Love the foil quill I’m convinced now I’ll have to have one, after I finish your course I have been playing away for a couple of years just doing basics but I wanna get better and use my machines more The standard 1.5mm heated tip allows you to hot foil your designs using your existing crafting machine.

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Place the Foil Quill into the slot that you would load your PEN tool into. For a Scan N Cut, there is only once choice. If you have a Cricut select the pen slot.When you plug in the Foil Quill, a light at the top will illuminate, showing that the Foil Quill is on and heating up. How Long Does It Take for the Foil Quill to Heat Up? Place the metal heat protector piece under the Foil Quill tool and then turn the power. Allow to heat for about 5 minutes. There are two ways to buy: The All-In-One Kit, which includes all three tip sizes, or individual tips sizes— standard, fine, and bold. The Foil Quill All-In-One Kit

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The Foil Quill is externally powered, meaning it needs a power source to heat up. I have found a small portable battery unit works well (the kind I travel with to charge my phone when I’m not near an outlet). You can also plug it directly into a USB port in a wall charger, if your machine is close enough. If your machine has a USB power source, you can also use that, though machine manufacturers do not recommend it. How Do I Know If My Foil Quill Is Heating Up?You can definitely use the Foil Quill with your existing machine, but you will need to plug the USB adapter into your laptop or an external battery charger to power it – anything that is a power source with a USB charger in it will do. Only the Maker machine has this built in already. This is the inside of the card I made using the Foil Quill and gold foil. I was really pleased with how the foiling turned out. It was created with the Fine tip Foil Quill and was run through the Scan N Cut twice as it missed a couple of letters in the first pass. NOTE: You can see the masking tape that I used to hold the foil down onto the project. I recommend that you use more than I did in this picture to hold the foil down a little better. The Foil Quill works with all major electronic cutting machines on the market. It has been tested with the following machines: The Foil Quill starter kits features heated 3 tips (standard 1.5mm, bold 2.5mm and fine 0.5mm) that allow you to hot foil your designs using your existing crafting machine.

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I always love when a new product comes out and I get to share it with you! Today I’m talking all about the Foil Quill from We R Memory Keepers, sent to me by my favorite craft store JOANN. I first saw the Foil Quill demonstrated at Creativation in January (it won a Best New Product award) and I pretty much jumped up and down like a crazy person and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Having said that, I was super impressed with how it worked! Let’s look at what it is, and how to use the foil quill.As far as other foil brands go, you’ll have to test them. There are other heat-activated foils on the market which will probably work. Other foils, however, that are activated with toner or adhesive, will not work with the Foil Quill. Where Do I Find Designs to Foil with the Foil Quill? You can also buy the Foil Quill pens individually( standard, fine, and bold). In the box you’ll get the foil quill itself, the four machine adapters, and the heat shield. The individual pens do not come with foil or placement tape, though you can buy them separately: NOTE: Once you remove your mat the above will not work as the mat will not load in exactly the same place to achieve a nice outcome. (well, maybe if you have a miracle it might 🙂 ) The cord that is attached to the tool is not overly long and an extension cord may be required to reach your power outlet.

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The tool itself is interesting. It has a heat tip, protected by the ceramic outer shell. The heat tip is what activates the foil and adheres the foil to your project. What else do you need As I mentioned earlier, the foil is very lightweight and you need to tape it to your project before you send it through your machine. It needs to be fairly taut so that it doesn’t move too much as the tool heats the areas of the design. Ok, so we have the heating sorted. Let’s look at some steps to reach the end goal of foiling your design. My name is Susan Meier and my goal is to inspire you to learn and have fun with your Scan N Cut. I am so pleased you have popped in!While the instructions state to use the USB on your machine, I recommend that you use an external source of power and NOT plug it into your cutting machine.