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I'm still on the fence with this one. I want to hear from those who own one of these gadgets. How great is it at setting eyelets? Eyelets are my least favorite embellishment, yet I have a truck load of them just sitting in my drawer. I tried the silent setter route and it didn't work for me. If I can just squeeze a handle and set the eyelet, great! My DH doesn't like the hammering too much.
Let me hear from you!
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I think it is! I use eyelets again now. I have 4 different types of eyelet kits from before when I was looking for a "better way" to set them. Now its COD all the way
I have one. I like the way it punches holes. It seems to go through anything. I don't like the way it sets eyelets. I've tried every setting combination possible and it either doesn't set them all the way or smashes them. You know how the back side of the eyelet is supposed to flatten out? well the crop a dile causes them to split and smash. that's my opinion. some people LOVE the crop a dile to set them. if you have a good coupon and can get it half price then it'd be worth it.
I really like mine too ... I got mine on ebay for a decent price. I never used to use eyelets much, too much work and too loud. Now its easy, easy, easy! It punches through anything ... I've seen my demonstrator make punches in tin cans and it looks awesome! I say go for it!
I have one. I like the way it punches holes. It seems to go through anything. I don't like the way it sets eyelets. I've tried every setting combination possible and it either doesn't set them all the way or smashes them. You know how the back side of the eyelet is supposed to flatten out? well the crop a dile causes them to split and smash. that's my opinion. some people LOVE the crop a dile to set them. if you have a good coupon and can get it half price then it'd be worth it.
I have found the same thing....but it does punch nice holes!
I have one, and after a lengthy inservice on how to use it (it is quite easy - just looks complicated), I have found myself using eyelets more than ever! It does an OK job of setting - however, most times the back side is not visible so it is no big deal. It is very quiet - and I stamp at night when my kids are sleeping. I like it!
Love mine. Some times you can over squeeze, differnt eyelets require different amounts of pressure. I start with a light squeeze and then go back for a second squeeze if it needs more.
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I love my COD! Nothing like being able to set eyelets quietly and quickly. Love also the feature that keeps the holes punched at an even length from the edge of the paper (hope that makes sense to you).
I'm starting to like mine more, i think i was squeezing too hard. i like making holes with it because of the adjustable depth guide, but on the same note i find it needs a deeper reach.
I recently bought a COD. Through trial and error, I do the same thing that Scrapmo does - light pressure first, then do it alittle harder if the eyelet didn't set in the back. Also, my son had a musical concert to play in and his belt was alittle large. I used the COD to punch another hole in his belt and it went through leather like butter. Love it!!!
Got mine as a gift. Thought it was cumbersome at first, but once I used it a bit, looked at the video that I found on here and actually read the instructions that it came with, I LOVE IT. It punches through everything and eyelet setting works good for me. I too was squeezing too hard so I take it easier now, do it again if it needs it. I would split eyelets the old fashioned way too, so I dont see much of a difference in ruining eyelets with this tool. And now I can do it when everyone is sleeping (which is when I usually like to stamp) so no noise is good!
I love my COD. I have repaired my daughters leather shoes, punched holes in sheet metal to repair my door, fixed my bathroom shower curtain, and...set some eyelets. I have actually used it more outside of my cards and scrapbooking.
It is great. I have lots of eyelets and whenever I wanted to use one it was late t night when DH or DS were sleeping. The crop-a-dile allows me to set eyelets whenever inspiration hits me.
I would not give up my standard hammer and eyelet setting tools though, they reach places that the crop-a-dile cannot.
Example: I had a store bought card, (shock, and for shame I know) I wanted to make it mine by adding some butterfly eyelets. The crop-a-dile could only reach so far on the pre-made card.
I bought mine with a 40% off coupon but would have paid full price happily after using it a few times.
I love mine!! I jumped on the COD bandwagon a little late thinking I didn't really need it, and how great could it really be? Well, a 50% off coupon at Michaels and nothing else to buy forced me to get it, and I am glad I did!!
I have used one a couple of times and it was ok. I like that it was so quiet but I didn't like the way the eyelet set. I don't have one of my own so I haven't experimented with the SU eyelets that I have. I may go ahead and get one with the coupon this weekend from Michaels though. Definately quiter when I am working in the middle of the night.
I do love mine.....it punches holes with such ease!! I just wish it had a longer reach....so I still find myself hammering away when I want a hole or eyelet where the COD doesn't reach. That being said, I STILL wouldn't be without my COD.
YES! I absolutely love mine! Another great feature is that you can space out your holes evenly with the guide. The only thing that I have found it it won't go through pennies--I tried and broke it! But I had to run out and get another right away!
Its amazing what you can do with it. I woke up the other night in the middle of the night and was flipping through channels and found a overnight scrapbook party on one of the sales channels. They had the creator (or something like that... I was half asleep still) on it showing the different things you could do with it. He punched holes in canvas tennis shoes and added eyelets to them! That was really cute and it looked like it was as easy as the paper. He did jeans and a belt too. I wanted to watch what else he was going to show with it but ended up dosing back off. Go figure! lol
Yes, I think it's totally worth it! Before I got one of these puppies, I use to hate using eyelets and snaps..and now, I love putting eyelets and snaps on my cards. It's so easy to use and the hole puncher, punches through just about everything! I think's a worthwhile investment and a great gadget to own!
Absolutely worth it! I haven't used any of my eyelets forever. My sweetie complains about the rack my hammer made. Now he doesn't know what I'm doing in my little craft room! Love it!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I'm pretty much sold on this one. Thanks sooo much ladies for all the replies. I guess I'll be off shopping for one online today. I just got to use those eyelets, they are such a nice embellishment. If my DH asks, I'll just tell him it's the new silent eyelet setter.
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Crop-A-Dile is SO totally worth it! My friend was always doing eyelets and so I bought some but couldn't stand the pounding. I got a crop-a-dile and I love eyelets. I did a tag swap and punched like 30 eyelets in NO time! Plus now they have come out with a case for it! And it comes in lime and purple!
Is the Crop-A-Dile worth it?
