So this looks very interesting if a bit expensive...
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So this looks very interesting if a bit expensive...
An auto sharpening rotary cutter that is motorized. It says it will cut fabric up to an inch in depth...I wonder how this would do with strip piecing...http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...ign=newsletter
no reviews on the site but has any one bought this and if so how does it relate to quilting?
no reviews on the site but has any one bought this and if so how does it relate to quilting?
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Did you see that it weighs 6 lbs!!! That's quite hefty. I imagine it is for industrial use.
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I was in a quilt shop in Tennessee a couple of months ago and they used one similiar to this to cut yardage. The owner said she got it at a trade show a few years back and it cost about $300. She said that they had figured out the cost of the mats and rotary blades they were going thru doing it the old way with a rotary cutter and that they have actually saved money by buying it. It was snazzy to see it in operation!
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I can see it being beneficial for cutting yardage, or for kits, but not for any closely measured cuts. It looks to me like the fabric must go between the bottom plate and the blade. I don't see how you could use a ruler or template. I would have loved that, though, when I worked in a fabric store when I was a teen!
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