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Not sure. I bought this knipex punch because i own other knipex tools which i am very happy with. This one though is questionable to its sturdyness. My other hand punches i owned all eventually collapsed at the handles from applying 'to much' pressure for the build of the tool. I think this one will do the same if I try it on some of the tougher materials like impregnated rubber, to thick of leather, gasket material. I'm realizing all hand punches are not meant for heavy materials and you need to use a punch set and hammer for them but its hard to find a set with such small holes. Anyway, i'm using this only on materials that don't require to much hand pressure on the tool. It cuts very nice clean holes.
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First Time with Origami and I Love It. This is my first time using origami paper. I've always wanted to try origami and now that my daughter is old enough to try some basic shapes (she's 7), I thought it would be fun to learn how to do this together. Plus, I needed something to help me wind down after a busy day and is the answer for me!
Since I haven't purchased origami paper before, I don't have much to compare it to, but it seems pretty durable, although it wouldn't hurt for it to be just a bit heavier stock. Some of the paper I have seen in the past was only colored on one side, so I am happy that this has double-sided color. It holds creases well and is easy to fold. Works great for a beginner like me, but should also be good for those with experience in origami.
The colors are vibrant and the variety is great. We have already made several different designs together and they turned out great with this paper.
The free included Ebook (found on the back of the cover; http://www.origamicraze.com/free-ebook/) isn't the best. It does contain 100 different designs with step-by-step instructions, but some seem pretty hard to follow (some of the English is not written very well, so it is hard to understand the steps for me). There are a few really great designs that have easy to follow instructions. In my opinion, this is just a free addition to the quality paper you get, so it's not reason to deduct a star from the review, just something that I wanted other purchasers to be aware of. It is easy to find lots of cool designs online and what's been really helpful for me is finding short videos to show me how to create new designs.
My daughter and I are pretty addicted to origami now; it's really fun to do together as a family and my little girl is proud of her work and loves to display her creations through the house.
Overall, I am pleasantly impressed by this pack and I love that it contains 500 sheets with a good amount of colors (20 different shades), so it's great for any level from novice to expert.
Sample provided for review.
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I know why it smells like smoke. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I ordered three pounds of this product to use in a wax bath (crockpot) as a warming therapy for my hands. I had read the reviews and had not pieced together the smell thing until the product arrived. Before I unpacked the product from the box it was delivered in the smell (not unpleasant to me) immediately took me back to the beeyards I had worked in some years ago. Smoke is used by beekeepers to calm the bees when the keepers are opening the hive to pull the honey or wax or tend to the bees. See around 20 seconds in on this video youtube.com/watch?v=zlJfhTj24pU.
I have used the wax a few times in the wax bath and I do not notice the smoky scent anymore. I am still fine tuning use of the product. Beeswax melts at a temperature higher than paraffin, so I have added some shea butter which melts at skin temperature to make a blend that works.
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Really good tape. This is really great double sided tape for craft projects. It has a strong bond and the paper is easy to peel off when you are ready to use the second side. I like that you can tear it with your fingers if your scissors aren't handy. I hate how once you open a spool of ribbon it will no longer stay wound around the spool nice and tight!! I take a small piece of this tape and put it on the side of the reel of ribbon, which is usually sorta glossy and waxy, and stick the tail to the tape. It holds it in place beautifully and the ribbon can be pulled off and put back on the little piece of tape many, many times. No more rolls of ribbon with ends hanging out everywhere! I have both 1/4" and 1/2" and love them both. You get a huge roll also. 42 yds is a lot of tape!
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Another great set from Allydrew. These are absolutely beautiful, adorable, absolutely stunning and perfect for my tween daughter's craft ambitions. I really like the Allydrew washi tapes for their quality, variety of wonderful prints and also the generous roll size. You need to watch for other brands and make sure your'e comparing apples to apples when checking the price because some rolls are just so small, like little samples of tape, whereas these are large enough to do some pretty great projects with. I also like the set of 12 because it really expands my collection.
I received this set of Allydrew Washi Decorative Masking Tapes at a discounted price in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. I would buy these, or any other Allydrew tape sets, at regular price any day because of their quality and value. I'm a customer for life!
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What a HOOT. This is one of my favorite of the paper animation kits from The House of Flying Pigs. Though it is currently unavailable from Amizon.com, it is worth your while to try to find it elsewhere. Making the model teaches one about mechanics, and is very entertaining. The instructions are clear and really must be followed exactly for the best results. My only problem with it is that even weighting the fingertips on the model didn't result in the tappety-tap one might hope for. To get that I have to press down a little on the back of the hand while turning the crank. Even with that drawback, the finished model is really amusing.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cupid-Paper-Animation-Kit-From-The-House-Of-Flying-Pigs/dp/B000PAPF9Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cupid Paper Animation Kit - From The House Of Flying Pigs</a>
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What you want when you gotta cut a lot. Nothing's worse than not having the right tools for the job. That's why if cutting things precisely is important to a craft or hobby, you reach for Fiskars.
This is my fifth pair of Fiskars scissors, which I began buying when I got serious about sewing. These shears are heaven when it comes to cutting through thick stacks of cloth - it makes the more tiresome parts of quilting a lot easier, more precise and a lot faster.
And no pain! The scissors are a dream to hold with little fatigue as you fly through the material.
I totally recommend them for the sewer or craft enthusiast who wants to spend more time engaged in their hobby and less doing the boring stuff!
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Best bang for the buck on Amazon. This is a great bang for your buck purchase right here. I had not touched a woodburner to a piece of wood in almost 20 years, since my early teen years. I decided to get back into it, so I scoured Amazon for a burner with a good amount of wattage (if you use harder woods like oak, you need the wattage) so I settled on this one. It showed up and was exactly what I expected, it is not a high end burner pen, it is a very capable entry level kit with multiple tips. I would highly recommend anyone wanting to get into the hobby but doesn't want to spend a mint on equipment, to buy this kit. The picture attached was done entirely with this burner kit on a piece of Birch. Im no artist, im just really good at tracing a pattern and paying attention to shading.
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cooks a little fast and a little dry. My experience with this silicone baking ware is that I have to make a small adjustment to the cooking temperature/time and to the recipe.
Otherwise, things cook a little too fast, and come out just a little dry. I found this over some bit of experimenting. Now I add just a touch more water to a recipe, and cut down on the cooking time by a small fraction.
They clean fine in the dishwasher. But then I never had any problem with the metal alternative.
Why get this instead? Will it last longer? Time will tell.
The adjustments needed above are a minor irritation. But then everybody always has to make small adjustments to recipes and cooking times, based on your personal cookware and your own oven's idiosyncrasies.
One reason I like metal better is that I take things out with one hand. These are floppy, so you can't do that, you need to use two hands. And so that is two oven mitts or protection of some kind on both hands. That's another minor irritation.
These minor irritations add up, to the point where I ask myself, why not just stick with metal?
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Glitter is fine, openings are a nightmare. The glitter is glitter! Unless your absolutely adult actually making something that matters then glitter is glitter. Messy, shiny, gets everywhere. Glitter! So this is just fine. The colors are what you see, I would prefer options in different packs of 6 just because green, red, blue, gold, silver specifically when combined (as kids do) will give their craft and instant Christmas or Fourth of July effect...but that's just by chance. HOWEVER, the thing I rated it four stars for and honestly could rate it lower because I feel it's a BIG deal is the openings! WAY WAY TO BIG! I mean the largest opening I've ever seen on glitter bottles. Not small circles, which are still often to large for preschoolers, no these are like rectangle size openings and this THING THIN little strip that separates the 3 openings. The glitter POURS out! Pours!! So 1) huge waste of glitter even if you only slide it for one open spot 2) even bigger mess 3) may ruin a project depending on project.
My son simply tipped it, no shaking and the glitter just raced out the one opening I allowed.
So I am going to have to find different jars or tape the openings closed. Not the end of the world but seriously! It's glitter! Why such huge openings!
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Crochet needles. I received the crochet hook carrying case with needles on time and have already put the package to good use. I wanted a way to carry a variety of extra needles and this has accomplished its task. Mainly, I wanted wooden needles to carry on a plane so I could crochet on long flights or while waiting in the airport. The needles are nice, smooth and light. However I wish there was an indentation on them where one grips the hook as it would make it easier on the hands for gripping purposes. The two extra spaces left in the case were useful. I used them to store my "weaving" needles. All in all the case is durable and convenient, but I will only use them when I'm away as without a grip on it they are a little uneasy to work with.
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Meh on the scissors - great customer service. They're scissors and they cut, which is what I expected. They don't cut plastic packaging very well, though. You get 5 of them, which is nice. I also got a bunch of emails from the company asking me to write a review of the product, so...here you go. They're just OK.
Update 10/12/16: I got a phone call from the company, thanking me for my review and offering to send a replacement if I am unsatisfied with the product. I always appreciate a company that wants to make things right. I don't dislike or hate these scissors, and I definitely use them. They're just not as sharp as I'd have hoped. But kudos to the company for caring so much about customer satisfaction.
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Good all purpose scissors that work well for lefties. The Scotch Precision Ultra Edge nonstick scissors are a good choice to have on hand for general everyday use.
If you cut a lot of packing tape or duct tape as I do, you will appreciate the addition of the nonstick coating.
I did not expect it to make much of a difference but it definitely works well, especially on sticky surfaces such as duct tape. Through various charities, I send a lot of care packages to our troops serving overseas and it's nice not to constantly be removing tape residue from the blades of scissors when boxing things up for mailing.
While I am not left handed, everyone else in my family is and they all commented on how easy and comfortable these scissors are to use for lefties.
I own specialty scissors for cooking and sewing and these are not the quality of either of those scissors nor are they meant to replace them. But they work well for everything else and allow me to keep my other scissors reserved for their specific purpose.
Nicely made, comfortable grip and sharp, nonstick blades make for a good, all purpose scissors.
