting Cardstock Without Mat

Secrets and cut settings from the pros.

Silhouette cameo 3 cutting cardstock without mat. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. Cutting cardstock with silhouette cameo. The cutting mat can still be used to cut on the cameo 4.

Previous silhouette machines allow you to cut vinyl and other backed materials without a mat but with the portrait 3 and the cameo 4 you can now cut materials like cardstock and paper without a mat. When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut. Save those mats for cardstock. First you want to set up the software to tell the cameo that you are cutting without a mat.

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. Matless cutting is an option. I make pastries for a living and i am wanting to make my own boxes but i would like to cut a bunch at once instead of having to reload every 2 3 boxes. Change the cutting mat to none.

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. Can i cut cardstock without the mat or is there any way to cut a longer pattern. Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut. Change the page size to the size of material you are using.

If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials. Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.