can i not cut out part of a die? make sense?

[lori92760]

i have this die Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Memo Holder | Sizzix.com

it has two little cut outs to insert a ribbon handle. can i cover those little cut outs with something so i can just make this a desk top item? if i could this would make the die doubly useful.

thanks,

lori

[thelittlebirchtree]

Do you have a piece of metal or plastic the size of the spot you want to cover? You want to find something to cover it that won't be cut through by the die. My first thought was small plastic or metal, but maybe you could find some sort of really thick material?

The problem with what you want to do is the bigz die have a really strong blade which is great when you want to cut say, mat board, but bad when you want to be selective on what you want to cut!

Hope this helped, good luck!

[cbet]

In order to make the die not cut those little spots, you would need to figure out a way to have your machine NOT put pressure on just those spots. If you try covering them with something, you're actually going to put more pressure on them.

You could get really fancy and use a shim that has those spots cut out of it, but then your stack might be too thick for your machine. You could even "alter" one of your clear cutting plates to have holes in those spots so that they don't cut, but that sounds like an awful lot of work to me

If you're cutting this out of chipboard or matboard and then covering it with paper, I'd cut the chipboard and then take those little cutout pieces and pop them back into their matching holes and then cover with the paper. I know from other item's I've cut from chipboard that the cutout pieces fit pretty tightly back into the holes they came out of - almost like snapping together puzzle pieces.

[Mzteaze]

Does anyone know if this particular die will work with a Cuttlebug?

[dini]

Would this technique work, Lori? Maybe cut up to those areas from both sides, and then cut the edge in between with a craft knife?

Partial Die Cutting Tutorial - Splitcoaststampers