Easily punch through almost any material, even thick bookboard, then set eyelets, snaps or any embellishment in your project. How quiet are these (vs my little hammer and punch for making holes--which I can't use after they go to bed it is so loud)? As I get older, I have less strength in my hands but with the crop-a-dile I find it doesn't take much effort to punch through card and even chipboard. New products are launched in the USA before they come to the UK so perhaps they have another tool that will work for you.

The Big Bite sits neatly and solidly on the table top and is a user friendlier alternative to the hand held smaller Crop-A-Dile for Crafters who might have difficulty squeezing a one-hand operated punch. Depending on whether you are punching with the 3/16 or 1/8" holes or setting your eyelets, verify that you are measuring the correct scale. In the video you can see the difference in the reach between the regular Crop A Dile and the Big Bite. I do have the Big Bite but think it was a waste of money, I've maybe used it once - I do used the hand-held model for the above mentioned uses.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Because the Big Bite is strong, I realized I can use it to make the little Japanese Stab books I wrote a tutorial about awhile ago. I realised yesterday when using my CAD through one layer of regular card that I was actually squeezing t from quite near the mechanism end of it, rather than holding it at the end of the handles (sorry, hard to describe in words! Features a 6" punching reach that allows you to punch and set the accents at the center of your 12" x 12" pages. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. For more information about the specific processing based on your consent and on how QVC uses cookies and other similar technologies, please see " Cookie Policy ".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. there's a new template by my time made easy for a running shoe and I'd use eyelets for the holes for the laces. As a global company based in the US with operations in other countries, Etsy must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including, but not limited to, those implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury. To place an eyelet or a fastener, it must be placed under pressure using the central part of the tool. Items originating from areas including Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Crimea, with the exception of informational materials such as publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, tapes, compact discs, and certain artworks.

Multi material tool, punches paper, leather, thin foil, fabric, EVA foam, plastic… To make the perforations, both edges of the tool must be used, each one for a different hole size.

A popular theme on the scrapbooking market is manufacturers always trying to come up with great new eyelet setting tools. If you don’t have a photo box to test, you could try a shoe box, or you could stand cardboard next to your ribbon and cut the cardboard so that it’s 2-3 inches above the ribbon. I'm glad I got the Big Bite for the times I need it, but there's no doubt that the regular Crop-a-Dile is the one I use 95% of the time, so unless you anticipate needing the extra reach, I'd definitely go for that. I'd get the big bite (I've got the original and use it fairly often) if you plan to use it just at home- they're pretty hefty to carry around.