Yes unfortunately you will have to replace the mat when there are too many deep grooves in it.. I replace my on the average of one mat every month to 2 months depending on what Im cutting... I use my go ALOT... I have found that the rag dies are the most hardest on my mats..
as for the smaller/larger cuts- use less layers- I max at 4 layers of cotton and 3 of flannel... Starching your fabs first helps to avoid stretching of the fabric as it passes thru the rollers and remember to keep an eye on the straight of grain.. the way you run it thru helps avoid the stretching of the fabric..
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fabrichore
thanks for the replies, I never thought of looking on youtube, but I did use it over the weekend and I cut 96 6" squares in less than an hour...how sweet was that I thought, but I did notice someof them are bigger than others and I think it was the users error, too much material at once, tried doubling up so the fabric must of slipped somehow, but first attempt was just awesome and I did not have that much waste, but I did notice the plastic cover, that goes on top of the material, looks like I have used it for years, I am hoping this will not be something I have to replace often like rotary blades....thanks again...