How to Use the Silhouette Heat Pen in Curio 2 for Beginners

If you're new to using the Silhouette Heat Pen in the Curio 2, I'll take you through the process to foil step by step. 

When using the heat pen in the Curio 2, you can add foil to materials and items that are up to 20mm thick thanks to the high clearance. Read on for how to use the Silhouette foil heat pen.

Fix! Silhouette Heat Pen Tool Settings Not Found Error (Works for Other Tools Too)

If you're trying to use the Silhouette heat pen (or other tool) and no matter what default material you select, you're getting the dreaded "Settings Not Found" error.  Fear not. 

You'll need to create your own custom settings to resolve the error and I'm here to walk you through. 

Silhouette Heat Pen Won't Power On? Here's How

If your Silhouette Heat Pen won't power on...don't worry! There's most likely a good reason...and easy fix. 

Simply placing the powered heat pen into the Silhouette Curio 2, CAMEO 5 or Portrait 4 won't provide power to the foil pen. Read on for how to get power to the heat pen. 

New Silhouette Power Tools Explained and Machine Compatibility (And What’s That Hidden Door)

Along with the launch of four new Silhouette machines, Silhouette also announced the release of five new power tools that an be used with the next generation machines: Silhouette Curio 2, CAMEO 5, and Portrait 4.

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the power tools including what are they, what machines can the new Silhouette tools be used with, how do they work…and of course will the Silhouette power tools work in the Silhouette CAMEO 4, original Curio and other older machines? 

Read on for all the details...and check out the accompanying video to get your first look at the Silhouette Power Tools.