Brother ScanNCut Tips & Tricks - Resticking Your Mats
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- In this short tutorial, I show you a couple of tips and tricks for resticking your Brother Scan and Cut mats. First, I show you how I use Two-Way Glue to restick the mats. This is the fastest, cheapest and easiest method of resticking the mats which I use. Then, I show a more time consuming method of covering the mat with tape while you spray it with low tack spray or stencil spray. This method works but it is very messy and time consuming. Then, I show you how I cut apart a Cricut mat and used StickIt to adhere it to my ScanNCut mat. This method works great but it is time consuming and actual makes your mat too sticky at first. Also, Cricut mats may be cheaper than SNC mats but you still don't want to sacrifice one of each if you are still using them.
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Thank you Paper Chef for saving me from constantly having to buy new mats. I finally took your advice and applied Zig Two-way glue to my cleaned mats. The results were absolutely amazing. I have learned so much from your tutorials. Please continue helping us to be better crafters with the our ScanNcut machines.
It's now April 2023 & I needed to restick my Brother ScanNCut mat, so I wanted to see how YOU would do it. I've ordered the 2-way glue plus I ordered a 2nd mat, so I'll have a backup if next time I need to restick my mat & won't have to wait. Thanks Kimberly, as always, for a great video! I should be getting my SU! order in just a day or 2, and am so excited!! WooHoo!
Yippie! I’m glad you checked this out Lou. I also need do some more resticking. It’s like your mats will be new again!
I found a work around for the mat when I needed a quick sticky mat. I had some clear, repositionable Con-tact paper. I cut it to within the registration marks, stuck it down and had a new, clean, sticky mat. I have cut with it several times and it works great. When it loses stick, I can peel it off and stick on a new piece. No waiting for glue to dry.
I love this idea. Thanks for sharing it so that others can give it a try. Last summer, I took a sheet of something similar. I figured it was double-sided so it would work. However, I cut right through it. I had shredded plastic and bumps all over so I gave up on using it.
You have a link for this product?
I bought it at Walmart in the kitchen section
Thank you for the tip on re-sticking , going to give the 2way glue a go . Seems easier to me because you can see it when it’s blue and you know when it’s dry . Thank you so much for your helpful advice x
Angela, I am glad you like this trick. I use Two-Way Glue all of the time and it has done a great job extending the life of my mat. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful tips and your secret weapon hack. They all are much appreciated.
Thanks for checking out my latest video and for taking the time to comment. I love to share tips and tricks.
Lol, yeah, that’s the one I saw , they need not to be so expensive, right ,but thank you for always getting back to me , some lady just got one and i told her about you 😜 thanks for all your great tips and videos, ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks for being a ScanNCut Ambassador!
Thank you for another brilliant video....I’ve only had mine a couple of months and the mats were so sticky when I got them that the card and paper stuck so bad it had to be scrubbed off in sink with water...nothing else would work..I could hold the mats in the air stuck to my hand....then of course they dried and nothing will stick....I contacted brother who were extra unhelpful to say the least, eventually they told me to restick with pin flair or buy another mat! By this time I’d found you and ordered the glue you recommend...it’s taken weeks to get here from the US but arrived today so I’m glad you’ve just shown me how to put it on. Thanks!!! Ps I’ll be signing up to your course though not sure which...Skillshare or I think it was udemy? Not sure which but you’re an inspiration!
Thank you for teaching and sharing.
Anytime! Thank you for watching and learning!
Frankenstein Mat.. Like it! lol
I'm glad you like the mat transformation.
Oh ok, got , I should have waited for the end , lol♥️
Glad you have the big picture now. Give it a try.
Superb tutorial!
As always, you give the best tips!!! Thank you so much. I would love for you to do a tutorial on Cricut Maker too.You do such a good job of explaining things, that would really be helpful. Ive learned a lot on my ScanNCut from you.
