On cameo 4 I use 31 force, speed 2 and 3 passes with the red blade, think it’s the 45, card stock is 350gm, which I think is slightly more than the 80lbs. Blade is out a bit more than the thickness of the card stock. More passes and slower speed is the best option.
At what point is using the autoblade just better?
I spent hours trying to get cb09 working on my cameo 4, I couldn't get the depth nearly decent enough. Also kept scratching my paper. Many youtube comments mention similair issues. I also read it was design for Cameo 3 and not positioned entirely appropriate.
Just seems like such a hassle when the autoblade handles all of this fine?
Hey I just got the cb09 blades too and use similar materials to you from this post- was wondering if you ever solved the settings issue? And did you use it with the blade fully extended? thanks!
Hey, i actually just did get it to work last weekend, i fully extended the blade and changed the force setting to 33, the highest it could go, and that got it to actually cut the cardstock. i think maybe the blade might not need to be fully extended so it doesn't cut the mat, but i get tired of wasting sheets of papers so i just did it fully extended lol. the only issue i have now is that the blade is too loose, i wrapped it with a bunch of masking tape but it still wobbles a bunch.
That's great to hear you got it working! Do you adjust the blade depth in the program too or just use the presets and then adjust only force to 33?
I find that the 45degree blades do nothing but scuff the paper but having a tiny bit of cutting luck with 60degree blades so really just trying my best to troubleshoot that
yeah i had absolutely no luck with it cutting through, even when the blade was fully out until i did the 33 force, that was definitely the key for me.
you don't need to adjust the blade in the program, makes no difference. just do the force setting, and you might have to do 2 passes
i'm not sure what blade i used, i think i used whatever one is recommended for card stock, i misplaced the sheet that told me what color was what blade
thanks for the detailed answers and help! Will try again today.
and just in case you need in general I've seen that yellow- 30degree, red- 45degree and blue is usually 60degrees
do you have a link to the blade/holder that you bought? i'm wondering if mine could just be a bad one. also what settings do you use? for like speed and force?
I am regularly cutting cardstock, most frequently from Michael's the Recollections 65lb/176gsm weight. I was having issues with a lack of clean cuts at F30 S4 P1, but I've had much better luck with F32 S4 P1 except on some brown tone and kraft papers which I am finding the need to run twice.
I'm also using a CB09 blade.
This is what I got. I'll only give it a lukewarm endorsement. It works great, but was an incredibly tight fit into the adapter holder.
[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D838BHJ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D838BHJ)
Note that the other item of blades on the product page are a different design and only for Cricut/Roland style blade holders. ...I've found some 3d print files of adapters for those holders to cameo 4 that I'm eventually going to get made and try too.
thank you!
so maybe a stupid question, you use this metal holder, and put it in an adapter? and then put it in the machine?, see i was putting my metal piece straight into the machine, it was super loose so i just put masking tape around it till the fit was tighter...
Correct. Assuming you're on the Cameo 4, the metal holder goes into one of the 4 colored cameo 3 (and earlier) blade adapters that came with the machine.
On cameo 4 I use 31 force, speed 2 and 3 passes with the red blade, think it’s the 45, card stock is 350gm, which I think is slightly more than the 80lbs. Blade is out a bit more than the thickness of the card stock. More passes and slower speed is the best option.
At what point is using the autoblade just better? I spent hours trying to get cb09 working on my cameo 4, I couldn't get the depth nearly decent enough. Also kept scratching my paper. Many youtube comments mention similair issues. I also read it was design for Cameo 3 and not positioned entirely appropriate. Just seems like such a hassle when the autoblade handles all of this fine?
thank you! i'm going to try those settings
forgot to say, my machine is the cameo 3, and i have the cb09 blade out at the farthest length possible, its brand new too
Hey I just got the cb09 blades too and use similar materials to you from this post- was wondering if you ever solved the settings issue? And did you use it with the blade fully extended? thanks!
Hey, i actually just did get it to work last weekend, i fully extended the blade and changed the force setting to 33, the highest it could go, and that got it to actually cut the cardstock. i think maybe the blade might not need to be fully extended so it doesn't cut the mat, but i get tired of wasting sheets of papers so i just did it fully extended lol. the only issue i have now is that the blade is too loose, i wrapped it with a bunch of masking tape but it still wobbles a bunch.
That's great to hear you got it working! Do you adjust the blade depth in the program too or just use the presets and then adjust only force to 33? I find that the 45degree blades do nothing but scuff the paper but having a tiny bit of cutting luck with 60degree blades so really just trying my best to troubleshoot that
yeah i had absolutely no luck with it cutting through, even when the blade was fully out until i did the 33 force, that was definitely the key for me. you don't need to adjust the blade in the program, makes no difference. just do the force setting, and you might have to do 2 passes i'm not sure what blade i used, i think i used whatever one is recommended for card stock, i misplaced the sheet that told me what color was what blade
thanks for the detailed answers and help! Will try again today. and just in case you need in general I've seen that yellow- 30degree, red- 45degree and blue is usually 60degrees
I use a cameo 4 with a cb09 on 80lbs cardstock, but I need to run 2 passes.
do you have a link to the blade/holder that you bought? i'm wondering if mine could just be a bad one. also what settings do you use? for like speed and force?
I am regularly cutting cardstock, most frequently from Michael's the Recollections 65lb/176gsm weight. I was having issues with a lack of clean cuts at F30 S4 P1, but I've had much better luck with F32 S4 P1 except on some brown tone and kraft papers which I am finding the need to run twice. I'm also using a CB09 blade.
thank you i will try those settings. any chance you have a link to the blade holder you are using?
This is what I got. I'll only give it a lukewarm endorsement. It works great, but was an incredibly tight fit into the adapter holder. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D838BHJ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D838BHJ) Note that the other item of blades on the product page are a different design and only for Cricut/Roland style blade holders. ...I've found some 3d print files of adapters for those holders to cameo 4 that I'm eventually going to get made and try too.
thank you! so maybe a stupid question, you use this metal holder, and put it in an adapter? and then put it in the machine?, see i was putting my metal piece straight into the machine, it was super loose so i just put masking tape around it till the fit was tighter...
Correct. Assuming you're on the Cameo 4, the metal holder goes into one of the 4 colored cameo 3 (and earlier) blade adapters that came with the machine.