One of the nicer features of the cameo 3 is the ability to use it without having to plug it into a computer.
What kind of vinyl does the cameo 3 use.
Between the numbers the finishes and the adhesive types it can be super confusing and overwhelming to figure out the best type of vinyl for your silhouette cameo projects.
There are two main types of vinyl.
The cut settings for htv depend on your machine and what type of heat transfer vinyl.
The cb09 is very different from the silhouette brand blades in that it needs to be assembled and the actual blade can be switched out and replaced.
Heat transfer vinyl htv has a heat.
If you re using a different type of vinyl just select it here.
Like before after the cut is complete select unload on the machine s touch screen.
This vinyl does not do well if it gets wet.
Adhesive vinyl or sticky vinyl or sticker vinyl goes on hard surfaces.
Heat transfer smooth.
For the siser easyweed used in this tutorial siser s recommended settings are.
You can remove this vinyl if issues arise fairly easily.
Adhesive and heat transfer.
A raft of incremental improvements in the cameo 3 and some key additions make it a valuable upgrade over the cameo 2.
This vinyl is safe for painted surfaces and will stick to decor nicely.
Oracal 631 this strength of vinyl is common for indoor use.
Cutting force is still lagging but its flexibility the sheer scope of materials you can work with and the ease of use tied to silhouette s gigantic user community make the cameo 3 a formidable craft cutter.
This vinyl is known as short term up to 3 years.
It does not slide into the housing compartment very easily so make sure you check out this silhouette school tutorial and demo on how to use the cb09 blade with silhouette cameo.
I personally use a silhouette cameo 3 and love it but you can cut craft vinyl with great results with lots of different machines.
For the silhouette cameo use the heat transfer material with the appropriate finish smooth flocked metallic etc.
The information on this page will help you to work with vinyl whether you are using a silhouette cricut brother scan n cut or any other electronic cutting machine.