Customer Reviews

Fiskars Squeeze Punch, Large - Circle

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This looked handy & fun so we thought we'd give it a try.

Bad choice.

The throat (distance you can punch from the edge of the paper) is only 1/8" -- which complicates positioning since you have to trim one edge within +/- 1/16" before punching -- so much for most of the advantage of positioning face up.

The mechanism is also not very sturdy, and jammed trying to do moderately heavy card stock. With some effort and perseverance, we got it unjammed again, but phooey.

The Paper Shapers punch we switched to is almost as easy to use punch-side up (though it wasn't made to be used that way), has a 3/4" throat (six times larger), for much, much easier positioning, and is much, much sturdier, going through the same piece of card stock with ease.

The squeeze design is a fun gimmick, and we wouldn't discourage you from trying one, but choose a pattern purely for play value and get something else for serious use.

I've owned many Fiskars products over the years. From scissors to tree trimmers. They have always been a quality brand.

This hole punch isn't quite with the rest of their products.

I would give it 3.5 if I could.

Overall the design is great. The "see where you are cutting" idea is ideal for the project I'm working on.

The downside is the cutting dies aren't exactly perfect to each other. When you squeeze it closed without anything it you can see small gaps and nicks in the outside circle. When you cut something out you see rough edges where these are.

In the big picture this isn't a big deal, but like I said it's disappointing coming from a company who specializes in cutting devices.

I used my punch for the third time -- and the moving handle literally broke in my hands. I was not using a death grip; indeed, I have rather small hands without a strong grip. The handle broke off and is irreparable. Oy.

This is fabulous! Its super easy to use w/o hand cramps. It cuts a decent sized star and it doesn't appear to have any parts that could result in hurt little fingers. Two thumbs up!

This punch is a great addition to my collection. It's different from my others, which use a thumb-button. But it is comfortable in my hands and cuts cleanly every time. I print information on colored paper and then use the punch to cut out the words and phrases. It's a great way to spice up photos and crafts without spending big bucks for specialty stickers. Believe me, the craft stores sometimes rob you blind. Buy your own punches and you won't regret it!

The way this product works is that as you squeeze the cutting piece is spun and pushed up. this is achieved my small metal rods which stick out of the cutting piece and fit into tracks providing the desired path for the piece. now the problem is these tacks are plastic and after about an hour of repeated use, the product would occasionally stop working. shaking the product around sometimes helped.

I decided to open up the product and see what was going on which is when i discovered the plastic tracks. they had been almost entirely eaten away and in pars simply had broken off. this resulted on the blade often popping out of its tracks making it impossible for the product to do its job until by chance, after lots of shaking around, it would fall back into the tracks.

with the product working at a rate of about 1 disc per minute i decided to just take it apart again and manually push the blade into the paper i needed to cut. needless to say, as soon as i finished the project, i threw the thing out.

Same deal as my review for the 1-inch puncher: it can only push in about 3mm (less than 1/8 inch) from the edge of the sheet of paper - fine if it's the circle that you want, but terrible if you want to get rid of the circle and keep the sheet.

Hi there. So i bought the Fiskars squeeze punch ( i have the large circle) it's a decent quality and cuts an acceptable edge, but i would not say its the best for the finish. Squeezes very easily (which is great if you have problems using regular punches). works best on light to medium weight card. Although it cuts a perfectly shaped circle it tends to give the card a wavy edge that you need to flatten out afterwards. When buying from Amazon check in the "Product features" section to ensure you have the correct numerical size eg. 1.5" as Fiskars has just labeled this Large. Once removed from the packaging the tool does not have a label anywhere on it showing you the size of the circle I found this inconvenient when choosing from several circle punches.

Have a nice day

If you are punching items "stand alone" these are probably okay, although the spread on the handles is almost too wide for my hand to grasp comfortably. However, for me as a card maker, they are pretty much a loss because the depth is about 1/8" which is no good at all for positioning. I'll figure out a way to make my circle dies from Spellbinders work. If you are looking at being able to position a circle cut on the interior of a page, don't get this.

First, I need to say I have JUST gotten three of these STAR punches in different sizes. I am an elementary school art teacher who is beginning to have arthritis in my hands so these have made it possible for me to punch out hundreds of stars without having any discomfort. The real test will be if they last. As of this moment, my impression is of a very well made punch that is a joy to use.