Fiskars Circle Cutter

Product Details

• ASIN: B0001DT2PU
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,064 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cuts smooth circles, but hard to align and center, October 25, 2005

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Squirrel Geek (Walnut Creek, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fiskars Circle Cutter

Unlike hole punches, this tool can be used anywhere on a sheet of paper.

For my project, I printed out 1.5-inch circles on a piece of paper and then used this Fiskars Circle Cutter to cut them out. While fairly easy to size the device to whole or quarter inches, I found it difficult to see the sizing pointer as well as center the device to the circle I printed out.

The center gripper of the circle cutter can be removed to reveal a thick tapered metal point. The purpose of it is so that if you know where the center of your circle should be, you can align the point to that center and then cut the circle out. However, although the device has a clear plastic base, I found it hard to align it perfectly. I was often off by a few millimeters because it's not a single piece of smooth plastic with which to view through, but there are several layers of ridged/ribbed plastic to view through.

If the work being done doesn't need to be perfectly aligned, then the tool is still fairly good in producing circles from 1" to 8".

The blade is tiny, so this won't cut anything more than cardstock. Meaning: no cardboard or anything thicker than 1/8".

There is no cover for the blade in the standalone package, so children younger than 10 should be supervised. I put my extra blades in an empty film canister when not in use. The device itself has a built-in storage for one blade. The package comes with two.

I might try the "Circle Scissors" for something more precise, but I think that one has 125 pre-set sizes that are not adjustable.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cuts perfect circles., January 17, 2009

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Noname - See all my reviews
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This cutter is best used with the circle cutter guide and a mat. The guide would help position the circle cut around the image and help the user choose the correct size. The mat is essential to not ruin the surface you are working on.

This circle cutter is great for making perfect circles. Sometimes, I need to be careful to make sure the blade cuts all the way around, and also that I am apply appropriate pressure on the center so that the paper and the cutter don't move off center.

I feel sometimes it is a bit cumbersome and that some other circle cutters would be easier to use, but it does its job and I get the circles I want. I do like that the circles can be adjusted to an infinite number of sizes between 1 and 8 inches across.

This a nice buy. Just make sure to buy a mat and you may need the circle guide.

UPDATE: One commenter has made a good point that I should detail what products I refer to. The circle guide you'd need is Fiskars Circle Cutter Guide, and any self healing mat woud do but one example is Self Healing Green Cutting Mat 24 x 36 inches. They will help you make full use of the Fiskars Circle Cutter.

3.0 out of 5 stars Circle cutter, December 8, 2009

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Carl R. Aikin Sr. "craikin1" (Branchland, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This Item is great if your just cutting paper or thin material and your not trying for exact placeent. It is also hard to read the scale on the cutter.
If you need to cut paper board or thicker material ths is not the one to buy.