Cricut Is Tearing Vinyl With Small Font

My mom has a maker as well and all of her cuts seem to cut perfect.

Cricut is tearing vinyl with small font.

Cricut design space comes with a few fonts but you can use all the fonts here to make magnificent cuts and crafts. Change the size and font. Try increasing the size of the image. We have the best cricut fonts for vinyl monograms and cursive.

Does anyone know a fix for this. If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts. If you are cutting an image which is very intricate or small try cutting a simpler or larger.

Quality of the vinyl blade sharpness speed and pressure. 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. Use the contour tool to hide parts of the design that are super tiny when you are cutting the design out small. All of these cute christmas ideas i see on ornaments and glasses are super cute but i am so discouraged to cut anything with remotely small letters.

Realistically there may just be images that are too small or intricate to cut. Change or increase the size of the font if using one. Use a sticky mat. The angle of the blade goes into the vinyl at a slightly different angle than the regular silhouette ratchet blade or auto blade which again prevents the vinyl from being torn.

I m not sure if the vinyl isn t good if the lettering is too small or if the blade isn t good enough but it s starting to get frustrating. Free fonts for cricut. However it keeps ripping the letting. This will keep the material firmly in place.

I m really not sure where the limits are for cutting small shapes but i m guessing it depends on a number of factors i e. Ive been using a basically new blade orcal 651 vinyl and basically brand. I just feel very bitter and discouraged. Make sure your cutting mat is pretty sticky when place the vinyl on it to cut.

One of the real challenges i m having is to cut reasonably small text or shapes in vinyl without lifting or tearing off the substrate. Choose the proper cut setting.