Onebyone

I found that the dies don't last all that long, the mats wear out fairly fast, you never have the right die and the cutting is not necessarily perfect. If you don't cut on the length of the grain, the pieces will be off.

??Some of my dies are decades old. They still cut like new. Strip dies only get the curve if the fabric is not on the die correctly, doesn't matter what grain is cut. I think some video tutorials on using the Accuquilt system will help you a lot with the strip dies.

Only the Go Big is electric. The Go and Go Me (Baby) are manual. The die will stop cutting correctly if the mat is worn or cracked. I agree that sometimes I get a snarky customer rep from Accuquilt. I hang up and call back later or the next day until i get a nice one which seems to be few and far between. I always get the names of the reps and email accuquilt with names of how I felt I was treated good or bad. I don't let bad customer service get me down, I get bad right back.[QUOTE]