Paper trimmer trick

[sandee74]

Ok so I got my very expensive paper trimmer from SU (the Fiskars kind) and use the heck out of it all the time. Now after a couple of months the lines on the paper trimmer has started to fade. So I took a thin pointed sharpie and redrew all the lines then used some Grip-tac (the clear sticky stuff that you line shelves with) and cut a piece to cover the metalic part with the lines on it.

Now hopefully that will keep the lines from fading!

I hope that someone who buys a NEW trimmer would do this to begin with and not have to redo them later.

HugS
Sandra

[UnderstandBlue]

wow - that's smart! So the Grip tac is thin enough it doesn't affect the cutting?

[sandee74]

Not in the least. I've cut it so that it fits just inside of the cutting groove and smaller than the edge. I also put a strip on my swing out arm and marked my 5 1/2" mark with a sharpie :-D.

[heatherla]

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Originally Posted by sandee74

Not in the least. I've cut it so that it fits just inside of the cutting groove and smaller than the edge. I also put a strip on my swing out arm and marked my 5 1/2" mark with a sharpie :-D.

That's smart. I always have to triple check to make certain that I'm cutting on the 5 1/2 opposed to the 5 1/4. :P

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