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Post by nana2callie on Nov 26, 2014 14:56:17 GMT
What do you have on your desk top? I have a couple of mats, but I'm thinking of putting plexiglass or something across the whole table top. Any experience with this?
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Post by mrssch on Nov 26, 2014 15:12:26 GMT
I have a cutting mat in the center of my desk. It is a wooden executive desk. I don't mind if it gets banged up so I haven't really considered plexiglass.
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Post by sunshinestate on Nov 26, 2014 16:07:41 GMT
I have a fairly large piece of tempered glass on my tabletop. Works well for me. Cleans up very easily & can withstand the Xacto knife cutting. It's convenient because it's just always there & I don't have to go find a cutting mat or craft mat when I want to get messy. Not sure how plexiglass would hold up.
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Post by LisaDorothy on Nov 26, 2014 17:40:13 GMT
I've had desks with both plexiglass and real glass I much prefer the real glass! You can't cut on the plexiglass so you still have to drag out a cutting mat, it scratches just from sliding things on it, and adhesive sticks to it very easily. With glass no cutting mat is required, and adhesive doesn't really want to stick to it. Also, because the plexiglass is light it tends to want to slide around on my table, even though it's a huge piece.
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Post by megs78 on Nov 26, 2014 22:49:45 GMT
I have an old teacher's desk with one large green craft mat and a glass cutting board I bought at Kmart - the glass board works a lot better for some kind of cuts (eg, the Martha Stewart Circle Cutter). I find I get cleaner stamped images on the glass too, possibly because there's no resistance from the mat. It's an old, beat-up desk so I've never worried about getting paint etc over the surface.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 26, 2014 23:08:09 GMT
I have plexiglass on mine. I bought it after I spilled some undu on my new desk. I also have a craft mat on top of the plexiglass. I have dozens of pictures underneath the plexiglass.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 27, 2014 4:23:19 GMT
I don't have anything on top of my vintage, wooden desk. If I were to choose between glass and plexiglass, I would pick glass.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Nov 29, 2014 17:04:04 GMT
I usually scrap in the living room on a collapsible table so I don't worry about it. But I'm another one who would vote for glass over plexiglass for the reasons the others have listed. Plus, plexiglass can yellow and crack if it's not high quality.
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Post by onlywork2scrap on Nov 29, 2014 17:18:35 GMT
I have real glass and sometimes use the large Fiskars mat. I have a white Ikea extendable dining table. I had a separate piece of glass cut for the extension. The extension and it's glass fit inside the table when not in use. I love the real glass.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Nov 29, 2014 18:36:33 GMT
I scrap on my dining room table. Right now I have a large craft mat I got at Walmart. When I get my own scrap table (someday . . . ) I will definitely go for glass.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 30, 2014 1:32:19 GMT
My desk has nothing on it, but I don't actually scrap at my desk. My laptop, desktop and cutter are on it. I have two big heavy duty banquet tables that I bought cheap from a lady who did alterations and the tops are TRASHED. So when I had the cabinet guy come in to measure for cabinets and counters, I had him give me a quote for new laminate table tops for them. I have a few different self healing mats that I'll put down to work on so the new ones don't get ruined.
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Post by meridon on Dec 6, 2014 15:33:01 GMT
My scrap table is a kitchen island I got at Big lots that has a butcher block top on it, so I'm not overly concerned with keeping it clean. I do use a cutting mat on top of it most of the time. Years ago when I was scrapping at the kitchen table, I would use those vinyl tablecloths to protect it and a craft mat on top of that. I could just fold up the tablecloth and store it with my scrap stuff until the next time I scrapped.
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