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they're perfectly fine. Depends what you're using them for though. I mean, they're perfectly fine. Depends what you're using them for though. I was using mine to make home-made deodorant (using 3 parts avocado oil, 1 part beeswax, and 1 part baking soda, + essential oil)and this beeswax *does* have a scent to it, a kind of not sure how to describe it. I bought the SAAQUIN yellow beeswax previously and *that* smelled fine, like nice earthy beeswaxy but not too much; whereas this *does* have a definitive kind of crayon-y smell to it lol.
WHICH, yknow, it isn't the end of the world for me because people generally don't stick their noses into my armpits on a daily basis; plus the essential oils I put in kind of cover it up (but you can still tell it's there). Overall, not regretful or anything about the purchase and I'm gonna keep using it until it's used up; but I am gonna try a different brand next time that hopefully smelled the same as that SAAQIN bar but is white.
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POINT PROTECTORS AND STOPPERS FOR KNITTING NEEDLES VARIOUSLY SIZED . Amongst Our Families and Friends are included those who are talented with the arts utilizing Knitting Needles for not only their relaxed enjoyment of producing nicely designed durable items for gift giving and their personal use but also for gift-giving, and they have found it nicely supporting to use thee Point Protectors for protection of their prized Needles and that of the other household members, and also the Stoppers to assist them when they need to be dstracted by needed multi-tasking which many of us have to do in our various lives, and this package nicely takes care of both multi-needs, with good pricing, shipping and customer support by Amazon. Thank you, Amazon. Blessings.
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just a slightly sweet honey smell to it. After having read reviews complaining about the smoky smell, I was a bit nervous to purchase. Once I received the package, I immediately opened it up. There was no smokey or chemical smell, just a slightly sweet honey smell to it. The Pastilles melted down nicely; combined with cocoa butter and almond oil, it made a very nice, very inexpensive lotion bar. I did notice that there were small lumps of wax that were not pastilles, but even these melted down nice enough. The only reason that I am marking it four stars is because the packaging does not look at like the picture. It comes in a resealable bag. Over all, this is a nice product that is sure to last a while, as I have only used two ounces and there is still a lot left in the bag.
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Worth the price, not the best quality. I ordered these pipe cleaners specifically for the Pax 2 Vaporizer. They're decent quality and priced right for the amount, but frankly, they are not as good as advertised. The soft fibers come of easily and leave traces of cotton in my Pax's pipe.
For those cleaning the Pax with these: my recommendation to you is to dip 1 of these in Isopropyl (damp it off so it's not dripping), floss your Pax to your liking, and then wait for the alcohol to dry for a few seconds. Lastly, grab a second Zen pipe cleaners and floss in one direction pulling the pipe cleaner out from the other hole to ensure all left over fibers are pulled out. You can check by simply looking through!
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Not just letters also includes numbers. Very pleased with this wood alphabet. Had no idea it included numbers as well. I thought I had read the information thoroughly but I was happily surprised.
Used "no more nails" to apply the alphabet to a wood box and then varnished it... the letters needed numerous coats of varnish as they are punched out of thin porous wood. I also used an emery board to sand the little wood burrs off the sides of some of the letters...
Have no idea if I received the exact number of each letter and number... find it amusing that others have actually counted these... There seems to be lots of the most commonly used letters.
For the price you can't go wrong...
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This one makes a perfect bath bomb every time. The mold is VERY durable and high quality unlike other molds that is made of cheap aluminum type that dents when you tap the mold to get your bath bomb to release from the mold. You can't beat stainless steel! This one makes a perfect bath bomb every time. The two perfect spheres. No need taping to hold together if your bomb ingredients are correct. Don't over wet your mix and you will be able to un-mold within 1-2 minutes with No fuss. It's a perfect size for a standard tub. How many do you see with 100% satisfaction guarantee? I've made several bath bombs with this mold and NO dents at all and the bomb comes out easily. It's made to last for a long time. The free ebook has some great bath bomb recipes that makes a nice hard bath bomb and in the end that don't fall apart in a few days of storage. Average bath bomb weight is between 4-5/8 to 6 ounces per bomb. It depends on if using oils and or butter in your ingredients. The small one in my photo is the size of a golf ball. The larger two are from the mold sold here. Best stored in cello bags (sold at dollar stores or Amazon) sealed and zap it with a heat gun or hot blow hair dryer for longer shelf life and nice package for a gift.
I received this mold at a discounted rate for exchange for my honest review and have no affiliation to this company or seller
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Time consuming but worth it. I have to admit that these were a bit time consuming to assemble (fluff out) but they were so worth it in the end. They turned out beautifully! I am kind of on the crafty side, so the difficulty some people expressed in their reviews to make this tissue pom pom fluffy I did not have. I didn't experience any of their hassle or frustration. I sat down when I was watching TV and fluffed away; I even fluffed some at my son's basketball game. They turned out so well that I just bagged them after my event to put in my attic because I din't want to throw them away; maybe I can use them for something else. You do have to be careful though, because the tissue will tear during the fluffing process.
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Blades are junk. I really wanted to like this product but there are a couple of things that are turning me off right now. The first, and it's the biggest deal, is that I've cut a grand total of 5 banners with this and the blade is already fraying the edges of my paper. And guess what? No official replacement blades exist (at the time of this writing). You can find them on scrapbook.com but they're not official WRMK product and they cost $5 a pop! Whatever.
The second problem I have with this product is that, in order to cut a crest (the inverted banner), you have to stick the paper up and over the punch, which causes a strange bend in the paper and makes the paper really hard to line up straight and cut. In fact, I can't cut a crest to save my life. They should have had a way to remove the hole punch.
So basically, this cuts triangles and regular ol' banners. And you'll probably only get 5 before the blade is no good. 2 stars because I like the idea of this product but I hate the execution.
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It could have been better. The screw kept loosening up. Pulley manufactures almost always use two set screws to keep the pulleys from loosening up. I had to drill, tap and add a second screw so it wouldn't fall off. This solved the problem of the screw being in a bad location as well.
My cutter and a lot of K40 cutters come with a 12 mm lens. It would be nice if it had come with the washer so it would fit so I didn't have to cut my own.
When installing the mirror has to be perpendicular to the laser beam I don't know how others align it. I used a dowel across the laser entrance hole and eyeballed it. It took several attempts to get it right. A flat edge would be nice to aid in the alignment.
The original head has more tolerance if the laser is not centered. Because the laser was hitting the head I needed to add spacers under the flat mount to raise the head which moved the laser forward in the opening.
I expect that I will need to realign it when I take the lens out to clean it because of how the knurled ring tightens on the head. I believe I can fix that by using parts from the original head. Because of my other modifications I have the Z axis space to do this.
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kids love this. I bought this for my seven year old grandson's birthday. These bracelets are all the rage here in MN among pretty much all ages, even the teenagers. He was super happy to receive it. It definitely is a nongender gift as the boys enjoy making the bracelets as much as the girls do and you can purchase 'boy' solid and camouflage color rubber bands. With some help to get started he caught onto the two basic (single loop and fish tail) designs rather quickly. He goes on Youtube now and watches the tutorials for the other designs. He's made bracelets for his 'girlfriends', his brother, the grandparents, and of course many for himself. :) I would recommend this for any child 7 years and over.
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blue ones just okay, red very difficult. buy something else. Ugh. We put these in our 4 year old's stocking last year. I thought they'd be a better deal since you get a straight and zig zag pair for the same price other brands were selling just one pair. They're terrible. We have friends that have had numerous hair cuts (and fur cuts) with scissors and so I was afraid to get "real" scissors for our kids. Well these definitely are not real scissors, they will not cut hair or fingers, but barely cut paper.
The blue pair is better at cutting than the red. I find that more than half the time I try to cut paper with these (especially construction paper) the paper folds and gets pinched between the plastic blades instead of getting cut. When it does cut, it cuts okay but trying to continue a line after completing a cut is hard enough for a grown up, let alone a Pre-K kid who needs to practice motor skills. It just gets him frustrated and me as well.
I'm going to buy a regular pair of blunt tip scissors, hair cut or not, it will grow back anyway.
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The Best Glass Cutter. I selected and bought this cutter for my husband for Christmas. He had used a little hand held gismo-widget-thing for a year with not much success. Maybe he'd get 2 out of 5, if he was lucky. He was starting to lose interest in the whole thing. Enough of that. When I ordered the Creator's Bottle Cutter I was expecting it to give him a "little" more success, based on the reviews. Well, he used it for the first time yesterday. I was trying not to watch, and holding my breath. He cut 7 bottles, and got 7 perfect cuts. He spent several minutes just admiring the perfect breaks this cutter made. He even cut two square Jim Beam bottles and they came out perfect. note: you have to work at it a little more intensely, and the manufacturer says nothing about cutting square bottles, but he had to try, and we now have 2 perfectly cut, square, Jim Beam bases!! He was very pleased, and is now dreaming up ideas for future projects. This cutter far exceeded my expectations! I would recommend this over any other. Thank you - from Henderson, Nevada!
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Hard to punch . This is OK -- it's exactly the size/shape I needed, but it's VERY difficult to punch if you're using anything heavier than thin paper. The problem is that it's quite small, and the punch mechanism doesn't give you much "leverage." I've used it with 65# cardstock (not very heavy), and it's really hard to punch. It's not a question of sharpness -- mine is plenty sharp -- it's just the size/design that makes it difficult to punch through cardstock.
Still, if you're looking for a small stamen punch to use with your flower/daisy punches, this is probably the one you're looking for. Just know going in that using it will not be comfortable.
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I love that it comes with a variety and the price . I'd already read in the reviews that are a little tough to work with in the printer so I made sure to only use them for handwritten things. The purpose of buying these papers was to write our vows on before placing them into a bottle with sand, I wanted older-looking paper. My sister joked, "Did you write your vows in the early 1900s?!" I love that it comes with a variety and the price is great, considering that all of the other options were way more expensive and would have given me more paper than I actually needed. I loved this paper, very cute and has a texture just like that of regular paper. Also, it's double-sided!
