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Our 5" New-Tech fabric cutter gives you the same functionality in a smaller, easier-to-operate model at a better price than similar branded models. Weighing 20 pounds, it rolls on your table just like the larger model. It gives you the same fast cutting through a stack of fabric to ensure smooth, safe, and precise cutting for as much fabric as you need. Like the bigger fabric cutter, it utilizes the reverse presser foot to keep the fabric in place and includes the self-sharpening function.

Our 4½" model is designed specifically for heavier-weight fabrics like canvas, tarp, leather, plastic, foam, carpet, and other non-apparel materials. The combination of semi-round, square and hexagon knives means that it will cut synthetics without fusing, and other fabrics without distortion. It's one of the most durable and most powerful cutting machines for heavier fabrics.

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Goldstar Tool offers three models of circular blade cutters for industrial use. Choose from a 3½", 4", and 4½" blade sizes. All three are lightweight, easy to use, and priced under $500.

The jig consists of three pieces of 3⁄4-in. plywood, one for the base and two, face screwed, for the hinged ramp. I made the ramp double thick to stiffen it up and provide a sacrificial surface to drill into.

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For the straightest of cuts, our 5" straight blade end cutter is fitted with a guide rail that lets you make perfect cuts up to 96" (8 feet) in one swipe. Put your fabric over the rail, weight it on either side and slide the cutter through the fabric. You can cut as much as 4½" of fabric thickness at a time, in seconds, completely straight, as many times as you need to.

Scaling up your business means cutting more fabric, faster. However, cutting more fabric every day is especially tricky with thicker fabrics like vinyl, denim, leather, upholstery, and sailcloth. Our fabric cutters are fast, efficient, and can handle multiple layers of any fabric or textile quickly and easily.

Our Modular Production Cutting Table is also a great addition and can expand as long as 78". (A rail for the spreading machine is optional.)

Spreading out fabric can be time-consuming, depending on your set up and what kind of fabric you're working with. Our manual expandable cloth spreader machine can help you quickly handle bolted and rolled fabrics from 48" to 72" in width, up to 26" around. Load up your roll, pull the fabric under the bar, and walk back and forth to spread your fabric as needed. You can cut each length of fabric the way you need it or keep unrolling until the roll is spread out completely.  (The guide rail is sold separately.)

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Our 3½" model is designed to cut light and medium weight fabrics, in stacks up to ¾" thick, and uses either round or hexagonal blades. The base plate has two rollers to keep it moving on any table or surface without cutting anything but fabric.

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Bigger freehand commercial straight knife fabric cutting machines come with 6", 8", and 10" blades, but they can cost into the thousands. Goldstar Tool offers straight blade fabric cutters for industrial use that provides the same power and functionality at a better price.

Don't let a cutting machine breakdown stop your company's production. Goldstar Tool can help you get your industrial fabric cutting machine back up and running. You'll get the most out of your fabric cutting investment, and keep it working for you for many years to come.

Would a cordless electric fabric cutter work better for your shop? Ours can cut through fabric, carpet, leather, and more, up to ½ at a time. The 10-sided blade is self-sharpening and works along with a stationary carbide blade to give you quick, clean cuts anywhere you need them.

Our 4" model is one of our most straightforward to use. It's also designed for light to medium weight fabrics and can cut through fabric stacks as much as 1½" thick. An octagonal blade coupled with carbide tipped and spring-loaded lower blade prevents the fabric from jamming the machine. Lightweight, it also has a built-in sharpening tool that will keep it running perfectly for a long time.

Regular fabric shears aren't working anymore. Too slow, too hard, too painful after a while. Automating your fabric handling goes a long way in speeding up your production. Make your next big purchase an upgrade to an electric rotary fabric cutter or a fabric cutting machine.

When your small textile business gets noticed, it gets bigger. More sales and more orders mean more cutting and sewing time in the shop. You don't have time for slow, inefficiency methods of laying out and cutting fabric—you need to get it done. It's time to up your game.

