😍 How to Print on Roland BN-20 and Cut on Silhouette CAMEO to Increase Production

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Use your Roland BN-20A and Silhouette CAMEO together to Speed Up Production. Read the step by step tutorial here: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2022/01/how-to-print-on-roland-bn-20a-and-cut.html All Roland BN-20A Beginner Tutorials: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/roland-bn-20a-and-versaworks-tutorials.html

[@KeniaRodriguez-b5p]

does anybody know why my roland wont read my cut lines? after i have added the cut lines and converted the file into a pdf file on silhouette studio, i open the file again and resave it and then open it in versa works. After that, i go to job assistant and select what i want to be cut but that doesn't always work. sometimes it'll only work on some parts on the file but not the whole design. Am i doing something wrong or missing something? please help.

[@irvinfranco5163]

Great video! I will be trying this out!

[@alexandrenguyen8397]

thank you ,you help to set up my 20 roll cause before my roll always stock in my cameo 4 pro

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Great to hear!

[@KaylasCraftingCorner]

Hello love your videos!! My question is, can you print on roland and cut with a starcraft solo? I love the silhouette business edition, but the solo software seems soo clunky.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I'm not 100% sure b/c I am not familiar with the Solo's software. If you can export with registration marks then it should be possible.

[@leerothuk]

Can I use my graphtec 6000 plus cutter instead of the cameo ? Thanks

[@madelainelanders9064]

Do you know if you can do the same with the Roland and Cricut? 😅

[@SilhouetteSchool]

If you can export a PDF with registration marks from Cricut Design space in that size, then you could.

[@jessicanichole3]

The cut appears to be really off on the Cheer Mom sticker held up at the end, was that just a fluke or did they all come out like that? I'm worried this method won't be reliable enough to get consistently good cuts on the Silhouette 😬

[@SilhouetteSchool]

It's workable as an option, but there are better options for sure. The issue is the Pro is not reliable in general...

[@jessicanichole3]

@@SilhouetteSchool What other cutting machine do you recommend pairing with the Roland?

[@ananapa.miller4188]

Love the video, I have Cameo Plus, I need a Cameo Pro for this ?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I am working on a way to do this with the 12" CAMEO and 15" Plus as well.

[@rulaatallah5408]

@@SilhouetteSchool it's the same way you did, the only difference is if your media is wider than 12" some media would be wasted, eg. if your roll is 36" wide, then you will be using around a third of it, or if you do not wish to waste, then you can print two files at the same time, by repeating your procedure for both designs, then on VersaWorks, select both files from the Queue, right click, select nest then double click on your nested options, this way you will have two files printing together and if you have two 12" designs, you can have them next to each other and save media. Also, I strongly advise that the first thing you do when opening the settings on VersaWorks is clicking on "Get Media Width" at the top right corner. Sometimes there is a +/- in size or when you loaded your material it may not be equal to the default of 480 mm. When you load your media, the printer heads goes back and forth, what the Roland is doing here is measure the printable width between the pinch rollers, when you click on "Get Media Width" it changes the media width to the measurement the machine just read. This will give you a more accurate print and will not affect neither your registration marks placement nor the cutting on your Silhouette machine. Hope this helps.

[@kirocha01]

Hi, do you have a video on how to clean the Roland bn-20a?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! What specifically do you want to clean?

[@kirocha01]

@@SilhouetteSchoolIm sorry I didn’t see you replied to my question . I already know how to do a manual clean up around the print head. Thank you!

[@kirocha01]

Hi, can you print on a roland bn-20a and cut on a graphtec CE7000. 24”. I’m looking to buy the graphtec if I can do this. I’m considering the new Roland gs2 . Which one do you recommend?

[@Raina-tz8vo]

Are you using Roland media? I'm wondering if the 3mm vinyl can be cut with the silhouette?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I have used a variety of media...I honestly can't remember specifically what this material was I was using.

[@annettamoore4234]

Can I use this process to cut on my StarCraft Solo?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I don't see why not

[@brian2fast4u1]

Do you have a video or know how to print a larger sticker i need a sticker of 30 inches x 30 inches. How can i print a setup like that in 2 parts ? Please help.

[@tshirtundergroundllc471]

Great content

[@macvideoworld]

Can we put 24 inch rolls in the roland bn20/a? Will it fit and print, or must only get 20 inch wide rolls?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

24" rolls will not fit in the Roland BN20/A

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

I was wondering if you can use a separate cutter to cut with

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Yes you can

[@arcyf1]

Do you have a file for the Cameo Plus? Thank you for your videos they are very helpful!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! I don't yet!

[@shannaspikes7946]

@@SilhouetteSchool do you have a video for the plus yet ?

[@onetuftchick3890]

Will this work on a Romeo?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Yes it will. Here's a video kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y17LhJiBnL9_d5I

[@LaQuinthiaTate]

Can you use this on htv?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Yes you can print HTV on the Roland

[@kirocha01]

Can you cut only on non printable vinyl like oracal 651 in the Roland bn-20a?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Yes

[@niashalewis-henry9114]

Do you have a template for the BN-20 as the machines have different page constrants.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

What is the max print width for the BN-20? I will make a template

[@rulaatallah5408]

@@SilhouetteSchool The maximum width of media that can be loaded onto the Roland BN20 is 50 cm, however, the printable width is less because part of the media is loaded under the pinch rollers and that is why the default on VersaWorks is set to 48 cm and also why it is recommended that you select "Get Media Width" that will give you the exact printable width for the media you have loaded.

