Cut Settings
Have a new HTV and need some cut settings to test cut with? Start with these and make adjustments that are right for your machine!
PLEASE NOTE: Every blade and machine is a little bit different- always remember to test cut! These cut settings are a starting point to be adjusted to your blade and machine.
ThermoFlex
Product
Cricut
Silhouette
Graphtec
- Material: Iron-On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Vinyl
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 9
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Iron-On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 10
- Speed: 8
- Force: 18
We use a 45° blade.
- Feed material in without cutting mat
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Flock
- Blade: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 33
- Make sure the blade is extended out far enough to cut through material
- Speed: 8
- Force: 30
We use a 60° blade.
DECORATIVE
Product
Cricut
Silhouette
Graphtec
- Material: Vinyl+
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Flocked
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 8
- Speed: 8
- Force: 18
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Iron+
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Glitter
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 12
- Speed: 8
- Force: 22
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Glitter
- Blade: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
- Speed: 8
- Force: 18
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Vinyl
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 2
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 12
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Vinyl
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 2
- Speed: 8
- Force: 8
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Iron On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 9
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Flock
- Blade: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
- Speed: 8
- Force: 24
We use a 60° blade.
DECORATIVE CONT.
Product
Cricut
Silhouette
Graphtec
- Material: Iron-On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Iron-On+
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 10
- Speed: 8
- Force: 20
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 10
- Speed: 8
- Force: 24
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Glitter
- Blade: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
- Speed: 8
- Force: 24
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 10
- Speed: 8
- Force: 22
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Iron-On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 2
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 12
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Vinyl / Iron-On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 2
- Speed: 8
- Force: 5
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Light Cardstock
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
- Speed: 8
- Force: 22
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Vinyl
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 4
- Speed: 8
- Force: 12
We use a 45° blade.
- Material: Iron On
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 9
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 45° blade and 60° blade for LF-4790
- Material: Iron On+
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 10
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
We use a 60° blade.
SpecialtyPSV
Product
Cricut
Silhouette
Graphtec
- Material: Iron+
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Deep Cut Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Glitter
- Blade: 3
- Speed: 8
- Force: 16
- Speed: 8
- Force: 22
We use a 60° blade.
- Material: Vinyl
- Pressure: Default
- Blade: Fine-Point Blade
- Material: Heat Transfer, Smooth
- Blade: 2
- Speed: 8
- Force: 6
- Speed: 8
- Force: 14
We use a 45° blade.
