How I Straighten my Cutting Plates for my Big Shot!

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Today I hope to share some tips with you on how I deal with the cutting plates for my Big Shot or possibly other manual die cutting machines. This is what I personally do and it has worked for me. It is purely my own solution to this problem.
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[@bella-bee]

I’ve recently found a similar video. A lady heating her plates in a tray in the sink with boiling water for 20 mins. Soaking. She weighted it down with more boiling water to keep the heat going. It worked. Her husband (engineer, scientist ) said please don’t do it in the over at higher temperatures because Perspex plastic will release toxic fumes! Maybe not at 170 degrees C, I don’t know, but listen, it could. Also listen because it works at only boiling point, 100deg C, so it’s not necessary to heat up your whole oven, just boil some water. Getting the plates wet also releases all the bits into the water, as if by magic! As the plastic relaxes. She didn’t wrap them in foil either.

[@horsepowerequineaz]

This is brilliant! One thing that I also do to prolong the life of the plates is I always put a piece of that super thick, hard craft paper between the cutting part of the die and the plate. Not only does it significantly reduce where on the cutting plate, but then whatever paper I am actually cutting doesn’t end up getting embossed with scratches from the cutting plate.

[@cindycindy2266]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this great tip! 🙏😃

[@jacquelineteague3545]

I love this idea

[@rolliecrafts255]

Excellent!!

[@roxannehansen9878]

Brilliant!! Thx for sharing.

[@quirkycottagesandwattnots380]

Oh my goodness .... Thank you so much for sharing this. Really great 🥰

[@carolewheeler3928]

Ty so much Angela for such a great

[@carolrigby186]

Wow! What a great tip. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@sandranorth0009]

Brilliant! Clever idea. Thank you x

[@donnacarraway9182]

Thank you Angela!!

[@carolkearns2193]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing that tip!

[@TheBernadette1953]

That’s a great tip Miss A! Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰🥰 will definitely give this a tryout when needed 🥰🥰🙏🏻🦋

[@shirleypugh4177]

Wow! I was about to buy some new plates Thank you so much

[@andreawenkebrauner2350]

Wonderful. I’ll try this right away. Thank you so much ♥️

[@loke-art7383]

Wow, absolutely fantastic tip🥰

[@bethtobin5312]

Oh my gosh this is an awesome trick. Thank you so much for sharing. Hugs and smiles!

[@jeangreen1810]

Great tips Angela. Thank you so much for sharing with us. 😘🌺🤗💖

[@Mommyoffive4Him]

Genius!! I will have to keep this in mind when I get mine! Thanks for sharing, Angela!

[@irismoles9369]

Thankyou for sharing this great tip