Silhouette Studio offers a pretty extensive list of default material cut settings and I've shared lots of cut settings on the blog over the years, but today I thought I'd put the cut settings for the most commonly asked about materials all in one spot.
Best Silhouette Cut Settings for Oracal 751
Blade: 2
Speed: 3
Force: 19
Single Pass
Silhouette Cut Settings Faux Leather Sheets
Blade:10
Speed:1
Force: 22
Passes: 2
Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl Silhouette Cut Settings
Blade: 3
Speed: 4
Force: 18
Pass: 1
Silhouette Cut Settings Craft Foam
Silhouette Deep Cut Blade:17
Speed: 4
Force:33
Pass: 1
Silhouette Cut Settings Felt
Silhouette Deep Cut Blade: 20
Speed: 5
Force: 33
Passes: 2
Ultra Lite HTV: Silhouette Cut Settings
Blade: 4
Speed: 8
Force:4
Passes: 2
Glitter Cardstock Silhouette Cut Settings
Blade:6
Speed: 3
Force: 33
Passes: 2
Best Silhouette Cut Settings for Paper
Card Stock: Blade: 4, Speed: 4-8, Force: 24, Passes: 1
Textured Card Stock: Blade: 4-5, Speed: 4, Force: 30, Passes: 1, Overcut: On
Cover Stock: Blade: 7, Speed: 3, Force: 33, Passes: 2, Overcut: On
Copy/Printer Paper: Blade: 3, Speed: 10, Force 15, Passes: 1, Overcut: On
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