How To Cut Balsa Wood With Silhouette Cameo 4
While a 2 x 6 x 10 is 2 inches thick 6 inches wide and 10 feet long.
How to cut balsa wood with silhouette cameo 4. Can a silhouette cameo cut 4 wood. Use a brand-new knife blade for the best results when cutting balsa wood. The 3 mm depth is designed specifically to take advantage of the increased clearance the Cameo 4 has to cut even thicker materials.
Go to the Send panel and Choose Action by. With balsa wood you cant use a single general solution because the wood density so variable. The 3 mm depth is designed specifically to take advantage of the increased clearance the Cameo 4 has to cut even thicker materials.
The 3mm Kraft Blade for the Cameo 4 allows you to cut specialty craft materials such as acetate craft foam burlap felt balsa wood and leather. Cut four 4 pieces of your earring shape two in the same orientation and two flipped on your wood sheet to create the frontside and the backside pieces of your earrings. Silhouette recommends using a high tack mat when cutting wood with the Cameo 4 but be careful when making your final cut to turn the blade depth back so you dont slice the mat.
In the wood buying world there is something referred to as actual vs. For Chamber 2 tool slots. Place your material on your mat and load it.
Repeat for your second tool into Tool 2 on the right. The thickness you are cutting is a bit unusual at least in the US for example the common 116 balsa is 16mm and 332 would be 24mm. When cutting your wood sheet secure the top and bottom of your sheet with some tape to prevent it from curling while cutting.
The tools used by the Silhouette Curio for embossing stippling or etching are not compatible with the Cameo 4. The wood can vary from less than 4 pounds per cubic foot to 12 pounds per cubic foot and upwards. Maybe in the future Silhouette will release additional tools but until that time comes you will have to use the Silhouette Curio for this.
