Brother Scan n cut.

Finally, 5 minutes to sit down an write this. I got my machine just over a week ago. there is a bit of a learning curve. Reading the instructions would have been a good idea, but why start now? The machine comes with cutting mats and some support mats which are adhesive sheet that you stick on the mats to prevent the scan mat from getting covered in lint and loosing it's tackiness. The mats in Australia cost around $30 - $36 and you can cut through them. I did of course. The support mat sticky things are around $26 for 4. I thought that was crazy expensive as they loose the stickiness real fast when you are cutting fabric. So I thought surely some clear contact would do the trick and for $1 for 2.5 meters it sure does do the trick. it also works to repair the scan mat if you have been silly enough to cut through it. put the contact on the back of the scan mat and it works fine. of course if you cut through it continuously it will be beyond repair. there is a test pattern which is a tiny little square triangle and corner cut. Use these every time you change the media.
I have used it to cut my applique pieces for applique I digitised ages ago and could not be bothered stitching. I was really impressed with the accuracy of the cutting. Overall I am happy with the machine and I think it will come in very handy for things like badges that I am often asked to do.