Digital Die Cutting with Sandy McCauley
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This web site provides support, comparisons, videos, drivers, test settings, and other information related to the StarCraft SOLO, Skycut and Klic-N-Kut digital die cutters, as well as various cutter software programs.If you are just now learning about cutters, check out the Skycut demo videos. These are amazing cutters!
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Modifying An Ornate Font
I heard from my VERY first Klic-N-Kut customer yesterday, Kristi H. She posted about needing to modify a very ornate font. So, I had a look at it and decided that this would make a great tutorial in basic welding. I'm not sure I actually fully understand what Kristi...
Paul’s AMAZING 3D Globes and the Group Viewer Defense
So, Paul C read my blog post and was happy to see that I corrected my previous statement about not being able to edit images once they are grouped. But because I went on to say I wasn't really sure why anyone would ever NEED to edit while grouped, he sent me a typical...
Thanks Guys! Part 3: You CAN edit inside Group Viewer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the final part of this three part series in which I've been contacted by "guys out there", I now thank Paul C for notifying me that you CAN edit vector images from...
Thanks Guys! Part 2: Vista 64 Work-Arounds
A very dear friend of mine, Susan Mast, recently purchased a second Klic-N-Kut to help increase production of embellishments for her mini-album kit business. The only problem is that her husband's new computer, which she planned to use, had Vista 64 installed. Her...
Thanks, Guys! Part 1: A Quicker Way to Thicken and Weld
The next few posts here will all be updates to previous posts based on receiving new information from different guys reading my blog. Thus, this is called my Thanks, Guys Series. On October 2, I presented a video on converting a single line stick figure into a...
Site That’s Scrap or Cutting Machine Related?
Do you have a blog or web site that's scrap book or cutting machine related? I am always looking for quality sites that help other with their cutting machine and scrapbook projects. Do you have a questions that's scrap or KNK related? Feel free to post in the comments...
It’s all about MAXX
Sorry I've not had a chance to post in over a week. Finishing up the user manual for MAXX, helping customers sell their used KNK's to upgrade to MAXX, and testing new and different materials on MAXX has been keeping me busy from dawn until dusk, literally. Thus, my...
Clear Rubber Stamps Cut on a KNK
A BIG thanks to Bethany for sending me photos of both the stamps she has cut on her KNK Element (see below) and the resulting stamped images. I have tried a few myself, but it's great to actually have someone who's a true stamp expert make some and show me how it...
Now You See It, Now You Don’t!
The Sheet Layer Palette can be used to hide images by assigning images to layers. In the example I show in today's free video, the images are assigned by color. But you can choose to move any image to any layer you want, according to what works best for your designing...
The Great Divide Part 3
I' ve had a couple of customers email me about the last post in which I recommended using Layout Array to fill the wedge into a circle formation (which was Carol's terrific idea!). Anyhow, these customers were having problems getting it to work just right, so I...