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does anybody out here have the tabletop paper cutter in the cattie? in preparing for my camps and doing a ton of cutting and cutting and cutting (well you get the picture....) i was wondering if it cuts multiple cardstock pages at a time.
if you have it...what do you love about it? what do you dislike about it?
i don't want to invest in another trimmer if i really won't like it....
i have been scrappin' for over 10 years now...so needless to say i have bought a lot of useless tools over the years....
help me come to terms with my "trimming troubles"
lol!
thanks!:confused:
I have it and LOVE it. I've cut three pieces of cardstock at a time comfortably, four if I'm daring and sometime five if it's whisper white or vanilla and I'm holding the paper guide down firmly. It has saved me SO much time!
Since you asked what we love.... As corny as it sounds, I LOVE the sound it makes when it cuts. *SWOOSH* aaaahhh....beautiful!
That and the fact that I can cut little tiny slivers of paper if I want to. And cut multiple sheets at once. And my whisper white and very vanilla don't fray like they do when I use my fiskars.
At first I didn't like it, but now I love it! I never get out my other paper trimmer, unless I need to score something. I normally cut 2 sheets at once, but have cut three. The thinner paper, like dsp, I cut 4 at a time. It saves SO much time preparing for classes and workshops!!!
I've been using mine for over a year -- an I absolutely love it. I cut up to 3 sheets of color card stock and 4 sheets of VV or WW. If you hold down the paper guide over the two "bulgy" spots when cutting full sheets you shouldn't have any fraying.
What I love most about it is that it's self-sharpening -- no need to buy refill blades! It was a bigger up-front investment, but has more than paid for itself just over last year, and it's still going strong.
The other thing I like is that with the handle and extension arm stowed underneath, it's actually pretty portable. I've taken it with me whe I'm going to stamp with others outside of my house.
Carl's can cut up to 10 or more! If you are preping for big workshops or card parties I suggest it!
The thing with the Carl cutter, or at least the professional versions that I have seen, is that it's just a rotary cutter that can fit more card stock under the cutter guide. So it's not that it will cut through 10 sheets with a single cut -- it will cut through 10 sheets if you move the blade back and forth a few times -- so it takes at least 3 or 4 cuts per the 10 sheets -- not really any fewer cuts that on our tabletop. Plus you have to get replacement blades and replacement tracks. I know many demos use them and find them to be great, but I prefer the tabletop cutter with self-sharpening blades.
Again, I'm not trying to benegative about the Carl because it is the preferred cutter of many, just trying to point out the differences in the features.
I've been using mine for over a year -- an I absolutely love it. I cut up to 3 sheets of color card stock and 4 sheets of VV or WW. If you hold down the paper guide over the two "bulgy" spots when cutting full sheets you shouldn't have any fraying.
What I love most about it is that it's self-sharpening -- no need to buy refill blades! It was a bigger up-front investment, but has more than paid for itself just over last year, and it's still going strong.
The other thing I like is that with the handle and extension arm stowed underneath, it's actually pretty portable. I've taken it with me whe I'm going to stamp with others outside of my house.
I love mine, too...for all the reasons above. Relatively portable and definitely worth it! I love having it out on the table so my stamp clubbers can see me use it and I often have projects where you need to cut a little here and there to finish the project AFTER you have completed the stamping so I have been able to let my stampers experience the cutter themselves and they seem to like it also.
EASY to use, you do have to get used to the markings and where to put your cardstock so that you get a sheet of c/s cut in half instead of having one piece a wee tiny bit larger than the other but as Connie Stewart of OK once explained it to me, you need to align the cardstock with a little "trough" in the blade side of the cutter (in other words, you don't want to have the c/s covering the actual mark from which you are measuring and then it's a better match. Sometimes I am still off by a teeny tiny bit, maybe 1/16th " or so if I am not paying attention.
I bought mine with my promotion product bonus money last year when they came out with that option which means that I have had it well over a year and it's as sharp now as the day I got it. Have probably had 3 or 4 customers also purchase one....most of them with their hostess dollars but some for a Christmas gift, etc. About the only time I get my Carl Cutter out now is for convention swaps.
Count me as a happy camper when it comes to our tabletop cutter! Jan
Honestly, though, I now only use my Carl for the really big jobs-- cutting and scoring a BIG (<20) stack of cards for a class or those BIG swaps (you know, the ones that have you scratching your head wondering what in the world was I thinking?), I use my tabletop trimmer for my clubs and workshops.
The DC series can cut about 12 sheets of whisper white/very vanilla cardstock or 8-10 sheets of colored cardstock... not with one pass, but you measure and clamp down the cardstock once and pass over it a few times with the rotary blade.
Get the DC-210 (12") if you only need to cut up to 12x12 cs...
DC-220 (15") can cut 8-1/2 x 11 on a diagonal
DC-230 (18") can cut 12 x 12 on a diagonal.
I have it and also LOOOOOOVE it!
I've never had even a hint of fraying. I'm getting rid of all my other frustrating ones!
I have cut two or three sheets of colored c/s at a time with no problem, as long as you make sure to press down on the plastic bar to keep them in place there's no difficulty.
I love my SU table top cutter. I was a Cutterpede rotary fanatic because I could never get the Fiskars to cut straight lines for me. Now I say the Fiskars for scoring and me table top for all of my class prep. Love that it is self-sharpening. I even use it to crop my pictures.
I don't like the idea of the table top cutter because I have children and the guillotine style just seems like trouble to me. They aren't allowed to touch my stuff, but ...
I have the Fiskars rotary cutter and like it. I'm sure the Carl is head and shoulders above the Fiskars, but mine cuts 3 layers of colored cardstock with one firm swipe. I've had it more than a year (maybe 2?) and have not replaced the blade, though I am almost ready to replace the track (one came in the package, so I'm not purchasing anything yet).
[QUOTE=weederberries;7192366]I don't like the idea of the table top cutter because I have children and the guillotine style just seems like trouble to me. They aren't allowed to touch my stuff, but ...
I can understand why that would be a concern...thankfully the SU tabletop cutter has an internal blade, I accidentaly brought it down on my finger once (yes, I know...WHAT was I thinking??? obviously not paying attention) and it didn't cut me. Pinched my finger, yes...but no break in the skin, nada. They had demo'ed it at convention that it wouldn't cut but I was still skeptical of that! The way I understand it (but I could be wrong) is that the metal on the arm that comes down to cut is actually sharpening the internal blade each time you make a cut. Pretty cool!
But I can still undertand why you wouldn't want that temptation for the kiddos....I know how that can be! Jan
Jan
wow...great info everyone! I've been looking at getting a guillotine-style cutter because my Fiskars seems to cut things just a tiny bit wonky...not something most people notice, but I'm a bit OCD and it bugs me :o) I think I'll be adding the SU! catty tabletop version to my Christmas list! ;)
Carl ... or SU!
I can buy Carl from somebody else ... or SU! from me
Carl gives a few more options ... but would I use them?
Diane, Belinda ... tell me what to do please!!! ;)
Well, you know me, all SU, all the time. But seriously, the tabletop cutter is a great tool with no replacement costs and it will help your bottom line. I really think that after the markers, this was my best SU purchase.
Well, you know me, all SU, all the time. But seriously, the tabletop cutter is a great tool with no replacement costs and it will help your bottom line. I really think that after the markers, this was my best SU purchase.
Given that I messed up and didn't buy the markers all at once *imagine Gail hitting her head against the brick wall outside her home* , perhaps I'd better take your advice on this one!
This might be a good time, with free shipping this month in Canada.
Any one have..... *Moved
