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Craft Plastic

 Craft plastic (PET-G) is sold at a variety of Internet sites, including E-Bay, Dick Blick, Clear Scraps, and
Scrapbook.com. Not only can it be cut on the Maxx Air, but fold lines can be created using the engraving
tool. The advantage of PET-G is that you can fold these score lines back and forth many times without the
plastic snapping. If you prefer, you can also create fold lines by cutting dashed lines. These also are very
strong and can be folded dozens of times before weakening.

 PET-G comes in 0.015” and 0.2” thicknesses with protective sheets on the front and back to protect it from
scratches. These protective sheets will make it appear to be colored, but it is perfectly clear when the sheets
are removed. You can remove both before cutting, but you might prefer to leave one of the sheets attached
to protect the bottom side from any adhesive on the cutting mat. This bottom sheet can also serve as a
stabilizer during the cut.
 PET-G doesn’t need to be cut totally clean. So, if there are parts that are not cleanly cut, try tearing the
shape away from the waste. That should work just fine. Ideally, of course, the cut will be clean and this step
not needed. Refer to the table at the end of Chapter 2 for cut settings and the table at the end of this chapter
for scoring settings.

Aluminum
 Soda cans are able to be cut on the Maxx Air. The number one issue is getting them flat onto the cutting
mat for clean cutting. Note that preparing a can should only be done by an adult as the outside edges you
cut with scissors will be very sharp and ragged.

 Once the can is clean, place it on its side and use a sharp knife to puncture the can at the point of curvature,
either at the top or at the bottom. Then use a pair of scissors suitable for cutting metal, such as those made
by Pampered Chef:

1. Puncture can at either end,
where curvature begins

2. Cut all the way around one end
of the can and discard it. 4. Then cut around the other end
and discard it.

3. Then cut down to the other end
in a spot where you don’t care

about the pattern.

 The next issue is the fact the aluminum will still curl up in the original shape of the can. One way to get the
can uncurled is wrap it the opposite way aroun

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