Cheap Fiskars 01-005566 Everywhere Punch, Refill Scalloped Circle

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Boy, do I wish I had watched the user video more carefully before I bought this punch. I bought another shape of Fiskars "everywhere punch" before I learned that you need the starter kit to cut ANY shape. Now I am stuck with two of these miserable punches, which Fiskars will not allow me to return. Details: neither punch produces a usable shaped embellishment. They only produce HOLES of that shape, and only do a semi-accurate job of guiding you to the spot where you want the hole. If you want the hole close to the edge of your paper (or to another hole), the cut ends up raggedy and uneven and impossible to overlay to correct it with a second effort. And it does take effort--I have to stand to get enough pressure to punch it all the way through. The three-pronged magnets poke a messy, lumpy trio of tears in your punched shape so you can't even cover the cutout piece with another paper shape or embellishment in order to use it. What a waste of paper! Plus you get "shavings" from these 3 holes all over your worktable and clothes. Crafters would be better off purchasing a hand-held punch or even using a pencil and exacto knife to get the holes where they want them. I have other Fiskars tools that I like, but they really need to dump this fiasco from their line and go back to the drawing board.

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It would be better if this cartridge was packaged with a base unit so that you didn't need to also buy the "starter kit". This is clearly stated on the package, but it forces you to buy a punch shape you may not want and the total cost starts to creep up. This punch works very well for exactly what it is described as, to punch windows. I did two practice punches to get a feel for how it lines up and how much pressure was needed, and was all set to go. I agree with other reviewers that it would be very nice if you could reuse the chads, and it would be better if the packaging made it very clear that you can not. Also, the packaging was difficult to open without ruining the instructions on the back. Ultimately I ended up getting a box cutter and cutting around the plastic to removed the components in order to retain the instructions in tact.

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Keep in mind you have to have the starter kit as this is not a stand alone piece. As I reviewed on the starter kit, it took a bit to figure out the pieces and process, but once I did this product is durable. If you have strength issues, this tool may not be for you as it takes a bit of strength to push the top piece thru to the paper. The shapes are a great idea thou, and I did like you can punch these shapes out anywhere on the paper.

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I have used this punch and the starter set for one scrapbook a trip to Hawaii. I plan to use it again for the Washington DC book I plan to create. It is very easy to work and having the ability to make patterns anywhere on the paper vs just on the sides is a great benefit. I just wish that the piece that was punched out could be used.

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This is a high quality, durable punch refill. Works wonderful. Easy to line up. I'm going to order all the refills.