Our Story

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!


Our Story

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.



Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Cut!





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



 Our Click 'n' Cut Click Blade Holders use Roland style blades. They are available with three different cutting angles so you use the right blade for the job to get the best cut possible. 



The 30° blade can be used to cut fabric! It also works well for cutting thicker, heavier vinyls.



The 45° blade is also good for vinyl, paper, vellum. You can cut light weight chipboard and light cardstock.



The 60° blade is good for cardstock, chipboard (check your cutters documentation for weight limits), and intricate cuts in paper and vinyl.



When you're cutting a material that you're not familiar with, we recommend the "fold-over" test. 



It's really easy. Take your Click Blade Holder out of the machine and have your cutting mat handy. Do your fold-over cutting tests on a mat so you don't mar your desk or work surface. (Don't ask me how I know!)



Take a sample piece of the material you want to cut, fold it so you have two layers, then using your click blade holder, manually cut the material. When you have the right depth setting the top layer will be cut through and the lower layer will be untouched. 



With vinyl, you don't have to fold it over. Set your Click Blade Holder to the 1 (one) depth setting. Take a test section of your vinyl, make a cut by hand, and if it cuts cleanly through the vinyl without cutting the backing you ready to load the Click Blade Holder into your machine and cut! 



Have Fun!



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