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What happened. Martha's products once upon a time used to be quality. I'm not sure what happened. This tape is low tack... which was expected. What I did not anticipate was the cheap feel to it. I'm used to washi tapes which are made from rice paper. I have no clue what this is made from, but it is definitely not rice paper. It looks and feels shiny. I purchased this for Halloween treat boxes. My type of Halloween is dark and bloody. It kind of takes away when it is shiny and feels like plastic. This isn't the first Martha product to let me down. The box itself was interesting. It is on a spool so it acts like a regular tape dispenser. I do like the choices in widths of tape, but that is all. I will not buy it again.
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Not really "32-inch" but still a great tool. Alas, the reviewer below hadn't yet posted when I ordered and received my Logan 301-S and discovered that it won't really cut a full 32x40 piece of mat board. The "throat," that open area behind the cutting edge, is really about 29-1/2" and the free area between the blade and the guide attachments is only about 5-inches. That's not a problem for cutting window mats but if you are whacking up a full sheet into 11x14's or 8X10's it means that you are back using a big straight-edge and your trusty 30-year-old Dexter or a box knife to make the long cuts. It wouldn't take much, IMHO, for the Logan folks to add three inches to the base and the cutting guide and thus make this a true 32-inch cutter.
Beyond that, this works very well for the price. Make sure you change the blades *often*. They're cheap and it will insure a good clean cut.
I'd give this a full five stars if it was 3 inches longer.
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Case poorly designed. This is a good basic set with a decent selection of knives and handles. (There's a small guide for those new to X-ACTO life suggesting uses for various sizes.) The case could have been much more useful. It's too wide to slip into a pocket, each section houses only a single blade of each type (no backup storage). The hard shell area that could have been used for storing other blades is made of formed trays glued onto both sides, creating a large amount of wasted space filled with air. If you need the zip protection offered by this case you might not mind, but if space is a premium in your tool area (or you like to slip knives into an apron pocket) the extra bulk is annoying. Good basic / gift set but not a complete success.
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SAVE YOUR MONEY . I'm completely dissatisfied with this product......if there were negative numbers, I would certainly assign one...their saving grace was the fact it's made in the USA, so I had to give it at least ONE star. I followed the product instructions to the tee ( mixing 1:1, stir times, dry/curing times, etc..), and after three days, there are STILL wet spots on the artwork!! Tacky, but still wet. I would NOT recommend using this product to "seal" any type of art projects one might have; there are many other clear coat epoxy sealants out there on the market.....spend the extra cash to purchase a quality product, because this is NOT one of them.
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Don't waste your money, doesn't work properly. I purchased this punch because of the option of having both a solid butterfly and a detailed one (or two rather). It was working properly in the beginning, but after 50 punches on regular 65 lb cardstock, the solid butterfly layer doesn't cut properly, it only outlines the paper, but does not cut through. The other 2 detailed butterflies are ok, but not the solid one. I have used it sparingly, but have owned it for 1.5 years, and it was therefore out of warranty. I contacted the manufacturer who at first replied back with a generic email, but after I wrote them back, they offered to ship me another punch at no extra charge. I'm in the process of waiting for it, will update in case I don't receive it. That was nice of them, and makes me feel better to know they stand behind their products since all my Stampin Up punches are manufactured by them! Good company, product needs improvement thou.
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This kit saved my love seat. We bought new leather furniture on liquidation sale, and got an extra discount because there was an inch long cut on the side of the love seat.
We bought this kit to patch it. I'm not a very handy person, and definitely not crafty, decorative, artsy, or anything else you think you might should be to repair brand-new furniture. But, thanks to this kit, my couch was fixed in under 20 minutes.
It comes with an empty container to mix your colors in, and a mixing guide. They're so easy to mix to get a good color match. The instructions are easy to follow, and work perfectly if you do.
I covered the cut, let it dry overnight, covered it once more, and cleaned the area after it dried.
I did notice that the leather cleaner seemed to slightly dry out the area I used it on, but I rubbed a bit of coconut oil on it, which fixed it back up.
I'd definitely recommend this kit.
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What a bargain and great service. This was a bargain for how many sheets I got for the price. I also received it very quickly so I was able to use it right away like I had never run out. This is a great substitution for storing unmounted stamps on rather than pay a fortune for one sheet that is one quarter the size. So I am able to store all of my stamps in half the space for one quarter the money. Again, what a bargain and if I run out I will go straight to this vendor for more of this product. Get it while you can before someone figures out a way the charge more for this. Love this product, plus it is great for handmade window cards and whatever crafts that require clear plastic!
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They are small and sharp but the locking feature does not work as designed. These titanium blended 6" spring assist scissors are very sharp. I was able to cut paper, cloth, felt, cardboard, and even packaging plastic easily. Since the blades are very slender, this can be used for precision work.
The provided lanyard is a nice touch so that it can be hung around the neck for easy access during use. The lanyard tip has to be looped through the hole in the handle. I feel it is imperative that the safety cap be secured on the blade before "wearing" these scissors.
Although I did not need to do this, the blade tension can be adjusted by removing the round plastic cover in the center and using a small Phillips screwdriver to make the adjustment; turn clockwise to loosen and counter-clockwise to tighten. I did find it a bit tricky to remove the cap, however, when investigating this option.
The only other disappointment I found with these clippers is that the blade locking button sticks and can only be engaged by using two hands and my nail to pull up and push forward. The button is easy to slide back with the thumb to open the scissor. However, after closing the handles and pushing the locking button forward it only partially engaged and then had to be manually lifted with my nail to lock fully so that I could affix the safety cover. This is the biggest disappointment on an otherwise handy pair of scissors. I feel Westcott should fix this feature before selling this product. I certainly wouldn't want an open pair of sharp scissors hanging around my neck.
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Great scissors for the office. These are great scissors for the office. They are very sturdy, very sharp, and feel good to use. I only use them for paper, cardboard, tape, and such. The are resistant to stickiness from cutting tape. It's very annoying to cut packing tape just to have to wrestle the tape off of the scissors while you're trying to package up a box. These scissors help in that aspect. I also like that they are held together by a screw so you can take them apart and tighten again if necessary. The scissors that don't have this feature make it so that when they start getting loose, you basically just have to throw them away. Just making this feature available extends it's longevity. Would recommend these scissors to anyone. They are a solid buy.
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Saves time and effort. Like any other art/drafting material, some experimentation is required. This transfer paper is very good for tracing outlines onto an art paper and an individual sheet lasts much longer than I expected. I've used fewer than 10 sheets for over 100 tracings. It is great when I need several drawings of the same subject for work in different media. Saves a lot of time and drawing effort. It transfers well on all papers I've tried, from normal bond paper to watercolor paper. However, it does not erase well on all papers, which is a characteristic of the paper and not the carbon transfer paper. So experiment with different papers to find the best fit, generally a smooth surfaced paper. Also -- handle with care. It can get messy if handled roughly. All in all an excellent product that I highly recommend.
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Perfect Tape for Planners. I use a horizontal weekly planner and I like to make its white pages more colorful with washi tape and stickers. I use this thin washi tape to separate the planner's days of the week and I still have plenty of writing space. It's the perfect thickness (much more narrow than the usual washi tape) and it sticks well. The washi tape even retained its stickiness after I had to remove it to straighten my lines. The colors are pretty and are exactly as shown. My only complaint is that the red tape isn't the true fire engine red (more orange than red) I would have preferred. All in all this a wonderful and well priced set of tape and I'd gladly purchase it again.
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Great! love these. These are so adorable. I love the different colors and so does my daughter. These are keeping her interested for hours. She loves using them for play-doh (we sorted half for toy play and we used the other half for cookie cutouts) and for making cute little shapes out of the cookie dough. What a great multi-functional little tool, especially for kids. These would be great to put in a stocking or easter basket too, because they are so small and you can even use them for more than one kid.
I have received this product for free or at a discounted price in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of this item. Yes, I would recommend this product to my family and friends, I think that this is a pretty great product and I really like the different colors and uses that it has. I am in no way associated with the company and I am in no way associated with the seller of this product. If you found this review to be helpful, then please click the yes button below my review which indicates that my review was indeed helpful to you. Thank you.
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Thick, Resilient, Gift-Enhancing Cellophane. I love to gift family members small baskets of fruits, organic foods and other sundries for special occasions and using the Pacon Cellophane Wrap to pull it all together makes it extra special. The Pacon is relatively thick yet easy to cut with scissors or an xacto using a mat cutting board. It does not tear or rip easily like some other cellophane wrap brands I've procured in the past from local big boxes.
It's clear enough to use for wrapping art prints, homemade cards or other items that you want to help make shine with the professional look of cellophane wrap. Ribbons tie easily around it and stickers work well to add finishing touches to the perfect Pacon package. Please note that at 12 " inches wide, this wrap would be best suited from smaller gift packages.
~ Kort
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Overkill, but the good kind. So I needed a good 3 hole punch for work because the standard grade one stripped a thread on the adjustable ... hole thingy. I thought about getting a similar model, there are a bunch of them that all look the same no matter what the brand. But then I saw the reviews on this one and noticed the price wasn't that much more. I learned from my dad to buy the best tool you can if you're going to use it often. Even if it cost more it saves you in time. Very happy with this hole punch. You can punch holes in cardboard and poster board with ease which helps in my job. You can easily punch 15+ pages with very little effort. It does take up more space and has a longer stroke than the smaller ones, but overall I couldn't be happier with it. The construction is very solid and I have no doubts I will be using this for many years.
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Aura. My wife recently accused me of spending more time looking for leather working tools than doing leather work - pretty true :^\. But it does excite me to find toolmakers out there that are trying to make products with an "aura" (as I once heard the indescribable described). This scratch compass has that vague category of emotive power for someone who wants to believe things can be magical but knows that they aren't. Anyway, more practically, it has a lean kind of weight - it's heavy but not excessive. The steel has a rough brushed and burnished character, in the fashion of seeing aesthetic imperfections as part of a more beautiful whole. It v clearly has not been mass produced and has not been simplified by modern mechanisms. The legs are released and tightened by the twist of a brass screw, and the sharp points have no difficulty gripping their target. The rest is up to me, but at least I'm certain I can't blame the tool for what happens next.
