Cut Setting For Printed Vinyl

A very common question we get is.

Cut setting for printed vinyl.

Then load the mat into your cricut machine by pressing the flashing load unload button. 11 would work only on a brand new blade. Pick htv smooth from the material list on a silhouette or use iron on with your cricut in the cut settings. Set the smart dial on your machine to vinyl or if you have an older machine without a smart dial check out cricut s cut settings guide for vinyl.

Allow the ink to dry before proceeding to cut. Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down. Match the top corner of printed vinyl liner side down to the top left corner of your machine mat and load it into your machine. The tricky news is that each piece of vinyl blade and machine can cut a little differently.

For cricut explore machines turn the smart set dial to custom. This flattens all the layers of the image you probably guessed down into a single layered image for print then cut. Below you ll find the machine settings we use right here at expressions vinyl. Now it s a print then cut image it s got a printer symbol now instead.

Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. To change any svg like this into a print then cut image all you need to do is select your image and click flatten. Cut and press settings for products at heat transfer vinyl htv continued these settings were tested on each machine by 143vinyl. If your blade is new 11 will work great but as your blade ages you have to set it deeper.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. I m using the buffalo plaid pattern which we have in the store and is printed on siser material. Whether it s glitter adhesive vinyl cut settings or for matte black htv look here for the cut settings of your silhouette cameo or cricut machine. You ll want you to think of the adhesive vinyl process rather than htv process up until you add the heat.

Let s walk through it all together. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. Adjust cut and pressing settings and do test cuts as needed last update. Please keep in mind that each machine cuts differently based on sharpness of blade state of mat and other factors.

These are a good place for you to start. For cricut maker select browse all materials then select the printable vinyl setting. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. We cut a lot of vinyl.