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Post by Shakti on Mar 6, 2024 12:25:16 GMT
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coastalscrapper
Shy Member
Posts: 23
Location: British Columbia
Feb 7, 2016 13:50:21 GMT
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Post by coastalscrapper on Mar 6, 2024 12:33:02 GMT
I recently bought the CM trimmer as I got tired of replacing the blad on my Fiskars. I was hoping to get rid of the Fiskars but realized the CM trimmer can’t do everything. For eg. If you want to cut out 3x4 cards in the middle of your page you can’t see where you’re cutting. So I’m keeping my Fiskars for those things but trying to use my CM for all else. And love the smaller TM guillotine trimmer for card making. Three trimmers it is but far less blade replacing so I’ll call it a win. 😊
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Post by Shakti on Mar 6, 2024 13:04:54 GMT
So, I spent some time on the Fiskars web site rabbit hole, decided to stick with the three I currently have (for now at least), and finally voted in the poll. I decided to vote for the TH precision, since it's the preferred of my two 12" ones and I didn't think the little card making one was relevant as the question was asked in a more scrap booking context.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Mar 6, 2024 14:38:58 GMT
I have an old Fiskars rotory trimmer. I am annoyed with it lol!! It doesn’t cut clean any more. I replaced the blade, but it didn’t help (much.) I think it’s so used the channel is widened and it’s just not a crisp cut.
I’ve more than gotten my use out of it, and it used to be a good trimmer (if it were a child, it would be in high school…)
I’m following your thread as it is beyond time to replace it. And as a tool I probably use the most, I’m willing to pay more for quality in the next one.
Thank you for the topic!
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Post by Margie on Mar 6, 2024 18:48:04 GMT
My oldest trimmer is the Fiskars Sure Cut (the one with the wire). I've always found it difficult to cut precisely, like when I'm trying to cut up a sheet of journaling cards, but that could be just me. I eventually went on a search for the perfect trimmer. I now have a CutterPillar Pro, CM and small CM guillotine, and Tim Holtz Precision Trimmer and small Tim Holtz guillotine.
The CutterPillar Pro and the two small guillotines are my least favorites, and I will probably get rid of them.
My go-to now is the Tim Holtz Precision trimmer (I've only used it for a few months so I can't comment on longevity, but I find it very easy to make sharp, precise cuts), closely followed by the CM trimmer. The CM trimmer works great, but the only issue I have with it is that if you use it a lot to trim smaller pieces (like photo mats), the rubber mat strip wears out more at the top and/or bottom. Not a huge issue, but annoying. And I do like the option of easily changing blades.
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Post by Sharon on Mar 6, 2024 22:55:05 GMT
I recently bought the CM trimmer as I got tired of replacing the blad on my Fiskars. I was hoping to get rid of the Fiskars but realized the CM trimmer can’t do everything. For eg. If you want to cut out 3x4 cards in the middle of your page you can’t see where you’re cutting. So I’m keeping my Fiskars for those things but trying to use my CM for all else. And love the smaller TM guillotine trimmer for card making. Three trimmers it is but far less blade replacing so I’ll call it a win. 😊 You can do it. You just look on the side of the housing. The white mark is where the blade cuts. It is an inche from there to each end of the housing. Determine the measurement where you need to cut. You can put binding clips on the trimmer where the housing needs to stop and start. There are Youtube videos out there on how to gut paper.
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kitbop
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,380
Jun 28, 2014 21:14:36 GMT
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Post by kitbop on Mar 7, 2024 0:07:38 GMT
Even tho I'm worried about the longevity of my Tim Holtz precision trimmer, it continues to cut entirely square for me and make super sharp cuts on the original blade. I also love that it has a swing out ruler at both top and bottom. It's definitely the best I've ever owned that way.
I am curious if it was my heavy use of the score blade at Christmas that caused the plastic to start to flake in the trimmer track. I did push hard. I am strong. Other peas found the scoring ineffective and it makes me wonder if I just pushed so hard that I hurt the track. It shouldn't be a design flaw..and yet...if I can have this trimmer WITHOUT A SCORING OPTION I am still a very happy trimmer owner!
To preserve it, I will no longer score with it. I will at some point contact Tonic with pictures of the track and see what they say.
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Post by Shakti on Mar 7, 2024 1:38:29 GMT
That's really interesting, kitbop. I thought that I saw flaking in the track after using a different brand's scoring blade. Not the same, but similar use case. I agree that if it trims well, there are other scoring tools.
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misosoup82
New Member
Posts: 8
Dec 6, 2021 0:54:59 GMT
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Post by misosoup82 on Mar 8, 2024 15:48:57 GMT
Not on the list, but I have a Dahle rotary trimmer and a guillotine. I've tried the Tonic and Fiskars trimmers, guillotines etc.
And the Dahle rotary and guillotine are my favourites.
They are super sturdy as they have a metallic base. And the big plus for me is they have a magnetised 'alignment guide arm' which helps a lot when mass cutting projects like card bases, because it 'marks' the measurement.
And an even bigger plus, is that the clamp is automatic, so no pressing it down to keep card/ paper in place! Which is a godsend, because I don't have much strength in my left wrist due to an old injury.
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Post by kmage on Mar 8, 2024 23:03:22 GMT
As it turns out, CM's site is one of those that doesn't like Safari on MacOS. I found the trimmer this morning on my iPad and can't find it again now on my laptop :-( It's tempting to give it a try. Looking it the measurements, the 5.5 mark might be hard to find and you need the arm open for it. For card making I think its best if both 4.25 and 5.5 measurements are on the base without messing with the arm. But this is only my opinion and just wanted to bring your attention to it. Totally correct. It drives me nuts that on my CM trimmer (the blue and white one, 50 dollars) that the 5.5 mark is right where the arm opens up and meets the cutter. So really hard to see for me. Also you need to push the blade housing down when you cut and I did not know that when I bought it. It's not horrible, but I can really tell with my hands when I have been using that cutter for a while vs. my old fiskars. Yay arthritis.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 9, 2024 1:14:58 GMT
I wasn’t planning to use the scoring blade on the TH trimmer anyway. I have a scoring pad that works nicely. I did test the scoring blade out of curiosity and was meh.
I agree with the others that if the company supplies a scoring blade it shouldn't mess up the trimmer.
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