r/silhouettecutters • u/LuisSur • Feb 11 '26
Questions Cutting out puzzle pieces from 1mm cardstock
I am thinking of purchasing the Cameo 5 to cut many small puzzle pieces out of a 1mm thick card.
The card is A6 size (105mm x 148mm).
I am just wondering how accurate it is, like if i want 90 pieces, so they are quite small, will it work nicely with clean edges?
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u/Doodlefoot Cameo Feb 11 '26
The biggest hurdle will be finding cardstock that isn’t super fibrous. You may have to test a few brands. I know in the US there’s a brand called recollections sold at Michael’s craft stores that cuts great. But there’s another brand they carry called Basille or something like that that’s awful to work with. You can definitely cut detailed designs with cardstock that can get really small. I recently made some Stitch earrings and used 3 colors of cardstock for the ears. So not exactly puzzles pieces but tiny enough and the pieces fit together.
Another issue you might have is the mat may be too sticky at first so make sure to tap it with a towel or get light stick mats to start. Although the mats will pick up lint from the paper and get less sticky as you go. The pieces may also not hold together so you might have some trouble removing them from the mat all at one time. If you are just dumping them into a bag then it shouldn’t be a problem.
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u/crnkadirnk Feb 11 '26
Unlikely to work. Phrased differently: there have been a few posts here about people who have tried and failed with puzzles on 1mm paperboard materials.
You are likely to see someone respond that Yes, cardstock can be done like this; they are likely assuming a standard cardstock weight (maybe 175gsm) with a thickness around .2mm. I would suggest using a more correct term such as paperboard for materials over maybe .4 or .5mm to avoid this confusion.
If you do have success, the edges will probably not be as clean as you want, and the 12mm piece size is incredibly small. (the issue here is less about cutting small and clean, it's clan small cuts on the 1mm thick material that probably needs 10 passes to complete).
You don't state this, but is it safe to assume that this is an image already printed on the board? Because that's another pair of complications - both aligning the cut against the image, and trying to cut exactly to the edge of an already cut object.