<HTML>In a message dated 10/11/01 8:04:03 AM Central Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi again gang. I bought one of the rotary felt cutting tools that Pianotek sells, along with a cutting mat. Tool really works great (WAY, way, way, way, way better than scissors) .................. if you can hold the felt real tight to the mat. Is there some secret to clamping or whatever the felt to the mat so that you can hold it real firmly in position to get the cut you desire? I find this to be a bit of trouble especially when cutting 3/8" long strips from a 1" wide strip of felt or cloth. Thanks. Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> Terry I took a 1 yard aluminum yard stick and cut it to 18." That's just so that I would have a short straight edge.  To make the felt stick to the aluminum, I glued a piece of felt to one side of the ruler. That makes it stick to the felt you're cutting. Wim </HTML>