Comments on: Photo Gallery

By: Sandy McCauley

Sandy McCauley — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:11:56 +0000

You will definitely want to reduce the force down to 140 for vinyl and, again, just barely have the blade tip peeking out at the bottom of the blade holder. Otherwise vinyl is VERY easy to cut. : )

Owners will increase the speed because they want their items cut faster! lol That’s the only reason. Although, according to Accugraphic, when using the fabric blade you want to use a much higher speed as it actually cuts better. Go figure.

By: Denise Ness

Denise Ness — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:17:31 +0000

Thanks Sandy for the info. I have just the KNK (smaller one – not one of the big ones). Most of my cardstock and things – I use the a force of 340-400 all the time and the slowest speed (25). Why would you ever use a faster speed? (Just trying to figure this machine out some more.)

By: Sandy McCauley

Sandy McCauley — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:24:41 +0000

Vinyl is extremely thin and has a backing sheet that you do NOT cut with the blade. Instead, you adjust your blade exposure so that only the tippity tip of the blade shows and there’s only enough blade to cut through the vinyl. I always joke that if you can SEE the tip of the blade, then you have too much showing… but I’m not exaggerating that much. I definitely cannot see the tip, but I can feel it with my finger. That’s how little you need.

Also, set the pressure REALLY low. Do you have the original KNK? Sorry… but I don’t which Denise you are! lol If it’s the original KNK, then try a force of 140. If you are cutting with some other machine, let me know which one it is.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:27:35 +0000

Sandy: I just purchased soem vinyl from the local scrapbook store and would like to start by making a nice picture mat for a wedding gift. I would like to put their names on it and Est. 2010. Since I have never cut vinyl before, can you give me some tips, etc.? Also I never change the speed of my cutting (I always have it at 25) – why would you ever change it? And, one more question – how can you cut vinyl WITHOUT a cutting mat? Don’t you always need that? wouldn’t it break your blade? thanks so much!

By: Janie

Janie — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:23:18 +0000

If you’ve purchased a Klick N Kut and haven’t taken any lessons from Sandy you are missing out on a entire world of information that can make an incredible difference in your level of work. Whether you’re a hobbyist or have aspirations of building a business you have to walk through her world of knowledge with her. It’s amazing how much I’ve learned in such a short period of time and believe me, I’m not comfortable on the computer. I am navigating my machine at a wonderful pace which has lifted the bar on my creative possibilities. I can’t thank her enough. It baffles me just how much she knows and how well she teaches someone like me with no computer background. Thank you so much Sandy, I’ll continue with my lessons until you tell me to stop!!!

By: Sandy McCauley

Sandy McCauley — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:01:06 +0000

There’s really no comparison. KNK’s have more cutting force, a wider cutting range, faster cutting speed, and additional settings to make sure your rhinestone patterns are cut accurately. And this doesn’t even touch on the software differences. You will want a program that will allow you to outline and fill any pattern you need. And you can see that I spend a lot of my time finding unique ways of doing that in KNK and ACS Studio. VERY fun stuff to explore! : )

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:08:50 +0000

Is this like the cricut expression, I would not want to have to of the same machines. I am just getting into doing rhinestones and like what I see here with the KNK.

By: Sandy McCauley

Sandy McCauley — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:38:36 +0000

No, it does not. For the Cricut, I currently recommend a program called Make the Cut.

By: JOANETTE WOODS

JOANETTE WOODS — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:28:13 +0000

DO THIS SOFTWARE WORK WITH THE CRICUT