Craft Edge

Here is a link where Julie gives the pros and cons of the two machine. Its on the MTC forum so u can read but not reply unless u sign-in.

http://forum.make-the-cut.com/discussio ... pse#Item_4

HTH
Althea

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Althea

I've been using my Gazelle for over a year and I love it. I just got the KnK Zing and find it amaZing. It comes with MTC software which I had to learn and I really love it. No cutter is going to be perfect and you have to adjust to its limitations. I don't like the bladeholder and blades that come s...

The patterncooler site is very cool. I have printed sheets of paper so I could cut a pattern but the way Leo showed in the video if simply great.

TFS
Althea

"Just because" cards Card assortments (get well, sympathy, birthday, etc.) Set of Note cards (some with initials) Pinwheels Scrapbook pages with beach theme, kite flying theme, new baby, new home...double pages better than single and I would display them in a scrapbook (not the ones you're...

It is posted, and there's a pix also, that you can use the eclips holder and it fits perfectly. My G-holder is longer than the Z-holder but I marked the spot for putting it in the Zing. Will probably order the eclips holder when I find a sale again.

Althea

The blade is different from the norm but you can use other bladeholders. I'm u using the Gazelle bladeholder and it works perfectly. Mine is not a click holder now that I understand how to set the blade, I prefer to do it myself. And the Zing bladeholder has springs which can be easily lost. I was h...

Glad You guys are enjoying your new machines. I opted for the Zing and pretty happy with it except for the bladeholder. Since I already have a Gazelle I just use that holder and it cuts like a dream.

Now I just gotta learn Make The Cut software that came with the machine.

Althea

Blade offset: Because a blade is slanted and a cut begins at the tip of the blade, at the end of a cut there may be a section that does not completely cut out because the tip didn't go to the beginning of the cut (can't draw a photo cuz I'm on a tablet). Blade offset will move the blade to make up f...

Don't have the eCraft but to do separate cuts, I would put the score lines on a separate layer.

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Althea