American Crafts Cartridge Paper Trimmer Review

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I was really excited when I saw this in a magazine ad and then even more excited when I found it here on Amazon. I got it fairly quickly by UPS, and when I opened it, it was a little big bigger than I had "pictured" it to be in my mind. Okay, I can deal with a bigger trimmer. I guess I didn't fully read the description (I thought it came with 7 blades...it doesn't; only three, but there is a place to add 4 more.) Okay, no big deal, it has the basic cutting blades, I can deal with that. My major disappointment came when I used the product. It doesn't cut very well. Now, maybe I just need to practice some more and maybe it is just a "user issue," but I have to run the blade over a couple times to get a cut, and then it doesn't make a "clean" cut. I am a "rotary-cutter-only" kind of gal, and have used many types of these, but this one just doesn't make the grade for the price point that it is. Sorry to write a negative review, but others should be aware of the issues that I have experienced. On the plus side, the cutting blades change out very easily, and it is very heavy duty; just doesn't cut very cleanly.

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I was excited to try out this trimmer because the ads claimed that the blades could be changed easily & safely... but was worried after reading multiple reviews that said it doesn't make clean cuts.

Decided to get it anyway and I'm glad I did... it took 3 or 4 tries to get the hang of it, but it DOES make clean cuts.

You have to press down on the slider & keep it pressed down throughout the entire cut. This is because the blades are completely enclosed in the cartridges for safe handling. So, in order to make a cut, the blade needs to be pushed down out of the cartridge. You don't have to press hard but you do have to press down for the entire cut, or else the blade won't be available for the entire cut.

Giving it 4 stars because I really like how the blades are enclosed (safe to handle) & easy to swap, and the trimmer works as designed. However, it's not my favorite trimmer. It's not the most user-friendly trimmer for straight cuts but it's great for the other cuts (wave, scallop, pinking, etc)

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I do enjoy my new trimmer and love the idea that I can have multiple design blades, but I think that the blades that came with it were a bit dull.

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I hope you don't need to make any 6.5 inch cuts with this, as there's no line marker. The green part of the board ends just past 6" and doesn't start again until just before 7. I believe the exact stop and start is 6.25 and 6.875, but if you (like me) make a lot of 5x7 cards and want to make layers, you will not enjoy this cutter.

I also have a hard time getting a perfectly straight cut. It's not that the clamping bar wobbles, but the blade runner does. If you can dedicate a solid surface to this beast of a cutter, and stand to cut while making a firm, single push with your arm, you will enjoy this cutter.

I find myself reaching for the Cutterpede whose arm I've taped back together (and bought this to replace!) 9 times out of 10.

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I bought this assuming that it would at least cut a straight line. It was unable to do that and was therefore useless to me. I returned it immediately.