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Okay, well before we get started, we'd like to talk to you about some of the accessories
that we are going to be using today. First, we have here a self-healing cutting mat, available
in various sizes. The idea here is if you cut into, there is fibres in the cutting mat
that actually spread apart. Once the blade's gone through it, they actually reseal themselves.
It's always a nice flat surface to cut on. Very, very useful.
We move then onto the Tacking iron that we are going to be using. The tacking iron is
used to adhere dry mounting tissue to the back of the poster and then back down onto
the board. Again, we'll show you how to use this very shortly.
We then have the piercing tool. The majority of our films are overlaminating films that
come pre-pierced, but there are products that we do need to pierce, so, again we'll be showing
you how to use that later. Obviously, a cutting knife; preferably one
with snap off blades, it's always good to have nice, new, sharp blade to use.
We've got the big, purple ruler that we sell. The idea for this is that it's got a good
finger protector so that when you are cutting your work out, it's actually protecting your
fingers and you're not coming anywhere near your fingers.
And finally, we've got the tack cloth or tack rag to clean down substrates or posters and
prints. Be aware when you are using this, it has got some adhesive residue on here so,
especially with ink jet prints, it can leave some residue or take some ink off of the surface
of the print. So, just be careful when you are using this, always check that it's good
to use on the actual print that you're using.