Cutting Board Problems
08-25-2011, 05:34 AM
#31
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: High River, Alberta, Canada
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I had a Fiskar's mat from Walmart but one day I put a towel on to iron my fabric and well I worped it so bad. :( I have not been able to get a new one for almost a year. So no cutting since then.
I finally ordered a new mat yesterday an Omnigrid which is the same brand as my rullers. I hope I have good results with it, no more ironing on my mats though I now use the ironing board.
I finally ordered a new mat yesterday an Omnigrid which is the same brand as my rullers. I hope I have good results with it, no more ironing on my mats though I now use the ironing board.
08-25-2011, 05:47 AM
#33
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Location: La Pine Oregon, USA
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All the suggestions for fixing are good. However, here's a tip for the future. Make sure you have a SHARP blade.....change it often. I've used the same mat for 2 yrs.....and it doesn't show the marks. If you have a dull blade, you push down harder and it makes the slits. This is not to say that you won't get marks/slits in the mat, but it will extend its life.
08-25-2011, 05:55 AM
#34
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I have an olfa, self healing. I looked at the olfa site as well as information from this group. Self healing mats love water. Some have soaked theirs in tubs. I have a large Olfa, and I did not think my tub was large enough. I lay out a towel on my dining room table. A soft brush, such as vegetable brush. I use the kind that is used for washing dishes, that, the top can have some dish detergent put in it.
Anyway, I put a squirt of dish detergent in a bowl with distilled water, scrub my board down. Then go over it with clear distilled water. Let it dry, then use a cutting board smoother. Board is as good as new
Anyway, I put a squirt of dish detergent in a bowl with distilled water, scrub my board down. Then go over it with clear distilled water. Let it dry, then use a cutting board smoother. Board is as good as new
08-25-2011, 07:13 AM
#36
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Location: Portland Oregon suburbs
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Maybe it needs cleaning. Use a scruffy pad and go all over it real hard. It might be that there is fabric lint in the groves. This needs to be done often if you do a lot of cutting. If that doesn't wwrok, then turn it over. Jan
08-25-2011, 07:24 AM
#37
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
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Google cutting mats. You will find mats of all sizes available for general artwork, but they are the same kind of mats as we use. Some companies have them cheaper than JoAnn. That's how I'm buying my next one.
08-25-2011, 08:04 AM
#38
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Silver Springs, NV
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never never buy the white cutting board. Can't think of the name of mine, (on vacation right now) Just cutting one quilt made groves,, I was not happy. I did try water, and nothing seems to help it. grrrrr
08-25-2011, 08:06 AM
#39
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: No San Diego County, California
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I think I will try this!! I never knew cutting mats liked water!!
Originally Posted by linken
After use, I clean my board, using a lint roller. Then I cover the board with a very wet bath towel (dripping wet) and leave it for a few hours. Then wipe dry. The board tends to self mend, and the cuts close up.
08-25-2011, 08:50 AM
#40
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Location: CT New Haven County
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Just did a search and found Speedpress.com (for those that had the 30 x 36 mat like me, it looks like that was a Dritz/Prym product and I think Olfa took that line over)ANYWAY Speedpress has the green cutting mats with standard sizes but they will also do free custom sizes! Yippee! And they look price competitive. Here's the link: http://www.speedpress.com/products/2/2
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