Craft Cutter
A Cameo 4 cutter contains a very sharp blade that is controlled by a computer. The blade can move precisely to cut shapes out of materials such as paper, card, adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.
Using the Craft Cutter
Use our Book a Creative form to arrange a time that suits you to get one-on-one help.
We also have craft cutters that rotate around our network during special events, and holiday seasons. Keep an eye on our events calendar for special events in your local library.
Auahatanga - South Library
Open Creative Time, Thursdays at 10am to 3pm
Auahatanga - New Brighton Library
Afterschool Open Creative Time, for ages 9+: Fridays 3.30pm to 5pm
Weekend Open Creative Time, Saturdays 2pm to 3pm
Creative Times at New Brighton
Auahatanga - Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Creative Time Wednesdays 10am to 11.30am
Technical specifications
Silhouette Cameo 4 desktop cutting machine
A Cameo 4 cutter contains a very sharp blade that is controlled by a computer. The blade can move precisely to cut shapes out of materials such as paper, card, adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.
Create designs using Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer or Silhouette Studio software.
Design Constraints
Maximum material dimensions: When designing graphics for the Cameo cutter, keep in mind that it can only cut to a maximum width of 300mm. For vinyl which comes in rolls, the maximum width of 300mm still applies but longer graphics can be cut in one job (1m for best results).
Material depth is a maximum of 3mm if a 3mm Kraft blade is available to use.
Prices
- Cameo Cutter Sticker vinyl $4.59 per metre
- Heat Transfer Vinyl for Craft Cutters (non-printable, a range of colours available) $8.80 per sheet (305mm x 305mm)
Cameo cutter can also cut a variety of other materials but they will need to be provided.
