Brother CM100DM operation manual Mat and Cutting Blade Combinations, Lightweight Paper

Mat and Cutting Blade Combinations

Use the following chart to select the correct combination of accessories for the material to be cut or drawn on. Depending on the machine model, some accessories listed in the chart may not be included. In that case, they must be purchased separately.

	Cutting blade	Mat	Sheet	Recommended
				Combination
Lightweight paper		Low tack adhesive	–	a (page 12)
(vellum)		mat (turquoise)
Medium weight paper			–	b (page 13)
(scrapbook paper)
Lightweight fabric	Standard cut blade		High tack adhesive
	(turquoise)
			fabric support sheet	c (page 13)
(for quilt piecing)
			(light blue backing)
Lightweight fabric		Standard mat		d (page 15)
(for any use other than		(turquoise and purple)	Iron-on fabric
quilt piecing)
			appliqué contact
Medium weight fabric
	*Deep cut blade		sheet (white backing)
(for any use other than				e (page 17)
	(purple)
quilt piecing)

*Use the deep cut blade with heavy weight fabrics (0.5 to 1.5 mm), such as felt and denim.

■1 Lightweight Paper

a

b

c

aStandard cut blade

bStandard cut blade holder (turquoise)

cLow tack adhesive mat (turquoise)

Attaching the Material (Lightweight Paper)

aPeel off the protective sheet from the adhesive side of the mat.

Note

•Do not discard the protective sheet peeled off the mat; save it for later use.

•When the mat is not being used, clean the adhesive side and affix the protective sheet before storing it. For details, see “Cleaning the Mat” on page 58.

bTest attaching the material.

Before attaching the material to the mat, use a corner of the adhesive side of the mat to test attaching it. Check for the following when testing attaching the material.

•The color does not come off the material when it is peeled off.

•The material is not torn or deformed when it is

peeled off.

If any problems occur when testing attaching, use different material.

cAttach the material to the mat’s adhesive side.

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