rotary cutter

Round-bladed trimmer

A rotary cutter is a cutting tool with a circular blade that rotates as it moves across material.

In sewing and quilting, it resembles a pizza cutter and slices fabric against a self-healing mat: She used a rotary cutter to trim the quilt squares.

In agriculture and land management, a rotary cutter is heavy equipment pulled behind a tractor to clear brush and mow rough terrain.

Related

leatherworking · self-healing · pattern making · scrapbooking · batting · cutting edge · applique · fabric scraps · fabric · garment design · sewing machine · needles · thread · blade · thimble · ruler · circular · wheel

Categories
Opposites
cutting mechanism

rotary cutterscissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

straight blade · shears · utility knife · craft knife · X-Acto knife

blade action type

rotary cutterscissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

shears · fabric shears · pinking shears · snips · pruning shears

tool function

rotary cuttersewing needle

Pointed tool for stitching

needle and thread · glue gun · stapler · tape dispenser · seam ripper

Family

rotation, cutter, rotary

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G