CB09 Blades for Silhouette Cameo 4/4 Plus/4 Pro/3/2/1/Portrait/Curio/with Graphtec Holder Housing 15PCS (30/45/60 Degree) Cutting Blades for Cameo Replacement Accessories Buddle

These blades are awesome!!!!! I ordered them because i needed to cut some very small text in adhesive vinyl with my cameo and the regular cameo blade wasn't doing a great job. I read on the internet that a cb09 blade was good for intricate cuts. Ummm...what???? I had never even heard of that, but if course I found them on Amazon. These come with a holder, blades in 3 different sizes and springs. You assemble them yourself but it is very easy. Mine did not come with instructions, but there are lots of you tube videos that show you how to do it. The blade sizes are 60degree, 45degree and 30degree. You want to select the blade depending on what material/project you are cutting. Mine didn't come labeled but they are color coded (30-yellow, 45-red, 60-blue). They also don't adjust numerically like the cameo blades do, you just have to eyeball it. This has not been hard for me. If you have an old cameo blade, you can set that numerically and then adjust the cb09 blade to look visually the same. The 60degree is good for intricate cuts and thin material like regular adhesive vinyl, so it worked awesome for my small text. The 45degree is good for standard materials like cardstock and thicker vinyl. The 30degree is good for thicker materials like fabric and heavyweight cardstock. After I finished my first project a few months ago, I have used only these blades with my cameo. In my opinion they work way better than the silhouette rachet blade, plus they are a way better value since you get a bunch of each size. Sometimes you may need to adjust the blade size depending on what you are cutting. Recently, i was cutting some adhesive glitter vinyl using the 60degree blade. I was having trouble cutting it all the way through, even after adjusting the blade and cut settings. After a few failed attempts, I finally switched to a 45degree blade and it cut the vinyl like butter!!!!! Seller was great - very responsive and helpful when I inquired about getting an extra blade holder.

After doing hours upon hours of research, I ordered these blades and holder to fit a Cameo 2 that I was gifted. I am just starting off and am new to all of this so really took a chance with all of the cheap replacement items I ordered on Amazon. I got my Silhouette for free, but there were no blades, cutting mats, or power cord. The CD in the box was outdated. In case someone else is gifted one or finds one cheap, here's what I did: I downloaded the Silhouette software on their official website. This gave me the most up to date app to use all of their machines. I ordered these replacement blades, making sure they said CB09. I ordered this brand specifically because after scouring the web, I was relatively sure that this blade holder would fit the machine without any adjustments. I made sure to check each blade for the angle, as the colors differ from other brands. I then marked the blade bags accordingly. For me, yellow was 30°, red was 45°, and blue was 60°. I carefully put the new 60° blade into the new holder with the springs provided, then adjusted the new holder so that visually it looks exactly the same as the old ratchet blade, adjusted to level 3. All of my other adjustments will now be made in App instead of on the blade for the time being. I popped that blade holder in my machine, and tried it out. This blade works much much better than the manufacturer blade. It cut through cardstock easily without any catching or tears. It also reduced my cut time by like 80%. I was actually yelling with how impressed I was! In my pictures, the V day lettering is done with the previous manufacturer ratchet blade. It took over 10 min to cut the cardstock, caught on the paper, and barely cut other shapes that I could even punch/weed out in one pass. The rough draft of the balloon card is what the new blades cut. The Cameo 2 with these blades cut the whole card out in one pass in less than 120 seconds. I will definitely purchase again when needed.

Took a little bit to figure out how to install these since there are no instructions included, but you need to take the black cover off the front and insert the silver end of the blade into the center, then remove the color coded cap from the blade and screw the black cover back on. The wheel on the opposite side lets you adjust the blade depth (manually - it's not an autoblade). Then insert in the gray adapter that comes with your Cameo 4 (I have the 4 Plus). It is a SNUG fit, but the thin plastic of the adapter will push onto the body of blade holder. I slipped it into my #1 tool slot in place of the autoblade and in silhouette studio, set it to manual blade, 1mm (I tested using copy paper). I did the copy paper, medium (20lb) preset but changed the force to 15, passes to 2, and speed to 5 as I was cutting circles so wanted it to go slow on the curves. It printed PERFECTLY the first time! I will be interested to see how long the blade stays sharp, but with multiple blades in the set, it's going to be easy to keep a sharp one on hand. Highly recommend it if you have a Silhouette cutter!

The blade holder fit into my Cameo 4 AFTER I used my Dremel and ground down the bar. These holders sometimes fit and sometimes don't. However the blades are sharp and work well so if you have a Dremel, or know someone with a lathe that can do metal, it only takes about 10 min or less to grind it down to fit with the bit I pictured. You can also use a stone bit, it just takes longer.

Better then the stock auto blades

Bought three of these as replacement blades for my Silhouette Cameo, but they do not fit correctly in the blue adapter. The metal groove part and the part just above the black casing are both a little bit too fat, so the adapter can't close. I will see if I can find someone who can shave them down, but I know I don't have a tool that can do that. It seems that there is no consistency in the size of these because they do seem to work for some people. All three of the ones I received are too big. Very disappointed.

From what I hear CB09 blades are just great. However, to work with a Cameo 4, it has to fit in the blue adapter, and this one doesn't. Scuttlebutt online is that quality control varies on this particular one, so some will fit, and some won't. I was not able to put it in my CB09.

I thought the Silhouette Cameo 3 was mechanically trash after a decade of awful corners and lines that weren't perfectly straight. I just accepted it. I didn't know how wrong I was. Turns out, the problem was the Silhouette autoblade all along. The CB09 is a fraction of the price, easy to set up, and produces perfect 90deg corners and straight lines. Night and day difference. Best purchase I've made all year. As a bonus, I don't have to listen to the autoblade CLACK CLACK CLACK at the beginning of each job anymore. I hit send and it just... cuts.