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Cutting mats
Does anyone have a good supplier of cutting mats? Thinking of covering my new bench with the green self healing mat but need 2000 x 900mm, possibly in 2 parts whichever is cheaper
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17 Replies
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Steve @ Graphic Sign Supplies in Harpenden does them. Don’t know how competitive his prices are… (?)
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Jag do them as well but again not sure what their pricing is like. I had one but never got on with it. Don’t think they self heal that well and after a while I found that when cutting the blade would follow an older cut line.
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Chris glass is a better alternative
Lynn
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Have to agree with you Lynn, glass I find is much better and should last for ever !!
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Hi Chris,
I’m a glass boy as well, this was after my mat ruined more prints with the blade following more of the old cuts than the line I wanted.
I’m now the proud owner of a 6mm thick 1220 x 3000 toughened glass topped workbench. got the Idea off Shane and Rob, I think, in a previous shed thread.
Get thought more blades but cheaper than a reprint .
Cheers
Adam -
well glass it is then. Thanks all for your help. Hope the move went OK Brian?
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glass is perfect my fear before getting it, was it may make that horrid ear hurting noise when you put a blade on it,(like chalk on a black board) it doesn’t make a sound it does blunt your blades very quickly
Lynn
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Or use 3mm polypropylene sheet.
Cheap as. But ultra hard wearing and doesn’t blunt blades at a rate of knots!
http://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … ypropylene
Been using the same pieces for over 3 years now – still fine.
Dave
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quote Chris Windebank:well glass it is then. Thanks all for your help. Hope the move went OK Brian?
Yes thanks, just struggling with sleep at the moment after the little uns arrival last Monday. Should have moved to a 0 bedroom house :lol1:
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Brain "little ones arrival" 🙄 what don’t we know
Lynn
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quote Lynn:Brain “little ones arrival” 🙄 what don’t we know
Lynn
That life may never be the same again 😮 😀
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Congratulations Brian and all the best wishes to mum, and baby Brian
Peter
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that is if baby is a boy ? your life will change for the better girl or boy congrats to you both
Lynn xxxx
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Congrats Brian…….Im now 6months on with Morgandie, and she has been a dream from day 1……. (angel)
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Yeah great news Brian. My little lad is 2 in November. You had better get used to being totally knackered and making stupid mistakes like not attaching files… I`m sure you know what I mean.
All the best tho.
Cheers
Gary
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Cheers all, yes Lynn it’s a boy.
Stupid mistakes come naturally to me Gary 😀
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Congrats also Brian. Sorry to interrupt folks, but I was thinking of buying a RotaTrim (http://www.rotatrim.co.uk/) brand cutter to cut a volume of vinyl stickers printed on my versacamm, about 1,000 to 3000 pcs, 3" squared approximately. The client wants them cut per piece because it’s a promotional giveaway. Do you think a RotaTrim is a good choice, or should I just use a regular NT type cutter on a piece of glass? What type of RotaTrim cutter should I look for?
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