Originally Posted by
Tiggersmom
Prism, Thank you for the excellent comparison.
I am going to try the water soak method on my mats this afternoon. Some of my mats are over 15 years and I hope they last a lot longer.
I soaked all 3 of my big mats last night. 1 Olfa, 2 Omnigrid. I have had the Olfa the longest and it shows very little cuts or nicks. In comparrison my Omnigrid has lots of nicks etc.
As far as soaking them. I soaked approximately the same time in the same water bath and vinegar. I did not do the scrubbing with Dawn as I don't use them to cut my batting but cut it off the big rolls with my Gingers.
They all 'may' feel a bit softer but I didn't do a feel touch before soaking. I have not cut on them yet.
I watched the video on the Slidelock and it seems like an extra step to measure, remove the ruler then cut. I'm a skeptic so I would have to use one before I bought. Also I am right handed and measure from the left. I also have read several time to not use your mats but your rulers as they are more accurate in measuring. Any thoughts on that???
This thread has been very interesting to me. Thanks Prism.