SU! Large Circle Punch Question

[webseitler]

I have a customer who needs a circle punch for some thicker cardstock (more like mat board, or a shoebox-like thickness). Is the SU! or EK Success punch made for such a thickness? I know it looks big and sturdy, but I don't have one myself.

Please let me know. Any feedback you have would be MOST appreciated. Thanks!

[row4d]

I've heard of people having difficulties punching more than one sheet of SU! cardstock at a time, so I'm not so sure using the punches on chipboard or matboard is such a good idea. DS is open for another couple of hours if you want to check with them!

[greetingsbydebra]

No, you'd probably kill the punch if you used it for anything thicker than cardstock. The only way I know to cut chipboard shapes easily is with a Sizzix or other die cut machine.

[AZShann]

I was going to say with a die cut machine also. The punch will bind and not cut all the way through. I tried it...when I worked at the scrap store and it wasn't very fun to get the chipboard out.

[webseitler]

Thank you everyone for your replies! And here I thought "Big punch = thicker paper." But I should know from my own experience of breaking the little circle punch that these really aren't made for that. I'll look into the machine at my local scrapbook shop. Thanks!