*Updated 12/14/15
Having trouble cutting your images out with your Brother ScanNCut? It may be your settings. I am listing the settings that I personally use with my favorite cardstocks in my Brother ScanNCut2 machine.
My favorite cardstock by far is Gina K Designs 120lb Pure Luxury as well as her “layering weight” cardstock which is 80lb. Although that is the only cardstock I buy and use now, I still have TONS of cardstock left over from other companies so I’ll list those as well.
If you have a cardstock that you prefer that is not listed, please leave a comment and let me know which settings you use on which cardstock/papers, and I’ll be happy to add them to this list.
*Please note* Some people use different settings than what I use. I’m not sure why but results may vary so do a test cut before you cut your images out just to make sure these settings work for you. 🙂 If you would like a short tutorial showing how to do a test cut, leave a comment and let me know.
You might notice the change in this guide image. I used to use my machine on pressure setting 9, however I was told it could dull the blade and I wrote to Brother and asked them if it would indeed dull the blade. This was their response: So as a precaution, I changed my settings to 0 instead of 9!
Dear KATHLEEN,Thank you for your email. I’ll be happy to help you with your CM350H and blade settings.
The pressure at 9 seems high for a new blade, but will really depend on what you are cutting. The pressure will dull the blade some, but not as much as what you are cutting. You might want to change the depth a little and then come down on the pressure.Thank you again for emailing us. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know. We are happy to help.At Your Side,
Tammy
Brother
Having trouble cutting? Try this:
Look into the end of the blade to make sure there are no paper particles stuck in there.
Next, use a can of compressed air to spray it clean.
If that doesn’t work, take the blade apart as if you were changing it just to double check there is nothing stuck in there.
Finally if you need a new blade, you can get one here.
I hope these tips help. If there is something you want to know that I haven’t covered on my blog, please leave a comment or use my contact page to contact me and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks for this chart!! I appreciate the tips too!
I was just getting ready to pull out the manual to look for this informatin. Thanks for sharing this! It will give me back a lot of time I can now use for creating! 🙂
Thank you a million times over! I just recently purchased the SNC 2 and couldn’t get it to cut the Neenah card stock! Now I can!
Lynn
How can I get a heart that has cut out ,out the machine one came off.and its inside.
The blade depth keeps changing while my scanncut is working can you help
I see that you did not receive an answer to this. I too am having this problem when cutting thicker materials. I keep watching and stopping the machine to change the blade depth. It starts out higher and keeps moving to the lower end. Have you found out why?
I am having the same issue and have had it for a long time….thought I was doing something wrong…but have looked and looked for an answer….maybe someone will answer this…of course it is now 2024.
Thanks,
I am having the same issue and have had it for a long time….thought I was doing something wrong…but have looked and looked for an answer…hope someone will answer this…of course it is now 2024.
Thanks,
May I print this table to paste onto my ScanNCutmachine?
Feel free 🙂
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am trying to cut out my own stencils,but have recently heard about some material
called Mylar.
I have a brother scan n cut cm900,and need to know if there are any settings for cutting this type of product.
Hope you can help me with this,
Yours Sincerely,
Aarron Fitzsimmonds
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