I’m ready to do some prototyping on cardboard now. A couple of months ago we got a bunch of IKEA furniture and the boxes have been sitting in a corner with the promise of some day being used in the glowforge. But they were huge boxes that we difficult to move or store. I looked online and found the Worx ZipSnip (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019CSHSW8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Mc-GybX8SE4TD) for $30 so I ordered one, and tore the boxes apart today.
This thing is awesome if you’re cutting any material that’s not too thick. I haven’t tried it on fabric yet but I expect it’d do just fine.
Part of the original stack. I forgot to take a picture at the beginning, I was too excited to start.
I still need to find a place (more likely a few places) to store these torn down pieces of course. But that’ll be way easier than the massive box scraps would’ve been.
Thanks. I ordered one now. I don’t have as big a stash of cardboard, but did not like laying the cardboard on a cutting board and using a razor knife.
It may be handy for cutting my rolls of HTV and vinyl down when cutting on my Silhouette Cameo. Scissors or a paper splitter work OK, but this could also be good.
I’ve also got some banquet chairs to re-upholster and this should work very well to cut the upholstery vinyl I’ll be using on them.
Well, add me to the list. I’m going to buy one, too. I marvel at how many tools and devices I’ve never even heard of, or could guess even exist. I have this ‘thing’ about keeping boxes that are really sturdy and I have *ahem…over-collected, you could say. If one could see my old basement side room, they might think I am a hoarder! And, bonuussss…I can use the cardboard in the Glowforge. Win win! Thanks for the heads up!
I use my table saw to cut my cardboard. Works great because I set the fence at 12 inches and 20 inches, and viola, I have perfect sheets that stack neatly.
Or, you know, once you have a Glowforge, you can make a custom fence for your cutter at 12 and 20 inches. It just has to keep the blade a certain distance from a known edge.
WOW gang… never once thought about the table saw to cut down the cardboard. DUH. and I’ve been running mine like crazy as I attack 1100 square feet of flooring that I’m installing.