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grip wheels remove foil surface of paper

PostPosted: November 30th, 2014, 8:37 pm
by lmskriver
Aargh!! Does anyone have any tips for cutting 2-sided foil paper? Wherever the grip wheels roll over the foil it removes the foil and leaves behind the track pattern of the grip wheel. Very frustrating (and expensive!).
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Re: grip wheels remove foil surface of paper

PostPosted: December 1st, 2014, 12:42 am
by Gigi
Are you using a mat? If not then my solution won't work........

If you are and the adhesive isn't pulling the foil off, the just put your pinch wheels on the outer edges of your mat so it's not on the foil. As long as it is well adhered to the mat, you don't have to have the pinch wheels on your material, in fact most of us cut that way unless we need them to hold thicker material in place......

Re: grip wheels remove foil surface of paper

PostPosted: December 1st, 2014, 7:32 pm
by lmskriver
Thanks for your suggestion. Yes, I was using a mat - my 26X26 mat and 2-sided foil wrapping paper. (I'm making giant-sized honeycomb ornaments.) In my excitement to cut 21 giant shapes at once, I temporarily forgot. I thought I should ask if there was something I'm missing just in case. Thank you.

Re: grip wheels remove foil surface of paper

PostPosted: December 1st, 2014, 7:36 pm
by Gigi
You are welcome. I bet those ornaments will be beautiful. I hope you will share your results when you are done - would love to see them!

Re: grip wheels remove foil surface of paper

PostPosted: December 2nd, 2014, 12:26 pm
by Elizabeth
How fun! I would love to see photos, too. (I just pinned a few honeycomb style ornaments this morning.)