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Top 3 tips for cutting paper

March 10, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the most frequent questions I get is about how to have success cutting paper with Silhouette machines. If you struggle with getting a good cut without ripping, pulling or having it not quite cut through, you certainly aren't alone. That was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials Tagged With: blade, cardstock, cut settings, force, mat, paper, thickness

Cameo 4 Launch Party Review and First Look at the Machine

September 16, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Yes, Silhouette America knows how to throw a party! Last week I attended the Launch Party for the Cameo 4 near Silhouette America headquarters in Lindon, Utah. I saw lots of friends, had some treats and did some make-n-take projects. Most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Machines Tagged With: blade, cameo 4, cardstock, force, launch party, leatherette, matless cutting, roller lock, scratch off, shrink plastic

Cut Doctor: Lesson 24 — Dealing with difficulties after the cut

April 18, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

We've made it to the end of our series (to start with Lesson 1, go here). Your cuts should be all healed now! But today's visit is a follow up appointment where we go over things like post-operative complications. Specifically, we're going to talk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, force, htv, line segment overcut, mat, material, vinyl, weeding

Cut Doctor: Lesson 23 — Bad cuts part 3

April 8, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I spent most of last year dealing with health issues. It seemed like we'd NEVER find the cause or the cure. The day we did was the best day ever! Now I feel back to my normal self. I feel like today will be the same for many of you, because we're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, force, line segment overcut, mat, pulling, ripping, tearing, uncut

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 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

Cutting Checklist

September 14, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to help you remember the sequence of steps to use as you work on a project. With each checklist, I provide links to more information about the topics. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Tips Tagged With: action, advance cut mode, blade, checklist, color, cut, cut style, cutting, Fill, force, line, line segment overcut, mat, material, passes, pause, resume, settings, simple cut mode, speed

Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 14: Making your first cut

October 2, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today is the day! If you’ve gone through all the Before You Begin and Software Basics lessons up to this point, you will be well-prepared to make your first cut. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out all those lesson for my best beginner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines, Silhouette Studio Software, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: action, blade, cut, cut edge, cut settings, deep cut blade, fabric blade, force, line segment overcut, mat, material, no cut, premium blade, software basics, speed, tool, tool 1, tool 2

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