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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 3:39:36 GMT
When I create a whole page of cuts to cut at once, I get some good ones and some bad ones like some of my delicate cuts will come out perfect and a cut right next to that will get all chomped up by the blade. How can this be? I cut with the speed on 1 (just to be sure it works for all of the images) and the blade at 4 when cutting plain cardstock. I've tried different settings but this seems to work the best (still not good enough). My mat and blade are both relatively new and I'm using coordinations and american crafts cardstock. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening and how to fix it so they all cut cleanly? Thanks in advance  |
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 30, 2014 4:49:56 GMT
I was going to suggest making sure your mat was clean...thinking that little bits and pieces could be keeping the cardstock from laying flat on the mat. Have you screwed off the little white cap at the end of blade to blow it out?
I was cutting some titles today out of two different fonts. One was more delicate and complicated and it wasn't cutting cleanly. The other was smoother and rounded and it cut fine. I took off the cap and found a piece of paper stuck in there. Then my delicate font cut cleanly.
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jun 30, 2014 5:08:54 GMT
I find that I get the best cuts on delicate images on thick patterned paper. I purposely buy paper that is mostly solid to cut stuff out with. Like the "B side" of paper, not the flashy side! I also mirror my image and cut it on the back sometimes and that helps. It's really trial and error to see what works best on your machine, I think. I've never gotten good cuts on cardstock and I've used my machine so much it's about worn out!
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Post by rumplesnat on Jun 30, 2014 13:48:33 GMT
I have the same thing happen to me! No rhyme or reason.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 30, 2014 15:33:43 GMT
I've found a few things that work. First of all, make sure your blade is clean--unscrew the cap like CMPeter suggested. Slowing the speed down and using the right card stock can be the issue, but it sounds like you are doing that correctly. What does your mat look like? Any tiny flake of old paper can mess up a cut, especially if it is messing up in the same spot every time. I suspect that may be your problem. Also, I've noticed that as my mats get old, the card stock doesn't stick down as well. And I don't always really adhere the CS well because I don't want to cuts to curl as I peel them off the mat. But the intricate cuts need the adhesion to have good tension on the cuts and for them to cut cleanly. And the little bits from a fine cut will flake off the mat and get under the blade, messing it us as it's cutting. HTH!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 16:46:44 GMT
Thanks guys, I didn't check for tiny flakes of paper, I"ll scrape the mat really well and try again. |
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Post by htstepper on Jul 1, 2014 4:12:48 GMT
Are you using different brands of cardstock? Certain brands don't cut well for me. I have some packs from Joann and Hobby Lobby that are too fiberous and just get munched up. Michael's Recollections works really well for delicate cuts for me.
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Post by scrapnnana on Jul 1, 2014 4:28:28 GMT
If the other suggestions you have already received don't fix the problem, there is another possible issue. Are you putting different colors of cardstock on the same mat and cutting all at the same time? If they are not all the same thickness and density, it could cause a poor cut.
The other possibility is that part of your paper has been affected by humidity, or one or two of the scraps if you are using scraps.
If, however, you are using a whole sheet of cardstock (that is pristine), and you are still having an issue, then I would think it is paper bits stuck on the mat or up inside the blade housing.
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Post by iowgirl on Jul 1, 2014 13:02:17 GMT
Here are a couple other suggestions.
Is your cutting strip damaged at all? That is the black strip that runs underneath of where the blade travels. If you have damage on that, it can cause issues with cutting. If you have ever cut through anything or accidentally cut without anything in your machine - it messes up that strip. It is replaceable.
Check your packet size. Make your packet size as small as possible. This is the amount of information your computer is sending to your Cameo. If the Cameo can't process all the information coming in, you can get messy cuts, diagonal lines cut across, or sometimes it just stops.
To reduce your packet size - go to EDIT - PREFERENCES - ADVANCED - scroll down to packet size and set it to 500.
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