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The Rotary Cutting Wheel

The Rotary Cutting Wheel. Interview with: Elpis Barons Interviewed by: Katerina Barons. Question one: “Can you describe the Rotary cutting wheel?”.

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The Rotary Cutting Wheel

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  1. The Rotary Cutting Wheel Interview with: Elpis Barons Interviewed by: Katerina Barons

  2. Question one: “Can you describe the Rotary cutting wheel?” • Elpis Barons answered: “It is a marvellous improvement on traditional scissors. It is a lot like a pizza cutter. It has a handle and a round blade at the bottom.” New Rotary fabric cutter Old scissors (also known as shears)

  3. Question 2: “What is it used for and how does it work?” • Elpis answered: “It is used in fabric cutting in the fashion industry. When a designer wants to cut a part of the garment, instead of using scissors, they simply push on the handle and trace the shape they are cutting, whilst the round blade cuts the shape- for example the sleeve.”

  4. Question 3: “how has that improved fabric cutting?” Elpis answered: “Scissors are: • Heavy • Painful to use for many hours • Inaccurate. It is difficult to cut clean lines of fabric because they stagger the cut The rotary wheel: • Saves time • Is quick to use • Saves money- if the industry can save time then it saves money because workers can do the job more quickly • Enables cutting of awkward fabric shapes.”

  5. Question 4: “What are the disadvantages?” • Elpis answered: “You need steady hands (it is not good for wobbly hands). You can only cut one shape at a time.” blade Handle

  6. Question 5: “How has the Rotary Cutter helped you? • “I can make my garments quicker and my hand doesn’t get so tired and sore.”

  7. Thankyou for watching!

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