How To Flattten Alvin Mat

Watch this tutorial to learn how to fix your cutting mat easily.

How to flattten alvin mat.

You should be able to see a drastic difference in about 24 hours and the mat will typically lat flat at 72 degrees f in about 3 full days. Cover the mat with two layers of towels and set your iron to its lowest heat. 40 x 60 cutting mat is self healing and reversible. Place the brick on top of the worst warped area.

Except for ink stains those are a little tougher to soak your mat place it in a bathtub or container that is large enough so your mat can lie flat. Alvin mats are used commercially here at my company. Add a solution of cup white vinegar per gallon of cool water and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes. This took many tries but it did flatten the mat.

Printed grid pattern includes guide lines for 45 degree and 60 degree angles and 1 2 grid lines. They are by far the best cutting mat on the market making the fiskar boards at wally world look like crap. I am using a wet towel and an iron and this really work. People that need experience get it one way or another.

Gravity will get the mat to behave though. Do you have a warped cutting mat. This is the easiest way i ve found to fix a band cutting mat. Roll out the vyco borco cover on a flat surface using heavy encyclopedia dictionary type books to keep in place on the corners.

Although there are many different types of plastic mats from exercise mats to floor protectors they likely come packaged or are stored in the same way. The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days. Make sure the water is cool. That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat.

Another suggestion is to cut the warpped part away and use the remaining piece of mat to cut smaller projects or make one that is easy to carry to classes elaine tried everything to fix her cutting mat. If you have a larger size vyco borco you might also put some in the center as well. Step 5 you can also try using an iron to fix a warped cutting mat. This extra large cutting mat also includes internal horizontal and vertical graduated hash marks.

This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat. In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer. All it takes is a iron a small towel and something flat that has plenty of weight way down. Plus it should also remove any surface stains on the mat.

3mm thick and extra durable.