Thinking of swapping my Cameo ?

[Dave271069]

Help, im starting to loose my rag with my cameo silhouette cutter, lately ive been getting the odd order for larger vinyl cuts for vehicles , when I bought the cameo it did me ok, but im now having the slipping and sliding problems when I use it for long lengths of vinyl, What I would like to know is will a Chinese cutter off ebay for around the same price tag be better for me due to the vinyl rollers on the stand etc, and does anyone want to consider swapping one for a nearly new desktop silhouette cameo, and final question if I sold my cameo what do you guys recommend I get?

[Justin]

I can see this from a couple of angles. I've used really good quality cutters before, I currently own a Chinese cutter and I recently bought the Cameo. I'm really not that impressed by the Cameo at all. I switched back to my Chinese cutter that incidentally I was looking at selling.

My cutter is a typical Chinese model that you'd pick up on eBay and tbh it does a very good job. Sure, the build quality isn't there but it cuts just fine and is quick enough.

My problem with the Cameo is with smaller pieces slipping, similar problem but different size pieces to you

I bought the Chinese cutter thinking, oh well, if it's no good I've wasted a couple of hundred quid tops. It paid for itself very quickly.

[Paul]

never had descent quality, expensive cutter before. only craft robo But i do own 24" chinese cutter and i like it. i believe me and Justin have similar machine. does the job and cost not to much

[Dave271069]

any want to buy a cameo? lol been looking at signzworld and I think as soon as I sell the cameo its Chinese for me, only problem I got is the bit inbetween when I don't have a cutter and I need to get some work done. as for small pieces Justin I do like using the mat, but its the long bits and the rollers not keeping the vinyl straight that's doing my head in

[Paul]

who said that you can not use mat on big cutter?

[Justin]

No need to use mat on Chinese cutter:-)

My cameo supplier have told me the mat doesn't need to be used with garment vinyl and the sticky surface never touches the rollers!? No good for small pieces, and Chinese deals with these well.

[viccar]

I use my cameo everyday and love it i do small bits around 2" up to about 5 feet, the trick is to put it in straight and put the rollers in the right place.
I dont have these problems.
Justin you had the rollers on 13" so if you were trying to cut 12" thats why it was slipping.

I cut clothing vinyl
sign vinyl
and rhinestone stencil material
all with no probs

[Justin]

Now why would I try and cut a 12" piece with the rollers set wider? . How can you cut a 2" piece when the rollers don't go that close?

[viccar]

I thought you were cutting a 12" piece, at first you didnt realise there was another groove to put the rollers in so they were on 13" or mat size.
2" cut on the mat.

[Justin]

No, I was trying to cut different sized pieces smaller than the set guides. My supplier has told me the sticky mat shouldn't touch the rollers, how do you get around that with a 2" piece?