Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus Starter Kit Wht, One Size

I wanted an electronic cutter after straining myself with my regular manual Big Shot making many cuts on thick paper. So I took a chance on this even though I haven't heard much about it. This one has worked as I wanted, but I did have to make an alteration. The magnetic cutting platform is a game changer on the regular Big Shot and I could not find one for this size machine. I think probably they can't make it cost effective. I saw on a YouTube video someone just using a thin magnet sheet. I had magnet sheets on hand for die storage so I tried that. It worked great! Without it, the machine doesn't cut worth a darn. But lay a thin magnet sheet down and it's magic. Just enough of a shim. Now I've been cutting all my favorite dies with one pass and 8.5. x 11 sheet. It's a game changer how many I can cut in a shorter period of time. If you use a regular Big Shot, you get it: the small platform, cutting your paper down, can only do a few dies at a time. And now I just store the dies I want to use together on an 8.5 x 11 magnet sheet and it's ready to go. I bought multiple sets of the dies I love so I can get it done faster and more efficiently. I absolutely love how this cuts foil cardstock. No shims required if you use the magnet sheet. I bought the 8.5 x 11 magnet sheets from Marietta because that is the brand I had on hand and what I tried. I also keep the machine on a rolling cart so I can swivel it around to remove the platform. I highly recommend investing in a rolling cart that can swivel. Otherwise a large machine like this takes up a lot of room because it needs clearance on both sides for the large platform to pass through AND you will have to get up and go around to the back to remove the platform each time. Also it is handy to just keep the machine and platform and plates and paper all together. So if you need an larger tray electronic machine, I do recommend this one alone with a magnetic sheet (which you do not stick down to anything, you just lay it on the plate and lay down your dies on it facing upward. It holds your dies in place and makes the perfect thickness of a shim.) https://www.amazon.com/Marietta-Magnetics-Adhesive-Sheets-Flexible/dp/B079N9KXH3/ref=sr_1_4_pp?crid=2G5GCEYHVWSLJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rmC9g2cDb1ZHKRkeUcEnftXmmGDjEgDaVAmJbbd45wcguLOwvnI848ZV98HghosDY3Z5xudgD0F7xgKF8riHa2oXLLrsBWHXn10GQgw55Ki3ESDNaAWiFlz1pPhxqojyDSWWt1TWWqOnBTDMxJFmNGY7DD7FaAAAc9a8JLe8kiFrTD4VDJ9x7Y_q8PDpAVMgQTWdMsfmOjdQncel-XjWlTOjDXCbXhGn511rf01YOZ7n9n5AzBD0FUwlMfasO8gFRztd8xFA5KCq31Wrlw1vTXl7bTdZueDsJBXjraK3jsk.CrC2oigLagBOOYNdqJ0Qm5yFG2teb1_nBTEQQwsAVjI&dib_tag=se&keywords=marietta+magnetics&qid=1716830078&sprefix=marriett%2Caps%2C752&sr=8-4

Sigue trabajando. Sin problemas.

This is a very useful fun product. I can cut with my dies much easier and I am thrilled with the results. I have a manual Sizzix but with my physical limitations it was getting harder to use My only complaint is the first machine had a defect which happens (seldom). And the vendor made me pay to return it as I live in Canada. That was an expensive extra. Sissix itself is an excellent company and prides themselves with on excellent customer service.

Love it. It's quiet so I can work when others are asleep. I read through the instructions, set it up and off I went. How easy. If you are thinking that it will be complicated, don't worry at all. I purchased it because I was having trouble cranking it through. The only problem is that sometimes a die may need to go through twice depending on the cardstock used or the die is really intricate or the die is inferior. But, no biggie because it's easy to run it through again or simply reverse the machine. I'm so very glad I have it and just in time for Christmas cards and tag season.

Love the slim design. A good workhorse .