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Cutting a cutting mat
I just used a 40% off coupon to buy a 24x36 cutting mat. However, my work
table is only 20" wide, so I want to cut it down to size. What type of implement do I need to cut this with? Heavy duty scissors? Craft knife? Chain saw? And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply |
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Hey Wendy I just got one with my coupon Wednesday. The mat itself says
not to use fixed blade knives. Maybe a new sharp razor knife might work. I think you should be safe against the zombie discards ; ) Taria frood wrote: I just used a 40% off coupon to buy a 24x36 cutting mat. However, my work table is only 20" wide, so I want to cut it down to size. What type of implement do I need to cut this with? Heavy duty scissors? Craft knife? Chain saw? And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? |
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Wency, I trimmed mine with heavy duty shears and used the rest for
little mats for paper foundation piecing. They fit nicely in my sewing table drawer, and I have one in my travel bag. Haven't heard any zombies moaning yet! Nancycog in MD |
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"frood" wrote in message m... And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? ROFLMAO! There must be a movie in this somewhere... Night of the Living Cutting Mats? Cutting Mat on Elm Street? -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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Revenge of the Mats? Bride of the Cutting Mat?
-- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but quicker) "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message . .. "frood" wrote in message m... And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? ROFLMAO! There must be a movie in this somewhere... Night of the Living Cutting Mats? Cutting Mat on Elm Street? -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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Yes, send him here, but make sure he brings holy water and torches.
-- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm De-Fang email address to reply Put on your Big Girl panties and just deal with it. -- unknown "Jan" wrote in message ink.net... "frood" wrote in m: I just used a 40% off coupon to buy a 24x36 cutting mat. However, my work table is only 20" wide, so I want to cut it down to size. What type of implement do I need to cut this with? Heavy duty scissors? Craft knife? Chain saw? And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? I can tell you that DH accidentally cut mine while using a new mat cutter to make me a surprise :-) So... a box cutter/exacto with a straight edge might get you there... or I can send him with his handy dandy mat cutter :-) Jan |
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Matts attacks?
Sharon Harper wrote: Revenge of the Mats? Bride of the Cutting Mat? -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:36:38 GMT, "frood"
wrote: I just used a 40% off coupon to buy a 24x36 cutting mat. However, my work table is only 20" wide, so I want to cut it down to size. What type of implement do I need to cut this with? Heavy duty scissors? Craft knife? Chain saw? And since it's self-healing, is the cut-off bit going to drag itself back and put itself back together? Will I be perpetually fighting the zombie cutting mat discards? heavy duty Guillotine (Madame de)? scissors will never leave a clean cut. neither will chainsaw :P or use a heavy uty craft nife, or take it somewhere where they CUT. as for the zombie self-healing - chain them separately, the halves I mean Krysia K.T. - starannie opakowana |
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How I spent my Mat Cutting Vacation?
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