What is Your Favorite Size Rotary Cutter?
03-14-2014, 05:34 AM
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I've converted to the 60" I'm lazy so I cut as many layers at a time as possible and the 60" is a lot easier. It did seem big at first but now I'm used to it.
I still have my 45 and I use it too if it happens to be handy and I'm only cutting 3-4 layers tops. I consider it my "travel" rotary cutter. It's also good to switch to periodically if I'm doing a LOT of cutting because it has a different handle, so it fatigues my arm in a different way, lol.
And I have a 28 that I use too, mostly for cutting applique pieces or lopping off "thread tentacles" from freshly-washed fabric!
I still have my 45 and I use it too if it happens to be handy and I'm only cutting 3-4 layers tops. I consider it my "travel" rotary cutter. It's also good to switch to periodically if I'm doing a LOT of cutting because it has a different handle, so it fatigues my arm in a different way, lol.
And I have a 28 that I use too, mostly for cutting applique pieces or lopping off "thread tentacles" from freshly-washed fabric!
03-14-2014, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
My go-to is the 45mm. It's a comfortable size for me. I had the 60 and decided it was just way too large for me. And I think it was the 28 that was just way too small. Actually gave that one to a friend when her 45 got lost in her sewing room and she was in the middle of a project. The 60 might be floating around in my cabinet - no clue really.
03-14-2014, 07:46 AM
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I have 18mm, 28mm, 45mm, and 60mm, my favorite is 45mm, but I love my 60mm for thicker items so it is my 2nd most used one, have yet to touch the other 2, I was gifted the 18 and won the 28 but still haven't used either
03-14-2014, 04:44 PM
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So far the majority likes the 45 mm, with some liking the 60 (those of us who aren't afraid of it - I am!!!) and some, like me, liking the 28 mm. Olfa and Martelli seem to be the top brands, at least so far. Since so many of you like the 45 mm cutter, I'll have to try mine again and see if I can get used to it. Thanks for answering my questions. I am always curious as to what other tools quilters are using and why.
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