Craft-Lite Cutter?

[scrappinmom]

Hey - I just saw an infomercial.......Has anyone heard of this? It has a light under the paper where the cut is made....is looks pretty cool actually.....

 

[calanniebu]

I saw it too ... and I'd be interested to hear if anyone has it.

 

[kaygela]

I saw it too and was wondering about it also.

 

[Twigs]

I would think it works pretty well. For years I have been shining a flashlight under my paper when I cut it to see where the exact cut will be for certain things.

 

[TPCShauna]

My fear would be that 1) it doesn't cut very straight and 2) how to get refill blades.

I was intrigued by the underlighting but was wondering if it would work with Bazzill since that is mostly what I cut.

 

[Twigs]

I don't know about the craft-lite, but I can vouch that the flashlight technique definetly works with bazzil.

 

[scrappinmom]

so do you rig a flashlight under your trimmer?????

I guess no one has this yet huh? I'm gonna do some "surfing" & see if I can find any reviews....I'll post what I find..

 

[scrappinmom]

Well that didn't take long....did a search for reviews & the first ones that popped up were awful

Review #1
ordered directly from Craft-Lite. Shipping way more than I expected. The cutter itself is certainly not worth the price w/shipping. Blade is not sharp or long enough for good clean cuts. Too lite weight to press hard enough to get a cut. I liked the idea of the extra blades but finding the cut line is not as easy as the straight line. The light only works when you use thin paper. Really won't work as advertised on photo paper.

Don't waste your money!

review # 2

The cutter is a neat concept but very flimsy. Large paper cut outs can become crooked due to lack of bar support past a couple inches.

Review #3

I am a novice at scrapbooking and hesitate when buying all the gear for this hobby. This product is wonderful because it's straight forward, great for easy projects, and quick to use. The construction feels a little flimsy, but for the price, it still does the job fine. A couple things that are strange: 1) the zig zag rotary blade looks and cuts exactly like the wavy rotary blade. I called up the product's customer service # and they were prompt in researching it. Though they noticed the same issue, the manufacturer claims that they are cutting correctly and do not intend to replace or correct it any time soon. I'm supposed to press the cutter down harder to see the zig zag. But, it still looks the same. Apparently, after many many orders, I am also the only one who called in about the issue. 2) The surface that the rotary blades cut onto looks like it will wear out in time. You can see each cut in the plastic. Not a major issue after using it on a bunch of photos. But, might reduce the life of the product quicker. Also, in the future, it would be nice if the manufacturer included a container for all the blades

Review #4
This is a great idea but the one I got, the blades constantly tore the paper and don't seem sharp enough to cut. Disappointed by this product



SOOOOO, Guess I won't be ordering this - NOw I'm intrigured...how do you do the flashlight thing?

 

[Twigs]

I have the old type of guillotine paper cutter. I just lay the flashlight down on the table under the paper and you can see where the cut will be. And like I said it works with the heavier type papers too.