Cameo / Cricut Corner

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Hey ho, I just inherited a Cameo Silhouette 2 from a neighbor, and holy crap, it's amazing. 

I've always liked Papercraft, and I've been handcutting spray paint stencils for almost 20 years, so imagine my delight to get a machine that can do all of the tedious hand-cramping cutting for me. 

I was thinking it would be nice to have a place on the nicest forum on the interwebs, that also happens to have some of the nicest, smartest people too boot, to share tips and tricks about using these fabulous cutting machines and share projects too. 

It was my birthday recently, so I got a bunch of Cameo Silhouette supplies. I got Orical 651 permanent adhesive vinyl, some Heat Transfer Vinyl, and a Cb09 blade holder, which makes cutting a dream. It came with 15 blades and cost less than the Silhouette premium blade. 

I made my first iron on tonight, using black Heat Transfer Vinyl, and it's looking pretty good! 

It's reflective vinyl, so I definitely would do the text differently next time (the subtracted letters get hard to read when the vinyl is catching the light). 

Here's a Portrait of the Artist As A Young Dog:

I also made a miniature zoetrope that's built completely out of 110 lb coverstock. The precision of the Silhouette Cameo makes it possible to create a precisely engineered spindle between the zoetrope and the base so that it can spin perfectly. 

If anyone is interested I can post the files for my zoetrope, it's pretty slick. 

What all have you guys been up to with your Cameo Silhouettes / Cricuts? 

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I don't know what any of that is, but it all looks so cool. It's amazing good job man.