Learn How to Use Your Silhouette Cameo to Cut Siser® Brick®
PLEASE NOTE: Siser North America has discontinued Brick 1,000 since this post was originally published, although some stock is still available with Authorized Distributors, Resellers, and Siser Italy. In its place, Siser North America now offers Siser Brick 600 which is 600 microns and thin enough that you no longer need the Deep Cut Blade.
Siser® Brick® 1,000 is 1,000 microns (1mm) thick which means its over 10 times as thick as EasyWeed! This extremely unique and versatile material has our customers excited about all the design possibilities. They have a plethora of things they want to decorate using Brick 1,000.
Some of our customers use a craft cutter, e.g. Silhouette Cameo, but the blade that is provided with the machine is just not cutting it (pun intended.) We thought it wasn’t going to be possible to cut Brick 1,000 with the Silhouette Cameo, but I have excellent news for you, we have found the remedy: The DEEP-CUT BLADE!
I am sure some of you have heard about this blade, but I wanted to let you know that the Deep-Cut Blade will allow you to cut Siser Brick 1,000 HTV on your Cameo. The Deep-Cut Blade can cut up to a thickness of 2mm, and it’s also a 60º blade (which is what we recommend for other cutters as well.)
I brought the blade all the way out of the blade holder, or to “notch 20.”
Turn the blade holder to the left until the blade is fully exposed and the red mark lines up with the “20.”
Once I had my blade adjusted I went into Silhouette Studio. In “Cut Settings,” I changed my “Material Type” to “Heat Transfer Vinyl Flocked.”
In the “Editing: Heat Transfer Vinyl” dropdown menu, I had to adjust my Ratchet Blade setting to “10.” This will give me the down force I need to cut Brick 1,000.
Now we are ready to cut, so I’m going to lay my scrap piece of Brick 1,000 on my mat. Load the mat into the Cameo, go back to Silhouette Studio and hit “Send to Silhouette,” and sit back and hope for the best!
Please please please tell me it was cut correctly…
Oh yeah, if you ever want to make sure it cut correctly before weeding, flip the cut piece over and you should see an even score of your design on the carrier.
Jackpot! It looks like we have a great cut, now it’s time to weed away the excess material and cavities.
Like Butter!
To purchase the Silhouette Deep-Cut Blade, click here.
To watch the application process for Siser Brick 1,000, click here.
To watch the application process for Siser Brick 600, click here.
Thanks so much Joe. I have a larger cutter with 60 degree blade that can cut Brick, but now, I can take my silhouette to a venue to custom cut Brick for my customers. Thanks again for the information!
You’re very welcome, Karen! :) I’m glad it helped.
what would you put this on
Brick is great for bags, left chest logos, hats… Because of the thickness, you might not want to do large areas like a full front unless your design is mainly smaller sections or thinner lines.
Can I use Roland GX24 to cut the Siser Brick?
Absolutely, John! You will need a 60° blade. Fully expose the blade and start your test cuts with a down force of 120gf. You’ll be able to dial in your best cut settings from there :)
Could I use this to make non slip socks? would it work?
Hi Rebecca! It seems feasible, but I can’t say we’ve tested it out. If you give it a go, we’d love to see your results!
Can this be cut on a Roland SP 300V
Hi Sarah! We do not recommend cutting Brick 600 with a printer, it may cause damage to the print head.
When applying to a men’s Flex Fit hat I continue to have issues with sections lifting . I have a hat press . I’m using 311• and pressing for 20 seconds with a 3 second pre heat . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Max! Which HTV are you using? When your time and temperature are accurate and the vinyl is still lifting, it’s often a pressure problem. You may need to use a heat transfer pillow or cut a mouse pad to size and fit it inside the hat under where the HTV is peeling. This should allow you to get the full force of pressure on the HTV and prevent any future lifting.
I have the auto blade, what’s the setting for that? If I use 10 then it cuts all the way thru to the mat so when I try to remove the brick material my design is left stuck to the mat… this stuff isn’t cheap so I am wasting quite a lot with trial and error and need some manufacturer guidance.
Hi, and sorry to hear you’re having trouble! After comparing our Auto Blade and Ratchet Blade lengths at 10 next to Brick™ 600, it appears the Auto Blade sticks out a little further past the material. I would suggest bringing the blade in to about 6 or 7 and stick with a force of 33. Your speed will depend on how intricate the design is. Finer detail usually requires a slower speed. If you’re still experiencing issues after that, I’d suggest contacting our tech support team at support@siserna.com for further guidance.
Tengo una i-craft de gcc
Tengo Una navaja de 45.
Pero segun las recomendaciones del proovedor no lo corto. No se si debo cambiar la navaja a una de 60°
¡Hola, Jessica! Por favor, busque un correo electrónico de April.Gonzalez@SiserNA.com. Ella ayudará a solucionar su problema.
I am using cameo 4, what blade can I use instead of the deep cut blade and get good results?
Hi there! If you’re using Brick® 1,000 you will need to use a Deep Cut Blade with one of the Cameo 4 blade adapters. If you’re cutting Brick® 600, an AutoBlade or Ratchet Blade will work.
Thanks! What should the settings be for brick 1000 when using the deep cut blade on a cameo 4?
And also, whats the best settings for brick 600 with the autoblade?
The settings for Brick® 1000 with the deep cut blade are included here in this blog post. The cut settings for Brick 600 can be found at the bottom of this product page.
Hi! What color Brick 600 is used in the above sample picture “Deep cut blade”? I don’t see a silver or gray option. Thank you!
Hi Janell! This is Black Brick® 600 used throughout the post. The silver/gray that you see is actually the adhesive side of the material.
I tried to cut brick 1000 with skycut c24 but it was with bad finishing not cutting properly..
If can do proper cut with Skycut c24 machine
Can I have the settings with 60°blade please ?
Thank you
Hi Maher! While we do not have experience with the Skycut, we do recommend a 60° blade and extending the blade out significantly when working with Brick 1000. Additionally, more pressure and a slower speed may help improve cutting results. These are the settings, I would recommend testing first- Offset: 0.25mm, Pressure: 250 g, Speed 15 cm/s. You may need to perform several test cuts and adjust your settings until you find the best fit for your machine.
Hello and thanks for the blog post.
I have great desires to work with Brick (1000). Alas, the only European sellers I can find do not offer international shipping. Not even Ebay seems to do the trick :(
If only Brick 600 had the color and finish options of the original Brick, then I could forget about the extra 400 microns 😁
Hi Adam! Siser Italy covers our European market and could be able to help you locate some Brick 1000. Please reach out to anna.mariani@siser.it for further guidance.