Since vinyl is different than traditional cardstock it’s hard to know what blade length and pressure you should start out using, especially because vinyl is such a thin material. We’ve talked about speed in the past and the benefits it can have when you’re working with very detailed images. In this case, although the vinyl is delicate it also has a tendency to adhere to the blade when cutting. That’s one of the reasons that I actually increase the speed so that it hurries and moves through the project and doesn’t allow time for the vinyl to adhere to the blade and start to lift and pull the vinyl up from the mat. The slower your speed the more margin you will have for error for the vinyl to catch and hold on to the blade. Always use a new blade when cutting vinyl so that it gives you nice clean smooth edges and glides through your project with ease.
