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    Old 05-01-2019, 05:42 PM
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    I used my Gingers Scissors. Yea, I know what you're thinking....
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    Old 05-01-2019, 11:57 PM
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    It had never occurred to me to cut my mats up.
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    Old 05-02-2019, 04:43 AM
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    Originally Posted by quiltedsunshine
    I used my Gingers Scissors. Yea, I know what you're thinking....
    I buy different sizes of Ginghers for my utility scissors. This way no one is looking for the good scissors and it is a simple joy to use good scissors when I need to cut other then fabric.

    I bought a large mat and cut it to fit a cutting table. I used tin snips.
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    Old 05-02-2019, 05:43 AM
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    My son-in-law cut up my old one; half for me and half for his wife. I think he used a table saw. I could have used my table saw also, but he did it for me. I would have put some scrap wood over the mat and cut them together.
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    Table saw worked well for me. Between scraps sounds good.
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    Old 05-02-2019, 10:34 AM
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    Love this idea! I have been using cloth bags for the grocery store and think the mat pieces would work beautifully with them. Thanks for the tip!
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    Old 05-02-2019, 11:30 AM
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    I used the table saw to cut mine. I bought two and cut them in half to put on the back side of my LA table. It's very nice having a 12' long cutting area, even if it is only 18" wide.

    I set the fence at a bit less than half, then ran both sides through so all pieces are exactly the same width. It's just as smooth as the factory edge.
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