I have been doing
some research on getting a die cutting machine for my new passion of card
making. I would love to hear your thought on your favorite machine. I have had
my eye on a Sizzix Big Shot for some time now and also been looking at the
Spellbinder's Platinum 6 as well. Scrapbook.com has a really good deal on both
of them right now until the end of the month. So I went digging into
"Spellbinders vs. Sizzix Big shot".
I have decided to share my finding with you but would really like your
opinions before making my decision. Thank you now, for your help.
So here is my review
with the research on both the Spellbinders and Big Shot. I prefer watching
videos over reading endless reviews. Seeing the machine in action especially
when I personally have never used one, is my choice of means of review a new
product. So I went to you tube, entered in the search bar, "Spellbinders
vs. Sizzix Big shot" and watch about 10 to 15 different videos. There
wasn't as many as I thought there would be but I watched many, some favor one
or the other.
Here is my
conclusion/opinion:
Over all they are very compatible machines, so
I guess it would be purchaser's brand choice, and or the deal you find on
either machines as a bigger factor, what the costs are and what you get with
it. I didn't look into the cost or replace cutting plates for the Spellbinders
but have looked on the Big Shot unless you want the longer plates they are not
that bad.
Noise- I have heard the noises from both
machines, which has to do with the type of die you are using. Not all wafer
thin dies are created equal. Which is why the noise comes from the pressure
from the rollers on the cutting plates to do the cutting. One of the gals I
watched described it as a car driving straight over a big bump in the road,
like a speed bump, hitting it straight on puts more pushed on the car but it
you hit is on an angle, moving one tire at a time over the bump, it is less
force on the impact of the car. So turning the die on a slight angle will put
less pressure all at once on the rollers, making less pressure on the cutting
plates.
Size for storage: Spellbinders has a smaller
foot print once folded up for storage. So if you prefer that to be part of your
decision because you are limited on space, the spellbinders does close up in a
more compact foot print.
A couple of video's
said, "Spellbinders works best with its own dies", and that other
manufactures dies can warp the cutting plates is not carefully placed on the
cutting plate as some are a little thicker than other die are. In my opinion,
means the person is forcing the plate through which I am sure you should not do
on either machine. Both machines will cut almost all dies, just need to make
sure that the plates are moving through the machine easily, don't force them.
And of course you have put the sandwich together for the type of die you are
cutting. Until watching these I had no idea there was more than one type of die
other than the wafer thin dies.
After watching these
gals using both machines, I think the Big Shot has a more stable foot print
which would make since to me that is why at times the machine base can move
around when turning the handle to move the sandwich plate through the machine.
The Spellbinder is more compact for easier storage, but could be the reason it
can be harder to stabilize. With all that said, I think for card making using
mainly small dies, this should not be a problem so I am still not sure which is
the better machine to purchase. I have a Cricut Explore Air 2, but it just
doesn't cut shape like a die cutting machine does.
So this is what I
found, please comment or email me your thoughts on these two wonderful die
cutting machines.
Happy Crafting,
Snowsmoon's
Creations
email: snowsmoonscreations@gmail.com
Dawn
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