Tonic Studios 806 Mini Rotary Perforator

by Tonic Studios

Product Features

• Fold away rotary blade for safe storage and portability
• Perfect for everyday crafting and scrapbooking tasks
• After perforating, fold on line to make it easier to tear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.4 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000641G9Y
• Item model number: 806
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,495 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
  • #6 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Craft Supplies > Cutting Tools > Rotary Cutters
  • #41 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Needlework > Quilting

Product Description

The Mini Rotary Perforator is perfect for everyday crafting and scrapbooking tasks. The 18mm rotary blade folds away for safe storage and portability. With paper on a protective cutting mat, simply press down and pull for best cutting performance. After perforating, fold the paper along the perforated line to make it easier to tear.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny tool that does the job!, April 6, 2011

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P. Falcioni "Ducatisti" (Central Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonic Studios 806 Mini Rotary Perforator (Kitchen)

I occasionally create event tickets at work that require a perforated section. We used to just crease the tickets at the point we wanted them torn, but I saw this and thought for the price it was worth a try. I'm sure happy I did!

It's much smaller than I thought it would be, about the size of a USB thumb drive (I've added some photos to show size), but not so small it's hard to control. It folds up like a pocket knife so the blade isn't exposed.

The tool works smoothly and easily on a wide variety of materials from regular copy paper, vinyl decals, cardstock, thin laser gloss stock, medium density cardboard, foam board, pretty much everything I tried it on worked well with the exception of corrugated cardboard - simply because the cutting edge wasn't tall enough to go deep into the corrugated section.

Other reviews mention it is difficult to get it to work on cardstock - simply put the work on top of a piece of thin cardboard (priority mail box works well) and it easily perforates even the heaviest cardstock.

Also, others say they can't get it to work against a ruler - use a taller straight edge or level, or I use my mat cutting straight edge and run the plastic edge of the cutter against the straight edge for perfect accuracy. For regular cuts that can be off by a tiny bit, I put my ruler 1/8" away from the line I'm perforating as a visual guide, then draw the perforating tool towards you.

Someone mentioned it worked better pulling towards you instead of away - of course it does, all cutting tools are designed to be pulled towards you.

I've used it on 100 heavy cardstock tickets and the blade is still sharp as when I started. Controlling it and running a straight line is very easy.

My only complaint would be the color - wish it was bright yellow or something, it's so tiny I'll have a hard time finding it in my tool drawer when I need it again in a few months.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Awkward, but works, June 26, 2009

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Krista Duran (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tonic Studios 806 Mini Rotary Perforator (Kitchen)

I bought this to use on my wedding invites which I'm doing by hand.

Practice before you use this. It takes a about ten tries before you get the hang of it. The blade is almost too short to ride against a ruler. Works on thicker paper, but you have to press down so hard that the handle becomes uncomfortable VERY quickly. I have bruises on my finger from using. Seems to work better if you pull towards yourself instead of pushing away.

Good for thinner paper and smaller projects.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Perforates well, but it's not perfect, May 12, 2007

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CurlyQ "CurlyQ" (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tonic Studios 806 Mini Rotary Perforator (Kitchen)

This perforator does exactly what it was purchased for, but since it is so small, it feels kind of awkward in my hand. I bought this tool becuase I needed it to accurately make a straight perforated line. Since the blade is so small, I cannot have it rest against my guide ruler. I am able to get it to work, but it is not perfect. But, for the price, I cannot really complain. I have not yet located another hand help perforator tool.