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Paper trimmers - again!
Iring:
The never ending quest for the perfect paper trimmer ... ha!
This time I'm looking for portable, but still 12 inch. I needed one for my class last weekend. I have a cutterpillar pro at home (which I do like), but it seemed rather large to take to class. Other people did have large guillotine cutters! Including the person next to me. At first I thought she was taking up valuable real estate ... but then I borrowed it continously! ::) .
I took 3 trimmers with me, none of which met the need. I hate my Fiskars Deluxe with the aluminum cut rail. The blades are not sharp. The only blade I had cut a jagged edge and because I don't really like it and they are expensive, I haven't bought new blades for it. I had an old, old Fiskars but I only had a score blade for it ... and I had a cheap, small American Crafts trimmer that works great but wasn't 12 inch!
Has anyone tried the new Stampin Up trimmer/scorer? I've seen videos and it looks good ...I think they are selling it for $25.
What do you use for a 12inch portable trimmer? I know some of you craft outside your homes.
Thanks!
howdyheidi:
I have the tonic guillotine trimmer. It is 6 inches wide but it has a 12 inch extension. And it is 12 inches on the cut blade. It isn’t tiny but it works for me at home and I travel with it.
I don’t think it is a perfect trimmer, but I used to get so frustrated with other ones that didn’t cut square. All my mats were slightly askew. So it has improved my life to have the guillotine. I still have my old fiskars one for if I need the sliding blade for a certain technique.
Good luck. It is so hard to choose!
Iring:
Thanks for the recommendation!
Conniecrafter:
sorry I don't travel with mine, I have the very old fiskars for 12 inch, I just bought the small Tim Holtz one but that isn't for 12 inch pieces, I bought it because you can easily cut bases for cards with it because all the measurements are right on the base. If I hear any talk about it in my other group I will let you know, some of those ladies buy stamp in up stuff
Iring:
Thanks Connie!
One thing I like about the Fiskars/SU style trimmers are the numbers on the right side of the blade. I just haven't found a Fiskars I like lately. The wire one always frayed on me and the rail one eats blades in no time.
I have the smaller TH/Tonic Guillotine too, and I do like it. The last particular class I took needed a 12 in trimmer, so that's why I'm looking again.
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