STITCHED CIRCLE PLATE BKGD DIE - GINA MARIE DESIGNSMEASURES 5. 25x4 Tips and tricks for die cutting When using steel dies I like to reccomend for machines that need 2 plastic cutting plates to keep one new and use the other to cut into. Make sure you are flipping the one your cutting into to help reduce the wave that will happen with excessive cutting. Keeping one plate new at all times helps the die not need to flex to two plates and only one. I find you typically get a better cut using this trick!

Keeping one plate new at all times helps the die not need to flex to two plates and only one

When using steel dies I like to reccomend for machines that need 2 plastic cutting plates to keep one new and use the other to cut into

That means it could take repositioning and several possible cranks through the machine depending on how your machine is calibrated

Sounds crazy but removing that trash paper can allow you machine to cut down the slightest bit more helping you get a cleaner cut on very detailed dies

You dont have to do this but if a die is proving a little more difficult it is good to try this

As you can see this is a very detailed die

If that is not something you are willing or wanting to do

Each measures approx 3x3

I find you typically get a better cut using this trick

Largest layer measures approx

85 inches largest layer

there is approx an 1/8 space between this die and an a2 card