DIY Self Healing Die Cutter Mat from your Stash!

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Create a DIY self healing mat for your die cutting machine using items in your craft stash! Use your stash in 2021 before buying new!

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@susane945 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Other people seem to be trying these mats too, and so they must work. I will now see if I can do it too. 😊🌄🙏

@bethbenson1931 Жыл бұрын

Have bought several Dollar Tree mats, but never thought to check the thickness of my many old cutting mats. They are in storage until we move soon. Thanks for the idea of checking them for thickness. I have a caliper so that will be easy. 🙂

@MrsJNeffer Жыл бұрын

I did this! I had the same CM mat from years ago and it has redeemed the Gemini for me! This hack works beautifully! Thank you so much! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@StampingImperfection Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you for letting me know!

@created2bless322 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is a great hack! I did the same thing but I ordered a self healing mat inexpensively off of Amazon and I am ever so happy that I did. There are still some dies and embossing folders that I have to fidget with in order to have a good result but once that is taken care of they turn out great!

@StampingImperfection 3 жыл бұрын

I did notice that I have a couple of dies that don't cut all they way through, so I cut an extra shim. I was happy to be able to use something that I already had, but it is good to know that you can get them inexpensively on Amazon. Thanks for the tip!

@StellasScrappyCrafts Жыл бұрын

Yes I bought a mat but I needed a shim thick enough to make it work.

@prentzess 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great hack!

@StampingImperfection 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Happy New Year!

@StellasScrappyCrafts Жыл бұрын

You can straighten out your plates by running them under hot tap water for awhile and then place them across the middle of your double sink (if you have one ) or maybe back of a chair and just gently press down on ends until it is to your liking. The hot water softens the acrylic enough for you to be able to straighten it.

@StampingImperfection Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip! I will try that. I do find that if I store them in the machine it actually helps too.

@Danielle-nz9tn Жыл бұрын

I tried this method with the larger Big Shot Plus cutting plate. I poured boiling water on the plate, then soaked it in the sink in the hot water, weighing it down with 2 cast iron pans in order to attempt to straighten it. I left it there at least 30-40 minutes. Unfortunately, it did not work. 😢

@StellasScrappyCrafts Жыл бұрын

@@Danielle-nz9tn tough plates :)

@catdeeann 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a cutting machine. Do you think a self-healing mat could be used on the top and bottom?

@StampingImperfection 3 жыл бұрын

I think you only need the self healing mat on the cutting side of the die. I do think it would work on both sides, but you would have to play with the sandwich and add some extra shims. The self-healing mats I have are not as thick as the acrylic cutting plates, so I add extra shims to make it thick enough to get enough pressure to cut the paper.

@tkine97 Жыл бұрын

My mats start to warp after several uses and become so unflat it makes it hard to use. Does that happen when you use your SHMats?

@StampingImperfection Жыл бұрын

They still warp, but not as much. Someone told me to run the acrylic mats under hot water to flatten them. I'm going to try it to see if it works.

@MsCraftlife 3 жыл бұрын

i use the metal shim against the cutting size ising my self healing

@StampingImperfection 3 жыл бұрын

That's a really good idea. It seems like it would add a little extra pressure. I will try that! Thank you for sharing!

@honestly8015 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, MsCraftlife. I'm not sure if you meant you use the metal shim against the cutting SIDE of the dies, but if that's what you meant, it's possible you will dull your dies fairly quickly as they are not meant to cut into metal. Dies are so ridiculously expensive, I don't want to dull them.

@joharper7365 5 ай бұрын

@@honestly8015 sizzix sell a chrome metal plate for die cutting machines which is specifically meant to be used with the cutting edge of your dies against it to facilitate neater cutting.