Weishidai Mat Board Cutter Blade - Pack of 10 Blades Review

I bought this hoping to cut a matte board for a project. It was easy to use and quite nicely designed, but as mentioned, the blade flexes. The first time you puncture the mat, the cut will be crooked and may even tear the paper. When you then slide the blade down, the blade bends quite often, making a straight cut almost impossible. I bought some practice boards and even after about 20 tries I couldn't make a single straight cut.

I bought this small version because of the price and because I wanted to take some pictures. But much more difficult to use than I thought. You have to use it with your free hand or with a ruler. The incision is misaligned so the chances of getting the incision in the right place are about 50/50 at best. That means a lot of expensive matte board is wasted. Not to mention the frustration [well, I just mentioned it]. This cutter might be good for a large table with board clamps, but if I had the…

In the end I was satisfied with this purchase, but the operation definitely requires some practice. First I laid my cutter on a sewing mat. That's usually a good idea, but in this case it's not. The blade must sink into something. A piece of cardboard with no creases will work well. It's easy to get a crooked cut at the creases. A straight cut requires a low profile ruler as the blade's knob protrudes quite a bit and runs close to the mat. I used a larger ruler for the bevel cut than for the…