Xacto cutter not good enough
935012
I am glad that I paid an extremely bargain price for this cutter. It is not worth full price at all.

The problem is the plastic piece on the bottom of the cutter that determines what angle you cut at.
It is flimsy and does not fit onto the cutter firmly. When that piece is placed at the 45 degree angle, it fits more firmly and by being careful decent cuts can be made. But at the 90 degree angle, the cutter wiggles back and forth and is not stable at all. Smooth, vertical cuts are extraordinarily difficult to do with this angle piece.
It amazes me to think that Xacto makes such a poor piece of equipment (the angle piece) and people actually pay full price for it!

If X-acto redesigns the angle piece, the cutter would probably be very useful. The blade cuts well and the device is easy and comfortable to hold. Making small cuts (without the angle piece installed) that do not need exact alignment works pretty well.

As it is, I am going to try to glue a piece onto the cutter so the vertical alignment is precise and the cutter does not shimmy or wobble or change angle depending on how the cutter is held. I bought this specifically to do vertical cuts in foam. I was disappointed in the cheap construction of the angle piece. The cutter itself seems to be well made.
179464
Looks sturdy but did not do the basic cutting well.  In fact, after following the number of times I needed to score.... I doubled it and the plastic still broke.  Bummer.  Found a less sturdy cutter in my tool chest and it worked like a charm.
3768013
I used a Silhouette Cameo to cut and had no problems cutting, but weeding has been a terror. The carrier sheet is not sticky at all so if a piece gets lifted, kiss it goodbye. Pressing with an iron was not ideal but it got the job done. When I got my heat press, I noticed that the htv stuck better when the fabric was preheated, and it requires a high temp (350+) to set properly, and sometimes this is too high for the material being pressed. I guess you get what you pay for, and while the price here is good, I think I'd rather pay the extra few bucks for Siser.
60900
Bought this rotary cutter and mat at Walmart.  It was terrible.  Wouldn't cut through the material at all.  I used my sister's Olfa one last week and it was wonderful.  She cut through several layers of material with no problem.  I couldn't cut through one layer with this one.
2604110
I have a very good quality paper trimmer but I thought this would be really quick when making lots of straight cuts. It's my fault that I did not purchase a larger one - this one is too small for my purposes. But the real issue is after 24 cuts, I noticed my cuts were beginning to look a bit ragged. I cleaned the blade, tried thinner paper and the cut was still inferior. Tonic is known for good products but I am very disappointed with this. Now it sits on a shelf unused but it probably should just be tossed.
3955885
It's not a bad machine, it's just not great for fine work. It will not cut square. I think it may be due to the blade guard, but all of the announcements I tried to cut were a bit off. I was using 100 lb cardstock and only cutting one sheet at a time. I tried Everything to try and get a straight cut, to no avail. If you don't need a perfectly square cut, it would be great. I've returned this item and just made do with an xacto blade and ruler.
655452
I have built many architectural models over my career as a student and I usually count on Xacto for making decent products.  This one however, did not work.  The solder tip screws in fine to the threaded barrel, but when you want to make precise cuts into styrofoam as I do, you physically CANNOT attach the knife attachment to the threaded barrel.  This is supposed to work the same way a knife tightens by spinning the textured barrel, yet the screws are not long enough to secure the blade.
Simply put, if you want a cheap soldering iron with a useless hot knife attachment that doesn't heat up enough to cut foam, buy this-if not, select another model.
1881473
I am so disappointed in this product. I have used it quite a bit for the last month and was very happy but from one second to the other it stopped working. The cutter will not go through the die. There is no jam, no bent part, but it won't go through. I don't understand.
1011089
I bought these to replace the small round router on my Xacto hand tool.
Years ago I was able to sculpt small turning blocks with this tool, and I thought that with a new router I'd be able to do it again.  But either the wood is tougher than it used to be, or I've lost the ability.  Dremel still works.
329613
Well here it is, not even a month later and the sharpener no longer works.  Let's see how long it takes to replace it.
and now 2 weeks later, I have replaced it myself with ax XACTO School Pro

And now they want me to package it up, pay to send it back (use a bus to go to the PO)and they are going to charge me ANOTHER handling fee.
But the Xacto is working beautifully.

Dianne Schuch Lindsey dlschuch at Salon.com (Open Salon)
2957062
The reviews I read of this product led me to believe that I would be able to easily cut the metal with an X-acto knife type of craft tool. I found that I had to make several passes, and risk damaging the main project in trying to cut out small patterns. Once I was able to cut the pattern out, I really enjoyed working with the product.
2255867
I'd love for this to work but I've sliced the rubber band and getting a clean cut is nigh impossible.  Great idea, poor implementation.  I don't mind investing the time but after 20 bottles it'd be nice to at least get one good cut.
4855516
I went looking for a quality pair of flush cutters. The jaws didn't line up, it had an over bite. The two halves were loose, the open spring was digging into the body... I expected more from Xcelite. I guess the latest corporate make it as cheap and fast as possible mentality has claimed another victim. I fixed them, I tightened the pivot point fixed the open spring and reground the cutters. I am just disappointed that I had to do anything other than remove them from the box.
821795
We got this a few months ago and have just had a chance to use it.  It cut paper great, felt ugh it is NOT good..  We wanted to cut out some numbers for a plush advent calendar, but the cutter just could not make it through the felt. First off, installing the blade is was not exactly second nature because the blades come with a ratcheting attachment that you set the blade depth with, but we had no idea when we opened it... so we ended up going over the same piece a few times before we realized we needed to remove the attachment.  Also, to this day we are still not positive what direction the blade has to be installed.  The guides to not really make sense and if you look at videos online some people have the blades one way and others another.  I would think that might be very important so the cutter makes the best cut in the material.
1137117
I am always looking for a quicker, more accurate way to cut strips for quilting.  I bought this with high hopes, and I was very disappointed.  I found it very difficult to get straight strips, and the cuts don't look nice. I let some of my long time quilt buddies try it, and we had no luck with getting it to do the job well.
I was very disappointed with this product, and returned it.  Definitely NOT worth the money.
2496024
Cuts very jagged holes because one part of the circle isn't sharp enough.
185910
This machine was a worthless piece of junk. I owned a Roland Stika, and that cutter is a workhorse. I used it for 8 years.
The price was good, but the machine will not cut certain Heat transfer material. It also uses a ridiculous cutting mat. Or it's a defective cutter.
All the vinyl cutters I have used did not need a cutting mat. I notice machine cuts better with a cutting mat, but
peeling off the letters form the sticky back was a nightmare !
Save your money and buy a better one, this one was a waste of time. I'm returning mine.