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From straight continuous cuts to curved, intricate cuts, these cutting machines will help you can cut any fabric, from the finest silks to thick woolens. You'll have a much better level of control while cutting your fabric. The added control helps reduce fabric cutting mistakes, decrease wasted fabric, and improves the safety of your shop.

These parts are made and engineered to keep your cloth cutting tools and machines in top condition for the demands of continuous daily use.

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The spacer can be angled to match the ramp (as I show in the photos), but it doesn’t have to be. It just needs an edge to be the proper height to hold the ramp at the desired angle.

Add our exclusive semi-automatic end cutter to your cutting table along with the cloth spreader, and you can cut up to 96" of fabric quickly and efficiently to size or spec. This end cutter also includes a function for cutting and stacking. An automatic return on the machine head makes operation even faster once it's set up on your cutting table and can be operable by one person.

Mechanized electric fabric cutting tools will change the way your business operates. Textile companies worldwide depend on electronic and automatic fabric cutting machines to keep their production going faster. These machines are used in a wide variety of factories, including apparel, leather, canvas, upholstery, and anywhere textiles are cut and stitched for sale. Faster, easier and more precise cutting means that your pieces are cut and made in less time. Improved output time means more happy customers wearing and using your company's products and designs.

Your shop doesn't work with little pieces of cut fabric—you work with huge bolts and rolls every day. Managing and cutting large amounts of heavy fabric bolts can be difficult without the right tools. Fortunately, Goldstar Tools understands what you need in a large industrial sewing shop, and offers the tools to help make your entire production process quick, efficient, and give you the right cut every time.

Next, create a channel at the back of the base to accept the support spacer. I make the spacers out of 3⁄4-in. plywood, so I used a scrap of that as a temporary spacer while I glued and stapled the strips that make the channel. Last, face-screw the sacrificial top board onto the ramp.

The plywood pieces must all be the same width. What width exactly is not important, just be sure to choose a size that will be convenient when it comes to clamping the base to your drill-press table. The front-to-back measurement of the jig is flexible too. The ramp on my jig is 18 in. from front to back, and that has worked for any stool or chair that I or any of my students have built.

Instead of holding the cutter like an electric razor, these circular fabric cutters sit flat on a base plate and roll across the table with wheels underneath the plate. The plate slides under the fabric similar to a sewing machine, cleanly slicing the fabric. The result is a more controlled cut, whether straight or curved, with a larger volume of even the heaviest fabrics.

Speed up your company's textile cutting with an investment in machines that make it as fast as your sewing machines. We offer some of the best pricing for the best fabric cutting machines and tools your company needs.

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Once your spacer is in place, push the jig tight to the curve of the drill-press post, pivot it until it is centered, and clamp the jig to the table. Adjust the drill-press table to the proper height for drilling and you’re ready to drill.☐

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All three circular blade fabric cutters come with a finger safety guard. We also carry a full line of blades and replacement parts to keep your fabric cutting investment in top operating shape.

Our biggest New-Tech comes with your choice of 6", 8, or 10" blades to cut as much fabric as you need. This fabric cutting machine can cut any fabric you need, quickly and easily, from the thinnest apparel fabrics to thick items like ropes, vinyl, and other synthetics. Although it weighs in at 31 pounds, it uses the same bottom rolling plate assembly as our smaller circular bladed cutting machines with a self-sharpening function. The reverse presser foot holds the fabric in place while the blade quickly slices through it. You'll roll this cutter through stacks of fabric to your specifications.

Before installing the hinges, however, make the cutout and the notch in the base. For the cutout, find the radius of the post on your drill press. Then use a compass to draw a half circle that will match your post. Cut it out with a jigsaw. If you have a toothed winding strip on the post, you might have to cut a little off of the right side of the curve, so the base has room to pivot without hitting the teeth. You may also have to cut a notch at the back corner of the base to allow the crank handle to move easily.

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With small rotary blades for fast, precise fabric cuts, you'll spend less time cutting and more time stitching to fill your orders. They're sharp, powerful and as easy to use as a pen. Stack your fabric, plug them in, turn them on, and cut through as many as 20 layers of fabric at a time. They also cut through carpeting, leather, and other materials that scissors or shears won't work on, and a knife can damage. These small electric fabric cutters are priced under $300 but can make a big difference in your shop's everyday operations. They'll slice through all types of fabrics quickly, and cut down on your production time.

