The Dream kuts is a very handy tool, the complaints about it cutting wonky are often due to ‘operator error’ as in you just have to go slowly and not let card go off course. Also LOTS of commercial paper isn’t cut true square, which is why finished pieces aren’t always the right size. Make sure your paper is true square first and the rest is easy. Loads of 12 x 12″ cardstock is either a bit over or a bit under on one edge or the other It doesn’t notice till you cut it down.

Thanks for dropping by and hope you get on ok. Have fun

Many thanks.

Muffin

Wikki has a detailed entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size
Scrol down a bit till you find the title

ISO paper sizes (plus rounded inch values)

Let me know if you are still stuck and I’ll measure what I have for you.

Best wishes

Billie

Glad it was helpful, hope it works out for you

Billie

Thanks for your visit and question. That size 6 x 4″ is easy to do from 12 x 12 cardstock but as the machine only cuts in halves or thirds it doesn’t quite work out for the 6×4 from the A4 card.

I work at A6 which is close at 1/8th ” shorter than 6″ and 1/8th wider than 4″. For that I put the card (landscape orientation) into the slot that cuts in half, that gives you A5. Alter the guides then put the A5 back in (landscape orientation) cut each A5 in half to get A6.

Plan B

Not a specific fix for this machine, but if you have a print shop near you they may be able to cut your card down to size for you for a charge

Plan C

From 12 x 12 ” card its really easy, cut the card in half this gives you two pieces 6 x 12″. Put the 6 x 12″ card into the slot that cuts in thirds and there you go, 6 x 4″. Repeat with the second strip and you have 6 cards at 6 x 4.

Hope that helps
Billie

I have a alot of 8.5 white card stock, I would like to use this machine to make a bunch of 6X4 cards. Is their a quick way to do this on this machine?

Oh dear, that doesn’t sound good The blades are intended to self sharpen, so unless you are trying to cut something very thick it should be ok. I would have expected if you were trying to cut something too thick for the machine it would just jam and stop rather than let the card into the mechanism.

A few things you could try are:
1. Try using thin card 100gsm or less, maybe even printer paper. This might not cut totally straight being so thin, but definately should cut.
2. Using the thin paper/card try cutting in the section that cuts into thirds. See if those blades show the same fault.
3. If all these things fail, all you can do is try and resolve the issue with the retailer where you bought the machine. Given that you say it is several years old this may be trickey, as they are likely to consider it wear and tear in that time scale. Maybe try contacting the manufacturers if the retailer cannot help you.

Hope that has given you a few things that will help, good luck with it.

Best wishes

Billie

I bought my dreamkuts a few years ago and I haven’t really used it because couldn’t work out how to use it properly…I have watched your tutorial and thought I understood how it works, but find that when I try and cut using the middle blade so it cuts in half it only scores it, and not cuts…do you know what I am doing wrong ?

thanks