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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 23:32:36 GMT
I cleared out all my scrap stuff a few years back and things have changed a lot since then. I need to get a couple of circle punches and I'll be cutting through vinyl. What is the best type or brand of punch to get that works easily and punches through something a little thicker than paper? Something like the Fiskars Easy Squeeze?  Or maybe this style?  Or is there some other brand/style that works great? |
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Post by corinne11 on Sept 5, 2015 23:39:42 GMT
I have the Fiskars and find it very easy to use and the circle just pops out. I have similar punches to the second one you posted and they are okay but you have to press down hard with your palm. If you have to punch a lot I would go with the Fiskars.
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Post by Nicole in TX on Sept 5, 2015 23:41:00 GMT
I would say the Fiskars, but make sure the vinyl fits in the slot before you invest $$$ in them.
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Post by TXMary on Sept 5, 2015 23:45:16 GMT
I like the Fiskars for the same reason. The ones you press down on are hard for me sometimes.
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 6, 2015 0:04:22 GMT
I've been switching all my punches to the style of the second one you posted, EK and SU! brands, only because they are compact. I prefer that punches don't take up so much space.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 6, 2015 2:46:02 GMT
I have lots of both kinds of those punches, but they really don't do well on anything but paper. They can jam easily and break. The slot to slide the material through is also very thin so I think that might be to keep the user from breaking the punch. Fiskars does make a line of new punches that is for thicker material. I know they are at JoAnn's.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 6, 2015 2:50:55 GMT
I just reread your post to see that you are using vinyl. I tried a one inch circle punch of the Fiskars easy squeeze and the tag punch of the EK Success brand. For vinyl, they were both quite easy to go through. I think you just need to decide which motion you would rather repeat over and over. The Fiskars punch is definitely faster, but more hand crampy if you do it over and over.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 6, 2015 3:03:27 GMT
I wouldn't want to use a punch repeatedly for vinyl because eventually it's going to get jammed up. Personally if I was going to be cutting through a lot of vinyl I would get a Cuttlebug, a Big Shot or an electronic cutter.
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Post by myboysnme on Sept 6, 2015 3:08:46 GMT
I wouldn't want to use a punch repeatedly for vinyl because eventually it's going to get jammed up. Personally if I was going to be cutting through a lot of vinyl I would get a Cuttlebug, a Big Shot or an electronic cutter. Yes, get a machine that you can just roll it through. The die will probably have different sizes of circles on it. I don't have any punches that don't crap out and get stuck or make incomplete cuts. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2015 3:13:54 GMT
I wouldn't want to use a punch repeatedly for vinyl because eventually it's going to get jammed up. Personally if I was going to be cutting through a lot of vinyl I would get a Cuttlebug, a Big Shot or an electronic cutter. Yes, get a machine that you can just roll it through. The die will probably have different sizes of circles on it. I don't have any punches that don't crap out and get stuck or make incomplete cuts. I have a Silhouette (two in fact), but I need to cut some fill shapes out of my scraps. I don't want to add them into the space between every design I cut. |
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Post by papersilly on Sept 6, 2015 3:21:00 GMT
I like the EK Success brand so much better than the Fiskars. The Fiskars tends to get wobbly when cutting heavier cardstock. I like the thinner profile of the EK too. I have a ton of punches so it had plenty of chances to find the style I like.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 6, 2015 3:26:28 GMT
Yes, get a machine that you can just roll it through. The die will probably have different sizes of circles on it. I don't have any punches that don't crap out and get stuck or make incomplete cuts. I have a Silhouette (two in fact), but I need to cut some fill shapes out of my scraps. I don't want to add them into the space between every design I cut. You will have much better luck long term with a die than with a punch, hands down. It would be super easy to cut shapes out of your vinyl scraps with either a Cuttlebug or a Big Shot. IMO a punch just isn't the best tool for the job. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Sept 6, 2015 4:00:49 GMT
I have a Silhouette (two in fact), but I need to cut some fill shapes out of my scraps. I don't want to add them into the space between every design I cut. You will have much better luck long term with a die than with a punch, hands down. It would be super easy to cut shapes out of your vinyl scraps with either a Cuttlebug or a Big Shot. IMO a punch just isn't the best tool for the job. I think I agree with this. While I love punches if I am doing a lot of the same thing they do tend to bug my hand or wrist and I would be afraid of the adhesive really messing up my punch vs a die. I had much better luck with dies - back in the day when I was doing swaps. I think they would be easier to clean off the adhesive if you had to as well. Both of the types you have shown I have - never cut vinyl but just paper and after about 10 my wrists would start to hurt. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2015 4:16:42 GMT
Punches are efficient and while I have circle dies and circle punches in all sizes, I prefer the punches.
If I need a bunch of punches, I pay my son a nickel a punch to do them for me. He's quite good at it.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Sept 6, 2015 5:11:59 GMT
I like the lever of a Marvy punch. But I have not used it with vinyl.
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Post by rhhdk on Sept 6, 2015 7:47:36 GMT
Yes, get a machine that you can just roll it through. The die will probably have different sizes of circles on it. I don't have any punches that don't crap out and get stuck or make incomplete cuts. I have a Silhouette (two in fact), but I need to cut some fill shapes out of my scraps. I don't want to add them into the space between every design I cut. Have you tried the pix scan mat, it is great for that sort of things. Come to punches I prefer the ones you can turn around and se where you are punching aka Fiskars or the whale punch |
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 6, 2015 12:44:25 GMT
I like the EK Success brand so much better than the Fiskars. The Fiskars tends to get wobbly when cutting heavier cardstock. I like the thinner profile of the EK too. I have a ton of punches so it had plenty of chances to find the style I like. I agree. I have replaced my Fiskars circle punches with EK. The Fiskars gave me a ragged edge and the EK punches are smooth. I also love the Marvy Uschida punches, but they are HUGE. For vinyl, I'd probably use a roll through die cutter like the Big Shot. |
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Post by scrappinghappy on Sept 6, 2015 13:35:44 GMT
I would use your silhouette. I have a silhouette and punches and you will mess up so many circles trying to get the backing off a punched design. Time wise you may find it quicker to just stick a scrap on the mat.
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