Cut Vinyl And The Letters Are Getting Lifted

Vinyl lettering includes lettering numbering or shapes that are individually cut out from a sheet of solid colored 2 mil vinyl and then pre spaced and placed onto pre masked transfer tape the number of transfer tape sheets used will depend on the size of your vinyl lettering and amount of colors used.

Cut vinyl and the letters are getting lifted.

They are actually pretty awesome. An example is small lettering if the letter heights get into the 1 4 inch range the letters want to lift with the weeded vinyl. Cutting vinyl with the silhouette cameo or portrait is arguably easier than cutting anything else on the machine. Peel away all of the extra vinyl from around the letters.

If you ve ever wondered how exactly to cut and apply cricut vinyl this video is for you. Use a sticky mat. Firmly rub your fingers over the tape to adhere. Fig 1 shows the edge lifting of this graphic with the standard 45 blade.

But when the objects being cut get very small weeding can become a problem. Your blade is not sharp enough. It s an elegant serif font cut at 1 2. Make sure your cutting mat is pretty sticky when place the vinyl on it to cut.

If you are cutting an image which is very intricate or small try cutting a simpler or larger. If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts. The angle of the blade goes into the vinyl at a slightly different angle than the regular silhouette ratchet blade or auto blade which again prevents the vinyl from being torn. To get clean cuts for small designs you need a very sharp blade.

In this instructable i am going to show you how to handle the weeding issues allowing you to cut smaller objects. If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. Place transfer tape or masking tape over the vinyl word. This was cut on a vinyl express qe6000 which has a high quality digital servo motor and cuts fine detail with amazing precision.

The vinyl letters are cut on the front of the sheet while the backing paper is not cut. You cut out a very intricate lettering design but when you are weeding it the letters will not stay on the backing paper and lift when pulling the negative vinyl away. You want to first start by making sure you have the proper type of vinyl that in and of itself can be overwhelming. But a serif or filigree on a 1 2 tall letter may only be 1 16 of an inch tall.

Do not remove the letters from the backing paper. Intricate designs are very hard on a dull blade. If you manage to get the thin fonts or smaller script words to cut correctly try reverse weeding to make it easier to transfer if you are using vinyl.