I'd forgotten how much I like Olfa mats
#1
I only have a small Olfa mat. Because I've been cutting a lot of strips and have a rotary cutter that's attached to a ruler (very similar to a paper slicer), I've been using my large Fiskars mat forever.
I sat down with the regular rotary cutter and a few templates and pulled out my older smaller Olfa mat....and night and day difference.
:oops: Looks like a large Olfa mat is on the "to buy" list soon...
I sat down with the regular rotary cutter and a few templates and pulled out my older smaller Olfa mat....and night and day difference.
:oops: Looks like a large Olfa mat is on the "to buy" list soon...
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 2,352
Thanks.
My Olfa mats seem to just go on forever. I've never replaced one, and they look pretty much like new. I use the tip picked up here and use one of those net bath scrubbers to give my mat a good going over every so often and that gets the fibres stuck in grooves. With the fibres gone, the mat closes up again.
I imagine a harder mat would dull blades faster. You've confirmed my sticking with Olfa!
My Olfa mats seem to just go on forever. I've never replaced one, and they look pretty much like new. I use the tip picked up here and use one of those net bath scrubbers to give my mat a good going over every so often and that gets the fibres stuck in grooves. With the fibres gone, the mat closes up again.
I imagine a harder mat would dull blades faster. You've confirmed my sticking with Olfa!
#6
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 7
I have both and can't stand Fiskars - too hard and they always start to be wavy on me. Nope, they aren't in the sun either.
I don't know if I'm the only one but I used my 50 off coupon at Joann to get one of the large rotating mats from Olfa, it is sooo cool, I love it. Great when cutting crazy quilts.
I don't know if I'm the only one but I used my 50 off coupon at Joann to get one of the large rotating mats from Olfa, it is sooo cool, I love it. Great when cutting crazy quilts.
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