tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post6974495141879982025..comments2024-01-08T04:22:48.908-06:00Comments on Indigo Inklings: Big Shot basicsJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02553432536463671162noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-84480786003179554112009-10-22T05:22:50.396-05:002009-10-22T05:22:50.396-05:00Read your blog with interest. I wondered whether i...Read your blog with interest. I wondered whether it would be possible to put a copper etched plate (to personal design) through the big shot, and whether, or not, it coule be adapted for use as a sort of printing press! OK probably a silly idea ...but maybe you can explain to me why it would not work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-55168748576108275092008-10-13T03:01:00.000-05:002008-10-13T03:01:00.000-05:00Dear Jay, I would like to thank you for your very ...Dear Jay, <BR/>I would like to thank you for your very kind, fast and exhaustive answer, I was almost convinced to buy the Big Shot,b but now I've NO DOUBT what I'm going to buy, thank you very much for your help!!!<BR/>It was important to me to have your opinion, as you own both. I hope to be able (one day or another) to create some beautiful things as you do! <BR/>Thanks again and many greetings form here :)<BR/>FrencyFrencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378163135552958600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-30633887953096347522008-10-12T19:58:00.000-05:002008-10-12T19:58:00.000-05:00Frency, I think that the choice is really more per...Frency, I think that the choice is really more personal preference than anything else. Since I have both machines though, I can give you my opinion and the reasons for it. <BR/><BR/>The Big Shot does tend to cost more than the Cuttlebug, but it also comes with accessories that bring the prices closer to even. I think it's a more sturdy machine, and I find it easier to crank and easier to use than the Cuttlebug. I don't have any qualms about experimenting using my Big Shot. I have a good idea of how far I can push the machine before I start having to worry about cracking plates or breaking the machine. The Cuttlebug just doesn't feel like it would hold up the way that my Big Shot does. <BR/><BR/>The Big Shot takes up more space, but I find that it's more stable when I use it than the Cuttlebug. With the Cuttlebug the suction doesn't always hold, particularly if the surface isn't smooth. Its smaller footprint makes it less stable if I have to hold the machine steady as I crank.<BR/><BR/>Both machines will take all of the non-commercial dies out there, but only the Big Shot can accommodate the clear cutting plates for the XL Bigz dies by Sizzix. There are work-arounds for the Cuttlebug, but it's simply easier to use the plates that were made to be used with these dies.<BR/><BR/>The Big Shot has the multipurpose platform. This is a biggie for me. This platform makes it very easy to use wafer thin dies, thick dies, embossing folders, texture plates, brass stencils etc. All of the instructions are printed on the platform, so you don't have to keep track of "sandwich" combinations or the A, B, and C plates etc that you'd need with the Cuttlebug.<BR/><BR/>So, having both machines, if my Big Shot broke and I had a choice between using my Cuttlebug full-time or buying a new Big Shot, I'd buy a replacement Big Shot. I think that it's the better machine of the two and find it easier to work with.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553432536463671162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-56134430202523660182008-10-11T12:15:00.000-05:002008-10-11T12:15:00.000-05:00Hi, I was looking for some information about the B...Hi, I was looking for some information about the Big Shot and I arrived here, on your blog. I think I'll add your blog to my favourite pages, it's very well done and sooooo full of interesting tips! Thank you very much! <BR/>You're so expert and I'm a newbie, so I would like to have your advice (if possible): I'm trying to come to decide what to buy, if the Big Shot (that one black & pink) or the Cuttlebug...it's very difficult to me to decide, they both seems to be very good machines...may can I have your opinion? Every time I seem to have decided, I read something that makes me go in a total confusion!<BR/>Thank you in advance,<BR/>greetings from the Swiss mountains,<BR/>FrencyFrencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378163135552958600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-80383283895052594112008-10-08T00:52:00.000-05:002008-10-08T00:52:00.000-05:00THANK YOU!!!!! You're a genius!!!Though by this ti...THANK YOU!!!!! You're a genius!!!Though by this time you know I'm a Cuttle bug owner, I read your whole tutorial on the <A HREF="http://bigshots.edogo.com/" REL="nofollow">Big Shot</A>. It's interesting to see what another machine can dokhushihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782207046705214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-24769540514114328472008-08-25T23:19:00.000-05:002008-08-25T23:19:00.000-05:00Cindy, thanks for coming by. I appreciate the feed...Cindy, thanks for coming by. I appreciate the feedback. Good to know that I managed to get my ideas across clearly. :-)<BR/><BR/>Mel, I'd forgotten about those plastic folders that come with the starter kit. I think those are just meant to be used with the metal stencils and counter dies that make up a Sizzix impression folder. They would let you reposition a stencil inside the folder so that you could place the design just where you might want it on your cardstock. You can't really use them for regular metal stencils because without that counter die, you wouldn't get a good crisp emboss. By counter die I mean that plastic side that fits into the cut out areas of the stencil.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I think there were some of those folders in my starter kit from way back. I've never needed them.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553432536463671162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-26211677364551957072008-08-25T20:44:00.000-05:002008-08-25T20:44:00.000-05:00Thank you thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!...Thank you thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!!! You're a genius!!! Sizzix/Ellison should hire you!!! I wish they'd been able to put the names of brand dies on the MPP rather than the generic terms they put on instead. <BR/><BR/>And I may have missed it or misunderstood from your post, but I'm still not clear on what the clear embossing folder thingies that came with my Big Kick starter kit are supposed to be good for. I am guessing we are supposed to use it as a sleeve to keep paper or cardstock in place over a brass stencil (the kind you might use with a light table), but I would feel ever so grateful to hear some confirmation of this.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152311157734785684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469327.post-2132787918522545142008-08-25T16:27:00.000-05:002008-08-25T16:27:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your 300th post!! Though by thi...Congratulations on your 300th post!! Though by this time you know I'm a Cuttlebug owner, I read your whole tutorial on the Big Shot. It's interesting to see what another machine can do:) Great job on the tutorial - even I get it and I don't own one, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com