Big Shot
Sandwiches Guide:
If you purchased a Big
Shot from Stampin' Up, may have received the new platform with it. Depending on when you purchased, you may have the old Multi-Purpose
Platform.
Sandwiches:
Detailed
images/fine detail images ONLY with Precision Base Plate:
Step one:
From the bottom:
· Big Shot Platform WITHTHE Thin Die Adapter
· Precision Base Plate with the BLACK side facing UP.
· ONE sheet of cardstock per die (you can cut more than
one die at a time if they fit on the plate).
· Die with blade facing down.
· One Standard Cutting Pad.
· Run it through either direction on the Big Shot ONLY
ONE TIME! IT WILL ALL CUT (see tips
below if it does not). But, if you
follow all of the steps and the tips below, it will!
Step two:
· Take everything off of the Big Shot (die with paper
stuck inside) and place on the Foam Mat that comes with the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip. Leave the die attached to the
cardstock and rub the Die Brush over vigorously.
· Now remove the paper from the die and remove any
leftover pieces with a toothpick (I use a toothpick instead of the Take Your Pick Tool so that I don’t poke myself and so I don’t damage my cardstock).
· ALWAYS clean out the die, too with the toothpick. Leftover paper inside will make the die not
cut in that spot.
Tips:
· Do not place cardstock/dies on the Precision Base
Plate where they will be hanging off of the bottom platform – the Precision
Base Plate is longer than the Big Shot Platform.
· When a die is long and skinny, run it though the Big
Shot long ways so that it’s going in straight – think of it as an arrow you are
pointing into the machine.
· Every time you cut with the Precision Base Plate move
the dies around to a different spot on the plate. The reason is so the TOP PLATE wears
evenly. When the top plate starts to
form a U shape, ONLY RUN IT THROUGH with the “hump” facing UP (so run it
through as a rainbow/upside down U).
This is important.
· Always make sure your sandwich is even – all of the
plates/platforms/cutting pads/folders/dies should be stacked neatly with
nothing sticking out the sides, top, or bottom.
EXCEPT – remember the Precision Base Plate is longer, so one end will
stick out, just don’t have a die/cardstock on that section.
· When using the Precision Base Plate A LOT, eventually
the top Cutting Pad will wear out or break and need to be replaced. These are consumable items that are not meant
to last forever.
Open Images
(any dies without detail/fine images):
From the bottom:
· Big Shot Platform WITH THE Thin Die Adapter OR Magnetic Platform (the Magnetic Platform
helps hold the die in place).
· One Standard Cutting Pad (I cut on one cutting pad and
use a clean/uncut pad for the top)
· ONE sheet of cardstock per die (you can cut more than
one die at a time).
· Die with blade facing down.
· One Standard Cutting Pad (I like to keep one uncut/clean
for the top).
· Run it through either direction on the Big Shot one
time.
Tips:
· If your dies are moving around, use a Sticky Note to
hold them in place. Just place it over
the die and cardstock before putting the last Standard Cutting Pad on top.
· If the dies are shifting because of the Magnetic
Platform, you can do a few things: hit the corner of the Magnetic Platform on
the table/floor to “reset” the polarization.
Hit the die on the table for the same reason. Or, just move the cardstock to where the die
is moving to.
· Remember: when a die is long and skinny, run it though
the Big Shot long ways so that it’s going in straight – think of it as an arrow
you are pointing into the machine.
· Flip your top cutting pad each time so it doesn’t turn
into a “U”. If it is a “U” shape, never
run it through as a “U”, always run it through with the “hump” facing UP (so
run it through as a rainbow/upside down U).
This may cause dies to shift, so if so, use a Sticky Note.
· The Big Shot works both direction for everything.
· Always make sure your sandwich is even – all of the
plates/platforms/cutting pads/folders/dies should be stacked neatly with
nothing sticking out the sides, top, or bottom.
Embossing
Folders:
From the bottom:
· Big Shot Platform WITHOUT
the Thin Die Adapter
· One Standard Cutting Pad on bottom EXCEPT WITH EXTRA THICK 3D FOLDERS - skip this step for those
· Embossing Folder with ONE sheet of cardstock inside
with the closed/sealed end of the embossing folder going into the Big Shot
machine FIRST (no matter which direction you will be running the Big Shot). This helps prevent the folder from breaking.
· One Standard Cutting Pad ON TOP ALWAYS
· Run through Big Shot one time
Tips:
· Never put the cardstock all the way to the fold of the
folder – it will emboss a crease there
· Remember to always insert the folder into the machine
with the closed/sealed end going into the Big Shot first (no matter which
direction you are running the Big Shot)
· Make sure the edges of your folder are not sticking
out of the sandwich – especially when using the 6x6 folders.
· Always make sure your sandwich is even – all of the
plates/platforms/cutting pads/folders/dies should be stacked neatly with nothing
sticking out the sides, top, or bottom.
· The Big Shot works both direction for everything.
Jennifer Cotton
www.jennifers.stampinup.net
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