Strike a front-to-back line at the exact center of each of the pieces of plywood and bring the lines down over the front and back edges. Make sure the centers are aligned when you install the hinges and when you screw the sacrificial piece on top.

I have been making stools with turned legs for years. When drilling the angled holes for them, I always made a platform set to the desired angle of the legs, and I wound up with multiple platforms with different angles. When I moved my shop to a much smaller space, I decided to create one jig that would replace all those platforms—a jig that would allow me to easily change angles, would be applicable to almost all stool and chair seat shapes, and would take up very little space when not in use.

Are you cutting straight lines, or do your cuts involve curvatures or specific patterns? Home sewers, hobbyists and professionals alike will love our small, budget-priced handheld fabric cutters.

All of our handheld fabric cutting machines come with finger guards for safety. They also include an automatic grindstone to keep your blades sharp for a lot longer at the touch of a button. Auto-sharpening means less downtime for maintenance.

As one of the leading suppliers of industrial sewing equipment, we understand the needs of garment, sewing and upholstery industries for high-quality fabric cutting equipment. At GoldStarTool, we provide small scale rotary cutters along with industrial cutting machines for larger applications and factory use. Our swatch and fabric cutting machines are built to last, and ergonomically designed for easy use over long periods. They are equipped with safety features for protecting the user from the blades and other potential hazards. They include mechanisms for self-sharpening and other maintenance needs. Our custom machines are all built to last and come with a limited lifetime warranty.

Whether you choose rotary blade type or one with a straight knife, a fabric cutting machine makes clean, precise cuts safely, and without fraying the fabric. An industrial cloth cutting machine is the best way to ensure that each piece you create is cut to your exact design and specifications.

For a little more power and torque, our circular blade cutting machine models are a step up from the handheld fabric cutters. They look like the skill saws and circular saws carpenters and builders use. The motor sits atop the blade with the handle at an angle, offering cutting ease with clean cuts on nearly any type of fabric and thickness.

To get the jig ready for use, you place it on the drill-press table, slide it back so the cutout straddles the post, pivot the jig until its centerline is directly beneath the quill, and clamp it to the factory table. Then you raise the ramp and slide the appropriate support spacer into place beneath it.

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To determine the width of the spacer you’ll need, first set a bevel gauge to your drilling angle. Set the gauge on the jig and lift the ramp until the bevel’s blade is parallel to the quill of the drill press.

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Insert a scrap below the ramp as a shim to hold the ramp at that angle. Then measure from the bottom of the spacer channel to the underside of the ramp, and cut a spacer to fit.

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If you need something a little more powerful in a handheld, we also offer Eastman's mid-priced Chickadee. The Chickadee is smaller than the rest but offers a motor with 40% more power than similar models. The sharp, hexagonal blade cuts quickly and efficiently even around tight curves without fraying or damaging your fabric or other material. The lighter weight makes it easier on the operator and reduces fatigue.

The heart of the jig I designed is the U-shaped cutout centered at the back of the base that gives the jig its controlled pivoting action. The base is hinged at the front edge to the ramped work surface, and spacers of different widths are slid into a channel at the back to adjust the drilling angle while supporting the ramp. The thing is so simple I can’t believe I did not see it sooner.

Over time, parts can wear out. Daily use of your fabric cutting tools may require more frequent replacement of essential components like blades and sharpening stones. Goldstar Tool carries a full line of spare parts and consumables your fabric cutting machines need.

To get the workpiece ready, you draw lines across it representing the approach angles of the holes to be drilled. Then you align both ends of one of the pencil lines on the workpiece with the centerline on the jig. Adjust the workpiece up or down the incline until the bit is centered over the hole you’ll drill. Some drill presses have laser lines for centering, but you can also simply put a small-diameter twist bit in the chuck and use that as a centerpoint finder. Then clamp down the workpiece, switch the twist bit to a Forstner bit, and drill.