Originally Posted by
Nanax4
I would consider a Fiskars Fuse. The price is right down there now at Joann's. I think I've seen it as low as $79.99.
It's a fabulous, versatile, well-made machine. With shims, it takes just about any die. I don't usually use their shims, I use the big shot shims. The Fuse dies are worthless; don't waste your money on those. I don't use any of the Fuse things except for the machine itself. Love, love, love!
I concur! I just bought one and it's great. I bought mine on Amazon for about $100. I've bought and tested Accuquilt dies, Sizzix dies, and of course the Fuse die it came with. All work great. It's 12-1/2 inches wide so it can handle most of the Accuquilt dies. The Sizzix shims work great; for my Accuquilt die I use the Sizzix shim plus a piece of acrylic I had laying around the house and it's *perfect*. (The acrylic is .0925 thick - buy a scrap at any hardware store)
So much cheaper than either the Go or the Big Shot - leaves me with more to spend on fabric & dies! And it folds up nice and small. It sure is heavy though - made with lots of metal, which is a good thing.