Also, I equally admire Rocky Mountain Leather for great service and obvious commitment to providing the best and most unique tools for leatherworkers. Yah - it's pricey, but it's a beautiful addition to my toolset and really I feel guiltless about supporting brands and businesses that continue to produce at a high standard, especially if it means I'll just have to skip a few fast food stops to make up for it. In any case, I highly recommend RML, VB and this scratch compass - hope you enjoy.
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Makes clean cuts. These Kawin little clippers are awesome for cutting and trimming thread, it creates clean very clean cuts. They are hard to use if you don't understand how it works. You have to force the blades a little apart before cutting, you only use the first 1/2 of the blade to cut using small cutting motions. The blades are nice and sharp and should be able to hold it's edge for a long time. The only reason I take 1 star off from these clippers it's because they are drenched in WD-40 type of oil when you receive them, it left a nasty oil smell on my hands. I believe the clippers are drenched in the oil to keep it from rusting and providing it good lubrication, but no one wants to receive their clippers in that state. I received this product at a discounted price to test and provide an honest review.
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Great clay, but need to wedge it first. Updated review 4/25/17:
Having worked with this clay quite a bit now, I'm taking two stars off my original review. My kiln fires to cone 6 and this just did not hold up. Everything I fired and glazed ended up breaking and the glaze was coming off in sharp shards. I will be using the rest of my purchase to make pots. It is not safe to use for food purposes. Disappointing.
Old review::I'm a wheel throwing newbie, so I struggle with soft clays. This clay is very soft and very very damp, but it was extremely easy to work with. I will say that I knocked a star off because it arrived with many air holes, so you have to wedge it before you throw it. When you wedge, it's so damp that it sticks to your table. After the wedging though, it throws like a champ.
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Scissors for every job. I brought these as I wanted to replace my old set of scissors which has rusted, despite my best efforts to dry them after exposing them to water. These new pair of scissors, work great for most of the applications around the house.
- These are pretty high quality scissors.
- They are very sturdy and very sharp and do what scissors are supposed to do.
- No matter what you want to cut, you'll find a pair of scissors in this set to get the job done.
- They have a slightly cushioned grip, which makes them comfortable when using for a longer period of time.
- Multipack scissors for a very reasonable price
I'm very happy that I was offered to review these for free. Great product.
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Beats the short lengths I previously used. I use a glue gun for a lot of different projects.
Usually resealing boxes that split out their seams.
[Another reviewer indicated that the sticks were cloudy yellow but were listed as clear.
I am standing here with the bag in hand and I do not see anywhere on the bag that these are listed as "clear"!?
There is a color circle at the bottom and that shows them as a white.
The stick's color, before running through the glue gun, is somewhere between white and clear.
I guess you could say it is a "cloudy white", but there was no yellowing in my personal experience with these sticks].
When using these sticks, the resulting color when the glue hardens is white-ish.
I have not experienced any yellowing from the sticks.
(in my case, using these for box sealing and re-sealing, the resulting color would not matter much anyway).
The glue has worked well in all applications so far.
I have used half a bag so far and have no problems to report.
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best outdoor shade- Coolaroo. I bought one of these shade with the whole roll up assembly about 7 years ago. It's in our backyard over the patio door to our bedroom. We have a pool in the backyard so not only is subject to sun and all weather year round, there are also pool chemicals. This screen fabric hasn't so much as frayed or thinned, and has been rolled up and down repeatedly. For that reason, I searched online for this fabric and found it. I have 2 windows on the side of the house that I just need to cover, doesn't need to roll up, so I bought the fabric/lacing cord/gromits. It works great. I recommended it to a friend who bought some for her pergola. It comes in lots of colors. I don't know about other fabrics or shades like this. But I can recommend Coolaroo. This seller had the best price, shipped and received as promised.
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The rubber bump that is meant to prevent pinched fingers prevents almost an entire inch of the tip from closing making them rath. My daughter uses both her left and right hand, but hates to use these, as do I. I noticed, and perhaps it was just the pair I received, that the scissors will not close all the way. The rubber bump that is meant to prevent pinched fingers prevents almost an entire inch of the tip from closing making them rather annoying. Also, because the rubber is so flexible, and the scissors don't easily slide open and close its makes it even more difficult to cut with. Again, perhaps this was just my pair, these have the potential to be a great product, if your luck enough to get a quality pair.
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Very well made tool. This leather hole puncher is very well made a fine materials. It is a super top quality tool. Whoever designed this leather hole punch really paid attention to detail and did not overlook any details. This leather hole puncher punches holes very easily and efficiently. There are six different sizes polls that you can punch. This hole puncher also punches holes in other products besides just leather. When you are holding this hole puncher the grip has a certain textured material on it to make it easy to hold and not slip out of your hand. All you have to do is put the material you are using under the hole punches add press down with your hand and then you have your whole completed. It is not too hard to do. Some tools I have purchased in the past have been very difficult to use if you are not super strong. However this leather hole puncher is very easy to use and doesn't take any time at all. If you like doing crafts this tool is for you. It has come in handy many times with scrapbooking. I would highly recommend this leather hole puncher. I received a discount on this product in a special promotion. My review, my opinion and experience is honest and 100% genuine.
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Fun new way to stamp. My daughters, ages 8 and 6, and I had fun for a few hours after receiving the StampingGear set. It's extremely easy to use, and the video that is included on the product page clearly demonstrates its ease of use. We began by just practicing on plain paper. Even my 6 year old got the hang of using the cog and wheel system very fast. The set comes with plenty of cling stamps and both oval and circular cogs and wheels. You do need fairly large paper when using the outside of the wheels, and square paper works great with the circle. Of course, you don't have to stamp right in the middle of a sheet of paper or a card. Stamped designs that bleed off the edge look great. After practicing, we then started to make actual stamped items such as cards, fancy envelopes and gift tags. I also think stamping on plain wrapping paper in holiday colors would be very pretty. We don't make a great deal of paper crafts in our house so our one problem with the StampingGear set was what to make after we made several cards with matching envelopes. The set plus many colors of ink pads make incredible designs so in the end we decided on wall art. We framed our favorite designs and now have a beautiful display. The Inkadinkado website also has many great ideas to inspire you so I'm sure a stamper is only limited by her/his imagination. If you like to stamp, I'm sure you'll like this set.
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Tape rips easily and is very hard to use. Would not recommend. I purchased this lace tape to decorate for my daughter's first birthday party. I was so excited for the look I thought I could achieve by wrapping this around gold spray painted mason jars. Unfortunately, I could not even peel the tape off without it ripping. What I was able to unstick was not as lacy-looking as the pictures imply. There were many spots where there was no white lace print and it just looked like clear tape. I was very disappointed by this tape! I purchased it due to the low cost, but regretted my decision not to spend a little bit more on tape.
I would not recommend this tape at all. It was incredibly hard to use and I ended up throwing it out! Very frustrating.
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Nice scissors, especially with a "Today's Deal" price. Nice scissors, especially with a "Today's Deal" price. They are SHARP and will become the "good" scissors reserved for fabric. We are a household of many scissors of all sizes, shapes and designs and use them for years, or until they wear out or the handles break (plastic handles are the rule on 90% of today's scissors). The titanium blades will mark these as different and not to be used on paper, to open packages or for the myriad other things we use scissors, plus there are three of them. I hope to have these for a long time. I will update my review if they fail to meet my expectations. One question I do have about them at this point - can they be sharpened? We do sharpen our scissors as needed both by hand and by machine. It will also be important to see how long they will hold their sharp edge.
All in all, a good buy for three pairs of nice, sharp scissors even if they don't last for years and years. Titanium blades may become our scissors of choice in the future.
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Good for the price once they're tuned up. After reading a number of reviews it appears some people may not understand that edge tools are often sold unsharpened and not fully beveled. It's done mostly for packaging/shipping safety reasons, not because the manufacturer is cutting corners. If you're going to work with edge tools, you're going to have to sharpen them - often - so it's worth your while to learn how to do it from the start. There are plenty of sites, books and videos out there on sharpening if you're not sure how to go about it.
Tools also come unsharpened because, depending on how you plan to use them, you might prefer a particular bevel angle. Finishing your own can often be easier than reworking the factory's and can save metal.
That said, these chisels are not top shelf - you do get what you pay for. Yes, a ring or two may be loose and one of the handles is clearly off-center. But overall I found them to be quite functional after spending several hours sharpening the three or four I'll use most often. I work on musical instruments with relatively thin pieces of spruce, maple, mahogany, and walnut and I'm not doing figurative sculptural carving. If I had the bucks to spend 40-50 dollars per piece on a top Swiss or Japanese brand of carving gouges, sure, there's no comparison. But I can't justify that expense and these work for me.
There's an old saying about the kind of craftsman who blames his tools. Chances are someone, somewhere has made what you're planning to make using tools in far worse shape than these.
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Needed for all party goers. Perfect to have on hand at all times. If you attend a lot of birthday parties, housewarming parties or just gather with friends these are great to have on hand for last minute gifts. They are versatile and are not gender specific so you can use them for male or female gifts. These are not flimsy paper tags, these are strong heavy duty tags. Also included with the tags is string to track the tags with. You can use them as labels to tags, depending on your level of creativity the possibilities are endless. I'm also going to use them in my scrapbook to describe pictures. I think they have a rustic look to them.
I received these items at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
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Probably my favorite sewing accessory. I'm a crafter and I love Fiskars scissors. I had used the Fiskars Softtouch Premier exclusively for sewing, for almost a decade. I kept the blades sharp with the Fiskars scissor sharpener. I decided it was time to upgrade so I just took the next step in the Fiskars line and got these. I. LOVE. THEM. They are super sharp and super comfortable. I recently made a full sized wool cloak for a very tall friend of mine. These Fiskars made a huge difference in cutting through long panels off wool in one go.
