Let's talk about cardboard Christmas houses and accessories

Visit our Contributors' Pages:
Visit Family Christmas Online Visit Howard Lamey's own web page, LittleGlitterHouses.com Click to Sign Up for Maria Cudequest's Collectibles Blog
Visit Family Christmas Online Click to visit Papa Ted's Place - the ultimate cardboard Christmas house resource. Click to return to the Old Christmas Tree Lights Table of Contents Page



Note: To ask a question, sign up for our "Christmas Times" newsletter, or learn how
to apply for membership to this forum, please visit our Contact page.


Note: All content on this forum is Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Paul D. Race
and by the posters who have contributed specific content. All material is for your personal use only. No content
or plans may be republished or sold, nor may any plans be used to make products to sell without prior written
permission from Paul D. Race and the individual who contributed the content or plan in question.
For permissions or questions about this policy, please contact us using our Contact page.
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:47 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Cricut Question
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:24 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:30 pm
Posts: 231
Hi all,

Hope you are enjoying your Labor Day Weekend! I know that at least one of our group, Lucy, has a Cricut cutting machine and I think there are several others who have it or something similar. Would your cutting machine make beveled cuts on matboard, like you would see in a framed photograph or artwork? Looking to cut matboard with a professional looking beveled edge, in small sizes... like 2 1/2" by 3" overall. Anybody out there that has a gizmo to do this?

Thanks,
Barb


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Cricut Question
PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:16 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:37 am
Posts: 83
The blade on my explore only does a plunge cut straight down. The housing does not move side to side to allow a bevel. So I would say No the cricut does not do a bevel cut. Not sure about the Maker, maybe Lucy can comment on that. I see that Hobby Lobby's has 3 mat cutters, on is nearly as much as I paid for my Cricut on sale. But the cheapest is on sale.(via web site)https://www.hobbylobby.com/search/?text=mat+cutter&quickview=4203


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Cricut Question
PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:28 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:37 am
Posts: 83
I just remembered I was given a mat cutter, pulled it out just now. at first I thought it only did a straight but, but it has two slots. one for straight and one for beveled. I see there is one used for sale on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-X-ACTO ... Swtn9eubtT


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Cricut Question
PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:36 pm 
Offline

Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2015 4:58 pm
Posts: 917
No, the Maker only makes straight cuts as well. It is thick enough to cut mats though - just not on an angle.

Lucy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Cricut Question
PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:38 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:30 pm
Posts: 231
Thanks, ladies, for your responses! Guess it's on to alternate plan B.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 38 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron




Click to see sturdy Lionel(r) trains that are perfect for your Christmas tree.



Note: To ask a question, sign up for our "Christmas Times" newsletter, or learn how
to apply for membership to this forum, please visit our Contact page.


Note: All content on this forum is Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Paul D. Race
and by the posters who have contributed specific content. All material is for your personal use only. No content
or plans may be republished or sold, nor may any plans be used to make products to sell without prior written
permission from Paul D. Race and the individual who contributed the content or plan in question.
For permissions or for questions about this policy, please contact us using our Contact page.



Visit our affiliated sites:
- Christmas Memories and Collectibles -
Visit the FamilyChristmasOnline site. Visit Howard Lamey's glitterhouse gallery, with free project plans, graphics, and instructions. Visit Papa Ted Althof's extensive history and collection of putz houses, the largest and most complete such resource on the Internet.. Click to return to the Old Christmas Tree Lights Table of Contents Page Click to sign up for Maria Cudequest's craft and collectibles blog.
Click to visit Fred's Noel-Kat store.
- Family Activities and Crafts -
Click to see reviews of our favorite family-friendly Christmas movies. Free, Family-Friendly Christmas Stories Decorate your tree the old-fashioned way with these kid-friendly projects. Free plans and instructions for starting a hobby building vintage-style cardboard Christmas houses. Click to find free, family-friendly Christmas poems and - in some cases - their stories. Traditional Home-Made Ornaments
- Trains and Hobbies -
Visit Lionel Trains. Free building projects for your vintage railroad or Christmas village. Click to see Thomas Kinkaded-inspired Holiday Trains and Villages. Big Christmas Train Primer: Choosing and using model trains with holiday themes Building temporary and permanent railroads with big model trains Click to see HO scale trains with your favorite team's colors.
- Music -
Carols of many countries, including music, lyrics, and the story behind the songs Wax recordings from the early 1900s, mostly collected by George Nelson.  Download them all for a 'period' album.
Best-loved railroad songs and the stories behind them.
Heartland-inspired music, history, and acoustic instrument tips. Own a guitar, banjo, or mandolin?  Want to play an instrument?  Tips to save you money and time, and keep your instrument playable. Own a guitar, banjo, or mandolin?  Want to play an instrument?  Tips to save you money and time, and keep your instrument playable.



Click to trains that commemorate your team!

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group