Hello, a prospective Silver Bullet owner from Manila here.
I've emailed Sheri to inquire if SB has a MNL distributor that I can visit for a demo (anyone from here?); Sheri directed me to the forum which I see will be helpful for new (prospective users) like myself. I've been through all 42 pages of this thread, likely the equivalent of other Boards' "Introduce yourself" thread.
The only cutter I have ever owned and master is the ever-dependable manual craft cutter although I am not a crafter by any (of your) standards. A guillotine-type came later but never really got the hang of it as I think that I have much more control over the cutter and blade. Just recently, we got a card splitter, the first electronic cutter I've used and am very pleased with it.
Unlike the majority of SB owners here who have upgraded from other brands or models, my introduction to SB was via this recent online
review—a review junkie for most of computing and tech needs, I am, although toptenreviews.com isn't among my top ten ü; I found it helpful nonetheless.
Since becoming aware of SB just last month, I've browsed through some videos and am amazed at the variety of media that it can handle.
I am a visual artist and publications and graphic designer by profession and as such have worked closely with printers and other craftsmen of the trade for the past 20 years. I was looking for ways to create more interesting self-made books and other paper-made products which led my introduction to desktop die-cutting machines and, eventually, to Silver Bullet.
It looks like there is a lot to learn about the machine and some threads exist that try to give solutions to problems I may potentially encounter. I hope to absorb all of these before I make a final order.
I wish everyone a great day.