An increased amount of blade dragging through the material when cutting fine detail can cause what they call vinyl ears parts lifted up.
Can i cut vinyl with a regular blade on gazelle.
Gazelle 12 electronic die cutting machine one 1 heavy duty blade holder one 1 heady duty standard blade one 1 12 x12 cutting mat one 1 power supply cord one 1 power adapter one 1 software cd with gazelle funtime iii software and 700 designs one 1 video training cd bonus cd with manuals instructions and over 100 worth of select boss kut designs.
You can also use tin snips to make crosscuts.
What does the gazelle come with.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
With minimal blade in the material a 60 degree blade tends to cause fewer if any vinyl ears.
Cut with the same pressure as regular vinyl press with medium pressure at 305 for 12 15sec and peel hot as soon as you lift the press.
The new kraft blade for the cameo 4 can cut up 3 mm deep made possible by the extra clearance of the cameo 4.
The cameo 3 also came with a kraft blade but that one could only cut up to 2 mm deep.
Using a 60 degree blade on everyday cutting is a waste of a blade technically speaking.
You might want to be sure you have a reasonably sharp blade especially with the stretch version.
Graphtec vinyl cutters come with the blue tip blade holder and 0 9mm blade so if you need to cut thick or coarse media with a graphtec make sure to get the 1 5mm blade and red tip blade holder.
Note that if you want to cut even thicker materials you will need the silhouette curio which can cut up to 5 mm.
Use tin snips or a rotary tool to make curved cuts.
Using designated blade types with their own blade holder for various materials will increase the longevity of the blade and holder over time.
Make crosscuts on vinyl siding using a circular saw but you should install a vinyl cutting blade to minimize chip out.
When making longitudinal cuts score with a knife and break along the score line.
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In your position i d try a fine toothed blade in a table saw for cutting the vinyl planks.
Oh yeah mirror the cut.
As long as the material keeps moving past the blade i wouldn t expect a problematic amount of melting gumming.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
