Rotary cutter

[dikman]

I saw this little thingy at Aldi and for $15 just had to buy one. Rechargeable rotary cutter, says it can cut up to 1/4". I tried it on a piece of old saddle skirt, 1/4" thick and quite hard, and it cut it nicely. The blade is interesting as rather than being round it is octagonal so has sharpened "points". Could be useful for softer leathers.

[MarshalWill]

It looks like it would work great on straight cuts. Curves might be a different story but I can see the use for such a cutter

[dikman]

Yep, tight curves in particular would be a problem. Doesn't matter though, I just had to buy it when I saw it!

You know the old saying "He who dies with the most toys wins."

[MarshalWill]

LOL, so true. Sometimes a straight run is harder than a curved one.

[BlackDragon]

I aquired this a couple years ago from an estate sale where I bought a few things.

Honestly I've only used it a couple times. I'm not in a hurry and my knife works well enough. If I was cutting large amounts of thick leather I can see it being useful.

[fredk]

On 11/23/2025 at 5:10 AM, dikman said:

We don't have Aldi here but Lidl might have something similar in sometime

I don't need one . . . . . but its another toy for the toy box so I'll probably buy one if they come my way

[dikman]

BlackDragon, that looks like it might be a heavier duty version. Nice. A long time ago I bought a rechargeable scissor-type cutter set, I found it was excellent for cutting long strips of material for making patches for my muzzleloaders. Great for cloth material but no good for leather.