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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Papers and Pixels
Overcut and Trailing Blade
Here's a chart to remind you of the settings for Overcut and Trailing Blade on a Klic-N-Kut. Remember that if you need to find it again, simply go to my list of Labels on the right side and click on either Overcut or Trailing Blade from the alphabetized list and this...
Making A File Folder
Thanks to Sandi at the Klic-N-Kut Yahoo group for asking about rounding corners in making a file folder. This is a GREAT quickie video topic! Check it out:MakingaFileFolderPS... check out my weather at the bottom of the blog... now you know why I'm indoors a lot right...
How to Control What Gets Printed in a Print and Cut
I had a customer contact me with questions on controlling what gets printed in a Print and Cut project. This is a GREAT question and a video was the best way to show you several options that you have. In this case (and it's a VERY common case with scrapbookers), the...
A Miscellany of Good Stuff!
Today I have a mixed bag of goodies, so I'll just share it all in one post. (1) Check out: http://www.freeze.com/ (click on Clip Art on the right side). This site has some great clipart for auto-tracing. Be sure to select .bmp before saving and then the images should...
Another Source for Tutorials…
Check out the following link:http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=349If you're not already a member of UK Scrappers, then you'll need to sign up before accessing this page. But it's worthwhile joining because it's an active message board and a source...
Seven Settings We Should Talk About
Today's post is all about some of the buried settings in KNK Studio that YOU might just want to check out for fun or for improvement in your KNK Studio experience. Here's a list of where they are and what they do:Options>Klic-N-Kut Setup>General Preferences: The...
Cutting Samples with the Klic-N-Kut
Here are some photos of items I've cut with the Klic-N-Kut to show the intricacy possible with this cutter: White Cardstock from Sam's Club Vinyl cutting: Note the smaller lettering is only 1/4" in height 1/32" thick Balsa Wood 1/16" thick, flexible chipboard using...
What the Heck is Pouncing?
Today's blog covers Pouncing in KNK Studio, with some tips about using it. First off, pouncing is the exact same thing as dashed line cutting or perforating in other programs. Instead of a solid cut line, you get dashes cut and you can specify how long the dashes will...
Creating a Wreath
Sorry I didn't have a chance to post for several days. I was at the Great American Scrapbooking Convention in Arlington, Texas! It was lots of fun and the best part is meeting my customers! I taught 14 students in private or semi-private classes and one of the...
KNK Blade Holder Adjustment
About 4 months after I wrote the KNK User Manual, it was discovered that the newest silver bladeholders for the KNK were shorter than the original ones released in Spring 2007. This causes the tip of the blade to be too far above the material to have enough force to...