Silhouette CAMEO 4 Adapters Explained: Which Adapter for Which Tool

The Silhouette CAMEO 4 comes with not only the new Autoblade, but four tool adapters.

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The adapters are needed so tools and blades designs for the Silhouette CAMEO 3 and other older machines can be used in the CAMEO 4.

The four adapters come standard with the Silhouette CAMEO 4 machine. There are four different types of adapters - each with a sensor on the back so the Silhouette CAMEO 4 can auto detect what tool and tool adapter are in the carriage.

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For this reason it is important to use the correct adapter so the machine can detect which tool you are using and automatically adjust the settings in Silhouette Studio.

The black adapter is for the black ratchet blade
The blue adapter is for sketch pens
The gray adapter is used for the Silhouette Deep Cut blade
The white adapter is for the 2mm CAMEO 3 Kraft blade (not yet available)

Each adapter has a 1 on the front as a reminder it can only be used in CAMEO 4's Carriage 1 - the left side.

To use an adapter, carefully unsnap the tab unlock to open up the adapter.

Place the tool inside and then snap the lock closed.

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Place the tool into the CAMEO 4's left tool carriage. Keep in mind, adapters can only be used in the left carriage. They will not fit into the right carriage.

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CAMEO 4 tool adapters are a replaceable part. I suspect they'll become a popular replaceable part pretty quickly - because they don't seem very well made. I foresee them snapping and needing to be replaced quite often.

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KateOctober 13, 2019 at 2:35 PM
Is it possible to use the auto blade from the Cameo 3 with the Cameo 4?

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