Talky Tuesday | What Tool Maintenance Tip Works for You?

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Hello community :wave:

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen several members share detailed posts about maintaining their tools. It really highlighted how much small, everyday maintenance can help when it comes to smooth, consistent use.

Here are a few that stood out:

• Cleaning your cutting mats and making them last longer
• Mastering the machine: a maintenance guide for your crafting tools
• Ink flow maintenance steps for the D1 DTF printer

When your tools are in good shape, everything else just feels smoother.

What’s a maintenance tip that works for you?

It can be something simple or something you learned the hard way. Those small details often make a bigger difference than we expect :hammer_and_wrench:

We’ll randomly pick 3 replies to receive 100 Cheers this week :tada:

Looking forward to reading yours.

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A quick shout-out to the lucky three from last week’s Talky Tuesday, “What Kind of Projects Do You Secretly Avoid?”

Congrats to @jana_dori, @Rose_Ann_Dauden, and @sharllp — each of you has received 100 Cheers :tada:

It was fun seeing everyone share the kinds of projects they quietly hesitate to start. Turns out we’re not alone in those little creative fears.

Thanks to everyone who joined the chat.

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I have simplified my mat cleaning over time I tried using sprays but if need to clean to much if brakes it down soaps can take the sticky away. Quick clean I have done a wet wipe full clean water and a little had scribing to not damage the mat or take sticky off. Very little cleaning products let dry. Blades I use foil to help with cleaning and simple shaping to give it a little more life.

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I have a small tip if you are making lots of cake toppers you better have an old mat that is not so sticky and keep it for cardstock uses and tape the cardstock with painters tape or any other. Because a brand new sticky mat cake ruin the cardstock and specially the small letters and details.

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When your tools get “gooped up” with adhesive there are nice non messy adhesive remover wipes out there. If you ever find yourself in the hospital they have these wipes that are safe for the skin that takes care of that mess too!