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Cut Doctor: Lesson 11 — Platforms and other Curio-specific settings

January 3, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette curio platforms

Today’s visit with the Cut Doctor is for Curio owners only, or for those of you studying to be cut doctors yourselves, or who just want to know what makes the Curio different. That’s because we’re dealing with platforms, which only the Curio uses. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: base, Curio, cut doctor, cut settings, embossing, etching, mat, platform, platforms, stipple, stipple size, stippling

Cut Doctor: Lesson 10 — Track Enhancing

December 27, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette track enhancing

Have you ever heard of aquagenic urticaria? It's an extremely rare disease that causes an allergy to water. What about moebius -- a genetic condition characterized by complete facial paralysis? These are actual obscure diseases. Today in the Cut … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, rollers, track enhancing

Cut Doctor: Lesson 9 — Line Segment Overcut

December 4, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette line segment overcut

You know that CPR can literally save a life. Penicillin and other antibiotics revolutionized medicine and saved countless thousands of lives in the past century. In today’s appointment with the Cut Doctor, you are going to learn about Line Segment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: corners, cut doctor, cut settings, htv, line segment overcut, pulling, small, vinyl

Cut Doctor: Lesson 8 — Passes

November 26, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

pass

Here we are again! I'm glad you've come back to see the Cut Doctor. You're getting better every day! Today we're going to talk about Passes. If you'll spend just a little time understanding this cut setting, you'll save loads of time in the long run. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, double cut, passes

Cut Doctor: Lesson 7 — Force

November 19, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

strong force

Are you beginning to feel better about your cut health? The way to continue to grow is step by step -- understanding each of your cut settings and how they affect your material. Today we're going to learn about another key component of that process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, density, force, thickness

Cut Doctor: Lesson 6 — Speed

November 14, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

speed limit

Today's visit with the Cut Doctor will be a quick one. That's because we're discussing Speed -- how fast or slow your Silhouette machine moves as it cuts your design. There's not too much go over here, but it's very important. There are some big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, machine pausing, slow, speed, thickness

Cut Doctor: Lesson 4 — Default Cut Settings

November 6, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I'm so glad you are visiting the doctor's office again today! Your commitment to good cut health is impressive. In today's visit, we're going to talk about the default cut settings. Those are the recommendations the Silhouette Studio software gives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, default, force, materials

Cut Doctor: Lesson 3 — Tools

November 1, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

silhouette blade settings

What would happen if your surgeon used a chain saw to remove your appendix? That would most likely not be a very successful surgery. You'd probably come out feeling much worse. It's important for a doctor to choose the right instrument for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: autoblade, blade, cut doctor, cut settings, deep cut, embossing, etching, fabric blade, pen, pen holder, premium blade, ratchet blade, stippling, tools

Cut Doctor: Lesson 2 — Actions

October 22, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette cut setting simple action

In our first appointment in the Cut Doctor series, we talked about purchasing materials and choosing the right one in the Send area. I also showed you how to create and save your own custom settings. You can find that lesson here. Now we're ready for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: action, cut, cut doctor, cut setting, cut settings, emboss, etch, score, Sketch, stipple

Cut Doctor: Lesson 1 — Materials

October 18, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the most frustrating things with using a Silhouette machine is when you have a great design and materials, but can't seem to get a good cut with them. Maybe it's that the cut doesn't go all the way through your material. Or perhaps it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials Tagged With: custom setting, cut, cut doctor, cut settings, material, materials, user created settings

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