SizzixSidekick Mini Die Cutting and Embossing Machine and Craft Kit for Adults and Kids. Perfect for your Card Making, Journaling and Scrapbooking Supplies | 6.35cm Opening

This is a fabulous little machine. I already have the sizzix big shot which I bought about 20years ago and it’s still going strong but I wanted something smaller to keep on my desk to cut out the smaller dies which I use a lot more now as I make mini journalsThe cutting plates are very strong and don’t bend like other brands. The plates are 6and a half cm wide or 2 and a half inches wide so it is small. But it’s is value for money, it’s light and its portable. To cut intricate dies the machine handled it well I only had to pass the ‘sandwich’ through once and it cut perfectly first time didn’t need a shim. I’m really pleased with it and I can see myself using this a lot. I would recommend if you are new to crafting and want to have a try at die cutting , this little machine would be great, but if you want to cut bigger dies for say A5 cards I would invest in a larger machine, depends what you need to cut either way Sizzix is a reliable brand I have always used their products without a problem you get a 2 year extended warranty if you register your product online but I can see this product lasting many more years Nice to have thought just in case.

Present for my wife, she loves it, great for cutting with dies for card making and for embossing, but small enough not to clutter up work area.

I already have the plus and the normal so it was a natural choice to go for the sidekick when needing a desktop die cutter, as I'm pretty pleased with the quality of the others.Went for the black one as it was cheaper at the time, and it works just as well as the others.Suction depends on the surface, on my glass mat it performs well bit I tend to use it on my cutting mat (coz I'm lazy and can't be bothered to move everything) but as long as you keep your hand on it it's ok

Very impressed! I have had a sizzix big shot plus for several years, and wanted something to hand, for cutting small sentiments for cards, without having to lift the extremely heavy machine down off the shelf each time. I was not expecting it to cut so well, being very light. The dies all cut cleanly on one pass through! Normally, with my big shot plus, I have to pass them through several times in different positions to get a clean cut.

Nice compact machine idea for those little dies. Very happy so far with this product.

Compact and easy to use.

Great embossing machine for a beginner. Bought as a gift for a tweenage girl, and she was very impressed! She has shown a lot of interest in arts and crafts over the years, and loved my Big Shot Machine whenever we used it together, so I thought that this was perfect for beginner level embossing, and to allow her to see whether this is something she enjoys working with. She was over the moon, and got it out of the box right away.The starter kit has everything you need to start experimenting right away, although a few more small die cutters and embossing folders were added for some variety. The great thing is, this machine works with such a variety of branded dies and folders that you can top up your collection pretty easily- as long as the width is ok. (Small dies/ folders only will fit this machine)The machine itself feels very robust, and i think the working parts inside are metal- it is certainly pretty heavy considering the small size, so I assume this to be the case.The plates provided are pretty robust, and as long as they are turned regularly, I'm sure will last for years to come.

This product is cheap and nasty Chinese rubbish. How Amazon can allow this tripe to be sold on the platform is beyond me. It now resides in the recycling bin