Q: I have noticed as I am looking through the Big Shot section of the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue, that there are diagrams located in each section. Can you explain to me what they are?
A: The Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439 uses a roller to apply pressure over the material or paper that you want to cut. There is a 1" gap between the base and the roller. The Dies, Letterpress Plates, Embossing Folders, and Texturz Plates are different thicknesses, so depending on which accessory that you are using you have to build a "Sandwich" to fill in the gap. If not when you run the accessory through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine the roller won't touch the Die etc and the shape won't be punched out.
You have heard me mentioned that you have to build a "Sandwich". This refers to the order in which you layer the different accessories to fill in the gap. The diagrams show you the order depending on the section that you are looking at.
For Example if you want to use a Letterpress Plate. It is very slim, if you follow the layers shown in the diagram above, you would (starting from the bottom and working up) start with the Multipurpose Platform (Tab1), Letterplate Plate, Material, and the Standard Cutting Pad.
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