Magnetic “mat” for Big Shot Foldaway?

[nancystamps]

Hope I posted this in the correct forum.
So I finally graduated from the old Cuttlebug to a pretty new Big Shot Foldaway.
It came with the standard Big Shot basic platform, cutting plates and thin die adaptor.

Is there a magnetic mat that can be used to replace the thin die adaptor? I know there is a magnetic platform but I’d rather use the mat if there’s one that works. I have a magnetic mat for my Cuttlebug, it’s seems just a hair too thick for the big shot and I don’t want to force it.

[Stampnnatter]

I'm in New Zealand and I use this https://www.spotlightstores.com/craf...-multicoloured in my Big Shot Foldaway.
I don't know if it's available in the US, but the key thing is that it's Cuttlebug C plate thickness. So if your existing mat is C plate thickness then it's worth trying in your Big Shot. The sandwich I use is basic platform, magnetic C plate, die and cardstock, one cutting plate. Or if you still have all your cuttlebug plates, use the A plate in place of the standard platform. Just - as you said - don't force it, and start by experimenting with a small die.
HTH

[nancystamps]

Thank you but I don’t think this is available in the US.

[Stampnnatter]

Even if you can't get it in the US, what my experience tells me is that a magnetic plate which is cuttlebug C plate thickness works in the big shot foldaway. So it is possible that your existing cuttlebug plates will also work fine in the big shot. The sandwich thickness for the two machines is the same, and the big shot is slightly wider than the cuttlebug. I've used cuttlebug plates in my big shot with no issues other than for those very few dies which fit in the big shot but are wider than the cuttlebug plates.
I found this on Amazon, is it any use to you? https://www.amazon.com/CraftFIRST-Ma...-crafts&sr=1-2