Re: B grade cameo @ £200
Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 14:33
Well, I have been playing with the cameo and it is a great little machine, tons better than my craft robo.
However there is one thing that's wrong with it..............ME !!
As a test cut I decided on a simple Dakar image to test the trace with a print and cut with no reg marks.
I was previously told by Harry at E.Mathias never to use the cameo without the cutting blade to prolong the life of the blade.
I used normal printer paper, the cheapo stuff from ASDA and printed out the piece.
I put it on the brand new cutting mat and the first thing the machine told me was that the rollers where in the wrong place.
The instruction book told me how to move them by twisting but I can't manage to unlock it, probably cos I am scared to break it.
Then I realised that i hadn't put the mat in properly, so I got it to cut, i used the settings suggested: Blade 1 and thickness and speed preset by the software.
Taking the cut out, the first thing I realise is that the paper is STUCK....Bad. The cut needs to be tighter and that's my fault by not getting the offset quite right or not using the reg marks and eyeballing the line up.
The cutting mat, well that's screwed with the reside of paper left behind and I notice the blade scored the mat so the software thickness setting might not be quite so reliable.
I use a razor blade to clean up the mat and then washed it so it can be used again but I am wary of putting paper straight onto it.
Here is a picture of the test cut.
Does anyone use the cameo without the cutting mat when using something like paper lease? I imagine vinyl, being on waxed paper doesn't stick.
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However there is one thing that's wrong with it..............ME !!
As a test cut I decided on a simple Dakar image to test the trace with a print and cut with no reg marks.
I was previously told by Harry at E.Mathias never to use the cameo without the cutting blade to prolong the life of the blade.
I used normal printer paper, the cheapo stuff from ASDA and printed out the piece.
I put it on the brand new cutting mat and the first thing the machine told me was that the rollers where in the wrong place.
The instruction book told me how to move them by twisting but I can't manage to unlock it, probably cos I am scared to break it.
Then I realised that i hadn't put the mat in properly, so I got it to cut, i used the settings suggested: Blade 1 and thickness and speed preset by the software.
Taking the cut out, the first thing I realise is that the paper is STUCK....Bad. The cut needs to be tighter and that's my fault by not getting the offset quite right or not using the reg marks and eyeballing the line up.
The cutting mat, well that's screwed with the reside of paper left behind and I notice the blade scored the mat so the software thickness setting might not be quite so reliable.
I use a razor blade to clean up the mat and then washed it so it can be used again but I am wary of putting paper straight onto it.
Here is a picture of the test cut.
Does anyone use the cameo without the cutting mat when using something like paper lease? I imagine vinyl, being on waxed paper doesn't stick.
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