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I just received my Big Shot, ran a thinlit die through it and the cutting plates have so much static electricity that I literally have small bits of paper jumping onto the plates! I tried using a used dryer sheet, washed the plates but don't know what else to do. There doesn't seem to be static anywhere else, no shocks when I touch metal, no 'fizzing' through my body. Lol, what the heck????
unplug your BS. HaHa -- just kidding. I have no idea since you've tried everything I would think of. I always have a lot of static when I use a plastic bag instead of wax paper but not much with just paper. Very interesting..
Do you have a small, cold water humidifier - the portable table top type for congestion - that you can run in the room for a bit?
Just dawned on me that occasionally tiny bits of paper that fall out of die cut holes want to jump and stick to a cutting plate. Sometimes I'd slightly dampen my hands to grab them to toss out.
My hair has static these days, and so does one of the cat's' fur when I pet her.
Last edited by bjeans; 01-10-2017 at 07:14 PM..
Reason: remembered paper bits dooing the same
I was interested in this topic so I found some "scientific" info regarding static electricity. Keeping your environment humidified will reduce the collection of positively charged ions on the acrylic sheets. As the cutting plates are rolled through the Big Shot they attract bits of paper because paper doesn't collect the positive charges as easily as the acrylic. Opposites attract, so the paper is "attracted" to the cutting plates. Wiping them with a damp soft cloth will reduce the high static charge. Or swipe the plates with a wire coat hanger to transfer the electric charge. I hope I explained this correctly. Stamp On!
Last edited by lorijane; 01-18-2017 at 07:04 AM..
Reason: add information
Do you have a small, cold water humidifier - the portable table top type for congestion - that you can run in the room for a bit?
Just dawned on me that occasionally tiny bits of paper that fall out of die cut holes want to jump and stick to a cutting plate. Sometimes I'd slightly dampen my hands to grab them to toss out.
My hair has static these days, and so does one of the cat's' fur when I pet her.
I wonder if it is the weather! I've had a Cuddlebug for years, and the last few days there's been static on the plates like never before. dh and I have shared some "shocking" kisses, my kitty's hair also has static and my hair is doing a flyaway like never before. It has to be our cold, crappy weather. Right? I just cut away and wiped away, annoying though it was.
I justgot back to this thread and I thank you for your responses. The humidity is pretty high in the house - humidifier runs at about 50% but I decided to keep using a used dryer sheet on the plates after every run through and use my powder thingy that I use before I emboss on the paper before I die cut. Seems to have helped. Thank you guys so much!!! It was absolutely fascinating watching those little bits of paper 'hop' onto the plates.
Static in diecutting plates?
