BTDT.
I use cardstock, myself. A cutting board might have more heft, maybe Iāll get one for that. Good idea!
Finally, a use for those silly color-coded cutting mats that I got for the kitchen and never use because theyāre too thin. Thanks @jules!
Oh I bought those too thinkign they would be great.
I wonder if one of those tyvek mailers could slip in and make removal easier
You need something a little stiff. (Insert your own joke here.)
Thatās what Iām using - I got them from the Dollar store. They had a 4 pack & I use the other 3 as clothing separators in a packing envelope in my luggage.
This tip is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Well that should work way better that a spatula
I have been using them as cutting mats because they work, for s thin as they are I have not yet cut through one.
Sure beats my ruler method. Good idea!
Donāt forget this gem:
Unfortunately for me I canāt use that one - it sits about six inches back on the table. (Dang thing is heavy.)
Great idea if youāve got the clearance though.
In theory, you could put moving sliders on the forge to move it in and outā¦
Iāve been toying with the idea of putting mine on a heavy duty lazy susan base. My table doesnāt move, so is I want to pass something long through the machine, Iāll have to rotate it 90 degrees.
They make lazy susans that are rated to 1000 lbs, I thought I might make a giant one that can be locked down. IDK, weāll see if I ever get to it. So far, no need.
(something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Capacity-Bearing-Turntable-Bearings-VXB/dp/B0045DV04I)
Use one underneath as well. Then pull the bottom one out with the work, and hold the cut pieces in place.
Might need a bit of a wiggle to get it under without snagging the cuts, but worth a try I think.
Excellent idea!
The Sliders are a good idea and I may even have some for another purpose, but either case you would need to lock them down when the glowforge was running as the action/reaction physics could interfere with your results. You could make your own lazy susan with a pair of engraved circles and some marbles but for the price, I would be to lazy to build that.
I use that principle for those plastic ties so they can loosen rather thas be cut as well. After cutting all that plastic āstringā from those soda bottles a bunch arrayed side by side can be as wide as you want or even whole sections of soda bottle
FYIā¦donāt attempt to cut those plastic quilting templatesā¦Iām pretty certain they have pvcā¦rust colored edges and very smelly.
Personal experience from many years backā¦pre forums and even facebookā¦when you couldnāt just hop on the internet and get immediate adviceā¦lol. You all have it easy! Lol.
Yeah, we used them for DIY cutting mats for the digital cutters, but Iāve been very careful to not suggest using them for cutting mats for the laserā¦figured that was no bueno.
Thanks for the confirmation. (So handy to have the laser lady on hand.)
Iāve found brute force works quite well, although that might explain why the flaps are starting to deformā¦