Can we talk about the price? Good scissors are expensive, except for these. Because of the spring these make cutting easier than "high end" sewing scissors.
I recommend these scissors for all aspiring seamstresses.
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Low quality, not like OEM. Really low quality product. My screen became undone after a few weeks of using the phone. This product is NOTHING like what the factory uses. The factory tape has to be pried off. This comes off on it's own. If you're going to sell the phone the day after you use this tape, you won't notice anything. But your buyer will mad after their screen starts leaking light, move around, and eventually feel as though it is about to fall out. If you keep the phone and use it, you'll be mad yourself.
I'd avoid this product and look elsewhere. Yes this stuff is sticky. Yes it'll hold a piece of glass for a few days. No, this is nothing like what LG, Samsung, Motorola, Apple, etc use from the factory.
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A nice variety of thin construction paper. This is good construction paper for crafts. There are 250 sheets that measure 9 by 12 inches. The batch has an assortment of colors. Each paper is a bit thinner than I am used to with construction paper. It's sturdy enough to fold and glue, but feels about half as heavy as other craft construction paper I've used. One benefit to this though is that it easily goes through a copy machine if you want to print anything on the pages, like shapes to cut out. The thicker paper that I have to cut to size to feed into the tray, frequently jams in the machine. It's not an issue with this paper. I printed about 70 pages with no issues from the side feeder tray.
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Deceiving Photo. I was upset after receiving the engraver. I did buy this on Amazon only because it shows in the photo there is an extra bit. 1 in the engraver and the 2nd next to it. Even reading the description it doesnt clearly state that there is one or 2. I mean this is an engraver and the only way to use it, is with a bit, otherwise you won't be engraving anything. So why put in the listing that you're getting a bit with the engraver .... like its something special!? I mean is Dremel really going to sell just the engraver with NO bit!?
Anyway the engraver works well for the money but the on/off switch feels cheap like itll break if you don't baby it. Also at times when you go to turn it off the switch doesnt click into the off position even though its off. Be sure to listen and/or feel for the click when shutting off.
I have an older model that was made in the early 70s that is very well built to last and still works great and will no doubt last another 40+ years! This new one has a more hand friendly grip to it but is definitely made out of cheaper material that probably won't last 40+ years. I know most things we buy today are just throw aways when something breaks and that is mainly because they don't make replacement parts or the replacement parts cost almost as much as the tool itself.
I upload some pictures but Amazon likes to take them down and you'll have to click on my other reviews to see the pictures
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DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. This is the SECOND punch I am returning. First one after having to get my husband to open the lock, I finally got the top off, then alined my paper to punch. Oh my such force was needed, I had to stand up and use my arms to push down to cut. The clear window is useless, and it the time it took to aline, stand up to punch, try to get the top off I could have cut four items with my paper trimmer and corner rounder.
I ruined a picture trying to punch it as it got stuck in the punch, tore and then had to send the punch back because the entire punch was stuck with the rest of the picture in it. AWFUL, so disappointed. I ordered a second one as I thought this was just a bad punch.
NO....opened the new punch to realize I could NOT even open the lock. So this one is going back also.
To much money, time and effort wasted on this product.
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Very easy to use. So far, I have used the mold builder to make several molds for resin gems and beads for a costume, and this stuff was amazing! It was very easy to use, dried overnight, and was super durable when used with resin. I made a mistake with one of my resin casts and it ended up a bit sticky, and the mold was able stretch easily so I could extract the sticky resin cast, without tearing at all! I have reused the molds several times with no trouble, they just need to be stored with a bit of baby powder, since they are very self adhesive and will turn into little lumps of latex otherwise. While making the molds, there is little to no odor, and the clean up is easy! Although you have to use a throw-away paintbrush to apply the latex as you are making the mold, because it will be garbage by the time you are done with it.
If you are hesitant about making your own resin molds, don't be!!!!!!! This stuff is super easy :)
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Started Getting Better Edges Right Away. I'm pretty new to sharpening and someone more professional may have another take on it, but this strop really helped me finally get the kind of edge I've been trying to get. I sharpen chisels and plane irons. I've got waterstones up to #8000 but I still couldn't get that final mirror polish type edge. With the strop I'm now getting it, and rehoning edges is now a lot easier because most of the time I can just skip the fine stones and go straight to the strop and get the final edge again. Ironic considering this is absolutely the least expensive item by far in my sharpening arsenal. I think what I am starting to understand is that the strop/dressing may be "finer" than the #8000 stone, but it also may cut better if you catch my drift. Grit size and grit cutting ability may be 2 different things. The strop/dressing makes fast work of it. Technique is important- the strop or any other tool won't work if you don't have good technique, so you must learn technique. I highly recommend this inexpensive, effective sharpening tool!
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Started out Good, Dull after 3 Months. I love a good pair of scissors as much as I hate a rotten pair. I love that Stanley named this line "Piranha" because they eat through anything!
The Grips are small but still comfy and well padded but I do like to have 3 fingers in larger hole but 2 work just as well. There is a 3 inch ruler on the outside blade that is laser etched so it will never rub or wash off. I found that useful for cutting wrapping paper that I knew had to be greater than 12 inches so 4 snips and you're home.
I love having scissors in the kitchen, not so much for food but for all the packaging, triming the tops of chip bags, or even cutting the ties off a new gadget and I LOVE when the scissors are durable, sharp and well thought out.
The Stanley Piranha are just that. Titanium coated for super long sharpness, Non Stick blades, a screw that you can set for tightness and both blades are sharp so you're getting a clean cut.
****3 MONTH UPDATE***
My orginal review was a "Love fest" over these scissor but like many kinds of love - the bubble has burst. They now don't cut much of anything without efflort. I've tried everything from sharpening them to tightning the screw but to no avail. I still have a pair of similar looking scissors that have never seen a sharpener from over 10 years ago. Sorry if the original review mislead you but mine have stopped working and that completely diminishes their value. Except for the original review these have only been used to trim or open bags of chips, etc.
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Didn't make it through one carving. I purchased these knives and had them in hand long enough to start one carving in northern basswood. Within an hour the roughing knife blade fell out of the handle. The detailing knife lasted 5 minutes before it too failed in the same way. Neither blade tang showed any epoxy remnants, leaving me wondering if they even glued them in at all. If they would simply rough up the blade tangs, giving the epoxy something to bond to other than the black oxide coating, and actually USE some epoxy on them then the knives might hold together. Poor quality control and there is no excuse for it. Yeah, they say they will replace them...so what? 2/3 of my knives are out of commission and I will be without them for at least a week. I am a new carver and excited about learning the craft. Without knives I really can't do that.
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Excellent resin but does not take dye well. I use a variety of different resins from different manufacturers to make restoration auto parts such as interior trim pieces, plugs and grommets, tabs, knobs, etc. Alumilite is by far the best resin to achieve fine detail and thin-walled pieces. Many resins simply will not set in thin shapes, they end up sticky and soft, or the resin is too viscous to fill the thin sections of the mold. Alumilite has very low viscosity before it sets so it both pours well and fills the mold including thin sections and sets up hard even in thin sections. Entrapped air will also bubble up through alumilite (within reason).
The ONLY drawback I have found is that alumilite does not take a dye very well. Even using their recommended non-aqueous dye, the product does not set as well and often ends up softer or does not set at all. Also, when mixed alumilite is a tan but relatively clear mixture, but when it sets it turns opaque ivory (this is the latest formulation as of 2014). So it is hard to judge the amount of dye needed to get the final color. I have used plenty of black dye and it looks plenty black when mixed, but after setting it is gray not black. If I increase the amount of black dye so the end product is black, it does not set well. So I gave up with dye and just paint the final product which may not work for all applications. If you do this, I suggest first spraying the part with Montana Gold plastic primer followed by a good spray paint. The plastic primer helps the final product look more like a sold-color piece and less like painted plastic.
Also you need to mix or shake each component (A and B) VERY WELL before mixing the components together. Shaking/mixing each component separately before combining is more important than stirring/mixing after combining the components.
Also Alumilite sets up very fast after mixing. They say 3-4 minutes but in practice it becomes too hard to pour in about 2 minutes after mixing. Because of this I have had to pour large or deep molds in sections because the resin will get hard before it runs down the length of the mold.
With these caveats in mind Alumilite is an excellent product.
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Sharp, tight scissors. Every time I turn around, my son is "borrowing" my 40 year old Fiskars shears (which were still nice and sharp) for whatever terribly important things college guys do with scissors. I decided that the thing to do was leave my much loved shears for my son to use, and purchased 2 pairs of these based upon the fact that they were Singer brand and they were pink. I put one pair in each of the two drawers in my sewing table. I've used them to cut small amounts of fabric, for example, cutting off the excess when hemming up a dress, and a great deal for trimming threads. Both pairs of scissors were sharp (I did note that some reviewers said otherwise), and while they won't replace my larger shears for cutting out patterns, they are very good for light duty work.
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A Great Bargain. I didn't know you could buy recycled scissors until I saw these on Amazon. I've always been a big fan of Fiskars and have several pair of the small size, but I never bought the larger ones, because I thought they were a little pricey, and I'm really hard on scissors. My mom had the same pair of scissors for as long as I can remember. She only cut cloth or paper with them, and they always stayed sharp. I cut everything with my scissors, which is why most of them have "dead" places. I'm going to try to take better care of these, because they cut so nicely. They're sharp all the way up and down the blade to the very tip -- no dead places. They're really a pleasure to use, and you can't beat the price. I recommend these scissors to everyone. They're a real bargain!
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makes for a sticky situation. Works great. Warms up fast, is precise and the battery seems to last as long as you'd need it. Using this for both bigger projects and assorted crafts. Not something to let kids play around with, the glue is about 325 degrees at first, but makes a lot of projects easier and, honestly, it's a fun enough tool that I've been looking for things to glue and getting more done than I would have first thought.
