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11-11-2010, 10:45 AM
#33
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 466
Originally Posted by Central Ohio Quilter
I always seem to have trouble with my rulers moving when I am rotary cutting, especially the longer rulers. I have tried one of those handles and that helped some, but the ruler still moved. I was trying to think of something HEAVY to put on top of the ruler to keep it from moving when I spotted my barbell weights that I use to exercise. I have two 8 pound weights. I put both of them on top of my long ruler and cut away with my rotary cutter. No movement! It works great!
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
11-18-2010, 06:29 PM
#35
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Snohomish, Washington
Posts: 2,031
Originally Posted by Greeter Eva
Originally Posted by Central Ohio Quilter
I always seem to have trouble with my rulers moving when I am rotary cutting, especially the longer rulers. I have tried one of those handles and that helped some, but the ruler still moved. I was trying to think of something HEAVY to put on top of the ruler to keep it from moving when I spotted my barbell weights that I use to exercise. I have two 8 pound weights. I put both of them on top of my long ruler and cut away with my rotary cutter. No movement! It works great!
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
11-18-2010, 06:50 PM
#37
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Clearwater, FL
Posts: 2,328
Originally Posted by IBQUILTIN
I have the glueless tape, it clings by friction, and I use it for a lot of things. Great stuff. I try to keep a roll in my sewing box at all times.
11-18-2010, 07:09 PM
#38
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LA
Posts: 1,551
I use small pieces of medium grit sandpaper that my DH had in the shed. It doesn't harm the fabric at all. Emery boards are fine grit sandpaper on cardboard, so it will work, you just have to peel it off the cardboard and then cut it.
To make it stick, I used double stick tape but a few fell off, so I used hot glue...just a dot and pushed down hard on the sandpaper so it's flat against the ruler. Yes, it does cover the lines, but it's worth it for no slippage. I cut a bit of finger off two summers ago when the ruler slipped and the cutter 'jumped' up onto it. My finger was in the way and took all summer to heal. Now I have a guard and sandpaper dots.
To make it stick, I used double stick tape but a few fell off, so I used hot glue...just a dot and pushed down hard on the sandpaper so it's flat against the ruler. Yes, it does cover the lines, but it's worth it for no slippage. I cut a bit of finger off two summers ago when the ruler slipped and the cutter 'jumped' up onto it. My finger was in the way and took all summer to heal. Now I have a guard and sandpaper dots.
11-18-2010, 07:18 PM
#40
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Macon, Ga
Posts: 655
Originally Posted by luckylindy333
Originally Posted by Greeter Eva
Originally Posted by Central Ohio Quilter
I always seem to have trouble with my rulers moving when I am rotary cutting, especially the longer rulers. I have tried one of those handles and that helped some, but the ruler still moved. I was trying to think of something HEAVY to put on top of the ruler to keep it from moving when I spotted my barbell weights that I use to exercise. I have two 8 pound weights. I put both of them on top of my long ruler and cut away with my rotary cutter. No movement! It works great!
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
I bought the weights at a garage sale and paid only about 4 or 5 dollars for them both and now they do double duty, as sewing room notions and exercise equipment.
Bonus - I do get a bit of an extra workout every time I move those heavy weights!
What different or weird thing do you use in your sewing room for a helper?
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