What cutter do you use with your Martelli Roundabout?
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i can see if mats don't hold up to box cutters but any mat should hold up to any rotary cutter possibly with the exception of a rotary carpet cutter. I spoke with a carpet installation contractor the other day and asked him about the ones from Harbor Freight. He stated the ones from any home improvement for heavy installation should be used strictly for that, otherwise don't expect the fabric mats to last long.
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I have one of the Roundabouts. I use whatever cutter I have in my hand at the time. I usually use Quilter's Select cutter but have other brands. I don't have the Martelli cutter though. I haven't noticed any damage to the mat and it's a few years old and still looks good. I had DH cut a Quilter's Select mat to fit the Roundabout so I have it on top of the Martelli mat now. I like the QS mat better but that's my personal choice.
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I have one of the Roundabouts. I use whatever cutter I have in my hand at the time. I usually use Quilter's Select cutter but have other brands. I don't have the Martelli cutter though. I haven't noticed any damage to the mat and it's a few years old and still looks good. I had DH cut a Quilter's Select mat to fit the Roundabout so I have it on top of the Martelli mat now. I like the QS mat better but that's my personal choice.
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When a mat that I have got warped I laid it flat out in my shop loft and put a big piece of flat wood on top of it with boxes of stuff on top of that. Left it there for few months(actually forgot about it) and now it lays flat again.
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