Lesson 4 Video: Matless Cutting
Watch the 2-minute 53-second walkthrough below. It covers matless cutting setup, feeding the material without a mat, and the key settings that keep the cut clean.
Keep Learning
Matless cutting is one workflow among many. The rest of the Vinyl Cutter series covers the other cutting modes, and the heat press guides below help you take the finished piece to fabric.
Vinyl Cutter Basics
- Unboxing of Vinyl CutterUnbox, assemble, and connect the machine before your first project.
- How to use Vinyl CutterThe end-to-end workflow from design file to finished cut.
Vinyl Cutter Lesson Series
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 1 - Deep CuttingCut thicker materials with the deep cutting tool.
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 2 - ScoringScore fold lines instead of cutting through.
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 3 - Foil TransferAdd metallic foil accents with the foil transfer tool.
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 4 - Matless Cutting (this guide)Cut smart materials without a mat.
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 5 - Print-then-CutAlign printed designs and cut them accurately.
- Vinyl Cutter Lesson 6 - DrawingSwap the blade for a pen and draw designs directly.
Heat Press Tutorials
- Auto Heat Press 1 Tutorial GuideSet up the auto press and dial in time and temperature.
- Tutorial Guide for A300 Hat Heat PressPress curved hat panels without scorching.
- Quick Guide to Using the H17 Phone Case Heat Press3D sublimation on curved phone cases.
- How to Use A T-shirt Press [H10 12x10in Heat Press Tutorial]The standard T-shirt press workflow from cold peel to warm peel.












