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We're Back!!!

As of September 4, 2013!!!

First of all, a great big thank you to the all of the kind folks who have encouraged us to continue producing the Click It 'n' Cut Click Blade Holders.


It has been 11 months, to the day since we received a phone call from The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, in California, informing us my childhood home that I, Jordan, had shared with my now deceased mother had been burglarized.


To make a very long story short, traveling back and forth, recovering from the trauma of the burglary, repairing the damage, finding suitable tenants, dealing with the court/legal system, all the while trying to live life, was all we could balance.


The good news is WE'RE BACK AND WE'RE IN BUSINESS!


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I recently bought a Silhouette Cameo© plotter-cutter upon the recommendation of some of my fabulous forum friends at Make-The-Cut.com I wanted the creative freedom that these great little cutters provide. No longer restricted by designs that were limited to cartridges, I began cutting some vinyl for a reusable plastic tumbler. Little bits of vinyl got caught in the OEM disposable plastic blade/holder that came with the Cameo and it was unusable after about 20 seconds of cutting. I was frustrated. I called the Silhouette company and they cheerfully agreed to send me a replacement.

While I was waiting, I had my DH (a mechanical genius, a retired tool and die maker, and an all around great guy!) take a plastic click blade holder that I'd purchased as a spare for the cutter I used to use and machine it to fit my Cameo©.

IT WORKED!!!

We've taken the holder that was originally designed for the Pazzles machine and now we've modified it so you can use it with your Cameo or Zing cutter! Weighing in at 10 to 11 grams, it is lightweight; perfect for the hobbyist machines.

When the replacement disposable plastic blade/holder came I realized that not only was this going to end up being an expensive endeavor each time I needed a new blade, it was also very ECOLOGICALLY UNSOUND!!!!!.

Thousands of these little disposable plastic blade/holder combos will be going into land fills all over the world. I have been working really hard over the past several years to "green-up" our household and to encourage others to do the same. The Click It 'n' Cut! Click Blade Holders certainly fill the bill.



Sunday, May 6, 2012

Click It!

USE OUR GREEN ALTERNATIVE - NEVER THROW AWAY ANOTHER DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BLADE HOLDER AGAIN.


There are 6 depth settings to select from. Here are some guidelines for using the holder with the 45° degree Roland blade.
Click setting 1 exposes the least amount of blade and would be used to "kiss-cut" vinyl, including heat transfer vinyl. This means you can cut your vinyl design layer, leaving the backing layer intact. You can then weed your design, apply your transfer tape and set it aside until you're ready to apply the vinyl.

Click setting 2 would be used to cut on thin/light paper, for example sheer vellum, 20 pound printer paper and 40 to 60 pound patterned paper.  Other papers like thin cardstock (index cards from Staples) and occasionally a heavier vinyl, like Orajet, will need to be cut at 2.

Click setting 3 will be good for flocked vinyl, flocked heat set vinyl, and cutting completely through smooth vinyl, and textured papers, I recommend using 3 when cutting intricate, small cuts on patterned/design papers.

Click setting 4 is a good mid-range setting. Origami paper, inkjet photo paper, vellum, double-sided patterned paper, brown kraft paper are a few examples. Wausau Astrobrights©, 96 pound premium printer paper, and similar weight papers with intricate cuts also do well with a 4 setting.

Click setting 5 takes on cardstock, medium weight metallic papers, commercial photo paper, adhesive backed cardstock, and thin stencil material. 

Click setting 6 handles heavy cardstock, thin acetate, metallic papers, thin chipboard (I highly recommend a 60° Roland blade for all thin chipboard) in a pinch.Stencil material also works but again a 60° Roland blade is a better choice.

These are suggested depth settings only. With so many types of paper, vinyl, and other materials it's impossible to give definitive settings here. So, take the time to play and don't be afraid to sample cut. 

Most of all, have fun! Otherwise, what's the point?



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