Rotary cutter "guard"?
#12
Did the same thing but I was using the wrong side of my long ruler. the guard was on the other side!! anyway, i used to buy my long plastic "guards" at JoAnn's. they were L shaped and you just stick them on. I'm sure they have more options now.
#13
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 160
A girl at the quilt shop cut the end of her finger off. She went to the lumber yard and purchased a plastic strip that is put around corners to protect the sheetrock and glued it on her ruler. It is clear, cheap and works great. Also use a cutting glove from Fons and Porter. I too almost cut my finger off before I started using these things.
#14
I have a safety shield that is glued 1/4 inch from the edge. It is made by O'lipfa. Not all quilt stores carry them but I did see some online once I typed in O'lipfa Safety Shield and several stores came up. I have it on my 24" ruler where I usually have the most problems because I am vertically challenged (short). It has saved my fingers several times...so I really like it. At the store where I was a manager It was mandatory to use the ruler with the guard.
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: northeast NE
Posts: 1,072
Maybe I haven't learned the suction secret, but my Gypsy Gripper doesn't always work so I tucked it away. Maybe I will get it out again and TRY again. Thanks for the reminder.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Victorian Sweatshop Forum
Posts: 1,271
I wear my Klutz glove almost every time I cut. Sometimes I have just one tiny cut to make so I don't put it on and I feel so vulnerable without it. I've read about these finger cuts enough on this board that I'm very afraid.
#20
I did the exact same thing two summers ago. Eight stitches and a nicked tendon. (and yes, it hurt like the dickens) Lesson learned. My neighbor is a wood carver and he sent me to a woodworkers supply store to get a wood carvers glove. It was a little bulky at first, but "fits like a glove" now. I use it every time I pick-up my rotary cutter. I am currently taking a block of the month class at a local quilt shop and the teacher suggested to use a 60mm rotary cutter. She said for some reason she has more control and it has improved her cutting. I bought one and have to agree with the teacher. Believe it or not, with the bigger blade I have more control and my cuts are straighter. Good luck with your injury. I feel your pain.
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