How To Flatten X Acto Self Healing Mat

It s rather large around 23x35 so pressing it under a book isn t an option.

How to flatten x acto self healing mat.

Leave the mat between the metal sheets until they return to room temperature. Use your self healing mat in place of your cutting plates in your die cutting machines. For the small cutting mat i found out that the alvin deluxe professional self healing cutting mat 12 x 18 inches worked out best for me. How do i straighten a warped self healing cutting mat.

It fetches less than 30 and i can agree that it s extra durable. Here s how to fix that problem. Here are the sandw. Use an x acto knife or something similar to carefully cut the mat board to size.

2 years ago i got a bigger one 24 x 36 of the same brand and it is still like new although i use it a lot more than the smaller one. I have had my olfa self healing mat 18 x 24 for about 15 years and it still has numbers on it and doesn t have too much scarring on it. Check the mat s flatness and then repeat the process if necessary until the mat is flat. I still use it on a regular basis.

They wrote that once a mat has been warped it can t be flattened. The green black mats are reversible with grid markings on each side. 11 sizes up to 6 x 12 free custom cuts to fit your tables. But frisk another manufacturer of cutting mats say to leave the mat in direct sunlight or warm water for a period of time and it will resume its original shape.

Huge 4 x 16 mats now available. Durable 5 ply self healing construction. This works in both electronic and manual machines. Yes i left it in the back seat of my car and with the combo of the sun and the way it was leaning it no longer lays flat.

Indulge me as i take you on a journey of the ups and downs i have had using these self healing cutting mats. Us art supply 24 x 36 self healing cutting mat. Rhino self healing cutting mat. Part 2 of 3.

Another site suggested putting it on flat sheet and placing in an oven at 200 degrees fahrenheit. Seamless mat for straight cutting. 1 2 grid with 1 8 marks for precise alignment as well as 45 and 60 guides. Cutting mats also have lines for cutting diagonals.