No complaints about the glue gun itself. The box advertises a guidebook that has tips and project ideas, which sounds great, only it's nowhere to be found and customer support hasn't answered my message about it after a few days.
Comes with two sticks, but it seems it will play well with a variety of other options once those run out. I was on the fence about getting this at first, but now I love it.
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INSTALL YOUR OWN SNAPS AND FASTENERS- IT'S EASY. PRO: Tandy stores may be gone; however, products remain, buying on Amazon is more convenient. You MUST HAVE the Setting tool, both base and punch tool parts (not expensive) in order to properly install these snaps. Great feeling to be able to replace snap that closes your pants together ,,,, or fastener holding your clothing together goes south on you. Ever checked what a 'Tailor' or 'Seamstress' charges for alterations these days (Tool Set + pkg snaps= less ONE Seamstress charge), so it's worth having on hand; even if you are not into creating new leather or clothing gear of your own. "It really only takes a FEW MINUTES TO INSTALL one fastener" BUT- see NOTE on tool , available from Amazon ,,,
Repeating Suggestion: BUY the proper Setting tool (one sold on Amazon even throws in variety pack of fasteners) IF you don't already own the Setting Tool, buy one along with these snaps (Nickle silver finish of these= most common). Personally keep some fasteners in ALL colors on hand- pays for itself with just ONE repair or trip to store not to mention waiting time for order from Amazon,, Bought these for stock- - davzway's cowboy alias used rolling toolbox of gunsmith gear, repairing more than one holster,, snap on pants etc. NOTE #2- Snaps available in Nickle, Brass, Antique brass, black and other finishes. NOTE #3- Important to give some thought to 'WHERE' you may need these fasteners. Shank (leg going through material- see illustration here, looking at top, #1 cap, and #4 bottom base pieces) comes in different lengths; leather usually needs the 3/8" shank vs 1/4" shank (heavy fabric), etc. Personally buy both.
INSTALLING -- when installing, make sure Setting Tool Base part is on solid surface (like a 1/2" cutting board <plastic one in kitchen that replaced old wood butcher blocks> works great and prevent dings in counter top) Then HOLD the Punch Tool, keeping it VERTICAL to the TOOL Base which should flat against snap base ,,, Will avoid a crooked or angled shank/ leg which is flattened like a Rivet when hit by Punch., If Leg isn't kept vertical and flattened so the leg's smashed flat and LARGER than hole in snap which the leg went through,, fastener and therefore your snap may be loose or may not be tight. SOUNDS like a big deal, it isn't, IF you are not careful you might need to do one over. Then you carefully drill out the rivet base (had leg),, Can still use both top/bottom snap pieces, if you're careful to save everything possible. Easy to do IF Careful, takes ten times longer to describe than it does to do.
Repeat, have correct BASE and PUNCH tools to install. One star deducted for longevity, yet to be determined (have used Tandy for decades,, current ones life expectancy is yet to be determined.. NEVER replaced any of the old ones used in more 'decades' than person cares to admit their age.
CON: None.
davzway
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The BEST craft scissors. These are some awesome little scissors! I have a small embroidery machine at home that I mess around with some. I've been doing appliques for quite a few months now and it has been such a hassle. Getting normal craft scissors in small areas and cutting in between two letters has been awful. I end up cutting through the shirt or cutting the stitch on the applique because I am trying to push the scissors into a small area which they don't fit in. Well my point is, these scissors are a must have for that. They are really good for getting in small areas and making cuts with precision. The blades are very sharp and they come in a nice little box for storage. These scissors are much cheaper and better quality than the craft scissors that you can find at your local craft store. I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
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Awesome for Eiffel Tower vase arrangements. All I can say is that these are top quality and are made very well! I needed a bouquet holder that could handle a large round fresh flower arrangement for the Eiffel Tower vases we used for our daughter's wedding. The results were spectacular! Because the holders have a straight handle, they fit nicely in the top of the vase without obstructing the guests line of vision across the reception table. I ended up using them for the bridal bouquets also and they held up perfectly. Because the handle is clear, there is really no need to wrap it with ribbon if you don't want to. These items shipped as promised and arrived in great condition! Please note: these are for fresh flowers only!!!!
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Difficult to figure out how to make it work, but works in the end. My cat left some holes from his back claws in my new leather couch. I didn't want my DH to see it, so I ordered this kit quick! Mixing up the correct color took forever, as I had to keep testing on the underside of a flap on the back of the couch, and you have to wait for it to dry to see the true color, and view it in natural light. It is really thick, so when I put it on the 5 small holes at first it looked terrible. I didn't have petroleum jelly, so I tried using coconut oil on the texture sheet; that did not work. So I thought it was a failure and was trying to wipe it off the couch after about an hour, and lo and behold......once I got the big glob off you could barely notice the claw holes any more. It now just looks like a scuff. So, verdict is the kit takes quite a bit of trial and error to work. Hopefully I won't need it again!
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I could watch it for hours. I have wanted one of these Pendulums for years. I tried to buy one last year around Christmas and they were all out of stock. So this year I thought ahead and looked earlier. It came quickly from Amazon and I followed the online video instructions on how to put it together and after a few attempts at getting the sand in the right spot and smoothed the right way I got it just about perfect. It makes beautiful patterns in the sand and is fascinating to watch. It is very relaxing watching the pendulum swing. I have discovered that if you put the whole thing on a turntable, such as a small (10in or so) Lazy Susan, that it draws in the sand like a Spirograph. It has made it even more enjoyable to use and watch. I have noticed that the humidity in the air changed the consistency of the sand making it look a little ruff and clumpy. When the sand arrived it was very smooth and fine. It is monsoon season here and I think when the humidity lessens in the air it will go back to normal, but it did change the way the patterns are drawn and look. I love my pendulum and highly recommend it. It would make a great gift for yourself or a loved one!
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Spears ink under labels and leaves residue on paper. Tried removing a mailing label from a magazine and the fluid speared all of the ink from the magazine. Tried to remove another label from another magazine with a white background and although the label came off alright, it left a smudged grey residue afterwards from the sticker glue. Not at all happy about the poor use on paper. Also, it is difficult to use the spout tool to scrap and keep the fluid from coming out. You have to put the fluid on the sticker and put the top back on to keep the fluid from pouring out, and then repeat the process over and over again until you get the entire sticker off. It is a very tedious and awkward process. I would not recommend this.
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Stitched Up Perfect. After attempting to make a leather journal from scratch (without the pre-punched holes etc.) I decided that the second time around I would try to find a kit that was easier to manage since I am very new to this kind of crafting. I purchased this kit to do as a termination activity for a teenager I was working with in therapy and I have to say, it was markedly easier than starting out the way I had the first time around. Many of the directions online are far too confusing and the directions that are sent in this package are perfect, simple, and easy to follow. It took us approximately and hour to put everything together and we were very pleased with the finished product. What I should specify is that the leather is darker than what is shown on the cover of the package, so if you are actually looking for something light, I am not sure if they are all dark or if the coloring varies with each purchase. Also, if you are into tooling, you would also have to purchase those things separately to make designs on the cover. Overall, I was very happy with the purchase and would likely buy again if I need a similar activity to do in the future.
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Sounded like a cheap alternative...silly me. I was in the process of moving out of the country and needed to shred several documents before we left and did not want to spend money to buy a shredder that I would just have to sell. I did try to find a local source who might have a shredding service but no such luck so I thought I would try these possibly time consuming but seemingly effective shredding scissors..well....I was wrong about the effective part. I tried my best to first shred an optimistic 7 or 8 pieces of paper but the scissors jammed...so I tried 5...same problem...blades stuck together and chunks of paper were left in the blades. So then, I tried two pieces...voila!! It worked...but then I realized that this exercise was going to take me days not hours to accomplish....so I filed them under the 'I learned my lesson, never do that again' category.
If you have the patience to shred a couple of pieces of paper at at time these are for you..if you plan on tackling several days, months or, God forbid, years of paper forget it. It seemed like a good idea at the time but it wasn't...at least for me. You, however may be smarter than me and not buy them at all..
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Good scissors, BUT. I bought these scissors on 10/5/12, and the just bit the dust, literally felt apart, days before writing this review.
Pros:
-they kept a good edge
-the non stick feature worked well
-very comfortable
Cons:
-they got very loose, and the screw to tighten them did NOT tighten them up.
The looseness did affect cutting ability, as the blades would not line up close enough to make good cuts at times. No matter what I did, taking them apart, putting them back together, tightening the screw down all the day, etc. they progressively got loose and looser over their life, which was a little more than 2 years.
These scissors were lightly used in the house, no school projects, very little crafts. They had very light and moderate use. I would have thought that they would have lasted longer, as growing up, the scissors we used, lasted years, 5, 10, 15, and the only thing that went bad on them was the edge dulled, they never fell apart.
I may give some Fiskars a try next time, as the Scotch in this style tend to all have the screw adjustment which does not work.
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Expensive disappointment! Tried the tips given, no help at all. Look elsewhere. If you only knit worsted weight yarn, you're in luck, this will wind a half pound neatly. However, lighter yarns are beyond this thing's capacity to wind neatly. From the get-go. I rarely use this as a result. After a year of fiddling, I still can't achieve a neat cake of sport, fingering or lace yarn. I am incredibly disappointed and honestly don't know what I can do to remedy the problem. I read/followed the directions. I've tried winding extra slowly, I've tried moving the adjustable yarn guide closer and father, to the left and right (30, 90 degrees), still no luck. The resulting cakes have round 'corners', long loose strands top and especially bottom because the yarn slides off the cake-ball with no crisp corners to hold it in place. It slides down & wraps around the center bobbin instead. ARGH! In desperation, I've started to stick pins in the growing balls to approximate the corners that should be made. I have to move them constatly to the new outer 'edges' to keep the yarn winding around the main body not slipping to the bobbin to make a mess. I miss my old Royal so much. For the money, I expected flawless performance.
I would never let a friend waste her money on this!
