Customers appreciate especially its efficiency which is provided with a lesser cost than the other silhouette machines. Silhouette machines are highly appreciated by the community and portrait 2 is no exception to that. This is definitely a great functionality which will allow you to cut images downloaded from the internet. Why? These marks will be recognized by the machine later to know where to cut and where not to.
Before printing the images, you need to edit them with Silhouette Studio to add the registration marks. Here is a video in case you need more details: >Check pen holder price>Check Silhouette pens price>Check Silhouette Studio Designer Edition’s price>Check PixScan Mat price<<<< Then, all you have to do is put your own pen in the holder. The first one consists of buying a pen holder and replacing the blade holder with it. To use the drawing capabilities with the portrait, there are two different ways. You can use this feature to write your own cards with style. Portrait 2 can be used not only for cutting but also for drawing. Luckily, the maximum cutting width can go up to 10 feet with line media. Last but not least, the cutting mat with its 8 *12 inches is enough for small to medium creations. However, as stated by Silhouette, the stickiness should disappear the more the mat is used. This makes removing their creations harder. Some users say that the cutting mat is too sticky. It is used to several materials but not all of them. The machine usually comes with a cutting mat. With this functionality, users should be less prone to errors and mistakes. Well, the type of the material still needs to be declared, but this isn’t really a big deal. However, with the Autoblade, the machine takes care of everything. With a standard blade and before starting a cut, users usually have to adjust the blade’s depth. It is not a must-have have feature for a vinyl cutting machine, but still, it is nice to have it around. The Portrait 2 supports also the Auto blade which makes cuts easier to achieve. With its 7.4 ounces (210 gr) cutting force, the cuts are of excellent quality. It handles materials such as vinyl, heat transfer paper, card stock and also fabric… With the deep blade, it can cut up to 5/64″ (2 mm) thick materials. However, it does the job perfectly for the materials it is supposed to support. The Silhouette Portrait 2 isn’t designed for cutting extremely thick materials. With its 16.2 * 5.5 * 4.4 inches dimensions and 3.5 lbs weight, it is easy to move and displace. What is interesting about the Silhouette Portrait is that it is really compact and easy to transport. The blade holder is the accessory in which you can put the blade in it. The mechanism as its name suggests is used to load and unload the mat.