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Hello, I am having trouble cutting acetate with lawn fawn dies and my big shot machine. Has anyone tried using this combination? I could use some advice on the best sandwich to use, thanks
If the regular sandwich isn't working, my advice is to start shimming with some card- I use the chipboard style from the back of notepads- until you get a good cut.If necessary, start mixing in shims of thinner card. Then see if you can swap out any permutation for other plates. It's safer to go this route, as every machine is slightly different, and what goes perfectly in one machine will be too thick or too thin for another. Good idea is to keep a small notebook detailing the various sandwiches that work for different materials- saves having to go through the whole process again, when you try it again and realise you've forgotten what you needed. This is the safest route to success. Far better to have scrap go in the bin, than break your machine!
If the regular sandwich isn't working, my advice is to start shimming with some card- I use the chipboard style from the back of notepads- until you get a good cut.If necessary, start mixing in shims of thinner card. Then see if you can swap out any permutation for other plates. It's safer to go this route, as every machine is slightly different, and what goes perfectly in one machine will be too thick or too thin for another. Good idea is to keep a small notebook detailing the various sandwiches that work for different materials- saves having to go through the whole process again, when you try it again and realise you've forgotten what you needed. This is the safest route to success. Far better to have scrap go in the bin, than break your machine!
Thanks so much for your answer. Have tried again with pieces of card as shims. Still no luck I'm afraid - either too thick togothrough machine or just want cut through the acetate! Maybe I accidentally bought the thickest acetate ever?! At the moment I've settled for using the die to mark the acetate and I am having to cut around this with scissors:(
I just had the same problem and had to use my thin metal adaptor plate to get it to cut instead of emboss.
I didn't know about the adapter plate - just had quick look on Amazon. Have you had any issue with dies being damaged? This was mentioned in some reviews
I haven't had any problems. I've got a Cuttlebug and have been using the plate for at least 3 years. I use if for my more intricate dies. Here's the one I have Metal Adaptor Plate.
I'd suggest , if the metal plate doesn't do it, swapping out one of the card shims for a sheet of copy paper, then maybe adding more copy paper to get the right sandwich. It's really all down to trial and error. When I get to the 'embossing it' only stage, then I start with sheet after sheet of copy paper, or very thin card. After all, if it's embossing it, you are almost there, so it should only be a very small amount of adjustment to get it to cut.
Cutting acetate with wafer thin dies and big shot
