I am thinking of delving into the world of making my own masks for my builds. I have looked at the bigger Cameo but they cost quite a bit more and i'm not sure i'd need to create masks that big yet.
Has anyone had any experiences with these bits of kit before and if so. Any advice?
I got my wife one. As a teacher she’s was forever cutting things out or needing multiple things cut.
I’ve basic cad knowledge already and I enjoy tinkering. So I’m happy to sit and learn and make mistakes and learn.
I’ve not used it for making masks but I have used it for cutting thin plastic sheet I think 10 thou. It managed that ok as well, as any paper or card we give it.
Challenges are the stickiness of the cutting pad, you stick what ever you’re cutting to this, and then cut it. If you don’t de-stick it in some way you’ll struggle to remove the first few items you cut.
Setting the cut depth is an art vs a science, you get used to cutting chunks out the cutting mat.
You can set the knife to score vs cut as well.
Overall if you’re only going to cut 2 - 3 masks then probably not worth it.
If you have specific masks in mind and an idea of dimensions, I’m happy to experiment on paper.