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    Old 02-16-2011, 04:59 AM
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    Do you use it a lot? The dies are expensive. How many do you own and how often do you use it? If I buy an Accuguilt Go, what dies should I buy?
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    Old 02-16-2011, 05:30 AM
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    Not as often as I would like,I was able to get most of my dies by searching the web for them. when I found a site with the least expewnsive dies, I printed thier price list and took the list to Joann's and they matched the price. Most of my strip dies only costed me 48.00 or less.The strip dies are the most common used dies. I aso have the circle and heart shape dies. I hope this well help.
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    Old 02-16-2011, 05:33 AM
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    Ps. Joann has the accuquilt go sale for 199.00
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    Old 02-16-2011, 05:38 AM
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    I love my GO. I only buy the dies of shapes I find difficult to cut myself. ie: tumbler shape, stars, floral, some triangles. You do get better with practice at minimizing your waste.
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    Old 02-16-2011, 05:51 AM
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    I enjoy my Go but haven't used it too much at this point because trying to catch up on UFOs. I think it's worth the money if you can afford it though. I bought my dies from one of the shops on amazon.
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    Old 02-16-2011, 05:57 AM
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    I have the Go and bought it at retail price so it was very worth it for me to have it as soon as it was available to buy. My hands, shoulder, and neck were bothering me when I would cut a lot with a rotary cutter. I have most all the dies. I buy them on sale at different online shops. I like the tumbler die, strip die and HST dies the best. I recently used the chisel die and it's becoming a favorite. I use the hex die to cut my hex papers for English paper piecing and fabric hexes. The circle die is excellent for three sizes of yo yos. My Go is three years old and still works like new. Not one problem with it. The mats will wear out but I'm still using a lot of the first mats I bought. They don't cost much. The Go is a tool that isn't for everyone but I'm sure glad I have one.
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    Old 02-16-2011, 06:21 AM
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    I'm having trouble with the 5" squares or that plastic thing.Was cutting out for my D9P and it looks like it's wearing out faster than it should and squares not exact like they should.
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