Eliane. Have you ever wondered what the small plastic tab that came with your machine is for? Gently push the extended piece back in place while you are holding the blade down. With the popularity of the Silhouette CAMEO AutoBlade, many users have never had to manually adjust their blade depth. (Stop turning if you feel resistance.) Please let me know if you have any questions! We recommend performing some test cuts on your cardstock to see if the softwares recommended settings will work for the exact material youre working with. This tutorial is not for the Kraft 3mm blade but the Kraft 2mm blade. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? If you'd like to share, you are permitted to use a single photograph and a summary of a single post with a direct link back to the Silhouette School post. . If the blue rim is receding as you turn, your blade depth is getting deeper/higher. (Have you ever tried to cut a box with a knife and found that scoring and then cutting several passes in the same spot will get the job done better than trying to force the knife through in one pass? The results are far from satisfying, specially in the lightest colored foams which were more difficult to cleanly cut than dark colored foams. Thanks, Jeanette! I hold my blade against my material and see if it touches the mat as I rest the red rim on the edge of the material. I dont want to use pliers, because I dont want to damage the blade, but it I have been tempted because it sure is frustrating wrestling with those tiny, but sharp, blades! Kelly, Is it possible to purchase the tool you demonstrated? Wouldn't you need carriage two's "force" to cut things like wood?https://www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2019/06/silhouette-cameo-4-dual-tool-carriage.html, Silhouette offers us the option to use the older Cameo Kraft Tool with an adapter on carriage 1 of the Cameo 4. The highlighted number in the center is the setting we need to adjust the blade to match. Silhouette America, Inc. All rights reserved. Blade Material: Sintered Tungsten Alloy Built in Tool Detection Adjustment Method: Automated adjustment ( controlled by software setting and adjusted by machine) One Click Back to Zero Blade Length Range : 0.1 mm - 1 mm Only Works with Cameo 4, Cameo 4 Plus, Cameo 4 Pro & Portrait 3 Models Quantity Add to Cart Add to Wishlist Unscrew the black tip and place the blade with the spring inside the black portion. Adding Custom Silhouette Cut Settings for 3mm Kraft Blade (And Why You One set in blue (1-10) and one set in red (11-20). If you'd like to share, you are permitted to use a single photograph and a summary of a single post with a direct link back to the Silhouette School post. From Silhouette Studio's Send panel press Send and the cutting will begin. Something you might not know about your blade adjustment tool is that it can be used in other ways besides caring for your blade. You may have noticed the deep cut blade is a choice you can access in the Cut Settings Window when adding custom materials, and it will also be chosen by default if you choose craft foam as your material type (Curio users). If you're still not having any luck, feel free to email me with your question. Do you know what this nifty little tool is for? Silhouette School Inc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. It definitely takes some experimentation. How to Use the Silhouette CAMEO 4 Rotary Blade: Beginner Tutorial