[@michelleswanson5951]

Do you have a tutorial for the Cameo 4 12"? Is it Ok to decrease the width of your template?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I don't at this time since this machine is capable of printing and cutting wider than the 12" Silhouette. I will keep this in mind!

[@michelleswanson5951]

@@SilhouetteSchool thank you and thanks for the template

[@rulaatallah5408]

​@@SilhouetteSchool the Roland BN20 accepts media with width down to 5.9" I believe, but not all measurements in between 5.9" and 20" the edges of the media have to be covering the grills in order for the machine to accept the media. I have used 9, 12 and 15" so far with no problems.

[@donnabrandt5996]

I have a Mac. Will it be okay with both?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I have a Mac as well!

[@rulaatallah5408]

If you want to save time, you can also save your design on Mac, onto the cloud, then open it from cloud on your PC. When you select save as, the default is to open locations on your Mac, select "Save to creative cloud", close the file, go to illustrator on your PC and open it from there. There are two ways to bring files into VersaWorks, either you can go straight to VersaWorks and select File>Add Job to Queue, but in this case the file needs to be a PDF, or while on illustrator on your PC, select the VersaWorks printer from the printers option and select print, that will export it to VersaWorks, when you go to VersaWorks, you'll find your file there.

[@pardhupodcast]

savior, thanks heaps

[@lindsayjunge6853]

My sensor keeps looking for the registration mark in the middle of the page even though my page size and orientation is correct. I also made sure I have the updated firmware and software versions.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi Lindsay Junge, it would be easier to provide you the help you are requesting if you could please send an email with some additional information. Please provide as much info (including cut settings / exact material / screen grabs) as possible when emailing. My email can be found through the contact page on Silhouette School Blog www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html

[@bethambi5791]

At the 8:00 minute mark it shows the time it takes to complete the job. Is this the time for printing only? Or is it bundling the potential cutting time into the total time (which would be taken off due to it being cut on the silhouette)? The speed is the deciding factor for me.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I believe that's the printing time only. I will need to verify that

[@bethambi5791]

@@SilhouetteSchool thanks for the response! If it’s the printing time then I will definitely have to pass on the machine as I already produce that amount in a third of the time. Might look into it later if I want to expand into shirt vinyl.

[@rulaatallah5408]

@@bethambi5791 no no , don't discouraged by the printing time, a) this is only an estimate, time is usually much less than what it says it will be and b) it assumes you are printing and cutting. If you change the Mode to Cut Only, then go back to Quality Settings, the time does not change although it should show much less. Also, you will need to check the Head Speed under Quality Settings, it might be lower than the default or the maximum speed.

[@bethambi5791]

@@rulaatallah5408 that’s what I was wondering: if that time included the estimated cut time or if it was just the printing time. I currently print about 30 8.5x11” sheets a day minimum and worry this will take twice as long. I also don’t know if the media I print on (magnetic sheets) can but cut from 24” roll down to 20” to fit. I wish someone did a speed comparison for this one. The only ones I see are for the original BN-20.

[@rulaatallah5408]

@@bethambi5791 Be careful, I have not tried to cut magnet sheets, however, I was told that the Roland BN20 does NOT cut magnet sheets, let me double check and get back to you, I was too scared to try them on machine and ruin it, so just took the maintenance team's word for it. What do you use to cut your magnetic sheets if I may ask?

[@momx4kds]

So if I’m wanting to do htv transfers do i need to mirror

[@SilhouetteSchool]

No you don't, not with Roland.

[@rulaatallah5408]

The printable HTV used with the Roland BN20 and similar Eco Solvent printers is different than that we are used to eg. Siser. With the coloured HTV we reverse cut, weed and the backing stays on our design and is removed after application. Meaning that the backing is the transfer application tape. With the printable HTV, you print on the top of the media, weed, then use application tape to transfer your design onto it and use that onto your t-shirt, after pressing you peel off the application tape and it can be reused. The application tape comes with a backing as well, make sure you do not throw that away, you will need it to store your application tape for later use. Hope this helps.

[@ananapa.miller4188]

Where I can get the template ?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

It's linked in the video and in the description. I'll post a link here too sofontsy.com/products/cameo-4-pro-roland-bn-20-print-and-cut-template

[@ananapa.miller4188]

Thank you so much , You are Awesome !!

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Cut alignment wasn’t very good even with the huge offset , I’m starting to get very disillusioned with Silhouette and am starting to look into the Skycut machines …Silhouette needs to upgrade to the camera system, it’s too unreliable at reading registration marks and is turning into a pain to own

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Usually misalignment on cuts has to do with the some type of issue printing the registration marks

[@pheliciahenry]

How do I find the template?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! You can find it here: sofontsy.com/collections/so-fontsy-design-shop/products/cameo-4-pro-roland-bn-20-print-and-cut-template

[@pheliciahenry]

Thank you!

[@annettamoore4234]

❤❤

[@elevated-apparel]

Why would you use a cameo when the roland is already a vinyl cutter. That's why it's called a print and cut machine.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

B/c the Roland BN20/A is a very slow cutter so if you want to keep it printing and increase your production you can have two machines running at one time - one printing and one cutting.