Cutting Mat
08-23-2014, 05:19 AM
#11
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My mat started to warp for some reason in the middle at an angle. I did the frozen cookie sheet method. Dh had a piece of 4x4 plywood and we put the mat on it and a piece of fabric then the cookie sheets on top of it and had a couple large old dictionaries and placed it under our bed. That way everything would be flat. I didn't want the cookie sheets in direct contact. was afraid what would happen because of the heat and cold. Worked fine. That was last year.
08-23-2014, 08:59 AM
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Jan, love your idea! Just had a discussion last night with my quilting buddies on getting the warp out of a cutting mat. I will tell my friend what you all have suggested.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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08-24-2014, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
In 30+ years I've had only 2 mats warp as you are describing. But I lived in TX in those days and it was hard to transport one even to a class in the car without damage from heat.
So I developed a "case" to carry and to store mine.
Jan in VA
So I developed a "case" to carry and to store mine.
Jan in VA
08-24-2014, 07:59 AM
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Location: Missoui
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Hello All!
When I moved last summer thought the car was a safe place to transport my cutting mat. Wrong if it is not removed very soon. It warped badly. Just laid it in the drive way or front step in the hot sun two or three days, hottest part of day. Brought it in overnight and laid flat. If warm when you bring it in lay flat. Not a ripple after that. It is a Fiskars and I have had it for several years. Possibly different material than mats are made of now. As mentioned, try different things if you cannot use the mat at all.
When I moved last summer thought the car was a safe place to transport my cutting mat. Wrong if it is not removed very soon. It warped badly. Just laid it in the drive way or front step in the hot sun two or three days, hottest part of day. Brought it in overnight and laid flat. If warm when you bring it in lay flat. Not a ripple after that. It is a Fiskars and I have had it for several years. Possibly different material than mats are made of now. As mentioned, try different things if you cannot use the mat at all.
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