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 * Press the ⏸️ button in the control panel (only lit while cutting)
 * To cancel cutting completely:
-*# Long press the pause button again for ≈ 10 seconds
+*# Long press the ⏸️ button again for ≈ 10 seconds, the sled will return to the rear left starting position
 *# Find the cut job listed next to the Send button in Silhouette studio. Press close ╳ next to the cut job.
 * To resume, press ⏸️ button again
 == Heat foil instructions ==
-The Curio can be used to apply shiny foil to a variety of surfaces including paper, cardboard, leather and various plastics.
+The Curio can be used to apply shiny metallic designs to a variety of surfaces including paper, cardboard, leather and various plastics.
-Instructions below are for applying heat foil to an acrylic/plexiglas piece whose outer shape is laser cut. Some steps will be left out, or differ slightly when using other materials.
+Instructions below are for applying heat foil to an acrylic/plexiglas piece whose outer shape is laser cut. Some steps can be left out, or differ slightly when using other materials.
-=== Material set-up ===
+Video overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXTAYRAT-X0
+=== Acrylic cutting ===
+# Set up Lightburn with the contour of your design
+# Add a second outer cut like a ”box” to use as a jig in the foil step (''if your final piece is significantly larger than the foil, you can omit this part'')
+# Cut both these shapes in the laser
+# Remove protective foil from acrylic (if any), both top and bottom
+# Take both pieces over to the Curio
+=== Pen warm-up ===
+Heat pen will take 5-10 minutes to warm up. Starting the warm-up first thing, it'll be ready for use by the time you've finished the rest of the preparations.
+# open your design in Silhouette software
+# go to send tab
+# choose ”acrylic, foil” material preset
+# Insert 2,5mm heat pen into slot 2
+# Start pen heating by clicking thermometer button in the silhouette Send tab
+=== Positioning in Curio cutter ===
+[[Fil:Rigging for thickness detection.jpg|miniatyr|Foil application setup for acrylic, ready to start, with an extra piece at 0,0 position to guide the thickness detector.]]
+For materials other than acrylic, pick heat pen size corresponding to the desired line width. For acrylic and similar rigid materials, the result will be significantly thinner than the indicated size and so the '''2,5mm pen is recommended'''.
+# mount the debris tray and a sticky cameo mat on top (instructions above)
+# put down the piece in a suitable place on the cameo mat
+# put down the jig (box) around the piece on the Curio
+# set up for thickness detection success:
+#* put a small piece of non-transparent acrylic ''of same thickness'' at the 0,0 point on the mat
+#* this gives the automatic thickness detection something to work with
+#* avoid having reflective foil at the 0,0 point since it confuses the thickness detector.
+# rub and press to make the piece and the box stick well to the surface.
+# If it does not feel completely fixed, use some masking tape to hold it in place, avoiding the parts that are going to have foil applied to them
 === Software set-up ===
+{| class="wikitable", style="clear: right; float: right; width: 20em; padding: 0.3em"
+|+
+!Foil setting
+!Acrylic
+|-
+|Speed
+|4
+|-
+|Pressure
+|12
+|-
+|Line raster (2,5 mm pen / 100% fill)
+|0,2mm
+|}
+# open your design in Silhouette software
+# make sure pen heating is on per instructions above
+# choose ”cut by color” mode
+# Go to Design tab
+# select '''Cameo mat''' in the silhouette software (important, otherwise the registration lines won’t line up)
+# line up your design with the cut piece on the mat
+# make sure only the parts you want to apply foil to are selected for tool 2, everything else (laser shape etc.) deselected
+# If you want to have some areas filled rather than contour drawn:
+## Select the part to be filled
+## Choose special tools, heat pen fill, and enable the fill style of your choice
+## For a 100% fill, use hatch (lines) fill style with setting from the table
+=== Mounting foil ===
+# wipe the acrylic surface with isopropyl alcohol so that it is squeaky clean
+# measure a suitable length of heat transfer foil to cover the areas with the design. Make room on the sides of the actual design for attaching tape, foil transfer does not work well with tape on top
+# find the best pair of scissors on hand – the foil is very delicate
+# cut the foil to length
+# roll foil onto piece + jig, use squegee (among the cutter tools on the wall) to wipe the foil all flush against the surface
+# apply masking tape at the edges, gently pulling to get the foil flat against the surface
+=== Foil transfer ===
-=== Foil application ===
+# Double check that the pen has finished heating up (thermometer on button is all red, not animating)
+# press "Send" to start foil transfer
+# pay attention to whether the pen hits the surface and the thickness was correctly detected. If not, try again making sure you are using the trick with a "reference piece" of opaque acrylic at the 0,0 point, see above
+# peel away foil and inspect results. If not satisfactory, you can change settings and apply new foil as long as you do not move the jig in the meantime.
+# remember to '''remove the heat pen''' (or turn it off in software) so that it won't sit heated in the machine for hours on end.
 == Pen plotting instructions ==