Comments on: Xyron Wishblade Digital Cutter Review

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:53:01 +0000

Margaret, the older versions indeed had a lot of problems, but it seems the manufacturers listened to customer feedback and the new Wishblade is much improved! I’m sure you will change your mind when you try the new version. =)

By: Margaret W.

Margaret W. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:52:41 +0000

Sue…

I think I got the Wishblade in September 2004. I had really big hopes that it would do what I wanted…but it didn’t do even close to it. Maybe I should have waited to see if changes were made.

Pen Tool on Pazzles. It is a holder that holds Sakura Gel Pens and you can color or write with them. But when I try it, the pen drags sometimes between things and, of course, this ruins the design. I tried it about five times, called and talked to them. They said my matt might be warped. Used a new mat…same thing. They said the matt may be not absolutely straight but I have the tables in front and back to keep the matt straight. So I don’t know why it’s doing that. I should have persisted with it but I really didn’t care all that much as cutting and engraving were what I most wanted to do. I will probably try it again when I have more time. Since I usually use stamps for words and messages, didn’t think the pens were that big of a deal but I was disappointed that I didn’t get them to work right away.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:51:54 +0000

Hi Margaret,
I’m wondering…when did you return the Wishblade? Just curious as to how long ago that was. Maybe they have improved things since then.

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:51:36 +0000

The Wishblade cuts cardstock just fine! I cut 20 crabs out of cardstock. Crabs have lots of little edges. They were each about 1 1/2 inches across. I had no problems.

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:51:16 +0000

There are several programs you can use to do this. We have discovered you can use Word, Adobe Illustrator, and Corel Draw, among others. This means the Wishblade is the most versatile cutting product on the market.

By: Margaret W.

Margaret W. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:48:09 +0000

I can’t resist saying something about the Wishblade/Pazzles deal. I ordered a Wishblade but sent it right back as it didn’t do the things they said it would. You can draw your own things but only in their program which is a very low level drawing program and when questioned about it they admitted that it didn’t cut “exactly” on the outline but within margins. My only interest was in drawing my own designs in a drawing program and importing them to cut — which it didn’t do. My friend felt hers didn’t cut cardstock all that well and ended up sending hers back.

I hate to admit I did buy the Pazzles and I know it is just outrageously expensive…but I sold an antique slot machine and made enough money profit to buy it. It does exactly what I want plus I’m able to cut stencils, emboss on parchment and even engrave on metal. I do know it is completely out of the question for most anyone without a shop but it does do the work that Wishblade didn’t.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:47:45 +0000

Also, how does it do compared to a Pazzles? I’ve heard Wishblade doesn’t do as well on cardstock?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0000

Sue, that’s the older model. The new one cuts any font, as long as it’s True Type.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:45:53 +0000

It was my understanding that the Wishblade used Proprietary fonts. How do you make it work with TTFs?

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:45:38 +0000

I saw it demoed a couple of weeks ago at a scrapbook convention. I was impressed with the way it cuts. The alphas are neat and you can make them any size you want (within reason). You can use almost any image, like clipart and vectors. The thing I thought was a very nice feature is the ability to cut bigger than the at home type machines.