Re: Dritz vs Omnigrid cutter

Is that the one you have to squeeze the handle to open the blade? I've had problems with other tools like that - they give me hand cramps. But thanks for your input. :-)

I have a Dritz and it seems to take a little more pressure to cut than an Olfa because you have to press hard enough to expose the blade. I also have the Olfa "ergonomic" cutter. I really like it. You can lock the blade open if you are doing a lot of cutting, but I usually don't.

Julia in MN

I find with the Dritz one I have to push a bit harder to cut cleanly, but I can cut right or left handed with the same cutter.

With the omnigrid I can only cut right handed unless I take it apart and reassemble it on the other side on the handle. Not likely!

marcella

I have the Dritz and really like it. Gen

That is an important fact to know, Marcella. My DS is left-handed, and I think an ambidextrous cutter is a better investment.

I have a Dritz, I got it because I really liked my very first cutter (an Eastman) and it was pressure sensitive too. Since I have a lil'un in the house again I figured a non-open blade type would be the way to go. I was none too fond at first, then I replaced the blade and it was fine. I have no idea why the blade it came with was dull, but that was the problem, and the only one I have had with it.

NightMist

I put my cutter in an eyeglass case for travel. It velcros shut, and is just the right size.

I have the Dritz and like it ok. I would rather use the olfa regular type cutter that went on walkabout .... and unlike the boomarang it didnt return. :-( The dritz does seem to take a bit more pressure but it does have settings to allow you to set it for cutting 1 layer or mulitple layers. Diana

Gasp! and i thought it was me that dulled mine somehow!!! oooh.. i wonder how mine will work if i replace the blade! Thank you Nighty! ( that almost came out as Mighty.. mighty nighty... ) Diana

I own the Fiskers rotary cutter and have used it for years. The one thing I don't like are the blades. They are dull when I buy them or have spots that are dull. I changed to the Dritz blades. They are completely sharp and stay sharp longer. Just wish I could find them in various sizes. Dritz blades are made with a different type of steel than all the others.

Kate T. South Mississippi

I do remember that, but IMNHO, I think the danger of dropping it on one's foot is slim - first you'd have to drop it, then it would have to land on your foot. On the other hand, if you don't close it, and just brush past it grabbing the next FQ to cut, you've cut yourself. Knowing DD the way I do, I think this is a far more real danger to her. I have talked this over with her, and she really wants one with a retractable blade, too.

I've tried both of those, and the Olfa one that works similarly, and i prefer the Olfa. Less pressure on my poor tendonitis prone hands. I think it's more a personal preference, and that it would help for you to be able to use one for a while so you can compare for youself.