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I bought a tonic guillotine cutter, which I love, except for one tiny detail. The rulers on it are orange and I cannot see the number very well. Has anyone figured out a good way to help me see the numbers better? Its the same,e cutter that Kristina Werner uses.
When I've needed to make indented numbers or letters more visible I apply a dark acrylic paint, let it sit for a couple of minutes and then wipe it off. The paint stays in the indented areas and makes the letters or numbers easier to see.
I've had a ruler for years that has indented markings and I used a fine tip sharpie marker to darken them. I haven't had to do it again, as I don't use the ruler with any wet medium as you wouldn't use your cutter with any wet medium so the markings should hold up. Perhaps if you have one or a bic fine tip, really any permanent fine tip should work. Hth, good luck.
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I use a white crayon and rub it over the numbers. Then I wipe off the excess with a tissue or paper towel. It's an old trick from my Dungeons & Dragons days. We used to do it to the multi-sided dice.
I've. Tried using a micron pen but it isn't thick enough. Regular sharpies are too thick. I'm thinking of trying a black puffy paint and a very thin paint brush.
I just used a thin sharpie. Its better. But I think they need to redesign their colors. White numbering just doesn't show up on orange. This is the same reason I don't use the light green label tapes because it prints has white lettering on the light green tape.
Well, tonics solution is to buy the new Tim holtz one when it is back in stock, but I can't afford to buy a new one when this one is only one and a half to two months old.! The new one is black and it looks like the numbers are white, which would be much better. Guess I'll use my sharpie whenever it needs it again.
Yes, a black crayon would work the same way a white one would. The white one worked for me on the 12 x 12 Tonic guillotine trimmer. I'm able to read the print on my small one.
Kathy, it's the same with the Cutterpillar Crop. They suggest putting black or white acrylic paint on a rag and rubbing it on a small section at a time. You want to rub it into the numbers, and then rub off what remains on the part above the numbers before it dries. Craft paint is fine. I didn't try it since I switched to a different cutter, but it apparently works well.
If you haven't yet tried the crayon, paint may get into the groves more easily than a crayon. If a crayon doesn't work you'll have to remove the wax.
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