Grandma's Rocking Chair Question - How do you not get ragged
edges when you cut cardstock?
This really is an easy one.
The most common problem with having a ragged cut it not having a sharp
cutter. Be it a scissors, a rotary cutter, a trimmer or a guillotine cutter, it
needs to be sharp. Another thing I
noticed is the cutting mat may be worn out.
This I find really more common than you would think and may be even
harder to fix. I have a lot of
cutters. A lot of trimmers and rotary
cutters. I have at least three big
rotary cutters so that I can do multiple cardstock pieces at once. I love them and they are great and makes my
prepping for my classes easier. But I
have to say I got the second one and the third because I could not find a
cutting mat to replace the worn out one.
Stampin' Up! has a replacement Mat for their cutter.
I have a few of those just in case.
For the bigger ones you usually can turn them over and use
all four or two sides but once they get a groove in them they start tearing the
paper and leaving the ragged edge. I
have bought most of my large cutters at Sam's Club and it seems that even going
to the manufacture sites they don't have replacement cutting mats for
them. I was lucky enough a few years ago
to be in DC and found just by luck some mats for one of my first cutters and I
bought 10 of them. I really hope they
last.
So if your paper starts looking ragged when you cut I would
suggest that you replace the blade and if it still happens turn over the
cutting mat or get a new one. Always try
to buy extra blades and cutting mats when you purchase a new cutter.
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