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Post by shoshen82 on Nov 30, 2017 8:17:23 GMT -9
Hello!
I just bought a Silhouette Portrait the other day and have been sending sheets through at an alarming rate and am impressed with it so far! I do, however, have a bit of difficulty "punching out" the miniatures once they've run through. I seem to get a lot of tearing and such. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks regarding this. I use the 110 lb card stock you can get at Wal-Mart.
Thanks!
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Post by oldschooldm on Nov 30, 2017 9:08:22 GMT -9
You aren't cutting deep enough, they should be completely cut out and stuck to the mat.
What settings are you using, and double check your knife depth rotation.
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Post by oldschooldm on Nov 30, 2017 9:16:21 GMT -9
For 110-lb stock, I set my knife to "3" and my paper thickness to 25. For minis, I cut at speed 1. Sometimes I choose the double-cut option depending on how old my knife is.
Do NOT set it deeper than "3" for 110lb paper, as you will start to seriously cut your mat and that may cause your cutter to slip/grind ruining your cut.
Hope that helps.
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Post by shoshen82 on Nov 30, 2017 10:01:12 GMT -9
Thanks for the prompt reply!
I have it set to 3. I didn't realize you had to set the thickness as well. I'll check it out later and test it out. I'm guessing I can just run the stuff I have previously cut again?
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Post by oldschooldm on Nov 30, 2017 10:39:29 GMT -9
Thanks for the prompt reply! I have it set to 3. I didn't realize you had to set the thickness as well. I'll check it out later and test it out. I'm guessing I can just run the stuff I have previously cut again? Assuming you didn't damage the paper in the first attempt, sure - try again. Beware that the knife might catch if things aren't flat.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Nov 30, 2017 11:01:39 GMT -9
I used to have my blade set to 5, and I now have a sliced up cutting mat. 3 should do it. I set the thickness to the max - that in theory applies more pressure during the cut? For minis, I always double-cut, and usually at a speed of 4 or 5 depending on the complexity of the mini. I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for a sheet of minis at the lowest speed. lol
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Post by shoshen82 on Nov 30, 2017 13:25:59 GMT -9
Well, I tried it out at the 25 thickness setting and it worked great! I tried going over previous cuts made at 20 thickness and worked well there too. Thanks a bunch, guys!
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Post by oldschooldm on Nov 30, 2017 13:41:25 GMT -9
I used to have my blade set to 5, and I now have a sliced up cutting mat. 3 should do it. I set the thickness to the max - that in theory applies more pressure during the cut? For minis, I always double-cut, and usually at a speed of 4 or 5 depending on the complexity of the mini. I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for a sheet of minis at the lowest speed. lol I think you've got that backwards - max thickness reduces pressure (as the head doesn't drop as low.) The lower the number the lower the head drops (for any cut-depth setting). I use unusually "low" thickness numbers for my embossing/scoring pass where I use an embossing head - no more perforations for me!
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Dec 1, 2017 10:18:45 GMT -9
oldschooldm - at least in the version of studio I'm running, the online help says this: "Thickness – The Thickness is measured in approximately 7 grams force per setting and has 33 levels. In other words, the Silhouette can cut from 7 grams up to 230 grams force. Thicker materials will likely require higher Thickness levels." So, I think I had it right.
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Post by oldschooldm on Dec 1, 2017 13:10:39 GMT -9
oldschooldm - at least in the version of studio I'm running, the online help says this: "Thickness – The Thickness is measured in approximately 7 grams force per setting and has 33 levels. In other words, the Silhouette can cut from 7 grams up to 230 grams force. Thicker materials will likely require higher Thickness levels." So, I think I had it right. Interesting. I'd previously found a table converting paper thickness to settings, and your citation is completely different. Note: It says - "Thicker materials will likely require higher Thickness levels" does match what I said, though not for the reasons I gave. :-) I misused the term "pressure" in this context. Mea Culpa. Thanks for the details! But, the result is the same - higher numbers for thicker paper. :-)
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