Silhouette Mat Too Sticky For Paper

It will be hard for the rollers to run if your they are getting stuck on the sticky part of your mat.

Silhouette mat too sticky for paper.

The silhouette cameo mat comes in several sizes. That is exactly what i didn t want to happen. The one that is see thru is the paper mat less sticky. Please do not follow me on bloglovin.

Whether you are new to the silhouette cameo or a long time user you just might learn something new. Cutting fragile paper with silhouette cameo how to how to cut thin paper mat too sticky silhouette cameo silhouette cameo paper tearing silhouette cameo problem tutorial. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. I know what you mean about the paper curling i have that problem too.

You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky. This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things. I show all the trials and errors first. When the cutting mat is new however it can be too sticky for certain material such as paper and paper backed materials such as adhesive vinyl.

Now you have 3 options. Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t. I love how the cricut machine cuts card stock into great shapes but it s hard to peel card stock from the cricut explore mat when it s too sticky. The cutting mat is an essential part of your die cutting machine.

This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo. I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation. There is a surprising amount to know about the cutting mat. Karen you mentioned the less sticky mat.

They do not update this blog. Start with 1 coat. I kept getting a mess. So i used a mat that wouldn t hold card stock in place.

Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough. Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges. An internet search didn t help much at all. Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.

Before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges. The paper stuck to the mat and tore. To quickly see the solution scroll past all the small. I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.

The 12 12 inch cameo mat standard grip. This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers. Silhouette and sticky mat. The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl.

The suggestion i saw most was to use a mat that had lost most of its sticky. By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.