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Post by susancinpa on Jan 5, 2024 18:44:02 GMT
My Cuttlebug was wearing out and I wasn't getting good cuts on intricate dies any more. For the holidays, my DH gifted me a Big Shot. So far I am loving that thing. I feel that the plates are marking up much quicker than my old CB plates did.
If you use a Big Shot fairly or quite often, how often do you replace your cutting plate? Just trying to figure out how many back-ups I should plan on getting.
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jan 5, 2024 18:50:35 GMT
I replaced mine once and that was because I couldn't find one of the plates. I don't care if they're marked up and ugly if they work. I have had my Bigshot since 2010ish.
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lokismom
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Post by lokismom on Jan 5, 2024 19:39:16 GMT
I die cut a ton with a Gemini Jr and unless the plate breaks, I only replace them once a year in the fall right before I start making Christmas cards.
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Post by gizzy on Jan 5, 2024 19:49:46 GMT
I just replaced one of the plates because it was starting to crack. It's over 10 years old. Just make sure to keep rotating them with every cut.
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scrappymum
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Post by scrappymum on Jan 5, 2024 21:12:09 GMT
I bought the Sizzix Chrome Precision base plate a few years back. I use it as my cutting plate, which means I use the acrylic plates as a top plate only,and with rotating it to help with the warping, it doesn't need replacing often.
Definately worth the investment for me, as it cuts intricate dies beautifully.
Enjoy your big shot, I love mine, it is 10 years old and an absolute workhorse.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 5, 2024 22:52:35 GMT
I replaced mine last month because one cracked while making my Christmas cards. They were the original plates that came with my Big Shot when I bought it 12 years ago.
I bought two new plates and two Magic Mats. I use the MM on the bottom to cut into and the plastic plate on top. It doesn't get cut into. I also bought a metal shim because my BS rollers don't provide even pressure in some spots.
TL;DR 12years. 😂
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Post by joblackford on Jan 5, 2024 23:57:08 GMT
I have replaced my BigShot plates more often than the people above but not often. They mark up horribly quickly but I would say you only need to keep one set in reserve in case of accidental breakage. I usually toss the cut-into plate when it cracks and use the old top plate for my new cut-into plate so a pair of replacement plates is plenty of backup.
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Jan 6, 2024 3:20:21 GMT
I think I replaced my big shot plates twice in ~15 years. Those suckers lasted forever and I don’t recall them warping as much as the Platinum 6 plates.
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Jan 6, 2024 3:25:18 GMT
Got mine somewhere between 2015-2018. I haven't needed new plates BUT I think I am getting close to needing them.
I will however try my darnest to not support BS anymore and go with a new electric machine. But we will see.
I did get several free SB.com Magic Mats and have one of those and 1 Plexi glass cutting plate. I swap out between the 2 plates that came with my Big Shot monthly so maybe that is why it is lasting longer?
I do also have a QK Revolution so i cut smaller items (less than 4x4) on that as I like it more.
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basketdiva
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Post by basketdiva on Jan 6, 2024 16:55:48 GMT
When the bottom plates starts to sticky from too many cut marks I'll put a piece of scrap paper ( junk mail is good for this) down, then my cardstock. I replace mine maybe every 12-18 months. I also buy knock-offs from Amazon that work just fine in the Vagabond.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jan 6, 2024 18:11:29 GMT
Mine have been good for several years. I use a self healing mat for the cutting and a plate for the top. I make sure I rotate and turn my plates and mat often.
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Post by susancinpa on Jan 7, 2024 15:26:44 GMT
Thanks so much everyone! I was worried because it seemed like the first couple cuts really marked them up more than I was expecting. Yet again, I had my Cuttlebug since 2013 and only ever had two cutting plates because I couldn't find the one at one point, so I may have just forgotten how badly those first several cuts seem to mark up those plates. I hadn't been using it much but anticipate a lot heavier use this year.
I do have one magic mat, and I am going to check into that chrome precision plate. Has anyone that has used it as a cutting plate had any issues with their dies going dull? Although wondering if it's not really that different than using a magic mat/self healing type of mat.
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scrappymum
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Post by scrappymum on Jan 7, 2024 21:25:50 GMT
Just a note about the chrome precision base plate. I have read that it is not for use on the big shot fold a way or big shot plus machines. Mine is just a standard big shot.
I haven't found that it dulls my dies, however I did learn fairly quickly that for outline dies it does tend to warp the die. The dies still cut fine, but don't stick to the magnetic storage sheet as well. I use a normal acrylic plate for those sort of dies.
But for intricate dies, I find it is amazing.
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Post by papersilly on Jan 8, 2024 21:20:47 GMT
i have two sets of plates that i rotate. of those, one is a plate that i don't cut through. the other 3 are cutting plates. i admit that the cut plates are warped and beat to hell. i don't change them out so long as i am still able to use them. if one ever broke, of course i would replace it.
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