Silhouette Cut Settings For Reflective Vinyl

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Silhouette cut settings for reflective vinyl.

Click on blade settings to find all the cut settings you need. Material choose type of material closest to the vinyl you will be using. Cut and press settings for products at products cricut setting silhouette setting brother scan cut setting etched vinyl light card stock material. If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt.

You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials. Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. Because of this there is sometimes a color shift that occurs when viewing reflective vinyl in different settings fig 1. This will get you to a good starting point.

Apply your transfer tape this is the step that a lot of vinyl beginners are unaware of and yet probably one of the most important in. You can right click on the images to save them to your computer or you can click the pinterest button in the middle to save them for later. Card stock plain blade 1 speed 4 force 14 blade 3 speed 3 pressure 3 oracal 631 custom. Weed and apply vinyl after your design has finished cutting use your weeding hook this one is my absolute favorite to remove the excess vinyl from around the design.

For this reflective heat transfer vinyl i used the settings blade depth 2 speed 7 and force 5 which worked perfectly. After your design is all cut remove the excess vinyl from around your image lettering this is called weeding. White reflective for instance is only white when it s doing its thing. This reflective property is what makes road signs legible after dark without the cost of electric illumination.

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