Silver Bullet Cutters Forum

Hi, I had a Cricut machine and I finally upgraded to Silver Bullet 24", and I bought Make the Cut software to use with my Cricut once in a while (cause my kids were too little), but now my kids are more independent so I have more time to do what I like... And yesterday I got my new SB and I wanted to ask how can I cut a big vinyl project for a wall using my make the cut software? Since is too big to fit in my virtual mat which are the steps to do it? And how should I position the vinyl roll, load it in the machine and start cutting it? Please explain me very detailed and with complete words cause I'm still learning English and sometimes I have hard time reading shortcuts!

Hi Mey! Congrats on your new Silver Bullet! You can change your virtual mat size in MTC to whatever you like, by clicking the drop down menu shown here:

At the bottom of the drop down menu, you will see custom mat size.

If you are doing something larger than 24" wide, you can use the tiler feature in MTC. I have never used it, so I can't tell you how it works.

Hope this helps a little! Good luck!

Edited to add: You actually don't have to change your virtual mat size. MTC will allow you to cut off your mat. It will notify you with a pop up window so that you can allow it before cutting. This works with well with knife point cutting.

Thank you so much!
The project that I want to cut is 23 inche by 4 feet! But I still don't know how to place it in the program (the orientation) and the cutter!

Ok, so you will want portrait orientation in MTC so the 23" end feeds into the machine. There is a section in the SB learning center for Origin Point vs. WYSIWYG cutting. The information on where your design will cut is the same for MTC and SCAL.

Thanks again!

No problem! Let us know how you are getting along. It can be a bit challenging at first, but it will all be routine for you in no time.

You were really helpfull! Thanks again!

I would suggest that you take some time to "play" and figure out how things are going to cut for you, before you start using your "good" vinyl. I can't tell you how many times people would want to cut something, think they knew how things were going to work and used their "good" paper, only to have it not turn out the way they thought it was going to and ruin all their good media. It is so valuable to take the time to do some testing BEFORE you start on a project, just to make sure everything is working as it should including that the blade will cut your media (and it hadn't gotten nicked since the last time you cut) that the pressure is adequate, and the speed isn't too fast or too slow and that things on the mat in the software will cut where you expect them too on the real mat. Sometimes a setting can get changed and we forget, or don't realize it, and it throws everything off.

Thanks! I was playing a lot yesterday with pieces of paper and I was successful with Elizabeth's suggestions using the mat, but I still didn't start using my rolls of vinyl cause I still didn't know if For that big project I had to feed the machine from the front or the back of it, and also even if I know that I have to select the portrait orientation I don't know if I have to place the design starting from bottom to top or from top to bottom in the program..?! It's confusing still to me for a big project!

You will always feed your vinyl from the back and set your knife point on the right corner of your vinyl, on the right side of your machine.(when you are facing the Silver Bullet)

Thanks Lisa!