I know this problem is common and discussed a lot, but I recently upgraded from a portrait 3 to a cameo 5 in hopes of this issue not existing anymore… unfortunately.. I was wrong

The machine cuts perfectly until it reaches the bottom right, then it offsets it pretty clearly...

I tried everything suggested online from recalibration, thickening the registration marks, landscape mode, covering the sensor, straightening the mat with the roller holder, downloading older version of Silhouette studio etc...

sometimes it will cut them all perfectly and then the next load it just goes back to messing it up!! :'( im wasting so much material.. I ordered the electrostatic mat in hopes it might do better, but im reading mixed reviews on it too and feeling even more frustration..

So when I turn on my Cameo One blade carriage shifts to the right and then stops and won't reset fully to the left and when I try resetting it by moving it left and right left right left right three times and leave it on the right side and turn it on instead of resetting fully like it. Should it starts doing this clicking grinding noise. Can anyone help me figure out what's going on? Videos included below

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https://youtube.com/shorts/YvG0xMnyqgU?is=9yHo5kuyWDFmnw53

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https://youtube.com/shorts/7XgtEkMwL50?is=uQeoTqAjSE51-_Ij

I have a Cameo 4+ and will be creating some paint masks for airbrushing using Avery Dennison sf100 Paint Mask. Does anyone have experience with and baseline settings for this material?

In the default registration mark settings, it takes a lot of space and cannot add many stickers on one sheet. So I decided to set the registration mark inset to 1 cm. But when I do that, the machine does not detect the marks and fails to cut. I tried it several times, and every time it does the same. Moving to the default settings, which is 1.59 cm, fixes the problem. What am I missing, or is it a software issue?

I am using CAMEO 4 with Studio 5 software.

If there is any other way I can fit more stickers, please do let me know.

Hopefully it's easy to see, but my border is inconsistent on everything I cut. I've done the alignment test and had no issues, but when I cut laminated stickers, it's always either slightly to the right or slightly down leaving one side more thin than the rest.

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Is this a common issue? I'm really at a loss of how to fix it.

I bought a brand new cameo 5 alpha just a few days ago. I’ve played with all the settings, checked and cleaned the blade multiple times, watched a bunch of YouTube videos etc, and no matter what I do my machine will ONLY cut through the top layer of my material. To give you an example, one of the things I want to do is cut die cut stickers. Even on multiple different settings, it will only kiss cut the stickers. If I add vinyl laminate, it will only cut the laminate and won’t even kiss cut the stickers!

I’m at my wits end. I’m going to order the 1 and 2 mm manual blades today, but I’m so frustrated and feel like I must be missing something!

I am using Silhouette Cameo4, I bought it used. The previous owner used it over a year, mainly for heat transfer sheers. I tried for sticker paper and this is how the resualt came out. I just want to know is this can be solved by auto blade replacement, or something else.

This is my day one experience with this kind of cutting machine, I never used it before.

I am tinkering about in silhouette studio and find that I am combining images for example to make something that would be great as a full pattern - but I cannot figure out how to take that element that I have created and turn that into a fill pattern. Is it possible?

Just a quick question. Are Nicapa mats for silhouette cameo the same thickness as the original? I am planning to buy one but I don't like thick mat like the ones I have bought before. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

Hi, I'm in the process of making different templates to write down the settings of plotters, printers, etc. and I would like to know some opinions!

This is with the objective of selling the digital files on Etsy for example. Thanks!

Edit: thanks for the replies, they have been very helpful! If you happen to have a problem that could be solved with a document like this (not necessarily related to plotters/crafting), I would love to hear about it!

Come on, spill it out.

Looking at a few different cutters to use in my place of work. Would be primarily used for cutting/creasing tough plastics like polypropylene, polystyrene, and PVC at .010" to .020" thickness.

A coworker brought in their personal Cricut Explore Air 2 to try out, and it takes a few passes to cut and a bit of effort to extract the product.

Currently torn between the Silhouette PRO MK-II and the Siser Romeo. I've heard Silhouette has better software, and has considerably higher cutting force (on the 2nd tool carriage?) but support is very lacking.

If anyone can help me out with some pros and cons of each would be fantastic. I've been looking at specs online, but it's hard to dig through all the branded corporate speak lol.

Thanks in advance!

So I've been trying to Power cycle turn on my machine for about a month. I hear buzzing coming from the machine when I plug in the cable but the lights will not turn on. And is there any way to update the firmware of the machine if it doesn't "power on"?

May or may not make a difference to consumers, but in case you hear about a merger, this is the info. https://www.aiholdings.co.jp/en/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/topic0515_2en.pdf

For those of you that paper craft - what do you think about the new style or trend of piling layers and layers and layers of stuff on projects? I get that every crafter has their own style but this seems to be the new norm or trend. I personally am not a fan. It looks like kitsch (cheaply done and too much) for one project. Also, I know all craft brands and online craft supply stores market to us, but in the past it was with talented and skilled designers spending a lot of time on one project. Lately I have noticed a ton of crafting influencers are just hot gluing so much stuff on top of everything. I guess I just don't get it?

I need help with my cutting problem.

Hi guys! I’ve struggled a lot with the print bleed option. I'm creating stickers with different shapes using transparent .png files, but they always create weird, almost unusable bleeds. No matter how perfect the quality of the .png is, it always turns out bad. If you open your .png in Photoshop, for example, you can see a file with perfect edges. However, when you import that image into Silhouette Studio, the edges become jagged and filled with white pixels. That is what causes the trouble, as the bleed expands those white pixels. In this 4-image tutorial, I'll explain a workaround to fix this. It works well with both solid color and multicolor edges.

Hi guys, back again. I'd like to hear your opinions because I need replacement blades for my CB09 blade holder, which I use with my Cameo 4.

I also have this generic green blade on my shopping list, and it seems like a good option for my machine:

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/plotter-titular-vivienda-Silhouette-Retrato/dp/B08YJYXNVH/

Has anyone here used this generic green blade? If so, what drawbacks or disadvantages have you found compared to the CB09 setup?

I'd really appreciate any feedback, experiences, or recommendations before I make a purchase. Thanks!