Using Threaded Water Punch

[otagogirl]

I'm such a dummy. I got my new threaded water punch, and I can't figure out how to get a continuous punch across a strip of cs. How/where are you guys moving the cs across? Is there a marking on the punch to line up with?
I either get a gap between punches, or I do one on top of another.
Any ideas?

[otagogirl]

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Originally Posted by otagogirl

I'm such a dummy. I got my new threaded water punch, and I can't figure out how to get a continuous punch across a strip of cs. How/where are you guys moving the cs across? Is there a marking on the punch to line up with?
I either get a gap between punches, or I do one on top of another.
Any ideas?

Little bit of editing...

[captainkitty]

Make sure you have your paper flush to the back of the punch. After you've made your first punch, slide the cardstock to the left until what you just punched lines up with the pattern that's printed on the base of the punch. Continue like this across your cardstock. If you started out with your cardstock pretty centered when you first put it in for the first punch, you can work across left and right matching up that pattern until you're all the way across your edge. I like my border punches alot. I have one of the fiskars circle border punches too, and it works the same way, lining up that punched pattern. HTH

[StampingShawn]

What I do is punch my first area and then move the paper over till it lines up with the image on the bottom of the punch. I "estimate" how far to move the punch and if I'm wrong, I just move it backwards and repunch. As long as you line things up carefully and make sure your paper is firmly in place each time you punch, it shoudl work out.

[pjw2855]

otagogirl........You line it up just like you do the other border punches. There is a grid on the punch and also the printed portion so you can line up what you have punched and then do the continuous punching across your paper. Just don't move the punched part too much or you will get a gap between your border.

I believe it states on the package to start in the middle and work one side then the other.

Practice on scratch paper first to get the hang of it. As long as you keep your paper straight even if you punch the same area twice it won't matter. Just be sure to keep the paper straight as the waste part at the bottom will throw you off and cause you to push your paper up too far into the punch.

Patti

[DebiJensen]

If I absolutely can't make a mistake, I turn the punch over, place the left edge of the paper at the left of the metal plate and punch. Then line the left hole on the punch with the last hole on the paper and punch again. Repeat until you get to the end. Perfect every time.

[wayleng]

I just got my TW Punch yesterday and flipped it upside down while testing it out. I'll have to go back and try it the "real" way.

[otagogirl]

Thank you all for your great replies! I'm now up and running (or punching, as the case may be!).
Karen.

[susiestampr]

Is there a picture tutorial on this, I do better seeing action....Susie