What is a "Go cutter"? Whatever it is, I think I need one :)

A Go cutter is something I want, but am most likely never going to get on account of the dies and how expensive they are.

http://accuquilt.com/

Bella-
How do you like your Go cutter? I am green with envy :mrgreen:
I couldn't decide if it was fabulous or if I would tire of using the same blocks over and over...How long have you had it?
How many quilts have you cut?
How many layers at a time?
See, I have LOTS of questions.... :D

I don't cut the same blocks. I cut block pieces. Triangles, rectangles, squares, half squares, strips, and other shapes. I love that the ends are all cut off the triangles making it so much easier to match up. The rag cut dies are a big time saver the edges are perfectly snipped for you. I waiting for the Double Wedding Ring die to be available and the Drunkard's path. The dies come in basic sizes and are the sizes I was cutting for most of my quilts. The Studio model has more quilt dies and is made for high volume cutting. I opted for the Go because it's portable and is a personal machine for the sewing room. After having aches for a day after rotary cutting pieces for quilting, it's worth the price to me. No other material items gives me a much enjoyment as my quilting supplies.

Does the go cutter waste a lot of fabric? And do you have to purchase a lot of supplies for it? My lqs has an accucut they rent by the hour but the last time I was there they said no one had rented it yet and they were just figuring out how to use it. I thought about buying one a few years ago but it was cost prohibitive and so big. I didn't realize your go cutter was the same thing only smaller.

I have seen a few shops employees using the bigger die cut machine and they don't know how to NOT waste fabric. Most do what the demo shows, which is lay a piece of fabric over the whole die. That's just for a demo and has too much waste. I have much less waste then using a rotary cutter because I mess up a lot of cuts with that. I don't want all the same fabric for all the pieces so I layer different fabrics together. The cutting mat that goes over the die and fabric is like a rotary mat, the die blades cut into that. They get used up eventually but are inexpensive. The dies will last for years. It's all manual, no technical do- dads to go wrong, no battery or electrical power needed. It isn't for everyone but I have no regrets at all about buying it.

thanks for the update on the Accucut Go! I wondered about all of that...

So do you rough cut the fabric into pieces a little bigger than the dies and layer them over it? I am really thinking about this being my next big purchase as no matter how hard I try, my squares are never exactly "square".

Bella, I have wondered about cutting 2-inch jellyroll strips with the GO. Do you fold the fabric so it cuts one 42-inch at a time?

Yes, you can cut three strips side by side or one or two, 1-6 layers each ever how long your fabric is by folding it. I do about 2 layers at a time, don't need a whole lot for myself. It's great for borders. The Studio will cut up to 10 or more layers and is for mass cutting. The Go die is 2 1/2" wide. No matter how I lay it on the die, no curve in my strips at all.