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24” Cameo 4 PRO now available (and other sales this week)

November 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

cameo 4 pro machine

Silhouette America has just released the new Cameo 4 PRO model. And there's a BIG surprise! The original intent was for this to be a 20" wide cutting machine. I can now let you in on the secret that it's actually a 24" one! That's pretty exciting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: 24", adapter, blade, cameo 4, mat, pro, roll feeder, sale, silhouette design store

Tuesday quick tip: Designing larger than the mat

July 28, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

One of THE best things about using a Silhouette machine instead of any other brand is the ability to design and cut projects that are larger than the mat. Couple that with the powerful software and you have quite a few tools at your fingertips. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: big, large, mat, page size

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: Basic Membership 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

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: Basic Membership Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, force, line segment overcut, mat, pulling, ripping, tearing, uncut

Cut Doctor: Lesson 23 — Bad cuts part 2

March 27, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette cut overlaps

Have you ever send a cut job to your machine, watched it work and away, then removed the material and realized it didn’t cut the material at all or cut it all the way through? Yes, I see every hand going up! We’ve all had this happen at one time or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: blade, cut doctor, cut settings, distance adjustment, heat transfer, htv, mat, material, misaligned, Print and Cut, registration marks, size, Text

Cut Doctor: Lesson 22 — Problems with incomplete cuts or at the end of the cut

March 8, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

Some diseases you get as a baby, some as an adult, some as a senior. Basically, you can get sick throughout your entire life. In the same way, you can run into cutting woes at any point in the process. Today, we’re going to focus on problems that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: auto save, blade, bluetooth, cancel, cut, cut doctor, feed, firmware, incomplete, mat, packet size, pause, queue, recovered, usb

Cut Doctor: Lesson 21 — Problems with the mat or material during the cut

March 1, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette cutting problems

We’re delving deep into the body of the cut job here in our troubleshooting portion of the Cut Doctor series. (To start with Lesson 1 in the Cut Doctor series, go here). Our topic this time is reasons why your mat or material might act up during a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: crooked, cut doctor, cut settings, lifting, loading, mat, rollers, sliding, vinyl, weld

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

Cut Doctor: Lesson 15 — the mat

January 29, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette mat problem

“You are what you eat.” I’m sure you’ve heard that. What this old adage means is that you will only feel your best — have your best health — if you give your body good fuel. Silhouette mats are a bit like that. You get your best cuts with a good mat. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: cut doctor, cut settings, mat

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

January 3, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

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: Basic Membership Tagged With: base, Curio, cut doctor, cut settings, embossing, etching, mat, platform, platforms, stipple, stipple size, stippling

Cutting Without the Mat Checklist

September 14, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to guide you while you work on a project. The Cutting Without the Mat Checklist helps you remember each step to take when you are cutting something like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: checklist, htv, mat, vinyl, without mat

Cutting Checklist

September 14, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

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: Basic Membership 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

Oh, the offset! Such a handy tool

September 3, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette offset

Do you know about the offset feature in Silhouette Studio? If you’re a beginner, you might not (see my true confession below). But it’s an amazingly cool tool that can save you lots of time and frustration when working in the software. What is an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: mat, offset, offsets

Silhouette Summit 2018: Upcoming New Products and Software Features

May 13, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff 13 Comments

silhouette alta

Every year in May, Silhouette America holds a summit in Hawaii to announce new products and software features coming in the next year (nope, I didn't get to go). There are some VERY exciting things coming down the pike. Here’s a preview of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: alta, blade, doming, features, mat, products, silkscreen, software, summit, updates, vinyl

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

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