Olfa Compass Cutter for cutting circles

Excellent little tool - it works really well and is easy to use. I suppose the only thing that could be done to improve it would be to have a wheel to adjust the radius of the cut (as you find on micrometers). Even without this I was able to cut very accurate 75mm discs through multiple sheets of thick paper. So, great tool, well made, easy to use, inexpensive, and it arrived very quickly (in two days, one day before the estimated arrival).

I purchased the circle cutter to cut the wheel well out of my rc car body shell. It was simple to use and to ensure a neat cut through the polycarbonate I had to do light repeated cuts with the compass cutter until I could simply pull the cut out from the body shell. Had I tried to cut through the shell in one sweep I fear I may have torn or ripped the plastic..Only slight issue is that the rubber stability disk that comes with this has an x engraved into it to identify the middle of where you want your compass point to be.. mine however was off center. it didn't affect my use of this tool but it may yours so just a heads up.socheap .. choice of blades.. stable and sharp enough to cut through my rc car body (polycarbonate) with ease and gave a really neat finish.

This is a great quality item. The plastic it's made of is strong and it handles firmly as an cutting tool. It comes with spare blades and a little pad to put the needle on so you don't get a hole in your work (although the needle will eventually make it's way through the plastic pad). All the circles I cut were perfect, the blade doesn't move off kilter while cutting. And you can cut with a really light touch too. This is SO much better than the Jakar one I bought which was poor quality and useless as it moves while cutting.

This is actually easier to use than I was expecting. The blades are immensely sharp and make a painstaking task simple. The price was also good and it looks well built and sturdy. Pleased with purchase.

I love this little tool - it does precisely what it promises with no compromise. It's sharp, accurate, steady and of good quality.I'd recommend this.

No numerical measurement markers on the body. The compass point doesn't sit still no matter how much pressure you use. And as a finishing touch, the blade snapped during first use.Awful product.

Picked up so I could print custom artwork for an arcade joystick. It is a little awkward to use, possibly due to its size, a bigger, heavier unit may work nicer, but I like that it is quite compact. So isn't a problem to store. Some cuts were a little rough but that may have been my fault getting used to using it properly, although I suspect the blade could be sharper.I tried to use the blade as a cutter to clean up some free hand scissor cuts and it didn't work overly well, got some tears that I assume is down to the blade sharpness.Seems like a nice item for casual use, but if you plan to use it regularly and for things thicker than paper maybe you'd want to consider the larger models.

Now I bought this specificaly to cut foamboard circles, no fabric, no paper and my foamboard circles were cut absolutely perfectly. So I also tried fabric and paper.... also perfect. The fabric should have a little weight to it though (leather, suede, felt, canvas...) as thin cotton (hanky material for instance) tends to move around a little (umm, well a lot really, lol.....) and perfect circles can take some time with these lightweights.But for me and what I required of this device, I'm extremely happy with the results. 5mm and 3mm foamboard circles, perfect every time.