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Title: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Dean on August 10, 2012, 04:51:44 PM Hi there I'm new to this forum, don't really know much about making soap but I work for a company called Craft2suit. We specialise in producing equipment to assist small-batch soap makers. I feel quite excited about joining this forum as I would greatly value your opinion so that we can improve what we have to offer. You may have heard of us through previous discussions on this forum. If you fancy seeing our new Soap Cutter check us out at www.craft2suit.co.uk
cheers Dean ;D ;D Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Lindy on August 10, 2012, 04:58:46 PM Hello and welcome from Canada Dean...
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Eva on August 10, 2012, 05:26:55 PM Hello Dean and welcome. You have surely arrived at the right place. :buttrf:
I've seen the big 2 step cutter video and am very impressed. Great job. Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Denice on August 10, 2012, 05:35:17 PM Hi Dean, good that you found the forum
I'm sure lots of people will have lots to ask you about the cutter which has been greatly admired :buttrf: Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Janie-aka-Selkie on August 10, 2012, 06:58:31 PM I have one of your cutters ;D Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: EJ on August 10, 2012, 07:02:04 PM Hello Dean - welcome.
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Helen on August 10, 2012, 07:12:21 PM Hi Dean and a warm welcome to the forum :)
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: MrSelkies on August 10, 2012, 07:18:19 PM Hello Dean.
We have one of yours. I'm guessing Janie didn't tell you about the improvements I suggested :) A Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Dean on August 10, 2012, 08:10:12 PM I'm delighted to receive such warm welcomes from you all. Thank you frae Scotland :mwaha:
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Sleepingdragon10 on August 10, 2012, 08:27:03 PM Hi Dean, welcome to the boards :buttrf:
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: TerrisGold on August 10, 2012, 09:09:21 PM Hello and welcome Dean :hi: ...........heading off to check out your web site................. :buttrf: Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Lisa on August 11, 2012, 10:59:09 AM Hi Dean, saving for one of your cutters :buttrf:
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Alphya on August 11, 2012, 02:25:52 PM Hi and welcome :) Seems you have a pretty good fanbase here already :P
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: EarthKandi on August 11, 2012, 04:05:54 PM Hi there I'm new to this forum, don't really know much about making soap but I work for a company called Craft2suit. We specialise in producing equipment to assist small-batch soap makers. I feel quite excited about joining this forum as I would greatly value your opinion so that we can improve what we have to offer. You may have heard of us through previous discussions on this forum. If you fancy seeing our new Soap Cutter check us out at www.craft2suit.co.uk cheers Dean ;D ;D Hi, welcome to the site. To be honest, I'd like to see more cutters that are a) more affordable and b) less fiddly. Same with soap moulds, which are very expensive for what they are. I'm just waiting for someone to produce something cheap and functional, and they will wipe the market with all the others. As it stands, I really object to paying high prices for moulds. Sorry to be negative, but that's my honest feedback. I make my own wooden moulds, they cost me nothing. I use off cuts from the local wood yard that are given away free. At the moment, I'm using silicon moulds that only cost me £15 and they work brilliantly. Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: EJ on August 11, 2012, 10:54:35 PM Each to his/her own - people will buy or make what they want.
Re the cutter which Dean mentioned, it's a more sophisticated concept than other cutters on the market. It has quite q number of accurately positioned wires and the winder mechanism ensures that the soap is brought evenly up to the bank of wires. Given that not many soapers pay themselves a good hourly rate it's almost certain to pay for itself in time saved in the long run. Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Lindy on August 11, 2012, 11:03:33 PM I agree. You can buy a cutter for the average hobbyist from Canada here http://www.creationsfromeden.com/ or you can buy one from the US here http://www.forcraftssake.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7_9. I bought the hobby quickcut and I love it!
I wish I could afford the one that Dean makes, it would make my life so much easier, but I can't, at least not right now... :mwaha: I know of a couple of people who have made their own cutters and if you have woodworking skills it might be worth trying. I can tell you the wires are the high E string for guitars... Cheers Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: farmhand on August 12, 2012, 10:07:49 PM I've got one too. I can cut 360 bars in two hours with it.
Title: Re: There's a new Cutter in town! Post by: Dean on August 13, 2012, 11:54:41 AM Hi Earthkandi, I appreciate your reply. 'Negative' replies are good! Helps us see how we might better meet soap maker's needs, if possible. On the cost of moulds, well the moulds we make are designed so that the soap slab fits the cutter accurately so that in turn, the bars of soap are accurately cut. That means some care has to be taken in making the mould which inevitably means that the cost is higher than it would be if just 'knocked' together. Also, the moulds are made with a very slight taper so that de-moulding can be done without taking the mould apart. We use HDPE material for our moulds which accounts for about 40% of the cost but we understand that many soap maker's want long mould life and HDPE gives that..Onto the cutter, we don't think the cutter is 'fiddly' since 48 bars of soap can be cut in about 2 minutes. Check this youtube link out and you'll see how quick it is ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9k5EM5id8&feature=related
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