Other posts in our Learn Your Silhouette Series You Should Check Out: If you wish to use a cutting board that has vinyl on it, the best way to do this is to either use a glass cutting board and mirror your vinyl design to put on the back of it OR use parchment paper or another barrier on top of your vinyl design so your food doesn’t touch it. We like to use these cutting boards with vinyl decals on them for display only. Never eat something that has been sitting on vinyl! If you would like to use the cutting board to serve food on you should place a plate, aluminum foil, or parchment paper on top of the board and then place the food on top. You cannot place food on top of vinyl and then eat it.
FAQ’S for cutting and weeding small vinyl designs Is this cutting board safe for food if there is vinyl on it? Using the box is an easy way to isolate the design and make weeding easier so you aren’t dragging a large piece of excess vinyl over your design and accidentally moving or picking up parts of your design in the process.
My favorite way is to draw a box around the vinyl decal in the Silhouette Software and then weed inside the box after it is cut.
It is a really easy way to catch all those pieces you’re weeding! How do you weed small pieces of vinyl?
I also love the pin pen tool!Īnd you can’t go wrong with a tweezy ring for vinyl. My absolute favorite weeding tool is this one from Expressions Vinyl. It all comes down to the weeding tools you’re using. Learn more about heat transfer vinyl and how to use it on this post if that’s what you want to use on your cutting board! What are the best tools to use to weed small pieces of vinyl? I love using htv on wood like I did on these Christmas ornaments because the vinyl melts into the wood and gives it a painted look. You can use both adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl on cutting boards. What type of vinyl can you use on a cutting board? I also like to turn up PASS to 2, just to make sure everything cuts well the first time.Īnd always check to make sure your blade cut the entire design before you unload your cutting mat and vinyl. This can result in the vinyl pieces blocking your blade and causing it to not cut through all of your vinyl. If you don’t turn your speed down your blade usually picks up the smaller pieces of your design and drags them with the blade for the remainder of the cut. The only change I would make is to slow your SPEED all the way down to 1. Usually the settings already programmed in your Silhouette Studio for cutting matte vinyl work well here: If you feel like you waste a lot of vinyl when you’re cutting small designs, this tutorial will help you troubleshoot issues and help you get the perfect kiss cut every single time! What cut settings should you use when trying to cut small vinyl decals? Tips that will help you cut and weed small vinyl designs: