OLFA18mm Rotary Circle Cutter (CMP-3) - Adjustable Rotary Blade Cutter w/Ratchet Handle Cuts Perfect Circles for Crafts, Sewing, Quilting, Replacement Blade: RB18-2

The media could not be loaded. I had this new art project that I wanted to create and the base for it was going to be fabric circles, tried everything and nothing worked to create perfect circles, until I found this cutter from Olfa, truste me this thing is really accurate, I am really happy that it worked out because the price was a little high, but it totally pays off. By the way, I’m cutting fake leather circles.

This Olfa circle cutter makes fabric circle cutting fairly quick and easy.It arrives in its most compact form, with the center pin-like portion capped and slid close to the blade area. The blade also comes in its most compact form. In order to cut with the blade, you actually need to remove the blade so you can slide the blade guard out to shield the blade in the cutting position, then replace the blade. This enables you to use the blade guard when not cutting. The guard slides in or out after you have repositioned the blade, but if the blade is left in the shipping position, the guard won't move.I had to use a separate ruler to measure the spacing from the center point to the outer radius of the blade in order to get the right circle size. I used the ruler again to find the center or my fabric square to cut it into a circle.This cutter works best on fabrics little to no stretch in them like quilting cotton, flannel, or felt. I have to provide extra blade pressure to cut thicker fabrics like denim.When I used the cutter on jegging fabric to make a jeans quilt from old jeans, I had to keep smoothing out and repositioning the fabric due to the stretch from the spandex content. I still got circles, but had to do some follow up trimming with scissors. The quilting cotton cut quickly and easily.I also have the Creative Grids Savvy Circle ruler. It works best for quilting cotton, while this circle cutter is better for thicker, stretchier fabrics like Minky, denim, or fleece.

I bought this cutter as the reviews were fairly good. I had 150, 4-inch circles to cut and I wanted them perfect. Eventually they were. Be aware there is a rather steep learning curve. So practice before you actually use it on your project. One problem I had was when I adjusted the size with the set screw, it would loosen up giving me various sized circles. Finger tightening was not enough! I had to use pliers to tighten it and then I had no problem getting uniform circles. The fabric circles were cut with fusible paper-backed adhesive webbing (Heat & Bond) attached. My first ones were horrible and I almost gave up. But they got better and better and in the end I got the perfect circles I wanted. Cutting paper was easy. Be sure to check out online videos of how to use the cutter. It helps.

I was a bit leery after reading some of the reviews for this cutter, but had not found anything that sounded any better, and I trust this brand. Not a lot of instructions, but not a lot of moving parts, so "setup" was not hard. And it cut a perfect circle on the second attempt. Love the ratchet handle. The paper did bunch on my first attempt, but I taped the paper to the cutting mat second time, and that solved the bunching problem. I've cut a lot of circles since yesterday, and, like any other rotary cutting blade, this one is beginning to dull. Replacements won't be here until tomorrow - that would be my only suggestion here -- charge another dollar or two, but include a couple replacement blades. I did cut circles from very small to almost 8" (the max cut) without any problem, using both standard copy paper and a medium weight cardstock. Heavier paper requires more pressure, but it works. Tried it on a scrap of some cotton quilting fabric, and the result is a 9 out of 10, but with a fresh blade it should work just fine. This is a good product that does what it is supposed to!

I bought the Olfa rotary cutting tool, pack of 2 extra blades and the 6x8 green mat. I bought it to cut out Valentine's day tags that were printed on matte photo paper. Here's my review...This cutter works super well, after you've practiced a bit that is. When I had first gotten it I was really upset and felt like throwing it away. The circles just weren't coming out with smooth edges. The edges were all jagged and I was ripping the center of the circle with the pivoting needle. I decided to calm down and exercise some patience. This is how i made it work:1. Put the needle at the center of the hole2. Position the cutting blade on the edge of the circle, press it in, making sure it penetrates the paper. U will hear it cut thru the paper (on thinner papers maybe not)3. Then just rotate the entire paper and mat instead of the cutter itself. Hold the cutter stationary and firmly.4. The result, more than a hundred, perfectly cut out 2-inch round Valentine's day tags in less than half an hour - something you're not likely to achieve with a scissors.My wife is able to do it the way it is advertised, using just one hand and rotating the cutter back and forth and all around till the circle is cut out. But like I said, it will take some practice and u will find what works for you.Ps - if your circles to cut are already printed out and u don't have a mark on the dead center of the circle, u will need to size the radius on the cutter itself just a tiny bit smaller than the true radius on the printed circles. So when u cut, u will end up sacrificing the outside edges of your printed circles. It's just a thin strip u will be losing but it's better than having to use the true radius of your printed circles and then end up with a tag that encompasses some white background paper. Try to imagine what I'm saying.Good luck circle cutters !

I use this company for the rotary cutters I stand by them they make an excellent product a lot of safety features on this rotary cutter enjoy working with it.