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Cut Doctor: Lesson 18 — When the machine starts cutting in the wrong place

February 7, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

cameo 1 load media wrong

The Cut Doctor is in! We’re back for our second lesson in troubleshooting cuts on your Silhouette machine. This time we’re looking at symptoms at the onset of a cutting disease. Let’s look at some reasons your machine may start cutting in the wrong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, emboss, firmware, flip, htv, load, mat, mirror, usb

Successful Beginner Projects: #10 – Vinyl Wall Quote

July 19, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

Are you ready for your final beginner project? If you haven’t gone through the Software Basics series and the other Successful Beginner Projects yet, I recommend you do those first because we will build on the skills already taught. In this project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: auto weld, beginner, cursive, cut border, cut edge, free shapes, hinge method, load, margins, no mat, orientation, page size, right roller, Text, vinyl, wall, weld

Help! My machine is cutting in the wrong place!

February 7, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

UGH! It’s SO frustrating when your Cameo machine doesn’t do what you want, right? It’s such a great machine we expect it to be able to read minds. One of the most annoying things is when it’s cutting in the completely wrong place. There are several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: bluetooth, calibration, cancel, cancelling, cord, cutting in wrong place, firmware, load, loading, mat, pause, pausing, power, Print and Cut, registration marks, test cut, usb

Cutting without the mat without losing your mind: Tip #12

January 24, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

loading vinyl silhouette cameo

I told you in tip #10 that it’s difficult to load materials like vinyl and HTV because they are floppy. I also said I’d let you know another reason they are tricky. That’s today’s tip. Because these materials are often on a roll, they become curled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: arrow keys, curl, curled, curling, htv, load, loading, no mat, roll, rolled, vinyl

Cutting without the mat without losing your mind: Tip #8

January 17, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

cameo mat guide

Today’s tip on cutting without the mat is all about another small thing that can make a HUGE difference. It happens even before you start cutting and has to do with how you load your material. In order for the material to stay under the rollers, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: guideline, htv, load, loading, no mat, vinyl

Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #5

January 8, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

orientation arrow on mat

I hope you’re learning some good tricks to help you cut without the mat. To start with tip#1, go here.  Today’s tip is one you won’t need all the time, but it’s critical to understand it when it pops up. It’s about orientation — which edge of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: arrow, landscape, load, mat, no mat, orientation, page size, Portrait, rotate view

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