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Cutting the cutting mat
Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large
mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle |
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I cut a mat up and used a carpet knife. Sort of like a heavy duty box
cutter. I used a metal straight edge and scored the line I was cutting several times until it finally cut all the way through. I laid it down on a piece of plywood so I wouldn't cut anything good, like the dining room table, under it and cutting through to the wood won't ruin the blade of your cutter. Val "Dannielle" wrote in message ... Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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A carpet knife? Hmmmmm. I have lots of heavy boxes to cut into pieces. A
carpet knife. Yesss. Sounds like a great sewing room tool to me. Thanks, Val "Valkyrie" wrote in message ... I cut a mat up and used a carpet knife. Sort of like a heavy duty box cutter. I used a metal straight edge and scored the line I was cutting several times until it finally cut all the way through. I laid it down on a piece of plywood so I wouldn't cut anything good, like the dining room table, under it and cutting through to the wood won't ruin the blade of your cutter. Val "Dannielle" wrote in message ... Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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A vinyl flooring cutter might work as well, since the mat is a kind of
plastic, too. Nann "Valkyrie" wrote in message ... I cut a mat up and used a carpet knife. Sort of like a heavy duty box cutter. I used a metal straight edge and scored the line I was cutting several times until it finally cut all the way through. I laid it down on a piece of plywood so I wouldn't cut anything good, like the dining room table, under it and cutting through to the wood won't ruin the blade of your cutter. Val "Dannielle" wrote in message ... Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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I just used regular scissors to cut mine, with no problems.
-- Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Dannielle" wrote in message ... Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle |
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You can cut up your old cutting mats with scissors, though
I would suggest using a pair of scissors other than your good fabric shears g Mickie "Dannielle" wrote in message ... Ok, so what do you use to cut up a cutting mat? I managed to ruin my large mat, and would like to cut the good part of it down into smaller ones. But what do I use to cut the mat? I don't want to ruin a pair of scissors or anything before I get expert advice from all of you first! -- Dannielle |
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