The guild’s UFO challenge did not go my way. I was gambling that the organizers wouldn’t select my hardest project out of the gate. I was hoping that they would select the Enigma that I want to make for a friend.
No such luck.
They picked #12, my hardest project, the Pandora Charisma. As mentioned, I only had 10 items on the list, all doable, but then I added 2 more at the last minute.
Now I am going to try to finish the Pandora Charisma before February 7. There are a lot of weirdly shaped pieces in this pattern, so I think this is the impetus I need to get going on learning to operate the Scan ‘n Cut. The first thing I need to do is get it off the high shelf where it lives.
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Awhile later….
I dragged the case down from the high shelf and found that it is not a Scan ‘n Cut, but a Design ‘n Cut. I have no idea what the difference is, but there we are.
I spent a few hours downloading software, reading the operating manual, connecting the machine to my WiFi and finding a really easy SVG file to use. I am not going to use the files from the Pandora Charisma until I know how to work the thing. 😉 I have high hopes that this will help me cut bags out more quickly.
I got to this point and then kept encountering a ‘mat recognition’ error message. Despite trying all the advice in the help files, I couldn’t resolve it.
This whole exercise was preceded by a trip to a local Makerspace where I asked about using their laser cutter to cut fabric. The short answer was no; they only cut acrylic from their own stock. They offered me scissors, which was very disappointing. I didn’t press them as I knew I had this machine.
If I can’t resolve this error, I’ll find another Makerspace or someone with a cutting machine or I’ll just cut everything using a rotary cutter. Feb.7 is approaching, so I can’t spend all month figuring out the machine.
