Silhouette Electrostatic Protection Sheet - for use with 12 inch Curio 2 and Cameo 5 Electrostatic Mat

I bought this as a back up, just in case my other one gets cut too deep by accident.

I bought the Electrostatic mat specifically for print-and-cut stickers. I'm doing a major sticker restock and the protection sheet that came with the mat lasted for a little less than 2 weeks of daily use and several rounds of repetitive cuts, about what I expected. These protection sheets are at least half the thickness of the original sheet and lasted for 6 cut jobs, and now my Electrostatic mat has scratches on it. Not acceptable.

First of all, I actually didn't realize that these EP sheets (bought for Curio 2) come 2 to a pack. How nice. They work, although I do wish Silhouette would print a grid on them for easier placement of things on top of them. The product is good -- 5 stars. It will replace the one that came with my machine when I need it.Where things go awry is with packing/shipping. This is just a warning to all ordering these on Amazon: they will likely come creased. My original order was even shipped in a box, and because there was no packing material in the box, they slid, became stuck in the bottom flaps and got a huge, deep crease right through the middle. Because these go underneath whatever material you are cutting, they need to lay totally flat. Amazon did send a replacement, but these were packed EVEN WORSE than the first ones. The new ones I got were literally FOLDED inside of a cardboard sleeve that was too small for them. *sigh*I am now attempting to press the creases out (heavy books hopefully to the rescue?), and just giving up on buying these via Amazon. If you need ES bed protection sheets for your new Cameo or Curio machine, buy them somewhere else until Amazon figures out how to ship them without damaging them.

These mats are noticeably thinner than the one that came with my ES mat. I design cut files and do a LOT of test cutting - the original ES mat that came with it lasted through months of regular use but this replacement lasted less than a week before it cut through.A couple of things that I think help make the thinner ones last longer is to make sure that you rotate and flip them so you aren't continually cutting over the same place (especially if you are cutting the same shape over and over). Also, make sure that you are using a sharp blade and the minimum required cut settings for your material so you aren't overcutting and cutting into the mat. All of that being said, these are definitely thinner and have not held up as well for me.

One of my mats was warped but was finally able to get it flatten out. Works as well as the ES mat works which is not my favorite as you don't have the entire 12x12 space to cut with.

Love this ota so much better then the reg mats. Easy use

Just as I needed for my electrostatic bed

These sheets are about1/2 as thick as the original sheet that came with the Curio 2. Consequently I have done only 3 cuts with the new protector sheet and have a hole in it already.Does Silhouette sell the original thicker protector sheet?