Thinlits from MFT/Stampin up or Nestabilities from Spellbinders

[creative.express]

I am looking at buying a set of Circle and Square Thinlits/Nestabilities.

Need you input which is a good investment.

I am looking at cutting chipboard, paper, vellum, Acetate sheet, fabric etc.

I would appreciate if you can share your experience and feedback to help me take an informed decision.

[shazsilverwolf]

HERE is a You Tube vid where they show the different materials you can cut with Nesties. It does say lightweight Chipboard.
Here is a link to Sizzix, where it lists what Thinlits will cut. It does not mention chipboard at all.
Both these types of die are the wafer thin ones, which means I am pretty sure they will not cut anything thicker than heavy weight cardstock,or thin chipboard but I may be wrong. I think you would need the Steel Rule dies (like Bigz, for instance) for thicker chipboard.I'm sure someone will correct me if I am assuming wrong, .
HTH.

[Angelnorth]

All the thing's you've listed are low profile or "acid etch" dies so it depends what you mean by "chipboard" - up to cereal packet weight and you'll be fine with these but if you want to cut anything heavier you'll need a steel rule die (like the original Sizzix ones or Bigz as Shaz says). You won't get such a range of sizes if you need to go down that route.

MFT dies are sold under the "die namics" name, Thinlits are the low profile Sizzix dies - I'm not sure if you're considering both or whether the names just got squished together but either way, they're similar in terms of cutting abilities.

ETA: if you do need something thicker than cereal packet, you can often just stick several die cuts together in a stack so low profile dies will often do the job for you in any case.

HTH!

[creative.express]

Thank you all, I will surely check out the video links.

[sf9erfan]

My responses were deleted. Not sure why because I spoke from my personal experience on what the Nestabilities will cut. I also spoke to the different pressures on different machines and how that can affect your cut.

Guess because I design for Spellbinders I can't voice my experiences. Sad.

[creative.express]

I am sorry I do not know why the responses were deleted. Please accept my apologies.

[sf9erfan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by creative.express

I am sorry I do not know why the responses were deleted. Please accept my apologies.

I know you didn't delete them. The MODS here did. :(

[Bahb]

With my Big Shot I cut 100 5-inch snowflakes using "craft-a-board" from ellenhutson.com, but the process grew more difficult as my Big Shot got tired. I imagine the rollers became loose. I used a metal plate and waxed paper, attempting to get all the detail of the snowflake without too much hassle cleaning each up with an exacto.

The envelope that held the snowflake die is missing, so I don't know the brand, but it was sturdy metal and had white foam-looking stuff in parts. I know that is a certain kind of die and much sturdier than your Nesties.

The first 25 snowflakes were perfect because the sandwich was very tight. It made me wonder why some folks cut 3 of the same image out of cardstock and glue them together. Why not use chip board instead?

The craft-a-board has an almost-white layer on the outside, so I didn't have to fool with coloring the snow flakes. Otherwise I would have tried to find a brand that was thinner thus easier to cut.

Good luck with your project.