Cutter / rotary thingy !!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Please can any one tell me what the name of my description is.
It is hand held and model makers use this like a craft knife, only it allows you to cut in a sweeping type movement as if you wanted to cut curves or radii on masking tape etc. I think that they may have instead of a traditional type craft blade a small circular cutter.
Cheers Alan

[Guest]

I think you mean a wheel cutter, bit like a mini pizza cutter. Having said that, I have seen one where it has a mini blade like a angled modelling knife but it is on a swivel head that allows cutting curves. Mainly used in crafts rather than modelling. Never had either to be honest.

[John]

Almost right, not a cutter rotary thing, it’s a rotary cutter thing

https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=SMS+rotary+cutter

[Guest]

The more common name for these are rotary cutter, well used in textile and vinyl industry.

[yak face]

I once got one of the swivel headed ones that Graham is on about , i thought it might make canopy masking easier , no it didnt! I found it almost impossible to control , waste of money for me.