Thanks so much Nancy! You made my day. Don't laugh but I don't even have the Cricut Maker. I am on my 4th Cricut not to mention a couple I inherited from people who never used them or who were moving. The model I use the most is the Cricut Air but I still use the ones with cartridges too. I have mastered Cricut Design Space so maybe I could do some tutorials on that.
Yes, a tutorial on Design Space would be great!! Thank You!
@@nancysmith5259 I will try to develop a course on that after I finish with my Brother Canvas Workspace Course. I have so many projects in the works but I would also love to share information about the Cricut. It is just that I use the Brother so much more lately. I was even thinking of doing some kind of comparison between the two machines.
Thank you so much. I have never understood why people restick Cricut mats when they are so cheap, especially when you buy in bulk. But the SCN DX mats are crazy expensive and I totally get why people find the need to restick them. I don't get why Brother is gouging their customers on necessary supplies. I love the machine for cutting out my stamps, but would be hard pressed to highly recommend it based on the prices of mats and blades.
You are preaching to the choir. I totally agree with you about the Cricut mats. I bought a case and it has been several years and I still have so many new Cricut mats. The Brother ScanNCut makes up for the mat issue by being so awesome at cutting out my stamped images. As for the blades, I have a trick for that too which I will share. I hardly ever need new blades.
To finish up my comment, I wanted to follow up with this tip about sharpening your blades. Thanks for watching. ruclips.net/video/tjuhKAsURIc/видео.html
Love your video and thanks for sharing with us. Liked, subscribed and punched the bell for ya!!
Right on! You even know about the bell. Glad to have a seasoned RUclips viewer here and nice to meet another Crafty Friend!
Thank you great tips
Glad you liked this tip Norine! I use it all of the time. I just with Brother would make better mats to begin with.
Thanks for this I’m going to try it.
Thanks. This method works good. Not as "Good as New" but better than buying a new mat all of the time.
my machine seems to cut jagged even when it is a very easy shape do I need to calibrate the blade or something thank you for your great video's
Hi Carol, it sounds to me like your spring is worn out inside of your blade holder. It could be a position or alignment issue so try this tip before getting a new blade holder and let me know how it works. Thanks for watching. ruclips.net/video/9hJhQ3cyjxE/видео.html
I did think of using mine as well.Haha
I hope you make the most of your mats and stretch out their use!
@@PaperedChef wont be wasting $
Ate you scrubbing the mat clean first?
Thank you
Thanks again for watching Terrie!
For me, the issue is the floppiness of the Scan n Cut mats that makes my paper loosen from the mat--so I may try your hack of centering a Cricut mat inside the registration marks of the Scan n Cut mat!!
Nancy, I feel your pain and when I have walked away while things are cutting, my paper has slipped away and either the cuts were all over the place or the mats got ruined. That is when I started trying new things to stabilize the mats and make them "sticky" again. Thanks for watching.
Do you need to clean it first?
Tried to find the mat you mentioned in the sewing section on Amazon. I had no luck finding it. Would you be able to post a link if it’s not too much trouble? Thank you so much. Love your videos and how you explain everything.
I was able to find it for 17.99. It does say Scan n Cut on it. Thanks so much.
This is the cheaper mat. WHen I first started getting these, they were half of the price of the ones from the Arts & Crafts section. Now, these have gone up a little and the others have gone down a little but these are still the cheapest. Don't forget to pop the Two-Way Glue into your cart for resticking. Thanks for watching. amzn.to/2H5IMhZ
Have you ever tried Aleene's Tack it Over and Over?
No Debbie, have you tried it? I would love to find something else that works. Then, I could do a somewhat scientific comparison to see which one works even better. I am still on the search for the eternal stick.
Papered Chef I use tack it over and over on my Cricut mat. Make sure to water itdown
My problem is that my mat doesn't want to load. It always goes sideways and it is fairly new?
Perhaps your rollers are not snapping tightly. Keep on trying and when you finally get it to load, do a lot of cutting at once. Also, change your auto shutdown time so that it doesn’t automatically shut down and spit out your mat after you finally got it to load.
