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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

Tricks to working with SVG files

October 21, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the great things about using Silhouette machines is the Silhouette Studio software. It is amazing, especially since it's free and updates are always free. And if you choose to upgrade to a higher level of the software, it's relatively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: cut line, cut style, Designer Edition, line, modify, preferences, resize, svg, thickness, vector

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

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