Update, July 2017:
Based on the tips given in the coment below, I attempted to wind a 100g/@400 yd. hank of Madelinetosh Merino Light, single ply, all wool, fingering/sock wt. yarn. I moved the feeder arm, as advised, to the closest position and tightened, put the curly yarn guide at 90 pointing out, followed the written directions by winding a few times and guiding the yarn on the bobbin to the middle. Then I began to wind at a steady rate, not fast not slow, just enough to keep the swift rotating steadily. After a few dozen yards, it formed a rounded ball, and strands were slipping down to the bottom of the bobbin and across the top to become long, loose, dangling strands in the final "ball cake." Still, I kept winding to see if it would improve with more yarn added, but no. The ball got bigger and the strands kept slipping down to the bobbin, not around the yarn. About halfway, I gave up, took the yarn off and re-wound it with my Royal, which formed a fairly clean-cornered cake no loose strands whatsoever. (I found a vintage Royal on eBay, thank God.)
This does NOT form a cake with square corners. I'm more frustrated than before.
In Sum:
According to the instructions, this is carefully calibrated before it's sent to perform properly. I recall this came in a secure box with good packing. I conclude that something was jiggled out of alignment in the shipping or it wasn't aligned before shipping. It simply does not perform as it should.
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A Hole In One...Or A Hundred...Precisely Placed Every Single Time. I must admit that when I saw this on Vine I wasn't going to select it. It looked like a huge overkill for home hole punching to me, but my grand daughter just happened to be looking over my shoulder and she started jumping up and down in glee! "Oh, get that! Grampa! Get That!"
I asked why and She said that since she was majoring in Literature and minoring in Journalism she often had projects that ran to a hundred pages or more before she was finished and that her teacher insisted on their being handed in hard copy in binders. So I said okay.
Well all I can say is that this is indeed a huge hole puncher. A foot on each side and quite a bit poking up in the air from the handle (didn't measure..couldn't find my tape as I right this). Again I thought, "overkill". But right out of the box my grand daughter brought down a ton of loose leaf paper and a couple of empty binders and set about figuring out its use. It's all simple actually since it's made to do one job and do it incredibly well from the results. It's large because the paper doesn't just fit into the hole cutter but actually rests on the cutting floor (so to speak) so that consistently thick pages are placed under the hollow punches and then cut cleanly by pulling down the large (obviously levered to be so) handle and punching right through the paper for a clean exact cut (did I mention that arms hold the paper on the sides so it doesn't slip either way).
Her first project was 82 pages and she lined it up grabbed the handle and in no time at all had three precisely cut all the way through binder holes that fit her binder with no problem. (I might have suggested using a sheath of blank pages for the first try of a new device...but she's young...and has yet to learn these things and moved faster than I reacted). She said it took a little muscle to pull the handle down all the way but nothing she couldn't handle with ease.
Her second project was 97 pages and so would test the upper limits of the machine. No prob. Bound in less than thirty seconds. There are plastic cups to capture the left over circles and the hole punches are easily removable via levers on each. She Who Must Be Obeyed has used it now several times for projects in her volunteer church kindergarten crafts class. She has thirty-one little ones to keep busy Mon-Fri so evidently we had more of a need for this thing than I imagined (she had been using a larger one at the church).
It's industrial strength construction. Made to do one job consistently well and delivers every time so far. I give it Five Stars. It's a bit pricey...but we all know how that goes...if you want the best...
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It didn't work for my project. I have a pair of shoes that are a shade of red that tends towards orange, and I wanted to dye them to be more of a true red, or even tending towards purple slightly. However, this product would not cover the other dye, and it also left a gooey mess on the surface of the leather. It took many washings to remove the sludge. The product was so unsatisfactory that I threw away the part of it that I didn't use. This might work on a very light colored, porous leather, almost a suede, but I would not use it on any leather with a shiny surface, or a color that is the same intensity or darker than the color you are trying to achieve.
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Not Recommended. I was looking for a cheaper alternative to Ben Nye and Graftobian Pro Paint, so I tried this. I don't have a whole lot of experience with special effects makeup or face painting, but I don't think this was a good place to start... I feel like it's almost impossible to get full coverage from this face paint, it is extremely streaked and smears easily, and takes forever to dry. When it does dry it cakes into the skin and is very easy to crack-- I wasn't able to blend anything in afterwards because the face paint would just come off. However, the worst part about this for me was that after I used it and washed it off thoroughly, my skin has been out of control with breakouts. I can't get it to calm down, and it has also developed a crusty layer on top of it. I would definitely not recommend this product.
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The temperature controller is in a horrible place, and makes delicate work difficult. This could have easily been a 5 star review, except for the placement of the temperature controller. It is WAY too close to the actual tool, so it weighs the tool down and gets in the way. If you try to drape it over your wrist, it's uncomfortable, and you end up moving the settings. Also, the handle does get a little on the warm side, I think it could be insulated better. The stand is flimsy, and you need to secure it or it's just going to go flying off the table. Another annoying, yet petty thing is it tells you not to leave the tips in the tool, but doesn't have a slot for all of them in the storage case.
Note: I didn't buy this on Amazon, I got it at a big hobby store - used a good coupon, which makes it a little less annoying ;-).
Pros:
* Seems to do what it needs to
* Heats up fairly quickly
* Nice storage case to keep everything together
Cons:
* The placement of the temperature controller makes delicate work very difficult
* Gets a little hotter than I would like on the handle
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We like the item but not so sure about quality. I am not sure whether this is the authentic Rainbow loom. All in the package says so, but since my girl was so excited about this I purchased in a store (not online) another one so she would be able to make wider items. The new one looks more sturdy, more resistant and has a different quality than this one. it works OK but the first week the hook broke while working in the appropriate way (I mean there was no misuse). We did not requested a replacement as a defective material because we live outside the US and having shipped it to the US would have been more expensive than buying a new one, so we purchased a new hook. Working with booth items at the same time, the one purchased at a local store works better than this one.
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I was very disappointed in the quality of this product. I was very disappointed in the quality of this product. On the back was a split all the way across and filled with some sort of putty, also there was a huge gouge in the inside bottom. The hinges came loose the first time I opened it all the way. I was going to replace the hinges anyway, but that's not the point. It needed a lot of sanding and prep work to make it paintable. Do not try to stain this, because there is a lot of residual glue all over it. I was not able to even out the split that had the filler in it. It still was visible after painting. I put it aside for some other time. It arrived on time and in terrible condition.
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What a great product. Fabulous idea! I paired this kit and instructions with the Nancy Zeiman video (YouTube). My first bag took me a couple of days to complete, with errors and misunderstandings. The next eight of them (yes, eight) came together faster and faster. The templates are sturdy and won't cut down with repeated use. I will not buy the Kit again, as the individual components can certainly be purchased for far more reasonable prices, but I do intend to purchase another one or two bag templates of different design. While it's nice to have all of these pieces in the kit for the first one or two bags that you make, but after that, the Clover accessories are simply too expensive. Bag feet, piping, snaps, etc. are much less expense from other sources. I purchase remnant apholstery fabrics, make my own piping and these bags come together in an evening. Great gift!
They heavy plastic templates are definitely worth while!!
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PERFECT. Unlike other guns I've seen, this one have a 4 finger trigger. You can use your entire hand wich is much better than using just 2 fingers. And the trigger moves back and forward in a straight motion instead of up and down in an arc. With a 4 finger trigger in 45 degrees position (Surebonder Pro 4000), you make the most force with your last 2 fingers wich are the weakest. It's like using a staple gun. A straight trigger, like the one on this gun, is better designed and easier to use.
This gun doesn't drip, it's not too hot (80W) and it's very lightweight. I had an Arrow TR 400 gun with a 2 finger trigger and was disappointed with it. Had to pull very hard to push the glue stick through and I ended up removing the trigger and pushing the stick by hand.
I hope they don't discontinue this item. It's the best glue gun you can buy for $20 bucks and even better than more expensive guns.
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This has a very strong unpleasant fragrance, not just slightly smoky, but truly awful--it is completely unusable. Like the previous reviewer, I am very disappointed with this product. I also purchased this for the purpose of making lip balms and other DIY skin care items. Last year I bought a lovely block of beeswax and it smelled wonderful (I got out the little bit that remains for comparison and it still smells great). I read quite a few reviews before buying it and I was very pleased with my purchase. This block is a brighter, more mustard color than the block I previously purchased which is darker and more amber in color (this is only my 3rd time buying beeswax and one of those was pellets, so I am far from being an expert). From the description for this product: "Beeswax is a lovely smelling wax" well this one sure isn't...this block smells absolutely terrible--I am hoping there is some way to melt it and purify it so it won't be wasted as I am sure no added ingredient will mitigate the scent. I have heard that sometimes beeswax smells like the smoke used calm the bees during harvesting of the hives, but this seems even more repulsive than old smoke. Kind of like smoke mixed with rancid oil or something. I purchased this at a reduced price in exchange for my honest review, and honestly I don't know what to say. I feel bad about giving such a negative review, but I can't use this myself and I can't possibly recommend this to anyone unless it might work to repel the stray cats that like to hang around the front porch. In all seriousness, I hope this is simply a glitch with one batch and the company will offer a refund or replacement to any customers who may order this at full price and be as dismayed with the product as I am.
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Spring for a high quaility cutter if you sell your soap. The crinkle cutter works great for cutting soap. The straight cutter is worthless. You need to apply a lot of pressure and put your weight in to getting it through a soap loaf. The soap would come out crooked or malformed even with the use of a wooden soap loaf holder guide. So I thought I may have just got a damaged one and purchased another one. It also didn't work how it was supposed to. It was very hard to cut soap and so many came out so deformed looking I started loosing money on my batches. I got a higher quality straight cutter and never had a problem again. The only reason I even gave this more than one star was because the crinkle cutter actually does work very well.
