There are a few tricks to using. BUT LOVE!
"It's a bit tricky at times. The plastic side sometimes delaminates from the chrome metal side. Never leave the plate sit into the machine when not using. The separation can happen and it can be a bear to work it out with out damage. And then pull the plastic off the chrome. If glue is still smooth across the plate find some decent dense card stock the thicker the better. (I saved 2 different boxes that were double sided ultra dense finished cardboard so to speak. ) Layed the chrome glue side down matching one corner and two sides together. Then trimmed the the other two sides and 3 corners. Turns out to be just as good as new maybe better. I also discovered I could with the help of a thicker shim cut out all Diamond Press ultra thin black metal dies. Before I had never found a sandwich combination that would cut the DP dies except in the DP machines. I had 4 DP machines love their dies but the expensive of their cutting folders outrageous. I contacted both Sizzix and Spellbinder for tips on how to cut the DP dies and their response was try more shims and switch to the Universal plate set of spellbinders. I already had done all of those things. I'm a chrome plate fan. Do not sweat it if one separates. A hint is never use the chrome plate face down cutting into it or as a top cutting plate but always use it face up paper media then die cut side down onto paper then an acrylic cutting pad/plate on top. There is a bigger chance for these to delaminate when they are face down and plastic is being pinched via top rollers on the machines. I just ordered 4 more. These are out of stock a lot of places. Look out for bait and switch sales too I managed to return 6 when that happened to me recently. What sold me on these by the way is they cut through glitter paper of all types and weights. Cuts clean through the centered plastic tough membrane that most glitter stock is made with. Otherwise my Spellbinder Platinums and my Sizzix Big Shot were failing to always give a clean cut with glitter media and I happen to love glitter paper. I even make my own using super fine glitter contact paper applied to 65# card stock. I'm like others said in love with these plates. I'm worried they are going to be discontinued due to the delamination issues."