Fiskars 12" Rotary Paper Trimmer Replacement Cut-Bar - Arts & Crafts Tool

A caution for using this bar:[I use this bar with my Costco purchased, black and silver colored 12" Rotary Cutter, 45mm cutting wheels; original replacement cutting bar number for this cutter is #9582. For a visual reference: a web search reveals that Walmart currently sells that model: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fiskars-Titanium-10-Sheet-Rotary-Trimmer-Plastic-Base-20-x-13/21387752?srccode=cii_5784816&cpncode=30-192192684-2&adid=1500000000000029469730&veh=cse ]> One reviewer complains that the bar is a different material than expected, and already has a deep groove in it after a few uses.> Well, this bar is exactly like the bar that I was replacing, whether or not Fiskars has offered different materials at other times.<> This bar WILL develop a score mark after just one use, and it will deepen as more use is accumulated. The depth of the score mark will obviously depend upon how much downward pressure you apply while sliding the cutting wheel. This is the way the bar is supposed to work, and why it needs to have its cutting surface periodically renewed - by rotating to a fresh face, or by replacement. In a pinch - you can spend quite a bit of time and sand down the surface for some more life.<> Here's the issue you should concern yourself with...When you slide the cutting wheel mechanism to make a cut, the cutting wheel is free to wiggle a bit left and right. The basic issue is that with a casual cutting slide motion, there is nothing that constrains the wheel to move in an exact straight cut - it can wander a bit.This is a disadvantage of a consumer grade rotary cutter as opposed to a slicing guillotine blade cutter.> Solution: Especially for your first and earliest cuts on a new cutting bar surface: make sure that you while you slice, press the bottom (cutting) edge of the cutting wheel mechanism into the right side (outer guide edge) of the overhead cutting guide bar. This will force the cutting wheel to follow the straight edge of the guide bar.The cutting bar will develop its cutting groove - and that groove will be straight and parallel to the guide bar. Once the groove is in place, it will assist in keeping the cutting wheel in that same straight line track - resulting in straight edged cuts.> Problem: If you do not take care, and develop grooves in the cutting bar which are not straight and parallel to the cutting guide - you will find that for subsequent cuts, the cutting wheel will tend to follow the existing groove path. Pressing the wheel slide against the cutting guide in order to get a straight cut will now be less effective, as the wheel will be fighting to stay in its grooved track.SO - First: Get the initial cutting track straight - avoid later aggravation.Later on: always press the blade edge up against the cutting guide as you slide the cutter.

My very old paper trimmer needed a new cutting strip. I turned my old Strip three times, until it was completely cut through the strip. This was out of stock for a few weeks. This replacement saved me from having to replace my trimmer. The rotary blade lasts a long time before it needs replacing. Now with a new strip, it works like a new trimmer.

This cut bar was a perfect fit for my Fiskars Trimmer 154480. I got a lot of use out of the original cut bar even though it scores easily. I use this trimmer daily and I found that I can extend the life of the cut bar by lightly sanding it with fine fine grit sandpaper before the grooves get too deep. However, the price of this replacement is so good that I may not bother!

I love the Fiskars Rotary cutter.This replacement accessory is a must have. It is what is on the other side of your paper when the blade runs down it. You will need to replace this after a while, but the advantage of it coming out and being able to replace it - is that is ALSO has 4 SIDES - so you can essentially get 4 uses out of it. And I imagine, as long as you aren't HE-MAN and cutting a million things a day with extreme pressure - that you'd be able to get hundreds of cuts out of each side without a groove settling in too much.Great accessory for a great product!

These have two sides, and when flipped each half is usable. It's like getting four cutting strips! Being able to keep use my "old" Fiskars is the best part - if you prefer not adding to landfills.Everything considered, buying blades and these cutting bars I'm ahead of the game!I recommend these.

exactly what I needed for my older paper cutter to work; works beautifully now. appreciate the value (price and quality)

If you have a 12" older Fiskars paper cutter like the one pictured, this rotary papercutter bar does not fit. The new white bar seems to be made of hard plastic, so you can't trim it down to the correct size.

I found an older model of a Fiskars 12"/30 cm Rotary Trimmer but the product description here was "Fiskars 12 Inch 45mm Replacement Rotary Cut Bar". I did some more research and finally decided I'd take the chance. It is what I needed. It was the 30 cm and 45 mm in the descriptions that threw me. Turns out the cutter size is 45 mm. Not sure what the 30 cm is referring to. Take note of the part number (19820-1001). This is not a Fiskars number; it is a replacement part number. But IT WORKS for me.