Borkum Match - Silhouette Curio

This article was published Aug 30, 2015.

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Got my cutting machine yesterday and today I started experimenting. Below is a few pictures showing the results.

Turned out up to 0.75mm plastikard works fine with it. 0.5mm will be ideal I think since 0.75mm only works for snapping outer edges, not inside like a window or similar.

Startup was quick and easy, but finding the correct depth and strength for the cutting tool was a bit tricky. I did either not cut at all.. or cut to deep. I did experiment with thick art paper first before I put first sheet of plastikard in it. Great fun. Of course I have no 0.5mm at home, so tomorrow I will play with the embossing tool instead. This machine can also etch, stipple and deboss (different kind of embossing).

224149  -- How it looks when unpacked and connected
224149 -- How it looks when unpacked and connected
224201  -- The very easy designer tool in my laptop
224201 -- The very easy designer tool in my laptop
224213  -- first trials in thick art paper
224213 -- first trials in thick art paper
225707  -- 0.25mm thick plastikard, to flimsy
225707 -- 0.25mm thick plastikard, to flimsy
232804  -- 0.75mm thick plastikard, a bit to thick, 0.5mm will be ideal
232804 -- 0.75mm thick plastikard, a bit to thick, 0.5mm will be ideal
232812  -- example of how thin 0.25mm is, it curves like a thin 80g paper..
232812 -- example of how thin 0.25mm is, it curves like a thin 80g paper..