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.
Happy Stamping
Mary
Sorry this was late. We had a game night of playing Apples to Apples last night and I forgot to publish this. I did not win
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