Addendum: I popped the cap off of one of the "Sketch Pens" that came with my cutter, removed the (white) refill, and installed one from a cheap Uni gel pen. I can get some nice fine black lines out of the machine, now. :-)
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Mike Hungerford <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's try this again. > > 1. I did buy the upgrade, just for the .SVG import capability. I do need > to investigate the other enhancements, but I do pretty much all the work in > Illustrator before importing. In Studio I'm just selecting cut lines. > > 2. I've read that, and will keep it in mind for future need. > > 3. I've read that as well; there seem to be a lot of possible alternatives > to the Silhouette mats. > > 4. After a few sheets, the tackiness is just about right; we'll see how > long that lasts! > > 5. The key to Print and Cut is still letting Studio generate the > registration marks, it would seem. > > Thank you for your insights; check your e-mail for the model. :-) > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Aditya Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Congrats for the new machine. I would like to share some tips too >> >> 1. The designer edition though have more features but still not worth the >> price. However if you ever wish to upgrade to designer edition, do search >> for alternates as some sites are offering it for approx 50% discount too. I >> got mine from ebay (a seller DND Enterprise was selling it for cheap). The >> main feature for which I purchased the Designer edition was its advance >> knife function. >> >> 2. You can use Cricut 12x24 Cutting Mats, which are cheaper than the >> Silhouette Cutting mats. >> >> 3. If you have repositionable spray adhesive then you can make your own >> mats but still I prefer using Cricut Mats. >> >> If you find that the cutting mat are too much sticky then use a fabric >> towel or even a jeans cloth piece to remove the stickyness from the mat. >> >> Regarding printing for print and cut, I print using the software to >> cutepdf to make a pdf file then I get the pdf file printed from a >> professional printer and cut it using the save file and it works superb. >> >> >> PS: I will love to have the TARDIS Model. Thanks in advance >> >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> >> (Aditya Gupta) >> ImaginationsOnline.com - Online Books and Craft Store >> Craftzonespn.blogspot.com - My Craft Blog >> >> >> >> “ The woods are lovely dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, >> And miles to go before I sleep, And Miles to go before I sleep." >> >> --- Robert Frost >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 4:17 AM, Mike Hungerford <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Solved (for me, anyway) the "Perforation" problem: don't use it. >>> Instead, choose the smallest of the dashed line sizes for the fold lines, >>> and cut it instead. Drawing in Illustrator, I set one point "dashes" and 3 >>> point gaps, and it's barely visible. >>> >>> -- >>> *Mike Hungerford* >>> http://www.chthulhu.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Papermodels II" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Papermodels II" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > *Mike Hungerford* > http://www.chthulhu.com/ > > -- *Mike Hungerford* http://www.chthulhu.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
