Vinyl Cutter Letters Too Small

The offset is incompatible with the cutter blade being used.

Vinyl cutter letters too small.

Refurbished 53 titan 3 se arms contour cut vinyl cutting plotter vinylmaster cut software special edition 1 599 99 1 439 99 roland 20 desktop inkjet printer cutter versastudio bn 20. The cutter blade is extended too far. This vinyl cutter is popular for straddling the line between personal and commercial use. 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.

Give thin fonts a small offset. In this video i show you the reverse weeding technique which is especially great when doing vinyl in small or thin fonts. I picked the letter m to work with because my name starts with m duh and also m is often a challenging letter to cut when it s super small. Use a bold version of the font.

Replace the cutter. How small exactly is the smallest you have cut in inches or millimeters. Try increasing the size of the image. Realistically there may just be images that are too small or intricate to cut.

I am also not literate in the size of a font just by the pt. All the ups and downs and changing directions of the blade often cause the blade to drag the vinyl as it goes down the area where it just went up. The blade is dull. If there is a lot of detail in your image or if you are using a super cute script font cursive it will only cut correctly when sized properly.

If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. Adjust the blade length. The cutting medium peels away from the backing sheet when cutting small characters. Plus i m sharing my tricks for picking the right font to cut at any size even teeny tiny.

Cut settings in cricut design space. If you are cutting an image which is very intricate or small try cutting a simpler or larger. The cutting speed is too high. Lower the speed setting of tool conditions.

I am not what you would call an experienced operator but i cut vinyl for the most part not much paper to speak of. Adjust the offset value. Cutting and weeding super small text live never a good idea. If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts.