lesley
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Post by lesley on Oct 1, 2015 22:15:25 GMT
I have an old Making Memories paper trimmer that I love. I'd really like another one for the class I teach, but haven't been able to find one. I haven't seen MM stuff for a long time, and wondered if. I missed their demise, or if they are alive and maybe operating under another name?
Does anyone know of any company that makes the same type of trimmer, i.e. with a self-sharpening blade? I have tried other styles of trimmer, but hate having to buy replacement blades, or not to have one when I need one. I know a fabulous paper trimmer is the Holy Grail of tools, but surely there is one that everyone agrees is worth getting?!
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Post by alissa103 on Oct 2, 2015 0:35:38 GMT
Making Memories was sold to Colorbok (I think) several years ago. I'm pretty sure Colorbok isn't producing scrapping product under their name, though, but you might try contacting them?
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Oct 2, 2015 5:21:48 GMT
I loved my MM trimmer. When their other lines started to go downwards I saw the writing on the wall and bought a spare, which I did not love as much as my original. If you are not hooked on having a paper guard to slip your paper under ( or finger guard? the plastic thingy that lifts up running parallel to the blade) try a Cutterpillar. The light up feature is great.
I need the guard so I ended up with the Fiskars Proscision (sp?) which is an amazing self-sharpening rotary. I bought this from the US as no LSS here was bringing them in; this was at a time when a bad batch of this trimmer was in circulation and being spoken of online, but I took a chance and I love it. If you are lucky enough to have a LSS, ask if you can try it out and look at two things to see if my fave is for you: it is huge. The blade carriage sits much higher than your old MM, the footprint is bigger on your desk, in particular the blade part is longer. Secondly, a lot of users don't like the way the 6 inch measurement sits directly where the hinge/ fold is. You get used to that.
I have all 3 of these trimmers, if you need to ask any Q's not covered here I would be happy to help. Good luck! The Cutterpillar is also quite big and does not fold up, BTW.
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 2, 2015 12:53:50 GMT
I love my MM trimmer, too. I bought a second one on sale because it was pink  You CAN take them apart at the top right and clean the blade. I discovered this after my DGD tried to cut a stack of paper at once. |
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