In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
Deep cut blade for vinyl cutter.
For me this is the bane of using vinyl.
Trying out new vinyl or felt a blunt blade or any other number of reasons.
Different blade types may be required to cut through the material thickness or to achieve better results when cutting a detailed graphic.
The deep point blade has a steeper blade angle 60 degrees vs 45 and harder more durable steel.
Blade depth is how far the blade sticks out of the end of the blade holder and is a major factor in how well the machine cuts and how easy or difficult it will be to weed the material.
Plain craft foam cut with my blade set between 16 18.
The cricut explore series of die cutting machines explore explore one air air 2 and maker all come with a german carbide blade.
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The deep cut blade is.
I ve tried a few thicker materials some more successfully cut with the deep cut blade than others.
Both of these materials below used a platform level of 5 2 2 cutting mat and a speed of 2.
Deep cut blade number 1 20 speed.
Cricut sells a standard blade that comes with a grey rubber cover and newer blades have a white rubber cover also called a fine point blade.
How to stop cutting through vinyl backing.
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The cricut deep point blade housing makes it easy to cut a wider variety of materials for your projects.
Use it with your maker or explore machine to create personalized wall calendars from chipboard use rubber sheets to cut your own stamps or make custom magnets.
Remember that the blade should only stick out of the blade holder far enough that it can cut through the material you re cutting but it should not be out far enough that it could cut through the backing as well.
It took me a long time to get it right and i often have to make small adjustments for various reasons ie.
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Double cut or not.
This blade is perfect for cutting materials such as paper cardstock oracal 651 vinyl etc.
Vinyl cutters come with a 45 blade but not all heat transfer vinyl can handle that type of blade best.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.