Originally Posted by
Kitsie
Which is exactly why, unless I need the mat's grid lines, I put the mat on the diagonal or turn it over so I'm not cutting straight up and down every time. But Helen said her cutting had improved with a new cutter, not a new mat.
That is correct Kitsie. The only thing I changed was the cutter which of course had a new blade in it. I am convinced the fault was in the cutter. There must be a small area it is not hitting the fabric correctly as it would happen about every inch or so and leave some threads still uncut. Hard to explain but I'm happy now with the Splash cutter. I still have the smallest olfa cutter that is fine but the 45 is the one that I used the most but always had to go back and re-roll to complete the cut. I had changed blades so often I knew something was wrong.....new blade, same thing. Happy camper now! Just thought others might want to know about it too. I did not change my mat as I have a 56" mat that exactly covers my table and was quite expensive but I never cut on the same lines. I don't use the mat lines, only the ruler lines and and I place my fabric in a different spot almost all the time. just fyi!