I found it extremely difficult to get a rounded corner.

I was not happy with the invitations that I bought for my sister-in-law's baby shower. I didn't have time or money to order new invitations so I thought of an easy way to make it look "cuter." I ordered this product and rounded the edges and it made a huge difference! The invitations were a medium weight cardstock and I didn't have any trouble. It seemed easy to line up and punch and I didn't mess any of them up. Makes me want to get crafty again if I had more time :-)

Like many of you out there, I was looking for a 'small' radius corner rounder for hobby use and found myself frustrated with the selection at the local craft stores - either the selection was all 1/2" radius or larger (or some patterned corner) or the selection was limited to rounders that were obviously suited only for single sheets of lightweight paper..

I needed a rounder that would consistently cut through doubled-over cardstock and laminated pages. So far, this rounder seems to be up to the task, with out having to push so hard, (on many others, I felt like I was going to break the product I had to push so hard). I will try to ammend this review as the cutter ages and when I've worked with a larger variety of materials, but so far, so good for a sub-ten dollar cutter.

The Pros (so far): this has a fairly heavy die/punch that seems to handle thick stock cleanly (no sticking or fuzzy corners yet)

The Cons: This cutter has no catching apparatus for the off cuts, so be ready with something to catch all those corners(!) also, this one (as mentioned elsewhere) can be a little tricky to align, so that you dont end up with that 'scalloped' corner look or with a clear notch on one or both edges. After some practice, you can began to get a feel for this and cut more consistently ... but I won't lie ... you will still get the occasional odd cut, even after being deliberate with each cut - thin papers tend to tuck/roll/bend a little during the cut and therefore lose their alignment.

A brief note: since this has no catcher underneath, it does allow you to visibly align the cut by turning it over, which helps ... I also noticed that the die has a small cattch in the inside corner that is designed to hold the square corner of the paper ... this helps with alignment, but as stated earlier, your results will vary with the stock you use.

This is the 'small' radius, which seems to be in the 1/4" (5mm) range altough I don't think it specifically says on the packaging, it only has a diagram indicating the size. I use these to make game cards, its not really small enough for my purposes (I need 1/8") but it makes a nice corner for the price and is WAY better than the alternatives.

I hope this helps you in your decision, I tried to answer all the questions I wanted answered when I was looking for a hobby-grade rounder.

OVERALL: Best sub $10 cutter I have bought, period ... no thin metal cutter that jams or sticks frequently and so far it seems to handle thick materials whilc maintaining a crisp cut ... will follow up with a report after heavy use.

I'm not extremely crafty and I found this product easy to use. We used it to round the corners on homemade fan programs for our wedding. They instantly went from looking printed at home (which they were) to professionally done, just by rounding the corners. I was even using cardstock, folded in half and glued and it didn't have a problem punching right through it. I had to do it in two sittings (125 programs x 4 corners = sore hands!) but otherwise I'd recommend it if you want to upscale your paper products!

This is a great corner rounder. The size is hard to find, and is good for playing cards, business cards, and anything that you want to have a smaller radius rounded corner. It delivers a solid, strong cut even through wood veneer or through several sheets of paper. I own an X-acto corner rounder, and this one is much stronger and easier to use.

The only problem is that the die is shaped in such a way that if you're not careful, you can easily accidentally snag the corner you're trying to round, resulting in a uncorrectable jagged corner.