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.
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
Good Morning,
Today on Tips & Techniques Tuesday we will be changing the cutting arm on the Stampin' Up! Stampin' Trimmer.
I really love this trimmer and you can see a review about it in last Sunday's Grandma's Rocking Chair. To find that just click here.
My only fear was when I got the Rotary cutter addition that I would break something changing the arm. So I took great care and found it was really easy. You can see that in the video.
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OK I have to admit that I have a ton of Paper cutters. I have Rotary cutters, 2 of them, well now three when I ordered the Stampin' Trimmer's Rotary cutter addition. I have at least 7 trimmers from Fisker. I use to travel for work a lot, I would bring some stamping with me and most of the time I would forget to bring a trimmer and I would have to run out to the M store and buy another one. So that makes about 7. I have a bunch of cheap ones when I couldn't get to a M store for my Fisker fix. I have always been yearning for a guillotine cutter with a laser pointer to set up the cut. I have used some really nice ones at work but can't afford those. Though the cheaper ones don't cut as straight as the nice ones so I have not gotten one. So along with being a Designer Series Paper Addict and a Stamp Addict, I guess I now have to admit I am addict to paper cutters.
I got the Stampin' Trimmer as it has a few great things I wanted to look at it and try it. So what did I want to check out.
The first things was the arm. It stretches out to over 14 inches, but what I wanted to see was that it had a leg so it would stand up and not curve over. I hated it when you put out the arm and when you measured you couldn't tell if it was really 4 1/4 or 4 3/8 or 4 5/8. I hated that. I had one cutter that I knew exactly where to go to get the right measure but I hated to have to do the figuring in my head. So What was the outcome - It worked. The leg keeps it level with the cutting base and gives you an accurate measure, two thumbs up.
Number 2 on what I wanted to see is that the numbers won't rub off. My other favorite trimmer I had for 4 years and only now the numbers are off and I really can't see the numbers. So far for this one so good but I have not had it for four years yet, so I will leave that one on hold.
Number 3 the Storage compartment, well I use it but I forget about it. Which means I put things into it and forget that I put them into it and look around when I need them. So even though I like it, I have given up using it.
Those are the three things I really wanted to look at and how they went. Now for a few other things. I just bought the rotary arm add on, I really like it. I wouldn't do more than maybe 2 pieces of cardstock but it cuts really well with those, I just wouldn't use it for mass cuttings. I love the the other blades and how easy it is to pop them in and out. So I can get a few more more blades and have them around. Maybe if I put them in the storage compartment I will remember they are in there. I really love the padded feet that they don't move when cutting. I love the size of the cutting surface I can cut that 8 1/2 x 11 at 5 1/2 and not have to guess where the 5 1/2 is. I love the fact that I don't have to take out the scoring blade and the cutting blade from the regular trimmer arm when using it. There is enough space to have both blades in and cut the full length of the trimmer.
So what is my rating two thumbs up. Only bad thing is my memory on where I store things, maybe yours is better and you will get to use the storage compartment more.
Hope you enjoyed this review. If you would like me to review any other products or have any questions on stamping or paper crafts please leave a comment or email me at marysstamping at gmail.com.
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forget the Mystery Hostess for this month.
Just
use the Hostess Code 47Q3S44P and you will be entered into the drawing.
Mystery
Host code 47Q3S44P is good till October 31 and the winner will be
announce September 1. The winner will choose Stampin' Up! products of
their choice. To be entered in the drawing you need to enter the
code. The big question where do you enter the code when you are on
the page of your shopping bag on the left bottom side you will see at the
bottom where it say "Special Offer" the box that say "Do you
have a hostess code" Look like this
Do you have a hostess code? Enter it here and click Apply:
that is where you will enter 47Q3S44P in that box let me know
if you have any question and good luck to everyone that will participate.
