How to Cut Cardboard Like a PRO! (5 tips for easy, clean cuts)

[@diymaster101]

Thanks I watch this video a week ago and been using these tips and my cutting has improved a lot thanks again 🙂

[@MakerBrain]

Thank you so much for communicating, DIY Master 101! It is super encouraging to hear that I am helping you... Comments like yours are some of the biggest motivators that keep me posting videos. Have a blessed day, - Eli

[@ricoantoniocaare8835]

Thanks

[@JeonMomo-c5l]

Best video I have come across.Thanks alot!😊

[@MakerBrain]

Thanks for the compliments, I am super glad that the video helped you, Jeon! Have a blessed day, - Eli

[@VFKAdventureRabbit]

Awesome video! Tip 3 is gonna be a huge help for me. :) My own "tip" is that I've found cutting knives AND roughly mousepad-sized cutting mats at cheap dollar price-range stores such as Dollar Tree and Daiso, so those can be useful for starter tool sets. I have several cutting mats from Daiso that I use for various sizes of project and keep in various locations, hahah. On a side note/question, embarrassingly, my biggest beginners' problem is placing the ruler for a straight 90-degree long cut/mark. I make a million micro-adjustments and it still ends up not perfectly straight, which messes up my projects. Do you have a video that focuses on ruler placement tips? Thanks, your videos have been great!

[@MakerBrain]

Cutting out internal shapes can be tricky, so I am really glad I was able to help you with that, VFKAdventureRabbit. I will certainly make a video on how to make 90 degree angles, that sounds like a great topic. For now, I have a video that might help you. It is 11 tips for using a ruler and although I don't talk about making 90 degree angles, it might get you to think of something that works. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJPFmoh5er92b7s Have a blessed day! - Eli Tennant

[@grannysdollhouseprintables777]

Do you ever use cardstock? 65# would cove the back side of curves nicely.

[@MakerBrain]

I had to look up what 65# cardstock was 😅. That certainly would work

[@Fadafida]

Hey yooo! Thanks for the amazing content man. Im doing a school project and i want some help from you and i hope you can help me a little bit. so the thing is that the project is about making a box (≈shipping box) and it needs to protect the things inside it. we are just allowed to use a milk packing(no gule or anything, just milk packing). I want to ask you what design should it have, and how do i make it so that the inside stay secure from example fall damage... I hope you got some answers for my questions! // Fadi

[@MakerBrain]

Hey Fadi! That sounds like a neet project. I am not totally sure what milk packaging means... Can you only use milk cartons? Depending on the requirements, but I would start by finding the strongest materials that are allowed for your project. Then I woold look for a way to make a kind of web inside of your box to hold whatever it is supposed to hold. You could wedge long pieces of packaging from corner to corner in the box or something. When it comes to connecting things without glue, here is a video I made with 4 joints that don't require glue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpmuko13m9yFr6s I hope this helps, Fadi! - Eli

[@Fadafida]

@@MakerBrain I saw the video helped me alot. when you buy milk from a store the milk is in a "box". As mentioned before we are only allowed to use the milk pack as a material. How do I make the web, any suggestions? And one more thing. The box that I want to make must somehow have a self lock (just like the box you get when you order something from the internet, but without glue)

[@MakerBrain]

Hmm... I have some ideas, Fadi. To make the web I would cut strips out of an extra milk box and then fold them the long way so the crease goes across the entire strip. You might have to score it to get a good fold. Then I would cut slits in the side of my main box and poke the folded strip in through a slit in the front of the box and out through a slit on the back of the box. The fold in the strip won't stay perfectly, but it will still add some strength. Then you could do that a few times in different directions. Having extra from the strips sticking out would help the box absorb shock from being dropped if that is one of your tests. But those ends might actually need to be folded again if the pressure from the slit that they poke through isn't enough to keep them in place. Without actually being there to help you it is a little challenging to come up with ideas. What time of day are you available for a Zoom Call or Google Meet (be sure to include your time zone)? I could help you more if I could see what you are thinking about. Best regards, - Eli

[@Fadafida]

​@@MakerBrain bro thanks for the idea. i think i would understand your ideas much more on a google meet call. im totally up for that. i live in sweden, my time zone is GMT+1.

[@MakerBrain]

Cool, can you meet right now? I think it is around 3:30 for you right now. Here is the link to meet: meet.google.com/ieo-bhjx-mdk

[@bluepacman13]

Next up, "how to make clean rounded corner cuts - inner rounded corners/outer rounded corners"

[@MakerBrain]

That is a good video idea, Bluepacman. I haven't made anything specifically on it, but here is a video about how to cut cardboard circles that might help you out. I think the trick is to really go slow around the corners and use the knife more like a saw. Happy crafting! - Eli Tennant

[@MakerBrain]

⚒️Get the FREE Cardboard Crafting Tool Guide HERE: thoughtful-knitter-1761.ck.page/08642805d0 QUESTION OF THE DAY: 💡❓What do you use to cut your cardboard? Have you ever experimented with something else?❓💡 ⬇⏰⏰VIDEO CHAPTERS⏰⏰⬇ 0:00 - TIP 1.) Complete Your Cut 1:11 - TIP 2.) Direction Of Cut 3:44 - TIP 3.) Cutting Out Internal Shapes 7:02 - TIP 4.) Use The Right Tool 9:05 - Tip 5.) Cut The Right Kind Of Cardboard

[@alexanderbrown2513]

I use a bread or steak knife, its messy but it works

[@MakerBrain]

Well, Alexander, it all depends on what you are going for. Sometimes messy is worth it when you get the advantage of it being easy and fast. Have a great day, - Eli Tennant

[@alexanderbrown2513]

@@MakerBrain thank you I made armor with the cardboard ^^

[@MakerBrain]

That is cool, Alexander! Armor takes a lot of skill because it has to actually fit your body in the right way and comply with your movements.

[@alexanderbrown2513]

Pog

[@MakerBrain]

What are you trying to say about Pog? - Eli

[@alexanderbrown2513]

@@MakerBrain aaauuugggghhhhhhh

[@nataliegist2014]

Thanks

[@MakerBrain]

I am glad to help. (: Thank you for watching, It means a lot to me that you took the time to watch this video and comment. Have a blessed day, - Eli