Craft Edge

The tissue is put on the model using glue stick then shrunk and a sealer is put on. A lot of folks print the color scheme to the tissue by adhering the tissue to copy paper and then peel it off. I was thinking I could cut it with the eclips after the printing and this would make for a precise cut ou...

I was using a stroke....I will try the way you are suggesting. I have been on the Inkscape forum and have several ways now to insure better accuracy. Mainly I can set the grid up with 1/16" squares and this helps a lot. I think the stroke I was using was 2px. So I am guessing what you are sayin...

Thanks for the help. I was able to get the grid up and get the measurements but it is still a little difficult getting the accuracy. The grid is in inch squares and the ruler is divided into 1/8" increments. I can draw a 1/16" square and use that for the notches. I need to figure out how t...

Having some difficulty taking measurements on airplane plans. I am tracing over pdf plans and some pieces have notches that are 1/16 inch square. I know you can measure a line as you draw it but I would like to be able to measure after it is drawn. In SketchUp you have a tape measure that you can do...

that worked.....I put clear tape on the top surface of the balsa and made 3 passes increasing the depth and it cut it pretty accurately. Only thing that was a problem was the notch was a bit oversized. I was using Inkscape and am just learning some of its quirks....and getting accurate measurements ...

Great. I will try that and see how it goes. I did have it set at full depth and it seemed to cut thru balsa even on the lowest pressure setting. Thanks.

I experimented with my eclips last night with balsa wood and it would cut thru the balsa easily even at the lowest pressure setting. Where it was failing was on any 90 degree cuts. I am trying to cut out an outline of a airplane wing rib that has a notch in it. It would not make a clean cut notch. T...

Have to say something nice about Sizzix customer support. They sent me a new machine to replace the one I purchased. It seems the motherboard was probably the culprit and replacement was the only solution. I got the new one in last night and made a test cut and it seems to be working great...really ...

Well I guess I'm going to have to wait it looks like the eclips I got is a dud. I couldn't get it to load or anything.....no communication with the hand held controller either. It would get to the page where you can select a category but it wouldn't allow me to select anything. I couldn't get it to ...

I purchased a "new" used sizzix eclips to use with my hobby which is building model airplanes. I am going to use balsa wood and foam. When I went to sizzix it was difficult to get exact specs on depth of cut (they told me .25mm which I don't think is right as the 45 degree blade sticks out...