It punches effortlessly through paper, fabric, leather, plastic, wood, and even thin tin with its impressive 15cm (6") reach. One thing to keep in mind when using this tool is to use the correct one of the three measuring bars. I don't use them decoratively too much but I use the hole punch part more often for brads, threading ribbons, tags etc.

You can use the Big Bite to punch through paper, of course, but also leather, fabric, plastic, thin tin, chipboard and lots more.I punched holes in the tags at the top and bottom to thread the ribbon through then wrap around the biscotti and tie into a pretty bow. I would think -for -me the smaller grip one would be better but my question would be how strong a grip do you need to squeeze it? I bought the regular one a long time ago and so far I am not really feeling like I just HAVE to have the big bite. The wild success of the Crop-a-dile from We R Memory Keepers has prompted a new release from this company, the Crop-a-dile 2 Big Bite. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

Making sure the bits are at the correct setting was a challenge on the original and is the same design here. Crop-A-Dile Big Bite Blue is the enhanced version of the Crop-A-Dile, reaching up to 6 inches, so you can punch and put eyelets anywhere in your papers and albums. I watched a YouTube where the demo showed how you could see where you were punching with the Big Bite by turning it over (meaning holding that big thing upside down in your hand) and that did concern me. Although the big bite can set eyelets into any previously punched hole, the hole punch section of the Big Bite will not go as shallow as the Original Crop_A-Dile. Where the Big Bite really excels is with its ablility to deliver all of this power an amazing 6" from the edge of your project making it ideal to place accents anywhere on your 12" x 12" scrapbooking page.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I bought it (with a coupon of course) and it has stayed in it's original packaging for over a year taking up valuable space in my craft area.

I also found, like the original Crop-a-dile, this product does have a bit of a learning curve to it. I had difficulty lining up the punch mechanism as this design makes it more difficult to see the area. Some months back, there was a thread where people listed their top ten favorite tools and many people put a Crop-A-Dile on that list. And so, while the Big Bite won't be replacing my original Crop-a-dile, the new Big Bite along with its brother, will have a permanent place on my shelf. This new design requires you to really try to see from the side edge exactly where the punch will hit the paper.

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I have them on free hanging dowels only to have them unravel if someone forgets to secure the ends back up (I have 3 teen-preteen girls that also scrapbook). Just like its younger brother, the cropadile, the Big Bite is a powerful crafting tool that can punch through paper, leather, fabric, plastic, thin tin, chipboard and much more! For punching through thicker layers, though, I think I probably do hold it properly for extra leverage. The demo videos for the Big Bite that I watched say you can see where the hole is going if you hold the thing in your hand and turn it upside down.it is still possible as you can see in the above photo where I stamped a backgrounder stamp and then embellished the design with eyelets. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. I also find it great for punching holes in ribbon for putting a brad through - with ribbon like grosgrain or twill it's easier than trying to make a good hole with a knife blade.