Batavia Cordless Cutter - 3.6V Lithium Battery Power Scissors/Shears for Upholstery Leather Wallpaper

FANTASTIC. This far excelled my expectations. I purchased this Batavia Cordless Cutter Power Scissors to cut up carpets in three bedrooms, and it worked a treat. Admittedly the carpet was not a thick carpet, but nevertheless the scissors cut through it without effort. I have tried a stanley knife before now but it takes a lot of effort, the blades would often break, and as I have a spine injury I find these power scissors much easier to use by far.In addition, the battery holds its charge very well.A couple of negative points: Firstly, as far as I'm aware, replacement blades are not available to buy. Secondly, I'm right-handed, and on a two or three occasions I needed to use the scissors in my left hand - this was a little difficult and less easy to use.A word of caution. I purchased an additional item which was a set of three scissor heads Skil 2610397158 Scissor heads for Multi-Cutter. DON'T BOTHER, they don't fit this Batavia Cordless Cutter - I've returned them as incompatible.

These electric scissors are absolutely brilliant. I have tried many - many different types of scissors but now I have found these I don't need any others. They are really sharp, cut very evenly - makes such a difference as I suffer with Rheumatoid Arthritis in my hands. If you want a great pairs of electric scissors these are the ones to buy, after all you get what you pay for and these are definitely worth the money,

Takes a bit of effort to grip firmly the whole time you're using it, (I cut up the box a bookcase with doors was packed in, into small squares to fit into the recycle bin), so was using it for about ten minutes, but it made the job so much easier. It cut through three layers of cardboard, with a bit of effort, but I was playing with it as well, cutting curves and shapes because I could, purely to test the cutter, obviously; it handled that well. I have yet to really test it, on wet wallpaper or carpet for instance, but I suspect it will handle those well, also.

This cutter takes a bit of getting used to, but does the job once you have the knack. It's strongly safety focused, to operate this you need to press the side-mounted orange safety button and the on-off switch at the same time, and keep them pressed down.This takes a bit of force. If you have arthritis in your hands, and want to get a cordless cutter because of this, I wouldn't get this product.Initially I couldn't quite work out how to keep the cutter blade vibrating and 'on'. The secret is (at least on mine) is to press the on-off switch down at the front, and keep it pressed.Once you have done that, and have the arm power to put pressure behind your cutter, then it works well. Don't expect it to do anything if you don't make some effort yourself.I used it to cut up cardboard boxes to fit in my recycling bin, and it did this very well. It would probably struggle with very heavy duty cardboard, but for standard cardboard it was fine.The big plus with this is that it is rechargeable, and doesn't need batteries.The cordless charging cable adapter plug is slightly odd looking, a 3 pin plug sits atop a transformer unit, 3"x 1.5", which may make it difficult to use in sockets without adequate clearance below. It needs to be charged indoors.One final point. I tried using this in my left hand, and couldn't, I needed to use both hands. Fortunately, I'm right handed.

Certainly a good item to have. Sadly I had to return it, cause the on off switch is underneath and my hand could not reach it sufficiently to continously press it. As with a drill, you let go it stops. It will go through several layers of denim. Very clean cut, even on fine fabric. Just not made for small hands.

The cutter itself seems a good tool so my overall rating should be 4/5 stars. I bought it as a present for my partner who is left handed and yes, I should have read all the reviews where I would have learnt that it is practically useless for left handers. Quite why Batavia don't advertise this fact is a mystery. I would have thought a safety button on each side of the handle would have been an easy solution. As it is I now own a cordless cutter.

These cutters are fantastic when they are working.I have mostly used them for cutting fabric as I have arthritis in my hand and found them to be a godsend.However the first pair wouldnt re charge and I bought a new charger and still wouldnt charge..I felt I might have subjected this pair to too much heavy use.Having had such faith in them I purchased a second pair and ensured they were only used for cutting fabric.I now find that these will not recharge either.I dont think I could possibly have done them any damage through overuse.As the battery is not removeable it means that I have to buy another pair of these cutters, This time it will be a brand that has a removeable rechargeable battery.Think twice before buying a set of cutters with locked in battery.