Vinyl Backing Stuck To Silhouette Mat

Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials.

Vinyl backing stuck to silhouette mat. This video shows a quick tip to remove your material from the cutting mat without it curling. If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt. Place the vinyl onto the silhouette cutting mat with the backing paper side down onto the mat making sure the vinyl is covering the same area where the design is placed on the virtual mat in silhouette studio. Your decal for a customer will not weed cleanly off the backing paper.

Your mat will probably be too sticky this is one of the most common complaints i hear with people making their first cuts. You are cutting too deep. These mats are usually made from rubber and are very tacky to the touch allowing you to stick your paper vinyl or whatever material you re using to the mat allowing it to slide evenly through your machine and to be. How to clean your silhouette cameo cutting mat.

Mine was and i found myself super frustrated because none of my vinyl was sticking to my mat. I wanted to cut some heat transfer vinyl for a. When you pick up your design with your transfer tape some of the backing rips off and stays on the back of the vinyl. When you buy your cricut or silhouette cutting machine a cutting mat will usually be included with your purchase.

If you are using a new mat then many times the adhesive is so strong that it can be very hard to get paper or even paper backed vinyl or other media off of the mat without bending ripping or tearing it. Learn how to troubleshoot with your silhouette. You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24. This mat is designed to be used with the.

When the cutting mat is new however it can be too sticky for certain material such as paper and paper backed materials such as adhesive vinyl. Your vinyl is not peeling cleanly from the paper backing. Place vinyl on cutting mat. Why you need to restick your cricut cutting mat.

Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. Is your mat a little full of leftover vinyl fibers or full of glitter. Try lightening up your pressure of your cut.

It is possible to cut vinyl directly from the roll without a mat using your silhouette and i will add a post all about how to do that soon but for now let s just focus on how to cut with a cutting mat.