Don't pick the threads out of the rag die. You'll go nuts. They will pile pile up and be easy to pull out all at once. Hasn't effected the snip cuts at all for me. I have the 2 1/2 square die and some of the squares weren't getting cut all the way through in some spots. I found if I push down on the die as it goes through the roller it cuts these places. I guess I could get another die but I don't use that die that much.