Let's make a sandwich!
August 12, 2016
Do you get confused about what kind of sandwich you need when you are using your Big Shot? Does it get confusing when you try to figure out what base to use, what pads to use, do you use one or two or none?
We were discussing this at one of the classes and I promised to blog a sheet sheet to help when you get ready to use your Big Shot.
Platforms--which one do I use?
The old hinged style and the new Big Shot Platform have the same function except the hinged style has 2 flaps on hinges that you use depending on whether you are using embossing folders or framelits (metal dies). Since all the new Big Shots are being shipped with the new Big Shot Platform, we'll discuss that one.
The advantage of the new platform is that it is humped in the center to provide even pressure when going through the Big Shot where the greater pressure is exerted on the edges. With the hump in the center, you no longer need to worry about moving dies to the outer edges since the pressure will be the same in the center and on the edges.
The new Big Shot Platform is shipped with a shim in case you want to use it with framelits--it needs a bit of extra height to use with framelits.
Magnetic Platform is used with metal dies--framelits & thinlits. It helps hold these die in place (unless they have a gremlin in certain spots and they decide to repel--if this happens--just move to a different area on the platform. )
Precision Base Plate is used when doing framelite or thinlits that have intricate designs...the Precision Base Plate is very hard and will provide a very good cutting surface for those tiny cuts.
Die Brush comes with it's own foam pad and is used to brush out the tiny cut waste pieces when using an intricate thinlet such as the butterflies, hearts, and florals. One thing to remember is if you put the back side of the glimmer paper up the dies will cut through the backing first and when you use the brush, it will not damage the glimmer. Sometimes this isn't possible--like when you are cutting words--the glimmer needs to be right side up to get it to read correctly. But when you can, you may want to give it a try.
Sandwiches....I have prepared a sheet with the various options so that you can print it out and place it near your Big Shot for reference. After awhile you'll have it all in your head (or not, LOL) but in the mean time you can have this nearby to refer to. So click here to see the cheat sheet. Download Big Shot Sandwiches (or if you need a pdf file: Download Big Shot Sandwiches When the chart indicates Standard Cutting pads--they look like this:
Here's the list of tools we discussed today. Use the Shop Now button at the top of the page or order the ones you need:
