Fiskars Circle Cutter with 3 Replacement Blades - 1" to 8 Cut Length - Arts and Crafts Paper Cutter - Clear/Orange

First of all I am not just using this just to cut paper, which it does nicely. I also use it to cut acetate circles, thats what takes a little practice. Pro: gives you 3 cutting heads easily cuts paper circles Con: size markers and arrows tough to see and line up, making it hard to cut the right size the first time. instructions not made for old eyes.

Although not perfect (and it does take some skill to use) this cuts perfect circles for me. Rather than buy their ridiculously expensive template to determine where it will cut, I've learned this trick. Cut a half inch circle in a piece of cardstock (not with this - it won't cut that small - I used a circle template and Exacto knife). Set this cutter to the size you want to cut. (I wish they highlighted the markings but I find I can get amazingly accurate on size.) Put the hole onto the rubber disk on the bottom of the orange post and cut out a circle. Measure the circle to make sure its the right size. Place the cardstock and the cutter on what you want to cut and you can see EXACTLY where it will cut. Now cut out your circle (no need to remove the card stock before you cut.) If you're leaving a border around what you're cutting, you can cut four slots around the template disk to make sure the border is the same amount on all sides.

This cutter offers flexibility of allowing for the circle size to be set exactly where you need, an advantage over the fixed-size circle punches. There was only one circle punch in the size I needed (2.25") and the machining of the cutting surface was so poor that I couldn't get one that actually punched properly. This was the only reasonably priced option that I could find that would let me cut a 2.25" circle. My use case is in cutting out circular filters for my espresso portafilter (a 58mm standard size) from Hario V60 filters. I can get two cuts per Hario filter, and each cut gets 2 filters as it's 2 sheets thick, so 4 espresso filters per Hario filter. I also found it helpful to get a craft cutting board as I had nothing else around to cut on -- counters are a bad idea, and boards will dull the blade. It did take me a number of wasted filters to finally figure this out, and what I found is that I get the best cuts when I don't press the center TOO hard, just enough to hold firm, and then don't press down too hard on the cutting blade. Gently rotate, very slightly press, and maybe go a few times around. Pressing ANY part too firmly causes it to bunch the paper up and it ruins the whole thing. I also found that it actually does a BETTER job and cuts more evenly when going for 2 or 3 filters at a time (Hario filters, that is) rather than just one, for some reason. My complaints are that it can be very hard to judge exactly where to place it. You can see where the blade is going to be on one side but where it reaches on the other side isn't always easy to assess. It can also be really hard to rotate the blade part properly AND put just a bit of pressure on the blade to make it cut all the while holding down the center with the right amount of pressure (goldilocks, not too much or too little). I can't really see through to what's going on, and I can't really see through to decide whether it's cut enough to stop and remove it. Once you've moved it at all, you're done. You are not going to get it back in place to try again if you missed a spot. For the money I don't know of a better option, but it seems like some things might be able to improve even with this fairly cheap product. Still, it might be your best or only option without spending a fortune. It's workable for those of you who are also trying not to spend a fortune on precut espresso paper filters.

Amazon wants a rating so I had to select one star. I wanted to rate it with a ZERO. I have bought Fiskars scissors in the past and I thought this would be a 5 star product. With my eyesight I could barely see the arrow for sizing and the blade is the worst. I would not recommend this product to anyone. I have never written a review on a product but I was so disappointed with this product...I had to.

This Circle Cutter from Fiskars is surprisingly not that great of quality especially considering how well their products usually are. I needed something that would cut perfectly shaped circles evenly every time & obviously even if you trace something & cut with scissors they will not be perfectly aligned so off to Amazon I went & came across this. Being in the crafting business for umpteen years now I know the Fiskars name & the quality they bring to their products....well, this one I don't know what they were thinking or what happened???!!!! The numbers inside where you NEED to see to set the size of the circle you want is barely visible to the naked eye and yes, I realize I wear bifocals and I am a bit older so I asked my Grandson who has perfect vision, 14yrs old & even he admits, it's an awful read. Terrible placement, terrible clear color on clear acrylic! So now you are wasting tons of time trying to find the size ion hopes that you have it right...hold the thing still so it doesn't move to find out you weren't on the right number after all.....so frustrating! I have found a little bit of a work around for now by using the outside numbers, but that will not always work if I need other sized circles.....debating whether to return while I still have a few days left. Comes with three replacement blades, that are easily stored inside little compartments so they don't fall out. Blades that come with it aren't that sharp-do cut but had to cut through several times. Would definitely recommend getting replacement blades. Remember cutting paper dulls blades quickly also so you will go through a lot unless you can find really good sharp ones on Amazon. At $27.58 (at time of posting this, 10/16/25) I think that is an EXUBERANT amount of money to ask for this especially given the overall quality. I'm really disappointed from you Fiskars, not sure what happened but the mark was certainly missed on this product!

I used this item to make snow globe Christmas cards. It was the perfect size for the card and allowed a nice photograph to fit in the background. I also ordered snowflake glitter. The card stock was heavy and the cutter cut perfectly. I did take a practice cut or two so I could master the technique.

It worked! I like the uniformity of the circle. Measure mark and use the tool. I used a cutting pad. It didn’t go though all the layers pressing hard but got the first two. So I finished up with tiny scissors and it was easy with circle already cut for guide. So much better than I could have done without it

This review is based on the Fiskars cutter that I received 2.17.24 (maybe there was a production flaw with it) Saw this product and was super happy, great this will help me with the 400+ circles of all sizes I need. Brought this for a major project, picked this one because of the maker Fiskars and the reviews; I have to say I am extremely disappointed, as it being a Fiskars product I truly expected great performance and quality unfortunately I got poor to mediocre performance and low grade quality. Performance - 1. The blade tended to skip areas of the paper/cardstock, I had to repeatly go over the area a 3- 5 times to get it to cut and still sometimes it wouldn't cut which left me to hand cut (via scissors or exacto knife) the circle. 2. I didn't find that it gave good precise cuts as I was sitting using the cutter so I stood up while using to have more control/balance...same cutting (or should I say semi-cutting) results, I had to hand cutout the parts that were skipped over; basically I wound up doing double work. 3. The "stopper" needle was an issue for 2 reasons A). The indent from the center needle didn't give my project a good look. B). Maneuvering the base while holding the button down was as issue at most times (as I turned it under my hand, I would have to shift my hand slightly therefore releasing the button) the needle would shift causing the circle to be slightly off. 4. The measurements indicator arrow is hard to as it is clear, I suggest the company either make the arrow indicator a different color or place it somewhere different. Quality- 1. The blade is EXTREMELY short and doesn't last long (I attempted 120 circles on 176gsm cardstock, (after the 42 good ones and 18 not so good and 10 I couldn't save/use I stopped), the blade dulled out (I now understand why it comes with 2 extra blades); A LOT of cardstock was wasted. 2. I tried cutting out circles using cereal boxes opposed to cardstock, I did get a little better cut but had to go over the circle 2 times for it to come out. All in all this cutter didn't live up to the expectations I had, I was doing double to triple work, i.e. cutting out the areas that were skipped over or missed entirely and/or painting the cardboard circles the color I needed them (that was less time consuming than trying to cutout the cardstock). If your a person with hand dexterity issues this cutter will have you work harder not easier. Between the continuous circling with the cutter and fussy cutting out the faux pas my fingers, hand/forearm was tired. Returning for refund.

Ainda tentando aprender para aperfeiçoamento do círculo kkk

The circle cutter is excellent for cutting out circles on plain card/paper, but if you want to cut out an image with a defined circular border, its very difficult to find the center of the image you want to cut out, with the orange push handle at the top. Wasted so many photocopies.

Très pratique. Attention, sur certains supports, peut glisser et se déplacer. Rien à redire sinon.

What I needed to cut out circles 💕

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