When I first started back sewing 4 years ago my friend bought me a gray fiskers for xmas. I was thinking that i needed a new one too. I do turn mine around often. I have a few deep cuts in a spot. Hope to get a little more use out of this one. I also have a small 12 olfa rotary that I really like to use for the samll things. Then I bought a nother small one at a yard sale that I use. I don't think that one is self healing. It use only a 25 cents so couldn't beat that.