...are just some of the shapes that you can cut using the Ellison Die-cutting Machine, currently housed near the study tables in the Curriculum Lab in the basement of Paul G. Blazer Library.
What is a die-cutting machine? The manufacturer of the machine explains it like this:
"Die cutting is like using a cookie cutter. A hand-operated, die cutting machine uses steel rule die shapes to cut through a wide range of materials quickly and easily."(http://www.ellisoneducation.com/diecutting)
Why should you care about Blazer's Ellison machine? Because it is free for you to use, for one! You only need to supply the construction paper that you will use. Secondly, the die-cuts have real and practical applications in your life. Education students use the variety of shapes and letters to make cut-outs for the sample bulletin boards they must prepare for class. Sorority and Fraternity members use the letters to help in the construction of signs during Rush Week. The machine is indispensable during Homecoming season when it is time for the campus-wide decorating contest.
The usefulness of the Ellison is not just limited to making attractive signs, either. The Ellison website maintains a score of free lesson plans that utilize die-cut shapes from the Ellison machine. Check them out at http://www.ellisoneducation.com/lessons/1
The Ellison machine is available for you to use whenever the library is open.
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