Die cutter info FYI

It's a new month. Things are settling down. I've gone through most of the links and removed the dead ones. I've also added my die compatibility charts to my Mini Tutorials drop down list (for lack of a better place at this point), so that they will be easier to find as the original posts get bumped down. Hopefully I'll have more cards to post soon.

Quick addendum

I didn't think that this would come up often enough to add to my chart of manual die cutters and dies, but it occurred to me today that I left off some dies by one more manufacturer. Those would be the dies that were made to be used with the Scraparatus. They're cute little dies and I've used them in my Big Shot. I just treated them like the usual wafer-thin dies. I was able to cut decorative paper and cardstock with them. I haven't tried anything thicker than that. They're fun because they're very easy to place exactly where you want them, and you can use both the positive and the negative cutouts.

Comparing manual die cutters

There are lots of die cutters available for personal use these days. It can be tough to know which ones will cut which dies, which can use what folders, and that sort of thing. I have three machines. I've had a red Sizzix for years. I've had the Sidekick for a little less than that. I've had my Big Shot for at least a couple of years now and it's the most versatile of the three.

But everyday I see lots of folks with questions about die cutter compatibility, so I compiled a chart of what works with what. Now I tried not to include erroneous information, but that means that I may have left something out if I couldn't find enough info about it. This is not meant to be all-inclusive in any sense, and I expect, and hope, that if there are errors they'll be pointed out, and that if there are additions that need to be made, they'll be sent or posted so that I can add them.

Okay, so with that disclaimer out of the way, here's a link to a file where I've compiled my information in chart form.

http://www.indigojay.com/crafting/diecutter_compatibilitychart.pdf

Hopefully this is viewable by most folks. You do have to have Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free and can be downloaded here.

Addendum:
I didn't go in search of this info. It kind of dropped in my lap, so I thought I'd add it here. If you have a Cuttlebug and want to know the sandwiches for the various dies, here's a link on SplitCoastStampers that will help:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4505306#post4505306

It has the info in doc and pdf form. Hope that makes things easier.