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great idea, pathetic in action
First, they don't tell you how you're supposed to start stripping fabric. Think about it. You've got all these little razors poking up with a safety cover over them. They show someone happily pulling fabric on the other side into neat little strips. But how do you get the fabric into and through to the other side in the first place? You don't. You kind of have to start pulling after you've lifted the fabric up and over the razors, then you pull down and away from the gadget. Secondly, the razors are about 2 inches at most above the surface of your table. So if you can imagine, you're gripping fabric pulling it down and away .... and then you run into the surface of the table. So you regrip the fabric for another pull, meanwhile it lifts up and off the razors, you pull down again to get the razors to bite into the fabric, which by now is in another position, and you pull away from the gadget only to run into the surface of your table again after an inch or two of slicing. FRUSTRATING!!! To say the least. I tried this with the gadget mounted on a 2x4 so that I could pull down for a longer distance before running into anything else, and it kind of works then. But you still have the problem of getting it started in the first place. And you have to wedge the gadget or tape it onto your board/table/whatever because the gadget is held in place ONLY by the tension you provide while pulling the fabric through. SAVE YOUR MONEY and buy a rotary cutter and mat. And it seemed like such a great idea. So sad.
May 2010 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase