I need some rectangles.

I have had a great deal of success making artboard squares using chipboard (with artwork spray mounted onto it). I use a rotary cutting board with a mounted cutter. I use some scrap 1x2 wood and some small quick-clamps to make a cutting fence. That ensures that all are exactly the same. Ruler and knife would work fine too, but this will go much faster with more accurate results (all tiles will be exactly the same size).

Best of luck!!

Would either you or Fastlearner be willing to provide a picture of this technique? For some reason I just can't picture this in my head.

-Michael

You'd be surprised how motivated I become when money enters the picture. :eviler grin:

I don't have a picture of it right now, though I can take one next time I do it.

In the case of cards (would work the same with tiles), first I trim the excess off two perpendicular edges of the original page by laying the paper down on the trimmer bed and lining one edge up with 10.75" (trim) and then turn it 90 degrees and line an edge up with 8" (trim). Now two of the four edges are trimmed off, which is all I need.

Next I take a piece of extra-thick chipboard (two sandwiched together in this case) that's about 6" x 6" and lay it on the bed of the rotary trimmer. I place one edge at 3.5" with the rest of the cardboard extending off to the higher measurements, effectively creating a clear area between the blade and the 3.5" mark. I tape this down, including a piece of tape along the edge closest to the blade, creased down hard against the chipboard and the trimmer bed. This last piece of tape keeps the cardstock (laminated in my case) from slipping under the chipboard.

Then I put the cardstock under the cutter and push the (previously trimmed) edge up against the chipboard, such that it's precisely 3.5" away from the blade automatically. Slice. Slide the cardstock further in. Slice. Slide it in again. Slice. Discard excess trim. Move the chipboard to 2.5" and repeat with the new slices.

End result: identically-sized cards that are extremely close to 2.5" x 3.5" and pretty quickly, too.

I'll still take the pix to make it more clear, but not until the next time I need to cut cards.

-- Matthew

Hey,
Just thought you might be interested in this link, if you haven't discovered it already. These folks have wooden rectangles in a variety of sizes....

http://www.craftparts.com/mall/Geometrics2.asp

personally I haven't ordered from them, but they seem to have a pretty nice selection. (and yes, they are linked from the "web resources" portion of this site)

peace,
Tom