Old 05-01-2013, 01:42 AM
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SusanSusan33
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Originally Posted by sarahspins View Post
You should easily be able to cut through that with a sharp blade - I do it all the time when I am cutting out strips because of how I fold my fabric, . You can, with some effort, cut through about 10 layers with a 45mm blade (and a 60mm isn't much easier), but I wouldn't suggest it if you are cutting out a lot... the repetition with that much force gets very tiring - it's much easier to make more cuts with less effort. It's more of a challenge to hold your ruler steady on a stack of 10 fabrics than to actually cut the material though.
Perfect. Thanks for the help. I doubt I will EVER try to cut through 10 layers but I may look into a 60mm in the future.
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