


Depending on your materials and setting you don’t even need a cutting mat so you can cut designs up to 10 feet in length. You can use vinyl rolls up to 150 feet in length and the built-in crosscutter lets you cleanly cut your design from the roll. The feature that makes the Cameo 4 stand out as the best vinyl cutter is the integrated vinyl roll feeder. With 5000 grams of cutting force, you are also able to cut through more materials and make much deeper cuts. This machine really does cut FAST, so if you need a lot done in a short amount of time you’re in luck. It even has a bunch of new tools included! You can get this machine in 3 different sizes: 12” Cameo 4, 15” Cameo Plus, and the 20” Cameo Pro (coming soon).

The Cameo 4 boasts 3 times the cutting speed of the Cameo 3, has 20x more force and a redesigned dual carriage. Each die cutting machine will have minute differences in pressure and each die will have minute differences in manufacturing tolerances so sometimes adjustments are necessary and it's perfectly normal.Silhouette has been making some brilliant cutting machines for many years now, and the Silhouette Cameo 4 is yet another entry into their vinyl cutting range that is sure to impress. I find it handy to note on my die storage (in my case my handy dandy zipper baggies!) when I need a custom sandwich.

Start with the thinnest additional layer and build up as needed. A shim is simply an additional piece of scrap cardstock, a piece of thin chipboard, etc. If your sandwich is too thick and you do try to force it through, you could permanently damage your die cutting machine and all the components in your sandwich! If you run your sandwich through your machine and you are not getting a clean enough cut or no cut at all, try adding a “shim”. One thing to remember when using ALL dies is to NEVER force your sandwich through your die cutting machine. Stampin' Up! currently offer six traditional steel rule dies, all of which make fabulous 3-D items! These powerful dies can cut through cardstock, metallic foil, mat board, paper, vellum, foam, magnet sheets, leather and more. Traditional dies (three final products using these dies shown above) like the BigZ and Originals carried by Stampin' Up!, are different in that they are constructed with the cutting surface – a steel strip formed into the shape you want to cut – embedded in a dense foam that compresses when run through your die cutting machine.
