Cutting mat

[ellygreen]

Do you think it might be quite safe to use my cricut cutting mats in my cameo 3 just for cutting? I know i would still need to use the silhouette one to print and cut as that is so precise but just for cutting i was thinking i might be able to use the cricut ones as i have loads of them lol. I have read that you can use them but i have never tried and i don't fancy damaging my new cameo

[DJG]

Do you think it might be quite safe to use my cricut cutting mats in my cameo 3 just for cutting? I know i would still need to use the silhouette one to print and cut as that is so precise but just for cutting i was thinking i might be able to use the cricut ones as i have loads of them lol. I have read that you can use them but i have never tried and i don't fancy damaging my new cameo

I use a Cricket Expression with mine Helen although I think the the grid might be a slightly different....I haven't got a Silhouette one at the moment to compare it with so you might want to check it for the placing of the file's

[ellygreen]

Good idea Doreen I will check later

I use a Cricket Expression with mine Helen although I think the the grid might be a slightly different....I haven't got a Silhouette one at the moment to compare it with so you might want to check it for the placing of the file's

[ellygreen]

The grids are the same as the silhouette mats but the Cricut mats are slightly bigger around the edge and quite a bit bigger at the top which could throw things out a bit to much so I am going to stick with using the correct mats

[DJG]

Thank for letting us know Helen

[Jampot]

When I had my old Robo, I used to use the Cricut mats all the time and never had too much of a problem. I used to cut a 12 x 24 into the size for a Robo. Since I have had my Cameo though (only a year ago) I have only used the proper mats in it.

[Neries]

The grids are the same as the silhouette mats but the Cricut mats are slightly bigger around the edge and quite a bit bigger at the top which could throw things out a bit to much so I am going to stick with using the correct mats

Helen I used Cricut mats all the time with my old Cameo including for print & cut. I used my Silhouette mat as a template and cut with scissors 5mm off top and bottom. They are slightly wider on the width but just a case of finding the centre, which meant slightly over the left side marker. With my Cameo 3 it's easier as there is the big blue line and arrow on the left and a small blue arrow on the right. So it's slightly over by the same amount each side of the arrows. I hope this makes sense and helps.

I find the Cricut mats firmer, last longer, as they do not mark as easily as the Silhouette mats. The sticky lasts longer too.

[ellygreen]

I can see how to get around the sides being slightly bigger but How does it work with the top of the mat being so much bigger though? I should have thought that would thrown things out quite a bit as the mat would not load in as far as the silhouette mat.

Helen I used Cricut mats all the time with my old Cameo including for print & cut. I used my Silhouette mat as a template and cut with scissors 5mm off top and bottom. They are slightly wider on the width but just a case of finding the centre, which meant slightly over the left side marker. With my Cameo 3 it's easier as there is the big blue line and arrow on the left and a small blue arrow on the right. So it's slightly over by the same amount each side of the arrows. I hope this makes sense and helps.

I find the Cricut mats firmer, last longer, as they do not mark as easily as the Silhouette mats. The sticky lasts longer too.

[Neries]

I can see how to get around the sides being slightly bigger but How does it work with the top of the mat being so much bigger though? I should have thought that would thrown things out quite a bit as the mat would not load in as far as the silhouette mat.

Helen it does not throw out taking the mat in as I remove 5mm along top and bottom so it is the same size as the Silhouette mat. The Cricut mat is longer than the Silhouette mat by 10mm. I use an old Silhouette mat removing the blue top cover, put it on top of the Cricut mat (checking the squares line up), run a pen along the top edge then the bottom edge. Use a pair of scissors to cut along the pen lines. The amount it might be out because of the pen line is not much. For print & cut it does not matter because that is guided by the registration marks and I found very accurate.

[ellygreen]

That sounds good I might try it with one of my old cricut mats later and see how I go on
for all the info

Helen it does not throw out taking the mat in as I remove 5mm along top and bottom so it is the same size as the Silhouette mat. The Cricut mat is longer than the Silhouette mat by 10mm. I use an old Silhouette mat removing the blue top cover, put it on top of the Cricut mat (checking the squares line up), run a pen along the top edge then the bottom edge. Use a pair of scissors to cut along the pen lines. The amount it might be out because of the pen line is not much. For print & cut it does not matter because that is guided by the registration marks and I found very accurate.

[ellygreen]

I did it. I cut down one of the old cricut mats and gave it a test run on normal cut first which was bang on, then on print and cut that was bang on, then on pen and cut that one was out for some reason but it can't have been due to the mat i am sure.

Mat cut to size.
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Print and cut
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Pen and cut
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[DJG]

Looking good Helen

[ellygreen]

Doreen i don't want to open another new thread lol
When you duplicate something it still has the original selected as well as the duplicated image do you have any idea how to stop it doing that? I find it most irritating, I go to move the copied item and it moves the original as well.

Looking good Helen

[DJG]

Haven't come across that problem Helen have you tried ungrouping them

[ellygreen]

Haven't come across that problem Helen have you tried ungrouping them

I have to click off to release them both then select the duplicated one to move it but i quite often forget to and end up moving them both as they are both selected automatically once you duplicate. It is quite odd i am sure that never happened before this new silhouette studio.