AccuQuilt vs. Sizzix
12-26-2015, 11:45 AM
#11
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DH put heavy duty new bearings in my Go manual crank. Very easy to do. It turns like butter with six layers of fabric. My Go is one of the first ones made and the bearings are HK2010 Needle Roller Bearing. There are four bearings, one on each end of the two rollers.
12-26-2015, 12:36 PM
#12
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Location: Tavistock, Ontario, Canada
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DH bought me the Go BIG for Christmas last year. You can still buy through dealers in Canada ... go on the AccuQuilt website and search 'em out ... we got a great deal on mine even with the crappy dollar ... but be warned the dies add up ...
12-26-2015, 06:11 PM
#13
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I don't have a DH to do that...and I wouldn't know how or where to get the bearings
12-26-2015, 06:22 PM
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AccuQuilt vs. Sizzix
I sold the Go and purchased Sizzix Big Shot Pro.
It seems much better quality....Always felt the Go was going to break when I
was cranking the handle to cut fabric.
The Sizzix is much sturdier...and I can purchase other companies dies if I can't
get what I want from Sizzix...Sizzix has many dies and are always adding more.
Peg
It seems much better quality....Always felt the Go was going to break when I
was cranking the handle to cut fabric.
The Sizzix is much sturdier...and I can purchase other companies dies if I can't
get what I want from Sizzix...Sizzix has many dies and are always adding more.
Peg
12-27-2015, 05:34 AM
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I have the Fiskars Fuse machine - it can handle both Sizzix and Accuquilt dies, you just have to shim them properly. It took me a bit of experimenting to figure out the perfect shim sizes, but now that I have it all worked out it's a pretty handy machine. It's a very heavy and sturdy machine and I think it cost less than either the Big Shot or Go!. It can't handle the new Go Big dies though - not wide enough. It's the same width as Big Shot or the standard Go! size machine. (Bigger than Go Baby)
I only use it for curved or rag pieces, though. I bought it intending to use it to dice up my scraps into squares and rectangles, but have discovered that for straight cuts, I'm faster and create a lot less waste by using my June Tailor strip-cut ruler and rotary blade. So far I haven't gotten the arthritis curse, but judging from all the women in my family it's right around the corner for me. I anticipate I will use the die cutter a lot more when my hands start to go.
I only use it for curved or rag pieces, though. I bought it intending to use it to dice up my scraps into squares and rectangles, but have discovered that for straight cuts, I'm faster and create a lot less waste by using my June Tailor strip-cut ruler and rotary blade. So far I haven't gotten the arthritis curse, but judging from all the women in my family it's right around the corner for me. I anticipate I will use the die cutter a lot more when my hands start to go.
12-27-2015, 08:04 AM
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I have the Fiskars Fuse machine - it can handle both Sizzix and Accuquilt dies, you just have to shim them properly. It took me a bit of experimenting to figure out the perfect shim sizes, but now that I have it all worked out it's a pretty handy machine. It's a very heavy and sturdy machine and I think it cost less than either the Big Shot or Go!. It can't handle the new Go Big dies though - not wide enough. It's the same width as Big Shot or the standard Go! size machine. (Bigger than Go Baby)
I only use it for curved or rag pieces, though. I bought it intending to use it to dice up my scraps into squares and rectangles, but have discovered that for straight cuts, I'm faster and create a lot less waste by using my June Tailor strip-cut ruler and rotary blade. So far I haven't gotten the arthritis curse, but judging from all the women in my family it's right around the corner for me. I anticipate I will use the die cutter a lot more when my hands start to go.
I only use it for curved or rag pieces, though. I bought it intending to use it to dice up my scraps into squares and rectangles, but have discovered that for straight cuts, I'm faster and create a lot less waste by using my June Tailor strip-cut ruler and rotary blade. So far I haven't gotten the arthritis curse, but judging from all the women in my family it's right around the corner for me. I anticipate I will use the die cutter a lot more when my hands start to go.
I have just become familiar with the June Tailor strip-cut ruler. I am curious about whether they wear out? The plastic appears to be less rigid than a normal rotary cutter ruler and I wonder about slicing through it with a rotary cutter.
12-27-2015, 09:00 AM
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I have had mine for several years and it shows no sings of wearing out. I don't think that you would be able to slice it with a rotary cutter. Get the one that is 18" if you can.
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