Comments on: Make Your Own Mat for Cricut, Silhouette and Other Die Cutting Machines

By: jch1259

jch1259 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:11:48 +0000

i just thought of another question can you buy just one of the colored caps any where? since i have doubles of the pink and blue caps and somehow or another the yellow caps just walked away and no where to be seen. I would love to avoid buying the whole set again with the replacement blades that now you can buy on its own. Thanks

By: jch1259

jch1259 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:06:42 +0000

ooops my bad i just saw the answer to one of my questions about storing them; it was #8. lol i totally missed that one.

By: jch1259

jch1259 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:03:10 +0000

I am so glad i found this forum, since i have ruined my 4th cutting matt for the silhouette and i am so tired of wasting my money on them, so today i am going out to buy a cricut matt and cut it down. But what about the edges like they have on the silhouette matts? do i need to put any thing around the edges so the feeder works on them? and what does everyone use to cover them to protect them from yucky stuff sticking to them? Thanks

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:14:33 +0000

How does one cancel a cut on a silhouette when the Paper starts to lift or another problem comes up.I have shut off mine, but it remembered the job and on the next cut it started where I left off. I even tried pulling the plug and restarting?
If anyone can help I would appreciate it.
Greetings
Sharon

Hi Sharon – when the paper starts to shift on me I hit the power button. It turns off the machine and then I turn it back on – when the little screen pops up – click “abort”. Then you can start all over.

By: peg

peg — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:33:27 +0000

hi,sometimes the light is too bright and it doesn’t pick-up the registraton marks. maybe your working close to window . i have the silhouette.hope this helps

By: Shona Robinson

Shona Robinson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:55:16 +0000

Anonymous…is their a cancel button or reset all on the silhouette?
Also I was thinking for those that already have a cutting mat..which Im sure you do. You could also photocopy or make several, laminate…and then follow the rest of the above directions? Just a thought.

By: maria

maria — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:47:26 +0000

hi, does anyone work with mac? i own the silhouette and mac, i use illustrator, it cuts perfectly as long i don’t print and cut, i’m having problems with the registraton marks….. i’m desperate……thanks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:14:28 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:16:38 +0000

Try running over your matts with a masking tape type lint roller. It’s pretty good at cleaning the surface of debris wich exposes the sticky surface

By: Lisa-Free Cutting Files and Craft Ideas

Lisa-Free Cutting Files and Craft Ideas — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:38:42 +0000

try taking some fabric- like old -shirt, and pressing and lifting all over the mat to reduce stickiness . You are NOT the only one with this issue, btw. I really have been happy just to buy Cricut mats and cut down. I refresh with re positionable Kylon adhesive spray or just buy more mats. I cant be bothered with the hassle. Good Luck!