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9 reviews
A Jolly Good Tool
We bought this gismo as my wife wanted to exibit her late Fathers artwork in a Gallery in Bath, she bought some ready made picture frames with precut bevelled borders from Ikea but the borders mounts were too small for the pictures to fit ideally so needed about 10mm off each side for most of the pictures circa 20.
With this cutter the job was relatively easy to recut the mounts to the correct size, we also had to cut from new craft board owing to my cutting errors now and again circa 5.
Two tricks to observe, make sure that the blade is not set too deep so as to become blunt from tearing through material below the mount it almost needs exact depth a) to cut the mount cleanly b) not become blunt or damaged from materials underneath.
Make sure that the blade is not damaged in any way (always have several spare blades) as it will just tear the mount to shreds and make you feel frustrated.
My wife also invested in a straight edge made by the same company which acted as a guide rail jig which made it even more productive and delivered a very professional finish.
We might sell some pictures on line soon so offering mounted versions will be easier now we have had the experience of about 50 pictures in total. Good luckRead full review...
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Difficult to use
If you can put enough weight on it, this will cut lovely straight lines but I don't have the upper body strength for this and found it very difficult to pull down to make the cuts. I had to stop after cutting for a couple of frames. You need also need a heavy straight edge to use with it, otherwise you are trying to press your weight down with both hands whilst cutting and can easily slip. After practicing for a few days, I did manage to get some reasonable looking mat boards cut but was unable to get the corners completely accurate using the mark on the cutter. I'm not really happy with the quality of the mat boards so far, so I'm not sure I will use them. I will persevere for a bit longer and experiment with using my own marks and a much heavier straight edge but I'm not convinced I'll get the quality I want.Read full review...
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Sharp, clean cut from these blades
I've been looking for some replacement blades for my cutter for ages. These are absolutely awesome.
They provide for an excellently clean angled cut, just like the original blade.
I'm so pleased with these blades that I will be recommending them to my crafty friends!Read full review...
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Cutter
A bit tricky at first but after a few mistakes got what I required
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Perfect
Exactly what I wanted perfect for the job can't fault.
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A cut above the rest
Really nice sharp blades that give a very clean 45 degree cut.
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Purchased as a gift
Sorry can’t give information as this item was purchased as a gift. It looks an amazing piece of kit.
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Handle with care
They are very sharp
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Excellent blades
Good sharp blades for cutter and what a difference it has made
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