Love the videos! Just bought the SDX125E. Can you use other mats with this model?
Thanks so much! Oh happy day. You have a new craft buddy. You can't use other mats with the SDX models. The mats are a little more expensive too. You can restick your mats. I have a couple of tutorials on how to do that.
Hi! Thank you for this video! I finally broke my SNC out of the box after having it for 2 years. I promptly cut through my first mat! What was the product that you used to stick the Cricut mat onto it? I think that would help my mat!! Thanks much! Looking forward to learning much more!
Flip your mats upside down to remove and keep your cardstock from curling.
Can you wash the mat after doing this and restick it again and again?
Oh yes you can! I’ve washed my mat so many times and keep resticking it.
Love your videos! I have learned so much. I wonder if you have a suggestion for me. Yesterday I used my machine and then unloaded the mat. Put paper on the mat and tried to load it to cut more. I kept getting the message that the mat couldn't be recognized and would be unloaded. Tried several times and even tried a new mat. Thanks!
It sounds like you have a SDX125. Is that correct? They have a known issue with the loading of the mats. Let me know your model and I will see if there is a fix. Thanks so much for watching and for your positive feedback.
@@PaperedChef I have the Scan n Cut 2. Thanks.
@@sandyalexyavor1362 Well, then I CAN help. Here are suggestions. The first thing to do when the mat doesn't load is to check that you have not covered up the registration marks with your paper. Then, make sure there is nothing stuck over the marks like dirt or tape. Still doesn't load, turn the mat around. Still doesn't load, turn off the machine. Still doesn't, clean the scanning plate. I think I need to do a video on that. Just turning off and on the machine usually helps. Oh yes, one more thing. The rollers have to grab the mat so make sure you are sort of pushing with one hand so that the rollers grab the mat.
@@PaperedChef I have tried some of these, but will try the others. Yes, please do a video on cleaning the scanning plate (I don't know where that is :))
Sandy Alex Yavor Ok, it is inside and you can get to it by removing the bottom of your machine.
When sticking a cricut mat onto the snc mat, isn’t there a ‘lip’? Does the blade lift up over that OK?
What happens if you do get glue over the registration marks without realising? Could it cause the mat to slip whilst cutting? My mat slips and I don’t know why.
Did you clean the mat before you added the two-way glue?
Oh yes, I usually scrub the mat with warm soapy water with (Dawn) dish detergent. Or, I use a mat cleaning solution. Then, I add the Two-Way Glue.
I would love to buy a scan and cut. Which one would you suggest? The scan and cut 2 or the DX? I find your videos very informative.
Thanks! At this point, I am on my second ScanNCut and don't have the DX yet so I can't recommend a model I don't have. I plan on getting one this summer. There have been mat loading problems and problems with the autoblade cutting through the mats. I hope the issues are worked out before I get mine because I love the idea of autoblade. I will give an honest assessment about the DX once I have one and review it, use it and develop courses on it. For now, I am still recommending the CM350 or ScanNCut2. It is a good price as compared to when I purchased it and it does wonderful things. Here is my link. Brother ScanNCut 2: amzn.to/2u00qfd Thanks for watching.
@@PaperedChef I will look forward to that video. Thank you.
Kim , did you clean your mat befor you put the glue ?i clean it first with windex,
Yes, I wash them with Dawn. Regular soap and water. Sometimes cleaning with baby wipes helps too.
I just ordered a machine plus a scanning mat. Do I need a regular mat too?
Kimberly, I don't even use a Scanning Mat but it will be nice for you to have a mat dedicated just to that. You only need a cutting mat and it will Scan and Cut. That comes with your machine so you are ALL SET!
It we can't find the Zig glue, can we use another glue or not recommended
I tried about a dozen sprays and solutions and only ZIG works so far. I have ordered some tacky mat stuff from England which will take a while to get here but I will also let my viewers know how that works. The sprays are OK but the sticky doesn't last long. With Zig, it lasts longer than the rest. Here is a link to it on Amazon which is where I get it unless I am in a craft store with a coupon. amzn.to/2ClkZYg
Can you use pixie spray?
