What is ur fav trimmer?

[dina]

Hi,
For two weeks I did not make a card, want to know why? My trimmer is damaged and I am now in searching for a good trimmer and worth for me to buy. Any suggestion?

[craftygirl]

Hello, Dina

There have been past threads on fav trimmers, try searching the message boards.

Good luck and happy shopping!

[midmiscrapper]

My favorite trimmer is the Fiskars Rotary trimmer. Bought it on a recommendation from a friend and it to pieces!!

I'm still on my first blade and have been using it for around 1.5 years!! I also have the scoring blade and use it a ton. There are other decorative blades you can get too (i.e. deckle, scallop, zigzag type...like the old decorative scissors). There are also different sizes of base you can get with this trimmer, I have the small version (maybe 7 inches wide by 13 inches in height) and I think there's like a 12x12 version.

ONLY drawback: if you're not careful when changing blades, you can easily get a pretty bad cut. This happened once....I'm very careful now!!

Happy shopping!!

Pam

[1whoscraps]

After using a MM trimmer for years and finally becoming frustrated with faded grid lines, uneven cuts and frayed edges I purchased a 18" Rototrimmer. I am sooooo happy with it!..Best trimmer I ever used/bought. It is too large to take to crops but I am ok with that, its professional grade so the grid lines are etched into the base, it cuts chipboard and slices the thinest shred of paper with no frayed edges whatsoever.

For crops I still use my portable Fiskars trimmer,although I am due an upgrade since I have had it for years and now they have improved new versions out there.

[Deleted]

I have the Fiskars trimmers (both the large and small) with the wire guide next to the cutting blade. When Michelle/Basketlady first mentioned these, I went straight to Michaels with my 40% coupon, and I've never regretted it! They're light-weight, easily storable, and the replacement blades are easy to find.

HTH

[Basketlady]

Diane posted when I was looking for this old thread. It gives good reviews of a number of trimmers. Here's my quote about the trimmer and a photo.

I still really like this trimmer. It lasted about a year, and then my blade came off the track and I broke the wire. I thought that I'd just use it without the wire, but I found that I used the wire too much and got another one. I think the new one cuts better. I suspect it's the plastic parts--they just loosen up and wear over time. So I guess for me, a trimmer lasts about a year. But I kept the old one for when DD has a friend over and is crafting.

I got a new paper trimmer! And I so love it! This sounds like the same one Gail has. Thanks for the recommendation, Sweetie! I also saw it reviewed on another MB and I thought I would try it out. It was time for a replacement.

It cuts tiny slivers. It straightens a bad cut without complaint. It's small enough to move around, but big enough to cut a 6" strip without pulling out the guide arm. It cuts 2 pieces of kraft paper. Three pieces of thin CS.

It's Fiskar's Craft Premium Portable Paper Trimmer. I found it at Joann's Fabrics, but I think Mike's carries it, too. It was $30, but I got it on sale. I never looked at it before because I didn't realize that it was different from the one I have. (And it's accent colors are orange. I hate orange. With a passion.) It's slightly bigger than my old Fiskar's trimmer.

*I can cut a 6" strip without pulling out the guide arm.
*It uses regular triple track blades, but also has some higher profile blades that it came with. I like this--the little tab that you hold/push to cut is just a bit taller than the old triple track blades. When I was cutting the kraft paper, I liked that I had more area to grip.
*It has a 1/16" scale--so easy to align a cut!
*Best of all, it has a wire running down the middle of the thingy that flips up to cover the paper. You know exactly where it's going to cut. And that works! I was doing some really precise cuts last night and I got them perfect every time.

Now Fiskar's, if only it came in pink (or purple, or blue or ANY other color but orange!), I would have looked at it much sooner!

scrapyland.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6438

[Basketlady]

Now, if I were to replace this trimmer, I may just go with the American Crafts trimmer. It's pretty small and the parts seem to be all metal. Which would help with accuracy, but it makes for one heavy trimmer.

It's slightly larger than the Fiskar's trimmer above, but it's still pretty compact. It has a rotary blade and cuts 6" without extending the arm. I've heard the cartridges are easy to snap in and out and they store in the trimmer base.

americancrafts.com/category.php?id=40

[AnnaMatrix]

Michelle, you know I like that trimmer, too!! I had to get a second one as well - but it was my fault! I stupidly replaced the blade with the wrong type, and proceeded to cut ( ) the wire guide!!! No question that I would replace it with the same model - this is tops for accuracy in a lightweight trimmer in my book.

If there's no concern about size or weight, for my money you can't beat the Tonic full size guillotine trimmer. It's my go-to for matboard, chipboard and other heavy-duty jobs, but it cuts paper like a dream as well.

Dina, hope this helps! Gail

[scrappykaren]

Wow! This is the trimmer I use too! I have had a lot of trimmers in my day and the Fiskar's trimmer with the wire has been the best trimmer so far for me. I have the bigger one for home, and the smaller one when I go to crops. Love the way it cuts paper,cardstock, and pictures.

[dina]

Fiskar Trimmer....

Where did you purchase it? I didn't found any trimmers in Scarpyland.
Any suggestion?

[Deleted]

Jan 24, 2012 23:39:59 GMT -5 dina said:

Fiskar Trimmer....

Where did you purchase it? I didn't found any trimmers in Scarpyland.
Any suggestion?

Both Michael's and JoAnn's in my area carry the Fiskars trimmer.
Any craft store near you will probably have them. Stores such as Target and Wal-mart tend to have their house brands instead, but it probably wouldn't hurt to check there, if either of these are "super stores".

[Basketlady]

Dina, I know you are out of the country. I sent you a PM with some online sources. You can access it by logging in and the link is at the top of the page, in the center. It says "Messages."

[Virginia]

I like the Purple Cow. Is very nice

[dina]

Thank you all...

All of such a good friend.

I like this forum!