Thicker paper/chipboard help needed

walshsurvey

I am looking for a thicker paper/chipboard/some other hard material that will work consistently with my zing. I think I need about 1 mil thickness. Bristol board (or poster board for you Americans) is nice but I think I would have to glue 2 or 3 pieces together to get the right thickness.


I am having trouble finding chipboard that doesn't disintegrate while cutting (it literally becomes dust). I bought some from Michael's and it was labeled 50 PT chipboard. It was quite thick (approx 2 mil). But I had some other chipboard that I picked up somewhere and with the same settings it cut like a dream. It was thinner but seemed to have a different construction. Where do you get your chipboard and how do you know if it will cut nicely or not?

I like cereal boxes but I am doing a lot of cuts and the cereal boxes I have are all different thicknesses and I don't want to keep adjusting to get it to work.

Gabe

You may be able to find this where you live. Depends on if your distributor carries it or can order it for you.

http://knkusa.com/shop/12-x12-chipboard-5-pk/

walshsurvey

I wish there were thicknesses or some other information. I'm afraid to get it home and have the same problem. Have you cut this stuff?

Gabe

@SandyMcC can tell you the thickness. It's sold by KNK because it works very well with their machines. Yes, I've cut it with my Zing. No complaints. It cuts nicely.

SandyMcC

The chipboard sold at KNK USA was selected because it DOES cut nicely on KNK cutters. You do need a sticky mat to stabilize the chipboard and, of course, do small test cuts until your settings are optimized.

Gabe

@SandyMcC, how thick is it, again? I'd measure it myself, but I'm not home now. Sorry.

SandyMcC

It's 0.03" (which is 0.76 mm).

Gabe

Thanks, @SandyMcC!

GinaS

I use .022 thickness for chipboard because I can cut in one pass with my Pazzles machine.