Two-Way Glue for Reticking your Mats: amzn.to/2VqVJHc
No Time for Resticking? Get a New Mat: amzn.to/2H5IMhZ
Wondering since you have a Cricut as well if you know how to use Cricut images & projects on ur Brother Scan n Cut?? xox
The Cricut cartridges are now registered to each Cricut device. Therefore, for me to take them and move them, it would take more steps than it is worth, not to mention, I have a Cricut (more than one) so I use the best tool for the job. Cricut lets me cut hundreds on mats with one command, all on different layers and therefore different colors of paper. We are not allowed to share Cricut images so it would not be s very ethical lesson if you know what I mean. Personally, I will not go there.
Or use the purple cricut mats 😉
I purchased some of the mats on Amazon and unfortunately they won't work in my Brother SDX225, giving a "not recognized" error. Do you know how to get around this error with these mats or do you know of anywhere else to get mats that will work for a better price?
Joella, you have to get one kind of mat for your DX and another kind for CM models. They are not interchangeable. You have a DX so there should be just one arrow because it only feeds in one direction. CM mats have two arrows. DX mats have a diamond shaped hole on the bottom and CM mats don't have any holes. Once you established you have the right mat, try sanding the top a little to help get it to grip. You may also want to call Brother Tech Support. Here is a video on maintenance tips and you can see what the mats look like. ruclips.net/video/3KrUhXTdSWg/видео.html
@@PaperedChef Thank you so much!
@@PaperedChef Another question - Is there a way to get the "stitched" look on something you cut out on the BSNC? I have the SDX225 and I'd like to mimic the clouds we received in our paper pumpkin since I've used mine up. I've scanned them in but I'd like them to cut and also have the stitched lines on them.
I don't think the Cricut "piggyback" mat will work on a DX machine. It seems that making the
mat thicker would mess up the auto pressure cuts and half cuts. The machine tests the mat thickness at the edge of the mat and then tests the thickness of the material to judge how deep the half should be. It would think the material is thicker by the thickness of the Cricut mat and that would throw off the auto half cut.
Makes sense which is why I just used my Cricut mat on my CM350. I don't want to mess up my AutoBlade. I sure do wish my mats were sticky. I have to keep re-sticking them often.
Can you give a link for the other kinds of mats you use for the Scan and Cut?
These are the mats that I mainly used. Over the years, I have gone through about 50 of these. I also used Artistic mats which I have to stick myself. They don't come with any sticky on them.
CM350 Standard Tack Adhesive Mat: amzn.to/2DoKiZ7
SDX125 Standard Tack Adhesive Mat: amzn.to/2KWWEwB
@@PaperedChef thank you!
Kim , is the inexpensive mats call La La sticky Designs, there half price ,
Have you tried a different brand for scanning other than Brother? Or, is the brand you mentioned just for cutting. The inexpensive mat I'm referring to is actually a Brother mat. They are so much cheaper from another section of Amazon. They look a little different but work the same.
Oh ok , no , I’m still using the same mat it came with , but I bought one at Michael and it’s a Brother Scan mat , I payed $20 , I see the one on Amazon is $17 , but so far I just been cutting with it , ♥️
Can you send me the inexpensive Brother, so I can see it , please and thank you for all u do
@@franceshum9580 It is still a Brother brand but it is cheaper than the regular mats. I think Amazon is onto me because they seem to be slowly raising the price on the cheaper mat from the sewing section as more people buy it. amzn.to/2DoKiZ7
@@franceshum9580 If you are still using the same mat, that is great. You are good to go. Just restick it sometimes. My poor little SNC is a work horse.
Do Cricut mats work with the Brother scan n cut 2?
Not at all. That is one of the first things I tried. They are a different size.