Can you wipe them with a Lager or Belgian Ale? How about a wheat beer?
Uses for an old cutting mat
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The most important thing I learned about my cutting mats, is don't wipe them with acetone or IPA, as it make the lines go away!
Oh...I don't wipe mine at all, it is under glass protection. Once it gained the dust I blow it with my whatchmakers syringe. Thanks for the tip, Kurt. I am on the safe side...
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
IPA = Isopropyl Alcohol.
My green mat has grey markings... maybe that's just because it's dirty...The 'Mat' guru, said they should be white for the most success, with other colors you may not achieve the same cutting results, but... if you have already done some research, you may have already noticed: there are no other colors, for stripes, other than white, on the Green mats out there.
what's the point of a cutting mat if it's under glass? LOLOh...I don't wipe mine at all, it is under glass protection. Once it gained the dust I blow it with my whatchmakers syringe. Thanks for the tip, Kurt. I am on the safe side...
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Now that is a nice matted clean workbench!I got a lot of green cutting mats. 17 in total plus 2 spare in my drawer. They got yellow inkt on the tops not White.
View attachment 406779in Dutch we say: baas boven baas.
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Yeah, there are a lot of crazy people in the world.
Kurt Konrath
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Just consider how far this discussion on cutting mats has gone on is a good point to how crazy we all are about our hobbies, and tools.
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yeah there is even a term for that. It's called obfuscation. lolMurphy's "Rules of Engineering" state that "All measurements and dimensions shall be given in the MOST obscure terms possible. as in: 'Furlongs per Fortnight..."
(Color of cutting mat notwithstanding.)
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it doesn't attract dust, also I am afraid I can cut the matt if used directly without protection. They are expensive, though.
My green mat has grey markings... maybe that's just because it's dirty...
Are you sure your mats are authentic?
Mine is white...
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Mine where € 1,79 each (A3) so I bought them by the dozen.
No, not saying that..... crazy
that's an insult from a friend...Mine where € 1,79 each (A3) so I bought them by the dozen.
No, not saying that..... crazy
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Don't worry, all my friends are crazy. Otherwise you won't have fun in life either.that's an insult from a friend...
But cover you cutting mat with a glass plate for protection when using it makes you a special one.
Is 'special' better than 'crazy'?
Oh...I see, you missed the point, no wonder you called me crazy. The true of the fact, that I don't use it at all! I hang it on the wall like the art. A green mat of mine has a special place and respect.But cover you cutting mat with a glass plate for protection when using it makes you a special one.
...much better, at least it sounds like it is.