Spellbinders PE-100 Platinum 6.0 Die Cutting & Embossing Machine - 6" Platform

I did so much research on which die cutting machine I should purchase, even asking friends who own different brands and came to the conclusion that this was the die cutter for me. Here's why... hope this helps others who are looking. 1. The smaller size allows me to run materials through with less cranking of the handle. 2. The handle is built to reduce the number of cranks you need to do to run the material through. 3. It turned out that I work better by running through a couple of dies at a time (if they are thinlets, shapelets etc.) and although I was concerned the 6" base would be too small, it holds all the dies I want to run through for that color and then some. 4. The side fold up making storage easy. This also makes it easy to transport. Sometimes I want to craft in my studio, other times in front of the TV, so it's super easy to pickup (via the handle) and place wherever I want. 5. The brand is Spellbinder which is very high quality, so I know it will probably last me forever. 6. The die cutter comes with everything you need to get started. Just purchase the dies you want to use for cutting and you're good to go. 6. They sell the plastic replacement cutting plates in a set and as of the writing of this review, they are affordably priced. 7. It came with a super easy to understand instruction booklet about how to setup the plates and the base plate even has assembly instructions for how to make the sandwich of plates for whatever you are trying to cut with. I am a total newbie at this and didn't know what people were talking about with the sandwich of plates and this manual got me from newbie to expert in a matter of minutes. 8. It is heavy which is good! This helps to keep it in place while running the dies around. That way it's not sliding around all over the table. Yeah, I can't say enough good things about this little cutting machine. I own a Silhouette Curio and a Silhouette Cameo, (which I LOVE!) but nothing cuts felt like this machine. It's a work horse and handles well. This is my new favorite tool in the studio. Very Highly Recommended!

C'est ma première machine de découpe et de gaufrage. Elle est simple d'utilisation et permet de créer de jolies réalisations. Je l'ai choisie car je souhaitais, vu le prix des machines de découpe, une machine solide. Celle-ci correspond à mes attentes avec sa structure en acier massif qui permet des découpes nettes et précises. Elle est facilement transportable avec sa poignée et prend peu de place pour la ranger. Je suis très satisfaite de mon achat.

I am so relieved - having bought a cuttlebug a couple of years ago, only to find it just couldn’t cope with thin, fine detail dies - it was with some trepidation that I bought this. Have tried my thin dies, it seems to cut them perfectly. Obviously I’ve only had it a couple of days, but it seems sturdy and well made so it should continue to perform. I’ve still to try on thicker card, but I’m happy with the way it’s cutting 200 - 250gsm.

The embossing machine seems to work well, though I'm still learning how to use it. I've only used embossing folders so far, no die cuts, but someday. It works smoothly, seems to be good quality, and the instructions make sense to me as a beginner to embossing. It comes with enough cutting plates to do many jobs, I think.

I was quite hesitant to buy it initially but i am glad that i have made the choice to purchase it via Amazon. It is cheaper than other websites which i have seen. This machine is mainly used for card marking, i am still learning on embossing, especially 3D embossing.