Magnetic Base Plate UPDATE. I have some disappointing news to share with you today. I just spotted this update on the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Website:

As you may know, we’ve been eagerly anticipating the relaunch of the Magnetic Cutting Plate for some time. After redesigning and rigorously testing the plate, we felt that we had a successful model for a relaunch of the product. Unfortunately, we’re now finding that with mass production, a defect in the manufacturing process is causing the plate layers to separate after use. This is not an issue we’ve experienced in the past and we are currently working with our manufacturer to determine its cause.

After extensive additional testing (and fair amount of heartbreak), we’ve determined that the relaunched Magnetic Cutting Plate does not meet the standard of quality that we expect for our products. As a result, we have made the decision to turn this item off (effective immediately) for the foreseeable future. Additionally, we will be putting the development of our Mini Magnetic Cutting Plate on hold.

We stand by our offering of the highest quality products, so if you have purchased the Magnetic Cutting Plate (item ), you will be issued a refund within 45 days, regardless of whether you’ve encountered issues with the product. If you ordered the Magnetic Cutting Plate but have not received it yet, you will still receive the product as well as a refund. Please do not contact Demonstrator Support for your refund, as it will be automatically issued to your original form of payment.

We share in your disappointment and frustration. Please do not try to repair or alter defective plates, as they may damage the machine. If you would like to improve the alignment of your open dies and stamped images without a Magnetic Cutting Plate, you can use temporary adhesives such as washi tape, masking tape, or Post-it Notes to secure your die and paper together before running them through the machine.

Thank you for your understanding and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

As you may know, I have the Magnetic Base Plate and was holding off issuing a review until I had used it a LOT. Whilst I am disappointed that we will not be able to offer a Magnetic Base Plate for EITHER Cut & Emboss Machine for the foreseeable future, I am delighted that Stampin’ Up! has been monitoring the Magnetic Base Plate once it went into general use and am not at all surprised that they are issuing a FULL REFUND to anyone who has purchased this item.

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