Mini Die Cutting Machines?

Mini Die Cutting Machines? Jul 1, 2023 7:07:05 GMT joblackford likes this

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Post by lindas on Jul 1, 2023 7:07:05 GMT

Jun 30, 2023 15:40:14 GMT joblackford said:

Jun 30, 2023 9:29:55 GMT Shakti said:

Yes, I have very much. Just last weekend I seemed to have lost one of the smaller die cuts during C9 summer camp and it wonderful to just grab that little guy and its two plates. I also sometimes grab it out to cut a scrap to experiment with how a die cut looks either just on its own or with a project I’m figuring out. I still need to get out the P6 for larger dies and “serious” cutting sessions, of course. For small and one-off cuts, though, it can be the difference between making progress right now and putting something off until I’m ready to get out and set up the big one.

I wonder if people cheap out and get a small one first, realize it’s inadequate to needs, and get rid rid of it, maybe to get a bigger one.

Yes, you may be right.
Or it might be a personality thing. I see Jennifer McGuire put as many dies as possible onto one plate but I get overwhelmed by that - both by remembering to grab all the dies I want to cut, the process of popping all the rotten things out of the dies - a lot of my sentiments get stuck and take some care to pop out which is annoying when I was just cutting those so as not to "waste" energy on cranking for the dies I actually want right now. Plus it takes time to sort and store all the little bits. Often I just do tiny dies on my big old plates.

I think some of my frustrations are caused by other factors like my plates and platform so I'll try to fix those first, but if I see a good deal on a small machine I might grab it.

If your paper is getting stuck in the die run the die through on a dryer sheet. Your paper should pop right out after that. I always keep a dryer sheet next to my die cutter especially for intricate dies.