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Your cart is empty.The Tim Holtz Mini Rotary Perforator from TONIC STUDIOS is perfect for your craft needs. Great for all kinds of paper projects, this unique rotary tool will cut a perfectly perforated line every time. Ideal for hand-crafted ticket stubs and event flyers or offering a distressed look for greeting cards and scrapbooks. This compact, pocket-size perforating tool folds flat for easy travel and safe storage. Miniature rotary cutter measures 3.25 x 1.25 x 0.25 inches overall and comes with an extra-sharp 18mm blade.
Gail OConnor
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
I needed something to occasionally perforate price tags. I only need certain ones perforated so this is exactly what I needed. 1 swipe on cardstock is all it took.
Ram26
Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2024
Works great
Diana Quintero
Reviewed in Mexico on July 9, 2023
corta super bien. me gusto mucho. facil de usar es pequeña pero perfecta para lo q la ocupo
TK
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
Though it is much more difficult to freehand make a straight perforation than I anticipated. Too far away from the spine and the next pages don’t fold flat well. Too close to the spine and the notebook still falls apart.It works well and basically exactly as intended.
J Walker
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2021
Very easy to use its brilliant!
Meester
Reviewed in Germany on September 25, 2019
Werkt perfect
ANIRUDHAN IV
Reviewed in India on November 10, 2019
Should have added spare blades.For a single blade, it is expensive
Benjamin H.
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
This mini rotary perforator is very sharp and works like a charm every time, on thin paper, cardstock, and even cardboard (the non-corrugated variety). Moderate to heavy pressure is required depending on the material, but just the right amount. It is easy to use and stows away nicely, and the perforations it leaves behind are quite easy to tear, but not fragile. For perfectly straight lines, you'll need to practice and use a metal ruler, or carefully trace a pre-drawn line. Similar in use to a craft knife, it's a tool for artists and crafters with a steady hand and a little patience...but art and crafting isn't for the impatient anyway. So, if you're having trouble with, maybe you should see if you're doing something wrong before blaming the tool.I wish these were made with a micro perforation wheel too though.
Joann Loftus
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2016
Tonic Studios Mini Rotary Perforator is the perfect little tool for creating tear-off strips at the bottom of sale flyers. I use it to make perforations inside my handmade notebooks and journals. It would also be useful for creating a coupon book to give as a gift (i.e. "Good for One Hug").The tiny blades are very sharp and will cut through a variety of materials (several sheets of paper, cardstock, vinyl, photo paper, etc). Place a piece of cardboard underneath your project to protect your work surface. To keep a straight line, use a ruler as your guide (I like to use a thin metal ruler). The perforator works best when pulling the rotary cutter toward you, rather than pushing it away from you.The cutting blade folds up into the handle for safe storage. Measuring just 2-1/4" long when folded, this mini perforator is perfect for taking to art classes or art retreats.
H. Erickson
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013
I purchased this rotary perforator to make sales tags for my crafts & products I sell. I wanted creative, cute tags and the ones they sell at office supply stores aren't cute and don't come perforated. This rotary cutter is perfect for the job! It's small and easy to store along with my supplies, it folds up nicely. When I need to use it, I unfold it and run it along a ruler to create a straight perforated line. As long as you press with consistent pressure, you get a nice line that perforates perfectly. Once you get used to using it, it's just right. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a way to perforate paper on their own, just for smaller projects due to the small size and I can't say the blade will last too long. Still, it's cheap enough to replace every so often. Glad I purchased this product!
Smaug
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2011
I occasionally have to ship packages overseas, and the self-printed customs forms from USPS work much better if you perforate them so the postal clerk can just rip them off. This tool makes it very, very easy to perforate forms like this. In addition, it's dirt cheap, and very compact, with a nice folding case to keep the blade safely tucked away. The quality seems to be very good too; I've had mine for many months now and have used it a fair amount, and haven't noticed any blade dulling or problems with the folding case after this much use.As others have said, it's not perfect for all uses. If you require an extremely accurate perforation along a line, you probably want something larger, with a much larger blade that you can run along a ruler. Expecting high accuracy from this tool which is the size of your thumb is like expecting a pocketknife to be a suitable replacement for a large kitchen knife. It's a very small, very inexpensive tool, and works great as such.
2WheelTravlr
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2011
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.
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