You see, circles for me are the hardest thing to cut. One wrong move it surely doe ruin the project. After much thinking I decided MS Circle Cutter is worth a try. A dear fellow crafter bought it for me since it is not available here in Sweden.
I am so happy and excited to share with you all that the cutter does works for me and it's so easy to use. I say easy because it took only a few tries when I finally found the right grip and effort on how to use it. Oh yeah, I wasted some papers but just scratch papers hehehehehehehehe so no hard feelings =D
Let's talk about this tool in details:
- It is a round transparent disc made of acrylic.
- It is marked in increments that range from an inch up to 5 1/2 inches which by the way is the largest circle it can cut.
- In between there are additional marks every 1/4 inch so you can cut circles in many sizes.
- In addition to the disc, it comes with a blade handle (cutting tool) and 3 extra blades.
- The blades are double-sided and the disc turns clockwise and counter-clockwise so it works for both right handed and lefties.
- The top of the cutting tool can be opened that serves as a storage for the extra blades.
- The blades do have covers that one can easily slide it off and slide it back.
- The blade has a flat triangular tip and the holes on the disc are not just round but also a slit allowing the blade to fully fit in and snap into place. In effect there is no chance of it slipping and accidentally cuts your finger.
- Once the blade has been snapped in place, you simple cut around and that's it.
- The clear center of the disc turns with the help of ball bearings that helps it to go around smoothly without jerking so in effect it gives you a nice clean cut like a breeze.
PROS - This circle cutter is lightweight, portable, and cuts circles in 1/16" increments ranging from 1 inch to 5 1/2 inches. The cutter tool fits comfortably in your fingers and holds a double-sided blade so you can cut clockwise or counter-clockwise.
CONS - Unlike a puncher, one has to practice a few times on scratch papers until one finds the right grip. It can't cut bigger than 5 1/2 inches circles so I guess I still need to use plates for making big circles hahahahahahahahaha.
BOTTOMLINE - This circle cutter cuts 73 different size circles in 1 !/16 increments. Compared to buying 73 circle punches the MS Circle Cutter is definitely cost effective.
Lessons Learned:
Problem arises when you have to cut circles from small papers. One has to always have removable adhesives on hand to hold small papers to your cutting mat. I use the blue painter's tape the same kind I use to my now abused cricut mat hehehehe.
The more pressure you exert on the tool itself the more frustrated you would be. Just let it glide like a butter with pulse and pressure steady =D
Some slits you will find difficulty in snapping the blade onto but a little wiggle will do the trick.
The durability of the disc kind'a worries me. When I was trying the cutter for the first time and due to ignorance ... eagerness... excitement .... hard pressure and too much effort, it has now very very few micro - as in microscopic cracks hahahahahaha but of course it may be nothing although time can only tell. I found out that it's not only me who experienced this but almost all first time users.
So there!
I have sshared with you all on what I think and what I can say about the MS Circle Cutter. My last hurrah is BUY ONE coz it's worth every penny =D
To show you all the circles I cut an hour ago :
These are all the 73 cut circles I made using the cutting tool
The biggest cut is 5 1/2 inches and the smallest is 1 inch
To show you the smoothness of each cut
Thanks for those who were interested to know more about this tool because with your interest I was able to make swatches of the circles it can cut that serves as my visual presentation hehehehehehehehehehe.
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