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A lot of playtime for 10yrs old. These days there are so many products out there and kids don't typically stay engaged with toys for a long time (unless it is some sort of tablet of course:) but surprisingly this set kept my daughter making the bracelets for at least 3 weeks until she ran out of the bands it comes with. Whats great about it that not only you do those for yourself but you can make your friends happy by making it for them and gifting and thats what she was busy doing and felt really good as her friends loved it too! So far has been a great value for money. She learned some new techniques as well as had fun making smth special for me, herself and her friends.
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My little tiger loves it. Oh, my goodness! So fun! My three year old daughter wanted face paint so badly since she had her face painted at the zoo. From the moment we received the paints, she requested to be made up like a tiger. I am no artist, but I was sure going to do my best to make my daughter happy with the results of her face painting! As you can see by the picture, she was very into the way it turned out!
There was no apparent allergic reaction - a big bonus as my girl is very fair and susceptible to reaction. She requests face paint frequently now. My only issue is having to make sure it's all washed off at the end of the day. It stays fairly well and needs definite focus to remove. Perhaps I will stick to small areas of her face to paint in the future. :)
I do love that this makeup seems to be perfect for Halloween makeup, too. I will be using it on my family of 4 come October. I'm pretty excited about that! The cost was great and it seems as though the makeup will last quite a few uses. I would recommend this kit.
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Excellent replacement cutter for the price. This is the narrow replacement cutter head for the Fletcher Designer II pistol grip glass cutter. Don't let the crappy picture sway you, this is the exact same head being sold elsewhere for 27 dollars, What a deal. I have worked in stained glass for 30+ years and this is by far my favorite cutter. My old cutter head wore out and I didn't want to spend $27, so I went to the local hardware store and bought a cheap one. What a difference, cheap piece of junk wouldn't even score clear glue chip, which is the easiest to score. Took a chance on this and was not disappointed. Just finished a window last night.
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You're no "Dummy" if you buy this book. Much better than "Dummies books", but not too technical. If you want something organized, easy to read and most of all accurate when you try to teach yourself navigation; then this is your book. Going from a PC to a Mac was a challenge for me. So I wanted to lay a good foundation by doing my research first. Got both Dummies and then "The Missing Manual" after becoming frustrated with the "Dummies" book. "Missing Manual" let me pick and choose where I wanted to go first. I accept the fact that Apple is rather strict about what you can control. However I do know it is a solid stable OS; which is the primary reason I decided to try it. So I didm't fight it or spend time pointing out the things it wouldn't do compared to my PC; I wanted to know what it could do for the things that I do. The book was a great guide in giving me the information to help in the transition, just enough to get me into the features and programs so that I felt comfortable learning and applying them. I found myself then going to the web to find answers to specific questions that I had.
I liked it so much, that it is now on a second loan out to friends who have made the switch also.
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Sizing not quite accurate. This is the mrs reviewing this item. I hate to leave a bad review, so I am taking the middle of the road here. I measured for these gloves as instructed, and my hand came out just in the medium range, especially considering my 'not small' knuckles. When they arrived, I realized that they were too loose to provide the compression I needed for basal joint arthritis in my thumb. In addition, the fingers do not appear to be 'sized down' for a medium or small hand. On me they were longer than in the photo and nearly top my finger tips. I advised Amazon that the write up was not totally accurate, and did receive a refund for this item.
I guess it could be me, but my advice is if you are in between sizes, go smaller rather than larger.
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Super hefty, solid, and can put up with a ton of use. I've paid 50% more for heavy duty hole punches at Staples, and they weren't as solid as this one. We use these at work daily, and we abuse the heck out of them. This particular one did not disappoint at all.
It is REALLY solid - you can feel that in the weight of it. There is an easily removable punch trap to keep your desk tidy. Just pop it off, dump it out, and put it back one. This hardly needs to be done because it has such a large capacity.
The handle is really ergonomic - you can really hold/press it anywhere with ease and without strain or pain. The other thing I needed was adjustable holes. There's a metal ruler tab that you can adjust as needed, and each hole has the ability to be slid into place if you need a particular width. It's very easy to use, user friendly, and holds up very well. I very easily recommend this hole punch.
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3.5 ounces max. Be aware that this ball winder only holds 3.5 ounces of yarn! Most of the bulky yarn skeins are 5 ounces or more; the one I tested the ball winder on was 5.3 ounces (Lion Brand Scarfie). Probably everyone else buying these things for the first time knows to look for the maximum number of ounces it will hold, and now I do, too. Totally my bad. Note to self: don't forget the fine print!
The ball winder worked very well at the beginning, but ended up having to wind a bunch of yarn around the outside of the ball. The limiting factor is the metal arm that threads the yarn; once it's clicked into place it isn't moveable. I'm going to see if another style of ball winder will accommodate larger skeins, and may return this one, because a lot of my work is with larger skeins. For smaller skeins it works very well.
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If you ask me what I smoke, I would honestly. I do love my pipes but I don't like the occasional bitterness. So, if you were to ask me what I smoke, I would honestly tell you wooden matches, followed by a couple of pipe cleaners. I go through a lot of them to absorb the bitterness during most smokes and certainly at the end, before I put my pipe away. I really like the soft, smooth ones, because they are easy to handle. The downside is they do not really have any scrubbing ability when compared to these Zen hard bristle pipe cleaners. So I still jump, if I casually reach for this pipe cleaners without thinking about their sharp bristles. That gets my attention immediately and I forever tell myself I should be smarter, until the next time.
I also use pipe cleaners in my woodworking shop and for some detailed cleaning on items around the house, like the build up around the kitchen faucet, or inside my espresso maker's water outlet. Getting a three pack is really good for me. At the same time, these can be hard to get in today's world, that seems bent on trying to banish pipe smokers. Some day we will all have to go off into the woods to be able to enjoy our pipe smoking in peace. For now, I sit contently smoking any one of my favorite pipes at home, and when it comes time to clean out my pipes, I reach for my smooth pipe cleaners and when it comes down to serious cleaning, I reach for these Zen hard bristle pipe cleaners. I just have to get myself to pay closer attention to what I am reaching for them.
I hope this review helps you.
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Nice insulator. Used this blanket to insulate an oil filled radiator between the inner control panel/ thermostat, and the last radiant heat fin of the radiator. Apparently this has slipped the attention of all the manufactures of these types of heaters (over time and exposure to this kind of extreme heat, causes malfunction to the controls and has caused fires). These blankets were perfectly cut and were able to be wedged in between the above mentioned to provide a degree of protection. Obviously this is not the intend use for this blanket, but it was the best that I could come up with to preserve the longevity of my heater and make them safer.
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Seem like nice beginner tools, to a beginner. I am new to woodcarving and these seemed like a nice balance of cost for performance/variety of carving tools for me to begin with.
I had seen that a lot of carvers favor the ball-end hand carving tools to more of the palm-push carving technique, where as the shape of these handles seemed to lend themselves more towards a pencil grip, which is primarily how I have been using them.
They are not terribly sharp out of the box, and I am still getting the hang of sharpening them, but the ones I have sharp are QUITE sharp and I have been REALLY enjoying using them. The others will just take practice I guess.
I was surprised by how versatile the grip is on these. They are very comfortable even with extended use.
This set comes with a little storage box with a lid, which I have just kept on as their home for the time being. Each knife comes with a plastic cap cover to protect the tools (and your hands) which I certainly appreciate.
Most of the tools are pretty obvious in how they are intended to be used. I've already turned out a couple of projects with them, and I only bled a little bit.
I'd recommend these for a beginning woodcarver. They're working for me.
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Everyone needs to be exposed (to weaving that is. This Schacht Cricket Student Loom has everything you need for your first exposure to weaving. This is not a toy and may prove to be a lot more fun than any toy you have in mind. Schacht produces many professional loans and as you can see put great thought into this basic startup rigid heddle loom.
Everything you need to get started is in this one kit. Do not let the technical terms for all the different bits and bobs put you off as you will soon be rattling off things such as rigid heddle, reed, and shuttle, and so forth.
As a great place to start and a probable place to end your exposure to the world of weaving this is a very small investment in understanding the world around you. You will run across looms of various types as you read stories and see films of other cultures throughout the world.
Again, this makes a great starting off place. So if you are not personally inclined to take the time and energy be sure to expose your children as soon as they are old enough to reach the table. Speaking of children, this loom makes a great Christmas gift; or, if you are so inclined, a great unbirthday present.
Because beginner projects do not need large quantities of yarn, I suggest that you start off with something that is high quality and sturdy enough to stand up to the first experiments. These can be saved and shown to their children.
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Great tool for an affordable price. I have been doing woodburning since 6th grade (When time was young and dinosaurs ruled the earth) I can't count the number of burns I have gotten, and how much stuff I accidentally melted. My present wood burner was one of those deals with the cork handgrip that was both unwieldy and still gave me burns. I looked through dozens of kits, some of which were obviously for people who made their living off this and a bit above my pay grade, and others too chintzy to not be just as bad as what I already had. This fit my budget well and I got a lot of bang for my buck! On switch with two heat settings, an Xacto blade holder to make it a hot cutting tool (I make gaming scenery so that will be awesome!) So many tips including ones with stamp like designs. I am hoping there are more of these because I could really get into using those on projects!
I ahve so many ideas now and want to sign on and get some advice from their website regarding using it on leather!
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Great for beginners and simple molding projects. This stuff is perfect for beginners experimenting with molding plastic. It only takes minutes to heat up enough to mold and stays that way for several minutes. The little white pellets go from white to transparent, and they get really sticky (only to themselves, not to the touch), then you're ready to go.
If the plastic starts to stiffen up, just drop it in the hot water again and its good to go.
Cons: If you are a machinist that wants to drill a hole in your creation or if you want to mill any surface smooth, it is not done easily. Because this material is soft when hot, it does just that when a drill bit or end mill starts grinding away at it. It turns into a hot mess.
I've played around with drilling speeds, faster and slower, and it still heats up too much.
If you have lots of patients, you could freeze your drill bit and the part, then hurry and do your drilling before it gets too warm. That may work.
Again, for just playing around, or possibly molding something that is finished when your hands are done molding it... Something that doesn't require drilling, tapping, or milling, this is great.
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