Vinyl Cutter Letters Too Small

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.

Vinyl cutter letters too small.

The cutting speed is too high. The blade is dull. The cutting medium peels away from the backing sheet when cutting small characters. Cut settings in cricut design space.

Give thin fonts a small offset. 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. If you are cutting an image which is very intricate or small try cutting a simpler or larger. Plus i m sharing my tricks for picking the right font to cut at any size even teeny tiny.

Adjust the blade length. Cutting and weeding super small text live never a good idea. Adjust the offset value. The cutter blade is extended too far.

If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. I am not what you would call an experienced operator but i cut vinyl for the most part not much paper to speak of. The offset is incompatible with the cutter blade being used. Realistically there may just be images that are too small or intricate to cut.

Use a bold version of the font. Lower the speed setting of tool conditions. 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.

If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts. This vinyl cutter is popular for straddling the line between personal and commercial use. How small exactly is the smallest you have cut in inches or millimeters. 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.

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. Replace the cutter. Try increasing the size of the image. I have cut lettering as small as 1 8 inch without them lifting.