EK Success EKSuccess-1 Inch Circle Medium Punch, Metal, Grey, 4.92 x 10.89 x 19.78 cm

A lot of reviews on here saying it doesn't cut, it makes imperfect circles, and so on.I've owned one of these for over a year, using it daily to cut inch squares on a multitude of papers. I invested in the inch circle as needs expanded. Let me be clear - I work in print. I use a LOT of papers ranging from coated stocks to rough recycled test paper. If ever there was an end-user to give one of these punches a proper thorough durability test, I more than qualify. The inch square cuts as good as it did on day one. The inch circle is cutting perfectly fine a week in used for hours a day.Firstly: The construction is SOLID. This is a better quality punch than any office ring binder hole punch you'd ever use. Solid plastics, solid metals. good strong spring. No crappy hinges or rivets. If you're the sort of individual that looks after your kit and doesn't just sling it in a box of things that will damage the die-cut underneath - you'll be owning an item that will serve you - as it has for me - a long time.The punch reaches a fair way into a page, as shown in my pictures. I've punched out papers ranging from as thin as tracing and crepe paper to thick watercolour card, and even thick clay-coated kraft packing card. The opening of the punch is about 1.2mm. It cuts at full depth. Obviously, it's not for cutting holes in tissue paper. Stacking papers for multiple cutting in-one can lead to inaccurate cuts, do them one at a time for best results.Cuts are clean enough - you can see standard paper cut in pictures. It's a hole punch, there is going to be slight burring of the edges. The bottom has no catchment tray - this is (I assume) so you can see where you are cutting if you use the punch in-hand.It is a fantastic item. Ignore the "can't open the box 1 star lolz" type reviews. Solidly recommended.

Used to make half moon holes in calendars. Works perfectly. Feels robust.Obviously not ideal for my purpose as I only wanted half of the hole :) .... but the best I could find at a reasonable price that could deliver in time. If this company made a half moon or thumb cut punch, I'd buy it in a flash.

I always buy EK Success punches, as they cut well and are sturdy.

Bought EK Success because their punches are strong, reliable and close flat when not in use. Mine has a couple of burrs on the cutting edge so it isn't great for cutting paper at the moment. However cutting a few wads of aluminium foil should solve that, and if not, some sheets of fine grade sandpaper should do the trick. Cutting card is no problem and it is easy to turn the punch over for accurate placing of the circle.

I use this to cut out my imagery for my badge reel, it’s definitely something you don’t know you need until you need it. I didn’t know these existed but I’m so pleased I got it. Cuts photograph paper, normal paper and cardboard. And it looks nice.

My old circle punch (not EK Success) decided it had had enough. I don't think I used it a lot either. This style of punch is way better for storage than the ones that resemble a humpy tortoise. Does it's job brilliantly on all weights of card plus it's easy to press.

A good sturdy little punch. Cuts well and easy to use.

Product fell apart after few uses. Build quality very poor.Can no longer be used so had to throw away. Very disappointing.

What I really like is that the punch line is clean, this is metal (and feels sturdy) and I can flip it over to see where I am punching.I recently have got into making button magnet things and this really works well.

This little cutter works great. It cuts perfect circles (or half circles if I put the paper in halfway).

I use it for my crafts n other stuff, paper, tin , plastic... Anything that's thin enough to get into it gets easily cut! Perfect circle!! Heavy duty, sleek design, great productPlanning to buy other sizes too !

Dieser Locher ist schön stabil und schwer. Man kann ihn schon mit teuren Markenprodukten vergleichen. Er kommt beim Papierbasteln regelmäßig zum Einsatz.Er schafft auch mal etwas dickeres Papier. Ich habe mir jetzt auch noch den kleineren bestellt. Hier kann man nichts falsch machen.

Cette perforatrice a une très bonne prise en main, il est facile de perforer papier (pas trop fin quand même) ou carton léger.Le fait qu'elle se verrouille pour le rangement est un grand plus pour moi ...Je pense que je commanderai les autres tailles !