Silhouette Cameo
Introduction
The Silhouette CAMEO is a low cost home-user plotting/cutting machine. It's probably the most simple tool to get to start a simple fab lab.
According to Silhouette Cameo USA “The Silhouette CAMEO™ is an electronic cutting tool for personal use. Like a home printer, it plugs into your PC or Mac® with a simple USB cable. However, instead of printing it uses a small blade to cut paper, cardstock, vinyl, fabric and more up to 12" wide and 10 feet long. The machine also boasts a quiet motor and the ability to register and cut printed materials.”
Specifications
This machine can make Scrapbook pages, Cards, Custom apparel, Vinyl décor, Etched glass, Sketch designs, Temporary tattoos, Paper crafts. Technically speaking it can cut:
- Paper and cardstock
- Adhesive vinyl
- Fabric
- Heat transfer material
- Rhinestone templates
- Specialty media
A free software is included. The $50 extended Cameo software can read SVG files
Links
Official
Reviews
- Silhouette CAMEO by by AshleyAnn.
The Cameo and other vinyl cutters in Fab Labs
Sharable designs
- The 'Vinyl Cutter' System (Thingiverse). Includes a small list of things.
- [1] (you must own the SilhouetteStudio Designer Edition, $50).