Kevin Futter

Welcome aboard, Cameron! I've never heard of the Sizzix Eclips2 - you can tells us more about it? Kev

Beautiful build, Steve. I'm officially jealous! Kev

Thanks, Steve! It's still one of my favourite models, even though it lacks in several areas. I struggle to do work this good even now! Kev

Looks great, Steve! Kev

Welcome aboard, Michel! Kev

Welcome aboard, Patrick! Kev

When it comes to testing for size and position, my advice is to use plain printer paper for your initial cutting tests, and only use the masking material once you're happy with your testing. Kev

Welcome aboard, Giorgos! I've just moved your post to the Q & A section where it more appropriately belongs. Kev

Welcome aboard, Steve! Glad to see you here, mate. Kev

Welcome aboard, sir! Kev

Welcome aboard, sir! Kev

Phil, just to expand on Max's answer, the Silhouette Studio software that comes with the cutters works perfectly well on a Mac, so you'll have no worries. As Max says, it's also perfectly capable of meeting most of your basic needs, and you may never need to use a different application. Kev

Welcome aboard, Phil! Kev

Welcome aboard, Iain! New Christmas present, eh? Kev

And American too, probably. It's the same software, it's just that the paid version enables more features. Some of those features now seem to be available in the free version however (importing and auto-tracing images, for example), so I haven't felt the need to upgrade so far in my admittedly limited usage. Kev

I just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and hope that you are all safe and well. Kev

Welcome aboard, Brady! I use a built-in preset in the Silhouette Studio software called "Vinyl, Silhouette Oracal 651": Even though the name of the material in the preset is different to what we're using, I've found that it still works perfectly. Kev

Ha! So many uses for this so-useful device. Kev

Apparently it used to be an upgrade feature, but it's definitely there in my bundled free version. Kev

I've found that if I import the images as PNG files instead of JPEGs, I get a much better result with auto-trace. I use Photoshop to convert, if required. Kev

Sounds like you're making some good progress. It also sounds like it's quite a tricky operation! Kev

That's a tricky one, and I'd love to hear more about it myself! Kev

Welcome aboard, Peter! Good to see a lot of LSP members here. Kev

Yeah, that's terrific! Kev

Great model, great scene, great photo! Kev