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So this looks very interesting if a bit expensive...

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Old 06-17-2012, 04:01 AM
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I bought the singer one for 70 dollars...It is garbage..took it back!

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Old 06-17-2012, 04:15 AM
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But it weighs 6 lbs!!!! I wouldn't want to be picking that up with my arthritic hands, very often.
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Old 06-17-2012, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by kellen46 View Post
An auto sharpening rotary cutter that is motorized. It says it will cut fabric up to an inch in depth...I wonder how this would do with strip piecing...http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...ign=newsletter

no reviews on the site but has any one bought this and if so how does it relate to quilting?
This is a commercial cutter - used by clothing manufacturers to cut out patterns. Basically the same as a rotary cutter but too heavy and expensive for home use. A shop could probably justify the cost if they cut their own jelly rolls.
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Old 06-17-2012, 08:30 AM
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I had one of these several years ago I paid $125.00 for it and I loved it but at the time I was making denim purse out of really heavy denim and I could cut 8-10 layers of denim at a time. Since I retired from that, I use the Black and Decker electric cutter for cutting my fabric cost around 20 dollars and they work great. Harbor freight even has them on sale this month not the B&B brand and they are cordless. I gonna get me one of those.
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Old 06-17-2012, 11:14 AM
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Initial acquisition price is high for some of us but in the end I think it would pay for itself quickly in money saved on rotary blades. Not when compared to the tool-store blades but certainly if you buy from Jo-Ann, even at half-price. I
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Old 06-17-2012, 11:21 AM
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The price and weight would certainly deter me from buying!
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Old 06-17-2012, 01:26 PM
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Seems like way too much money for me.
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Old 06-17-2012, 01:50 PM
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if it will go through an 1" depth of fabric, what will do to your cutting mat? There is just not enough info on this product to date!
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Old 06-17-2012, 02:31 PM
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I have a friend that has a similar one that did a lot of production on puppets, jackets, hats, etc. so it was justified for them. I'm not sure that it would give the average quilter the exact cuts they are looking for. It would be interesting to play with for a while if someone wants to donate some fabric.
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Old 06-17-2012, 06:46 PM
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Sounds like an industrial tool. I wouldn't want one, for I'd ruin everything I tried to cut.
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