> I know several folks out there have used the Craft Robo for scoring paper. > If you've tried this, have you had success with scoring really thin paper, > like tissue or origamido paper?
I haven’t tried, but I personally think it will be a difficult process with such a fragile material. My experience with the craft-robo is that it tended to catch on angled turns, of which a crease pattern contains many, and this would cause the blade to slightly dig into the material. The factors will be how sharp the blade is, a duller blade will result in more catching and minor tears in the sheet, the pressure settings, and flatness of the support sheet will be critical. If you press too hard, you cut through, if there is a tiny bump in the support - again you cut through the sheet. You could ask Jeff Rutzky, he’s a craft-robo master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dpe0FuajQk I used to score a lot of synthetic paper, and that always left a cutting bump at the corners, now I prefer a laser for scoring, though I suspect you have access to a laser with variable power settings, doesn’t that work for tissues? I’d also be interested to see if anyone has had success, I imagine it would be possible, just very very hard to get the conditions correct. best, Matthew
