cutting mats
#12
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
Posts: 16,105
I've had my Fiskars for about 10 years. i have to agree with the others, When I put in a new blade, I use less pressure. My mat is just fine. I also clean my blade to free it of lint. Slows the rotation of the blade making you think you have to use more pressure. My blade in my 60mm has been through 3 king size quilts worth of fabric and is still cutting well. Mat is just fine. I do use a lint roller on my mat to help pick up any lint that may me hung up. Then I take a warm damp rag (almost rung dry) and wipe it down. Then use a towel to dry quickly. works for me.
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Puget Sound WA area
Posts: 300
I have a large Olfa cutting mat that I keep on my sewing/cutting table for larger projects, but for scraps and trimming I LOVE my new Martelli Round About (purchased it for half-price during one of their Red Line Sales).
#15
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Somewhere in Time
Posts: 2,697
I usually use a Fiskars, have been using the same one for years. I let a guild member use my small Olfa at guild one day and she actually cut 1/8-inch slices out of it because she used pressure and not a new blade. Never again.
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