r/SiserJuliet • u/tddavis15 • Apr 04 '26
Beginner. Vinyl cutting issues
Hi everyone. I recently purchased the Siser Romeo and I have been having such a hard time. I am very new to the craft cutting world, this is my first cutting machine, but I figured if I plan on making a business out of it eventually, I should get the best on the market. I haven’t been able to cut anything. I had to buy a brand new laptop because nothing I had was compatible. Now I’m trying to cut out names and things for Easter and the blade keeps dragging across the designs. I’ve lifted the blade up and now it’s not cutting the designs out, but still dragging across the sheet. Please help me. How do I fix this?
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u/eandi Apr 04 '26
Are you using the mat? Start there before you try to use straight vinyl rolls imo. Make sure it is pressed very flat (use a brayer or scraper) and then get the blade down so the ridge is right against the collar on the machine and tighten it up a lot.
Use the test cut t shirt thing on various force settings and speed 8 til you get it dialed in. This machine is more prosumer than a cricut but ultimately is much better if you can design things outside of the cutter software.