does this machine cuts felt? I do a lot of flannelboard activities and need a machine that will cut felt. I already have a silhouette cameo ;)
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I don't know. My guess would be no, but you could go to the Pazzles website and ask - they are very good at answering questions very quickly. I think that the felt would slip before you were done cutting, but they might actually have a fix for that, and they may also test it and let you know.
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This machine mostly cuts from the Cricut cartridges. However it will cut some electric shapes through the Cricut Craft room. It does not cut from images from the Internet. It does not cut images that are hand created. It's a great cutter for all Cricut Cartridges and Cricut images that are seen on the Cricut Craftroom website.
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The die does cut felt. I use a metal plate when cutting felt. The size is 0.5 inches. It is less that 1/2 inch but very cute and looks great on cards and scrapebook pages.
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I do not know. I have not given it to my son yet.. It is for his birthday next month... However since it can cut through plastic I would guess that it would work on felt.
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I'm not sure if they officially do or not, but it would be a miracle if you got the company to replace anything that was broken. Please do yourself a favor and skip this machine. I was a long-time Cricut user and had all of their machines, but sold them all to buy the Silhouette Cameo. I've never been happier with a due cutting machine! It does everything so much better than any Cricut.
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Well, I just happened to have my punch and some scrap felt here, so I tried it. The answer is no, it will not go through felt at all. The felt lodged up in the punch and it took me nearly five minutes to rip it all out. I thought I'd broken the punch for a minute there.
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Julie, do you know the ballpark cost of the PE-780D? I'm doing my research on embroidery machines before I make a decision. There's not too many distributors in my area so I wanted to make sure I get a good price.
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It will cut cotton. I have also been successful cutting acrylic felt but forget about wool felt or other types of fabric. Also be aware that to cut any fabric you have to back it with fairly heavy iron on adhesive. This isn't always ideal for things like appliqu since it will create a very stiff quilt.
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You might be able to cut felt as long as you had a new sticky mat that would hold the material well. After you cut, I would imagine that the mat would not be worth keeping because of all the tiny fibers that would stick to it. Myself, I don't think I would try it. I really wish Cricut would create a product that would clean the mat from residue fibers (even from paper) so that they would last longer. Hope this helps.
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Hi. I had to go try and see if I could use an embossing folder with the magnetic platform, I hadn't tried it before. No. I wasn't able to use it. The magnetic platform is just enough thicker (as the basic multi platform is without any of the sheets down). When I added ONE clear cutting plate it makes it thicker than the normal platform, but not thick enough to just use with one ...and adding the embossing folder & second cutting plate makes it too thick to run through. I hope this answers your question. (It will work with the cutting embossing dies though, pretty sure.) :)
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Hey Man, I bought this machine almost a year ago today. Love it, no issues. About the reverse feature, it is great for sanding to a high level for the ultimate smooth. If you sand just one direction, some fibers can just get bent over. Reverse it and sand those off. Do I use it every day, no, do I use it, absolutely. Is it a determining factor in buying this machine? That depends on what you are turning and skill level. If you are doing bowls, it is a must. J!
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Bucilla's instructions on how you back them with the felt are located on the opposite sides of the color chart. It seems to suggest taping them together. Personally, I didn't like the felt, so I took white fabric for lining and random christmas fabric and made them actual mini stockings. I also used ribbon instead of twisting the floss for the hanging material. The floss just ended up limp and awkward looking. I hope you find a way that works for you.
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I love this machine. I have done some light quilting so I think it should sew denim but can't swear to it. I purchased for quilt classes due to its light weight. Hope that helps a bit.
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Yes it does, but you have to play around with the blade cutting number based on the weight of your frisket. I mainly bought the machine for paper, but I do airbrushing on certain projects and I have been able to cut out some of my patterns on frisket. Make sure you tack down the frisket to the mat securely or otherwise you will get a crooked cut. The mat is sticky but I also use a re-positional adhesive. Depending on the thickness of your frisket, you don't have to use the mat, just treat it like you are cutting vinyl. Hope this helps.
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after reading these comments, I just realized that my blade has lasted much longer since I was at class one day and forgot my olfa mat so I bought a clover mat and it is softer and that must be the reason my blade has lasted so long. I thought it was the sharpner.lol, as the blade was sharpened quite good. Funny, I learn something new every day. Will stick with the Clover mat since it is softer. Doesn't seem to let the fabric slide as much either.
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I returned my Oliver machine I had nothing but problems with it (they shipped 3 different machines and the all had electrical error problems) tech support was horrible. So, I ordered a General CNC Router (almost identical machine) from Wood Craft, still had some problems with electrical errors, but the tech support was awesome in resolving any issues I was having. To answer your question, I have only carved on wood and cast acrylic so far no metals that is on the to do list, there is lots to learn when designing projects. I do not believe that this machine is capable of cutting out shapes on carving, I would think by changing the depth of carving and placing a wood platform under the piece of metal you are cutting, so the bit does not touch the bed of the machine (it will error out if you try to carve to deep it will not allow it to touch the bed).
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On the felt that I used yes! I tried it on some netting and it does well. To cut fabric, the only thing I can see that would hinder it is if you do not have the fabric down in a manner not to allow the blade to move well. I have made a quilt using the Disappearing Nine Patch. I know after I sew the nine patch back together for second or third or fourth cuts, The problem is the build up the layers of fabric and thread at the seams. That is why, I say with confidence, as long as you have your fabric down correctly on a good cutting board there should be no problem. I have had no problems. On the felt that I used yes! I tried it on some netting and it does well. To cut fabric, the only thing I can see that would hinder it is if you do not have the fabric down in a manner not to allow the blade to move well. I have made a quilt using the Disappearing Nine Patch. I know after I sew the nine patch back together for second or third or fourth cuts, The problem is the build up the layers of fabric and thread at the seams. That is why, I say with confidence, as long as you have your fabric down correctly on a good cutting board there should be no problem. I have had no problems.