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Minc - my adventures

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:12 pm
by nchoney
I stopped at my TM on the way home this evening and they had several of the Minc machines in there.... on sale for $29.99 .... so in case anyone's interested and has a TM close by... that's a pretty good deal... they're showing the regular retail at $79.99... so... I'll start playing with some foiling in the near future :-)

And there was a bunch of Martha Stewart stuff... adhesives, punches, etc.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:28 am
by pamcook
That is a great buy on a Minc.
Judy - do you use yours very often? I've seen a few pieces you've done and they're so pretty.

I've had good luck with my MS punches - they seem to be pretty durable.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:30 am
by nchoney
I figured it was a darn good price... and one I can afford since I just want to start dabbling first... plus we have a laser printer at home, so that part's a no-brainer... I can print out whatever I want

and yeah... the Martha punches are 2.99 and 3.99... those nice big sturdy ones

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:16 pm
by Trixie
No, not real often, but I like the effect and it works well. I just am not comfortable using shiny stuff. I need more practice.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:09 am
by ScrappinJen
Didn't see it at my Tuesday Morning yesterday. But if a laser printer is required, I can't use it anyway.

At the Lobby this week, I bought a new DecoArt pen hoping to give it a go with my old foils. That will be as close as I get to the Minc.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:16 am
by pamcook
Any laminator does the same thing. The laser printer is the key.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:30 pm
by nchoney
A little update. This one is the Minc mini. Not the full sized Minc. But that's fine for what I want to use it for.

Haven't played with it yet. But just got some foil today. Also found some good prices on foil from vendors at aliexpress.com

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:30 pm
by pat-czap
I have the mini minc, but do not use it much. Also used laminator for same result. Bought Heidi Swapp and Anna Griffin embellishments that were premade for foiling. You can also buy sheets of special paper and die cut yourself. There are also pens that lay down that needed substance to take foil.

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:27 pm
by nchoney
I'm going to print out some full sheets of toner on cardstock and foil some diecuts. Whooohoooooo!!

Re: Minc - on sale at Tuesday Morning

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:27 am
by pamcook
Can't wait to see what you do with them Debi!

Re: Minc - my adventures

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:12 pm
by nchoney
So.... I tried my Minc this morning.... after about 4 passes through, it decided to eat the transfer folder and then melt it. I was using plain cardstock set on 4 like it says to... heck... it hadn't even gotten to the cardstock item that was in it... just mangled up the transfer folder.

I've written an email to American Crafts and attached these two photos... so we'll see what happens. For now, it's going back in the box. :-(

Re: Minc - my adventures

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:56 pm
by pat-czap
Oh no. Sorry this happened.

I use thin copy paper as the transfer folder, works well.

Re: Minc - my adventures

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:10 pm
by nchoney
I'll see what they say.... if I get a response. Then I'll try some other options. It sure shouldn't have screwed up that quickly. LOL

Re: Minc - my adventures

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:30 pm
by pamcook
That's just annoying. I hope it's an easy fix.

Re: Minc - my adventures

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:51 am
by nchoney
I got an email from them yesterday.... asking for some more info and a photo of the Minc with a piece of paper with my address on it... kinda cool way to verify that I even own the thing... so maybe they'll ship a replacement. I'll keep y'all posted... but that sure was a quick response :-)