Strip Cutter
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
Do these let you cut angles?
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Originally Posted by amma
Since this topic has come up many times :wink: I came across this strip cutter that uses 45mm blades like our rotary cutters. It can cut extremely wide strips, too.
http://www.cutting-mats.net/paper-trimmer-2739.html
http://www.cutting-mats.net/paper-trimmer-2739.html
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Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by Olivia's Gramy
I must be missing something here, why the stripper cutter instead of the ruler and rotary?
if this product is good, and replacement blades are not too much, it might save me a lot of cutting, plus a lot of BENDING OVER. It really gets me in my back and shoulders to cut out a whole quilt.
With rulers and rotary, you have a lot of placing ruler, checking and rechecking, even with the sandpaper on rulers...to make all those cuts.
This could be invaluable for someone like me :D
#26
I just bought the strip cutter and have started using it. A couple of things I will do differently the next time I use it. One, I think I need a slightly lower cutting surface to use the strip cutter. I have three different levels of cutting surfaces. It put a little to much strain on my shoulder. I could only cut through 4 layers of fabric and not all of them cut. I think a lower surface would help that. Also, the one I have, the widest I can cut is 6 1/2". BUT after making these changes I think I will like it and I feel that it will cut more acurately.
#27
I had to move mine from my regular table from my sewing room to my dining room table. The reason is the sewing room table must have a slight bow in it and had trouble cutting through. So I take it and the mat to the dining room table with better sucess.
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Originally Posted by Olivia's Gramy
I just bought the strip cutter and have started using it. A couple of things I will do differently the next time I use it. One, I think I need a slightly lower cutting surface to use the strip cutter. I have three different levels of cutting surfaces. It put a little to much strain on my shoulder. I could only cut through 4 layers of fabric and not all of them cut. I think a lower surface would help that. Also, the one I have, the widest I can cut is 6 1/2". BUT after making these changes I think I will like it and I feel that it will cut more acurately.
Do you guy's feel that the blade on these, is the same blades that we use in our rotary cutters?
If that is so, then I don't see why they wouldn't last a good while if I just used it on fabrics and no paper.
This could be a very good thing for me.
I have one I use for paper and pictures etc. and I love it. Has three guides and super fast.
I like to keep pictures from magazines and put them in notebooks, etc.
Cuts down on a lot of messing and gauming to get something squared.
This strip cutter tool could be awesome for a fussy cut motif square/diamond! :D
#29
Mine should be a fiskars rotary blade size 45, cause that's who makes it. Works pretty slick, but the surface has to be completely flat. My big folding table has just the slightest bow and isn't cutting well even with my rotary's. Have to line everything up to the middle of the table where there must be a brace. Other than that it's fine. Did 6 pcs of fabric the other night. Cut like butter. But I cut all of my fabric 3 colors the wrong sizr. Grabed the binding ruler instead of the 3" ruler and cut up all fabric. Did not know this until I tried to pc them to my 9" squares. Was making a warm wishes quilt. Had to go back and make all my squares 6". My goof for the week, hopefully.
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