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ScrappyJac
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August 2009
Posts: 651
Layouts: 2
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I got a Corner Chomper for christmas (yellow handle 1/8 & 3/8). I wanted it to round the corners in my PL album. However, it won't cut cleanly through printed pictures. It sort of tears through the printed top layer, but doesn't cut through the white backing paper. Has anyone else had this issue? | |
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theshyone
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PeaNut 266,636
June 2006
Posts: 10,215
Layouts: 37
Loc: Alberta
 | Posted: 1/7/2013 9:41:31 AM
Try doing it on tin foil a few times |
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mamatobabyA
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PeaNut 475,563
July 2010
Posts: 722
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Loc: Ohio
 | Posted: 1/7/2013 9:48:43 AM
Seems like lots of people have problems with that one. I was going to get it but then I saw the Amazon reviews  |
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stace3
nothing to see here
PeaNut 60,064
January 2003
Posts: 10,793
Layouts: 71
Loc: Ontario
 | Posted: 1/7/2013 10:15:30 AM
I have the blue handled one but similar issues. It only seems to punch cleanly with thicker items, like chipboard. Cardstock, patterned paper and photos it never punches cleanly. | |
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Princess of Cute
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PeaNut 183,808
January 2005
Posts: 414
Layouts: 7
Loc: Mississauga,Ontario, Canada
 | Posted: 1/7/2013 10:16:42 AM
Hmm mine has the blue handle and works ok. Maybe the yellow handle is not so good? | |
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AngieandSnoopy
Michel's Mom ~ Sugar Plum's Mummie
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October 2002
Posts: 5,334
Layouts: 80
Loc: Land of Enchantment - Louisiana girl in a Southwest world.
| Posted: 1/7/2013 10:41:52 AM
I have the round corners with the mint green handles. I went and tried it with copy paper, it doesn't cut as clean with thinner items. But it has always cut good with cardstock, chipboard and matboard. Try "sharpening" it with foil like someone above mentioned.
I may have dulled mine with the thicker stuff. I've never used it with anything thinner than cardstock before, I have plenty of corner rounders better for that. I bought mine for matboard! |
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tiffanyo
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June 2012
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 | Posted: 1/7/2013 8:13:18 PM
The cutting surface is plastic so foil doesn't help. I think the issue is actually that the cuffing surface isn't lined up correctly. Aka, yeah mine is crap too. I have tried cutting thicker materials and that doesn't help. My green handled ones are awesome, as is the 1/8 radius that I don't care for. I emailed the company and they replied asking for pictures which I gave them... Five weeks ago. So far I am not terribly impressed with their CS. Such a bummer when the product is as pricey as it is, and the only one I have found that actually matches the PL corners.  | |
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